On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 08:25 -0400, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 07:46 -0400, Greg Folkert wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 09:45 +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 19:21:29 -0400, Greg Folkert wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 23:16 +0100, Emmanuele Massimi wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/wacom-kernel-source.postinst has a couple of mistakes > > > > relating to recent kernels. > > > > > > > > line 48 needs to look like this: > > > > > > > > kvers="`head -n 1 $ksrc/include/linux/utsrelease.h | cut -c 22- | rev | cut -c 2- | rev`" > > > > > > > > But the build still fails for anything after 2.6.16... since that is the > > > > last update for the wacom-kernel-source and 2.6.18 (or 20 for me) > > > > doesn't exist. > > > > > > > > Plus, AFAICS, it isn't needed anymore. > > > > > > > > modprobe tells me: > > > > > > > > /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/input/wacom.ko > > > > > > > > Also found in for me in: > > > > /lib/modules/2.6.20-1-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/input/wacom.ko > > > > > > > > So, this here results in, what are you trying to do? The following > > > > commands, as needed should help you out. > > > > > > > > "sudo /sbin/modprobe wacom" or "modprobe wacom" should do the trick for > > > > you. > > > > > > > > Sorry Florian, I believe you went off on a wild goose chase with > > > > Emmanuele, without even knowing it. > > > > > > Are you sure that the wacom-kernel-source package is completely > > > obsolete? The package description of xserver-xorg-input-wacom sounds > > > like wacom-kernel-sources is still needed for some models. > > > > Go look at them. 2.6.16 is the latest the one in the Debian repository > > supports. I took the time, looked and actually went through them and > > found the problems, fixed the postinst script, went through the > > buildlog. Found that "/usr/src/modules/wacom/src/2.6.[17|18|19|20] were > > all missing. > > > > is a quick listing of the directories in the wacom-kernel-source, which > > isn't a "real" kernel-source as I've come to know it, it is actually a > > "kpkg" building of the modules. > > > > princess:/usr/src/modules/wacom/src# ls -l > > total 504 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-04-18 07:30 2.4 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 119 2007-04-18 07:30 2.4.22 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 119 2007-04-18 07:30 2.4.28 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 85 2007-04-18 07:26 2.4.30x86-64 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.10 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.11 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.13 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.14 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.15 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.16 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.8 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 70 2007-04-18 07:30 2.6.9 > > > > Do you see anything missing? > > > > The latest version in the /usr/src/modules/wacom/src/2.6.* tree is > > v1.44. > > > > Looked at the actual source in the 2.6.18-12 Linux Kernel source > > in /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18/drivers/usb/input. > > > > v1.45 is the version in 2.6.18 > > > > Looked at the actual source in the 2.6.20-2 Linux Kernel source > > in /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.20/drivers/usb/input. > > > > v1.46 is the version in 2.6.20 > > > > So, it looks like it has either been accepted into the mainline kernel, > > or it has been patched into the Debian source. Either way, > > wacom-kernel-source is obsoleted or deprecated. > > One other thing, you MUST have wacom-tools installed to configure and > work with the wacom tablets. > > And YES Emmanuele, I have read the WHOLE thread. Yes, I understand you > are not getting input from your tablet. Yes, once you do the "modprobe > wacom" you are not getting any input yet. > > Have you installed wacom-tools? Have you used them to configure or check > to see that your tablet is working properly. the wacom tools include: > > /usr/bin/wacdump > /usr/bin/xidump > /usr/bin/xsetwacom > > And you are sure you are using a **USB** Wacom tablet, not an older > **SERIAL** Wacom tablet? > > One last thing, have you restarted your machine once you have done a: > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg > > And specifying you wacom tablet as an input device. You can have > multiple input devices. If you have a USB tablet, I need to know your exact model of your wacom tablet. In order to give you a proper set of "input devices" for your xorg.conf Cheers. -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup
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