Sorry, had it working under FC3 - should have made that clearer...oops
> I remember having the latest pre-built 2.6 kernel X-input driver
> working (perfectly?) and also managed to compile CVS/SVN version of
> Gaiptek. Didn't work at all under FC5/6... :-(
>
>
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> > 1. State of the world (John C Barstow)
> > 2. Re: State of the world (Larry Battraw)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:40:30 +1300
> > From: John C Barstow <jbowtie@...>
> > Subject: [Aiptektablet-users] State of the world
> > To: aiptektablet-users@...
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> > Hi, all. Since there hasn't been any visible progress lately, I've been
> > lying low trying to learn everything I need to know about the code.
> >
> > Over the past couple of weeks, a few things have become clearer, and
> > there is definite hope for having a good out-of-the-box experience in
> > the near term.
> >
> > The kernel module in SVN appears to work nicely. I still need to get
> > this into the main kernel tree, but the prognosis is good that this will
> > happen as soon as I produce an appropriately signed patch.
> >
> > The X module is another matter. It's clear from the bug reports and my
> > own efforts that the X driver is broken (at least with respect to the
> > current sources) and needs an overhaul.
> >
> > However, the *good* news here is that the X input system has been
> > completely rewritten in recent days, and we may be able to get things
> > working quickly with the new infrastructure.
> >
> > Essentially, the new architecture works like this:
> >
> > * tablet is plugged in
> > * the kernel generates a hotplug event
> > * HAL responds by loading the kernel driver and creating device nodes
> > * HAL sends D-BUS messages
> > * X.org hears about the new device, and loads the input driver
> >
> > Important side effects:
> > - we don't need core pointer anymore
> > - no more xorg.conf editing
> > - can boot correctly without the tablet plugged in
> > - can plug and unplug without confusing the system (in theory, anyhow)
> >
> > The plan over the next two weeks:
> > - accumulate signatures on a git patch to send to the kernel folks
> > - obtain and compile latest x.org source
> > - rewrite gaiptek to detect tablet plug/unplug events
> > - interface with GIMP developers to make sure GIMP handles plug/unplug
> >
> > I think I can clearly commit to the following goals between now and 1
> > January 2007:
> > - get latest sources into kernel; this will let us maintain in-tree
> > - address reported bugs with gaiptek
> > - get plug/unplug working cleanly with latest x.org
> > - update the web site to reflect the contents of this e-mail
> >
> > Ideally, when X.org 7.3 ships, we will be able to say that you can plug
> > in a supported tablet and have it "just work" with GIMP and Inkscape.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:04:30 -0500
> > From: "Larry Battraw" <lbattraw@...>
> > Subject: Re: [Aiptektablet-users] State of the world
> > To: aiptektablet-users@...
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> >
> > Good work John! I look forward to hearing about more progress; it
> > looks very encouraging so far.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > On 11/17/06, John C Barstow <jbowtie@...> wrote:
> > > Hi, all. Since there hasn't been any visible progress lately, I've been
> > > lying low trying to learn everything I need to know about the code.
> > >
> > > Over the past couple of weeks, a few things have become clearer, and
> > > there is definite hope for having a good out-of-the-box experience in
> > > the near term.
> > (snip)
> >
> >
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