Non-Wacom digitizing graphics pads don't Just Work with Ubuntu.

[ethana2]

1. Install Ubuntu
2. Plug in almost any non-Wacom digitizing graphics pad
3. Note that it requires further configuration to be functional.

[ethana2 (ethana2)]

"Let's kick this pig."

[Martin Owens (doctormo)]

Pig fairly kicked, lets wait for it to land.

btw, new xorg input mechanisms should have cleared a lot of problems away for these old drivers.

[ethana2 (ethana2)]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Martin Owens <email address hidden> wrote:

> Pig fairly kicked, lets wait for it to land.

9.10 or 10.04, you think?

[Ali Lown (a-lown0)]

How much is "further configuration"?
Installation of appropriate package from repository?
Download, compilation, xorg.conf and hal changing?
Write driver first, compile, write window manager, write hal clone, etc... :)

(PS, I use gentoo, so 1-click install is almost always non-existant, you just get used to it...)

[Ranando King (kingmph)]

After digging through the driver code, there's 1 major flaw. There are almost no defaults being set. That's why people have to spend time adding the Top? and Bottom? options to the config files manually. Further, that same lack of defaults is the reason I had to root around in the driver code to begin with. The lack of a default for MouseSpeed means that anyone with both a stylus and mouse for their tablet will only get motion from the stylus. This "pig" can be prepped for slaughter just by adding code to set reasonable defaults in the absence of appropriate config Options.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
is this issue present with the latest updated Lucid or Maverick Packages?
Thanks in advance
Fabio

[ethana2 (ethana2)]

I plugged this in on an up-to-date Maverick install and it worked as a mouse instantly with no configuration!!! So happy :D HAHAHAHAH THIS IS AWESOME!!

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Sameone can notice me about this issue in Lucid?

[ethana2 (ethana2)]

Oh yeah, sorry..

aaand FRESH 10.04.1 INSTALL WORKS, right off the CD!!

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

ok ethana2, thanks for the replies and the testing.

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.

Fabio

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

Please see this post by Martin about tablets support:
https://lists.launchpad.net/wizardpen-testers/msg00000.html

Also consider joining this team to help get further support for your devices:
https://edge.launchpad.net/~wizardpen-testers