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aslan-can

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Registered: 2006-09-26

Posts: 6

Wacom Volito2 with 2.6.18 and Xorg 7.1?

Hi guys,
I'm new to arch linux and like it very much, so thank you all for this great distribution.

But, I'm afraid, there's one problem I can't solve:
I have the Volito2 Wacom Graphics Tablet and had it running under Ubuntu the time ago..So I thought it would be an easy job to get it working with Arch Linux but NO! The however is located at /dev/input/event3 and seems to work, but it doesn't do anything, if I move the pen on it.

So I wanted to check the event with wacdump...ok, it's detected as Wacom Volito2, but there's no change of numbers on the screen, if I move the pen as well

So I tryed a lot of things to get it work...I even compiled to modules on my own, but it doesn't work..

I have:
-Kernel 2.6.18 (from testing)
-udev100
-xorg "xorg 11R7.0-1"(It's xorg 7.1, isn't it?)
-linuxwacom devel 0.7.5-3 (compiled on my own)

From xorg.conf:

Section "Module"
    Load    "bitmap"
    Load    "ddc"
    Load    "dri"
    Load    "extmod"
    Load    "freetype"
    Load    "glx"
    Load    "wacom"
    Load    "int10"
    Load    "type1"
    Load    "vbe"
    Load    "dbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event3"
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option    "USB"        "on"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier    "Default Layout"
    Screen        "Default Screen"
    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
    InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Please help me with that problem, 'cause the wacom is the only thing that doesn't work but nearly the important one of additional hardware

Thank you for your posts
aslan-can

PS: I was only able to compile the driver when I removed the line "#include <xisb>" from the file "src/xf86Wacom.h"...perhaps this helps..

whompus

Member

From: Durham. UK

Registered: 2005-08-09

Posts: 256

Re: Wacom Volito2 with 2.6.18 and Xorg 7.1?

Here's my graphire3 xorg.conf sections which may give some options for you to try.

Section "ServerLayout"

#    InputDevice  "Mouse0"     "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "mouse"     "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice "cursor"     "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice "stylus"     "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice "eraser"     "SendCoreEvents"
    Identifier     "Simple Layout"
    Screen      0  "aticonfig Screen 0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
#    Option        "Clone" "off"
#    Option        "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver    "wacom"
  Identifier    "mouse"
  Option    "Device"    "/dev/input/event2"
  Option    "InputFashion"    "Tablet"
  Option    "Mode"        "Relative"
  Option    "Name"        "Graphire / Intuos (USB)
  Option    "SendCoreEvents"    "on"
  Option    "Tilt"        "on"
  Option    "Type"        "cursor"
  Option    "USB"        "on"
  Option    "ZAxisMapping"    "4 5"
  Option    "Speed"        "1.0"
  Option    "WACOM"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver    "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option    "AlwaysCore"    "on"
  Option    "Device"    "/dev/input/event2"
  Option    "InputFashion"    "Tablet"
  Option    "Mode"        "Absolute"
#  Option    "KeepShape"    "on"
  Option    "SendCoreEvents"    "on"
  Option    "Tilt"    "on"
  Option    "Type"        "cursor"
  Option    "USB"        "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver    "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option    "Device"    "/dev/input/event2"
  Option    "InputFashion"    "Pen"
#  Option    "KeepShape"    "on"
  Option    "Mode"        "Absolute"
  Option    "Protocol"    "Auto"
  Option    "SendCoreEvents"    "on"
  Option    "Tilt"        "on"
#  Option    "Threshold"    "4"
  Option    "Type"        "stylus"
  Option    "USB"        "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver    "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option    "Device"    "/dev/input/event2"
  Option    "InputFashion"    "Eraser"
#  Option    "KeepShape"    "on"
  Option    "Mode"        "Absolute"
  Option    "Protocol"    "Auto"
  Option    "SendCoreEvents"    "on"
  Option    "Tilt"        "on"
#  Option    "Threshold"    "4"
  Option    "Type"        "eraser"
  Option    "USB"        "on"
EndSection

smove

Member

From: Bremen, Germany

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 10

Re: Wacom Volito2 with 2.6.18 and Xorg 7.1?

hi

i have the old wacom volito and it works under ubuntu on my desktop pc. but on my notebook i am using arch and i´m having the same problem. wacdump detects the volito correctly but it doesnt recognize clicks or something on my tablet..

smove

Member

From: Bremen, Germany

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 10

Re: Wacom Volito2 with 2.6.18 and Xorg 7.1?

Hi,

i have found a solution to fix this problem:

the only thing you have to do is to compile a new kernelmodule from the latest linuxwacom and replace the old one with it. If you want more details on this bug look here:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linuxwacom- … 00178.html

hope this will help you too..

aslan-can

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Registered: 2006-09-26

Posts: 6

Re: Wacom Volito2 with 2.6.18 and Xorg 7.1?

Thanks alot for your answers

I read the archive, thanks smoove, but there they say that something needs to be commented in wacom.c...I looked up the sources but the thing is that the wacom.c doesn't exist anymore at src/2.6.18..
There's only some other stuff, but it seems that the developers did some revision on the code

I dont know what to do now...shall I try to compile the modules directly in the kernel?

So far
aslan-can

smove

Member

From: Bremen, Germany

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 10

Re: Wacom Volito2 with 2.6.18 and Xorg 7.1?

In the latest version of linuxwacom the problem is allready fixed, just compile only the kernelmodule and replace it. If pacman updates your kernel i think it overwrites the new compiled module again, so every time it updates your kernel you have to replace the module again. I think the the people from archlinux-kernel-package have to check their version of the wacom-module..

aslan-can

Member

Registered: 2006-09-26

Posts: 6

Re: Wacom Volito2 with 2.6.18 and Xorg 7.1?

Oh, sorry I forgot to answer here

Now it works, I only had to replace the "wacom.ko" in my modules directory with the new one...The strange thing is, that the install doesn't seem to copy the module manually.

And smove: Thanks alot for your help, it finally put me on the right way for getting it working And it's also right that you have to compile it again everytime you install a new kernel...

So thanks everybody for your help
aslan-can

PS: My Volito2 works just as I wanted it to do