Re: Bug#276008: xserver-xfree86: input driver for the aiptek tablet is missing

[Sam Morris <sam@robots.org.uk>]

Branden Robinson wrote:
> tag 276008 = upstream help
> thanks
>
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 02:40:28PM +0200, Christopher Zimmermann wrote:
>
> > Ups, it's not in your sources. I found it in a source tree I patched. It
> > would still be fine if you could include the patch. Sorry for sending
> > you wrong information. The patch is on http://aiptektablet.sourceforge.net
>
>
> Okay.
>
> Since I don't own this hardware, I am not a good person to integrate this
> patch.
>
> I'd be happy to work with someone who'd be willing to prepare a patch
> applicable to Debian's XFree86 packages, or work on adding this patch via
> the Debian X Strike Force Subversion repository for XFree86.
>
> http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xsf/XFree86/NEWS.xhtml

Brandon,

I also own a tablet that uses the aiptek driver, and would love to test 
this. However, the driver is present in XFree86 4.4 and Xorg, so there's 
not much point working on it unless the updated xserver-xfree86 would 
enter Sarge.

Christopher: I compiled aiptek_drv.o a while back. I never got the 
tablet to do anything other than make the cursor dart around in an 
irregular fashion, but if you want a go you can get it from 
<http://robots.org.uk/stuff/aiptek_drv.o>. It just needs to be dropped 
into "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input". If you do manage to make it work 
properly, please let me know how. :)

Regards,

--
Sam Morris