Wacom Bamboo on Lucid

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Tue Nov 23 03:24:46 UTC 2010


On 11/22/2010 06:45 PM, Albert Wagner wrote:
> I am struggling with getting a Wacom Bamboo CTH-460 tablet properly 
> installed on Lucid. I have uninstalled xserver-xorg-input-wacom in 
> Synaptic.  I have installed linux-wacom-0.8.8-10 from Linux Wacom 
> Project. And I have downloaded xf86-input-wacom-0.10.9 from Linux Wacom 
> Tablet Project.  It seems to me that linux-wacom-0.8.8-10 yields a 
> kernel module, whereas, xf86-input-wacom-0.10.9 yields an Xorg module.
> I am in way over my head.  With linux-wacom-0.8.8-10 my pen "sort of" 
> works (the paint path is nowhere near the brush).  There are many 
> features missing, notably touch.  Any HOWTO out there explaining all of 
> this is in a hot state of change, with new, contradictory, info daily.  
> I think that I should install xf86-input-wacom-0.10.9 next to get the 
> necessary X mods.
> 
> Could anyone explain the distinctions between linux-wacom-0.8.8-10 and 
> xf86-input-wacom-0.10.9?
> 
> Both Linux Wacom Project and Linux Wacom Tablet Project are SourceForge 
> based and seem to be joined at the hip.
> 

Are these of any help?
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=help.ubuntu+%2Bwacom&btnG=Search>

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wacom
<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147>






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