Wacom Bamboo on Lucid

[Billie Walsh]

On 11/22/2010 11:53 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 23/11/2010 15:06, Billie Walsh wrote:
>    
>> On 11/22/2010 08:45 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Just my $0.02. Kubuntu 10.04. YMMV.
>>
>> I tried to get my 460 working and did actually manage it once. But, on a
>> reboot I found that the settings didn't stick and I would have to go
>> through the whole thing over again. I decided it just wasn't worth the
>> trouble and hooked it up to my Windows machine. Now I use it with Gimp
>> in Windows and use Dropbox to transfer back to my Kubuntu machine. Way
>> less trouble.
>>
>>      
> Ouch! And I thought that you *had* solved that problem which is why I
> suggested to Albert to post his query here and to ask you specifically
> in private mail if necessary about it.
>
> @ Albert: Sorry old boy about my advice :-( .
>
> BC
>
>    

My own experience is not the same as others. On the "Linux Wacom" list 
there were many replies to my posts that went along the lines of, "I 
just plugged mine in and it worked." All with the same kernel and 
Kubuntu version that I have. I don't know what the difference is.

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