Package does not include .fdi file needed for full function (Jaunty/Intrepid)

[Neil Woolford]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-aiptek

I am using the beta release of Jaunty/9.04 updated as of 31st March.

The xserver-xorg-input-aiptek package now installs via Synaptic without errors.

However when I try to use my pen and tablet I find that I can move the cursor around the screen without problems, but cannot click with either stylus or buttons. No pressure sensitivity is available in the Gimp.

A well know search engine led me to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AiptekTablet where it is suggested that for Ubuntu 8.10 it is necessary to add a .fdi file to enable all features of the device and driver. (This did work on my previous installation of 8.10, but with a crash problem on startup if the tablet is plugged in.)

The suggested .fdi file (also given below) works correctly

/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-aiptek.fdi (root:root)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.product" contains="Aiptek">
      <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">aiptek</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.SendCoreEvents" type="string">true </merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.USB" type="string">On</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.Type" type="string">stylus</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.Mode" type="string">absolute</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.zMin" type="string">0</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.zMax" type="string">511</merge>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

Note that this contains the two suggested lines to give pressure sensitivity, without them clicks work but there is no continual gradation available to Gimp. Note also that the tablet must be configured within Gimp as an extended input device for pressure sensitivity.

I would suggest that this .fdi file or something similar should be included in the package, as otherwise console work is needed to get the tablet and pen to work in both 8.10 and 9.04.

The crash on login no longer occurs on my 9.04 system although it was present on the 8.10 one. I assume that the updates to cure this are included in the latest build.

Neil

[Vlad (b100dian)]

Hi,

Same here: aiptek does not work out of the box, but works after adding that fdi.

Thanks,
Vlad

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This bug report was filed against an old version of Ubuntu.
Can you confirm whether this is still an issue in natty?

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We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.