Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 118638
please include updated wacom input driver
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:38 EST
x includes an outdated wacom input driver which does only work right when replaced with the current one from linuxwacom.sf.net. please include updated driver with future x releases so one doesn't have to install it manually with each x update. will make it a lot smoother for us wacom stylus users. thanks! lars ps. great work! finally x is free as in x.free ^_^
It is best if the upstream Xorg sources directly include the new wacom driver in the upcoming release instead, as that way there is a common base, which is easier to maintain, and more consistent. Can you file a request for enhancement for this in the upstream bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org against the "xorg" product? Thanks in advance.
ok, done. thanks, lars
I've added myself to the CC on the upstream request, and will track it there now: http://freedesktop.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=366 Thanks. Setting status to "UPSTREAM"
Reopening for re-review. I've updated the X.Org bug report noted above as well. Kristian has whipped up a linuxwacom driver rpm which will be included in Fedora devel soon by the looks of it. I'm reassigning this report to Kristian, as he's been investigating the linuxwacom driver and working on that rpm package.
The linuxwacom package is now in fedora devel, so I'm closing this bus. Please give it a try, and open a new bug if you experience problems with the package.
thanks! works great. minor thing was that i had to install the package with --force without this, it complained a conflict with xorg-x11's wacom_drv.o. cheers lars
Yes, that'll be fixed with the next release of the xorg-x11 RPM.
lars) You've got an older xorg-x11 installed which has the wacom driver included, so conflicts with installing the separate rpm. By forcing the installation, you may lose the wacom driver when you upgrade, because it's marked as being owned by 2 rpm packages now, so upgrading xorg-x11 may remove the wacom driver. In general, you should never use --force to install rpms as it can damage the rpm database and/or leave your system in a state of disarray. If this happens, just uninstall and reinstall linuxwacom again and hopefully things should be fixed though. Hope this helps.