SRU consideration for LP#218087

[Stefan Bader]

Matthias Klose wrote:
> Stefan Bader schrieb:
>> Tim Gardner wrote:
>>> Stefan Bader wrote:
>>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/218087
>>>>
>>>> SRU justfication:
>>>>
>>>> Impact: Some tablets do not work right out of the box (rather weak)...
>>>>
>>>> Fix: Backport driver from Intrepid/Upstream. Patch is attached. Changes
>>>> are not too big but big enough to make the kABI bump. Yuck. Everything
>>>> contained within the four driver files. Possibly only makes sense when
>>>> other changes would bump the kABI anyways. Additional benefit, the patch
>>>> adds some suspend/resume code.
>>>>
>>>> Testcase: Try to use the mentioned Bamboo device. Won't be found in
>>>> Hardy but wil be in Intrepid.
>>>>
>>> In general this doesn't look too bad, though there might be
>>> possibilities for regressions. Does this patch have any mileage on it?
>>> I'm pretty sure doko has one of these wacom tablets on a Thinkpad,
>>> though I'm not sure its a bamboo device. He could at least test for
>>> regressions.
>>>
>> Not much of testing in the report. I asked whether there is more.
>>
>> Doko: Do you have that HW (or at least anything that uses the wacom driver?)
> 
> I can test on a X61 Tablet PC, if wanted (to see if this one still works); don't
> own other wacom hw.
> 
>   Matthias

There is a replacement kernel (with the new wacom driver and some
printk's for another problem at http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug191137.
If you could test whether this still works, taht would be great. Thanks!

Stefan