breezy xorg R7 needs new xserver-xorg-input-wacom

[Ryan Grant]

Xorg X7 on Breezy can't load the wacom module.
xserver-xorg-input-wacom is not updated for Xorg 7.

package details below.

- Ryan

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as of 20061026,
given the following sources.list:

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe

this wacom module is the most recent available, but it is not for X7:

Package: xserver-xorg-input-wacom
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 264
Maintainer: Ubuntu X Maintainers <ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: i386
Source: xorg
Version: 6.8.2-77
Replaces: xserver-xorg (<< 6.8.2-35)
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 6.8.2-35)
Conflicts: xserver-xorg (<< 6.8.2-35)
Description: X.Org X server -- Wacom input driver

here are the main breezy X7 packages:

Package: xserver-xorg
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 332
Maintainer: Ubuntu X Maintainers <ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: all
Source: xorg
Version: 7.0.0-0ubuntu10

Package: xserver-xorg-core
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 10008
Maintainer: Daniel Stone <daniel.stone at ubuntu.com>
Architecture: i386
Source: xorg-server
Version: 1:1.0.1-0ubuntu3
Replaces: xserver-xorg (<< 6.8.2-38), xserver-xfree86
Depends: x11-common, libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1), libfontenc1, libgcc1 (>=
1:4.0.2), libxau6, libxdmcp6, libxfont1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1)
Recommends: xkeyboard-config
Conflicts: xserver-xorg (<< 6.8.2-38), xserver-xfree86
Description: X.Org X server -- core server

note the dependencies the synaptics module has.  it loads fine.

Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 208
Maintainer: Mattia Dongili <malattia at debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Version: 0.14.3+seriouslythistime-0ubuntu2
Replaces: xfree86-driver-synaptics, xorg-driver-synaptics
Provides: xfree86-driver-synaptics, xorg-driver-synaptics
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1), libx11-6, libxext6, libxi6,
xserver-xorg-core (>= 1:0.99.0-1)
Conflicts: xfree86-driver-synaptics, xorg-driver-synaptics
Description: Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server


On 1/27/06, Sven Herzberg <herzi at gnome-de.org> wrote:
> Am Montag, den 23.01.2006, 17:34 -0800 schrieb Ryan Grant:
> > Gruss Dich Sven!
>
> Grüß dich, Ryan,
>
> > i saw your X41 Tablet page on the Ubuntuforum, and was hoping you
> > could add a bit more about the Wacom.  i'm having trouble since the
> > wacom driver doesn't load in my Breezy Badger system.
> >
> > i added lines to my xorg.conf as indicated on the thinkWiki:
> >   http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Wacom_Serial_Tablet_PC_Stylus
> >
> > but the driver isn't there:
> >   (II) LoadModule: "wacom"
> >   (WW) Warning, couldn't open module wacom
> >   (II) UnloadModule: "wacom"
> >   (EE) Failed to load module "wacom" (module does not exist, 0)
> >
> > sure enough, it's not in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input
> >
> > do i need to get all the x11 sources and build the linuxwacom project on Breezy?
>
> Did you install the wacom-tools and the xserver-xorg-input-wacom
> packages?
>
> Regards,
>   Sven
>
>
>