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[Linuxwacom-discuss] Steps to get Intuos4 working on Ubuntu 9.04

[Craig S. <cr...@in...>]

Here are the steps I needed to take to get a Wacom Intuos4 M to work 
just as a mouse on Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit. Credit must go to Favux and Ping 
for help and encouragement, I'm fairly new to Linux:-

The following are steps taken from the following posts:-
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1215979&page=3 #22
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949&page=11 #104 Section 1
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18 #176

Process from start to finish:-

   1. Installed "wacom-tools" and "xserver-xorg-input-wacom" using synaptic.
   2. "cd ./Desktop"
   3. "wget
      http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linuxwacom/linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
   4. "sudo apt-get update"
   5. "sudo apt-get install build-essential libx11-dev libxi-dev
      x11proto-input-dev xserver-xorg-dev tk8.4-dev tcl8.4-dev
      libncurses5-dev"
   6. "sudo apt-get upgrade"
   7. Then got the kernal version with: "uname -r" (needed in steps 8
      and 13)
   8. I had the generic kernel so then: "sudo apt-get install
      linux-headers-generic" (or it would have been: "sudo apt-get
      install linux-headers-rt for the rt kernel")
   9. "tar xjvf linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
  10. "cd linuxwacom-0.8.4"
  11. "./configure --enable-wacom"
  12. "make"
  13. Then copied the wacom.ko built in step12 over the existing one in
      lib/modules..., so: "sudo cp ./src/2.6.28/wacom.ko
      /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/wacom.ko"
      where `uname -r` is the kernel version from step 7.
  14. Changed /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/10-wacom.fdi for a
      new one attached to
      http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18 #176 which
      clearly explains the procedure (just swapping out the file
      contents in a text editor, after backing up!)
  15. In a text editor added the line "wacom" to the end of the
      /etc/modules file
  16. Rebooted and it worked.

This has got the tablet as far as working like a mouse in Ubuntu Gnome 
desktop and also working in Photoshop in XP on a VirtualBox VM. The 
Touch Ring zooms in Firefox.  My next task is to see if I can set up the 
finer points like the erasure, tilt and buttons on the side of the pen.

Hope this helps someone.

Regards,

Craig

Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] Steps to get Intuos4 working on Ubuntu 9.04

[Eric H. <son...@dr...>]

Your first step (installing the wacom-tools package) is not necessary, but
for step 12.5, you should also run "sudo make install," which will put the
0.8.4 versions of xsetwacom, etc out there.

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Craig Stevens
<cr...@in...>wrote:

>  Here are the steps I needed to take to get a Wacom Intuos4 M to work just
> as a mouse on Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit. Credit must go to Favux and Ping for help
> and encouragement, I'm fairly new to Linux:-
>
> The following are steps taken from the following posts:-
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1215979&page=3 #22
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949&page=11 #104 Section 1
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18 #176
>
> Process from start to finish:-
>
>    1. Installed "wacom-tools" and "xserver-xorg-input-wacom" using
>    synaptic.
>    2. "cd ./Desktop"
>    3. "wget
>    http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linuxwacom/linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
>    4. "sudo apt-get update"
>    5. "sudo apt-get install build-essential libx11-dev libxi-dev
>    x11proto-input-dev xserver-xorg-dev tk8.4-dev tcl8.4-dev libncurses5-dev"
>    6. "sudo apt-get upgrade"
>    7. Then got the kernal version with: "uname -r" (needed in steps 8 and
>    13)
>     8. I had the generic kernel so then: "sudo apt-get install
>    linux-headers-generic" (or it would have been: "sudo apt-get install
>    linux-headers-rt for the rt kernel")
>    9. "tar xjvf linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
>    10. "cd linuxwacom-0.8.4"
>    11. "./configure --enable-wacom"
>    12. "make"
>    13. Then copied the wacom.ko built in step12 over the existing one in
>    lib/modules..., so: "sudo cp ./src/2.6.28/wacom.ko /lib/modules/`uname
>    -r`/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/wacom.ko" where `uname -r` is the kernel
>    version from step 7.
>    14. Changed /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/10-wacom.fdi for a
>    new one attached to
>    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18 #176 which
>    clearly explains the procedure (just swapping out the file contents in a
>    text editor, after backing up!)
>    15. In a text editor added the line "wacom" to the end of the
>    /etc/modules file
>    16. Rebooted and it worked.
>
> This has got the tablet as far as working like a mouse in Ubuntu Gnome
> desktop and also working in Photoshop in XP on a VirtualBox VM. The Touch
> Ring zooms in Firefox.  My next task is to see if I can set up the finer
> points like the erasure, tilt and buttons on the side of the pen.
>
> Hope this helps someone.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig
>
>
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Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] Steps to get Intuos4 working on Ubuntu 9.04

[Ping <pin...@gm...>]

Thank you Craig for the update.  Your summary has been added to
http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/howto/ubuntu for Ubuntu users.
Eric's comments are also incorporated.  Please take a look and let me know
if you'd like to change anything.

Ping

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Craig Stevens
<cr...@in...>wrote:

> Here are the steps I needed to take to get a Wacom Intuos4 M to work just
> as a mouse on Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit. Credit must go to Favux and Ping for help
> and encouragement, I'm fairly new to Linux:-
>
> The following are steps taken from the following posts:-
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1215979&page=3 #22
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949&page=11 #104 Section 1
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18 #176
>
> Process from start to finish:-
>
>    1. Installed "wacom-tools" and "xserver-xorg-input-wacom" using
>    synaptic.
>    2. "cd ./Desktop"
>    3. "wget
>    http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linuxwacom/linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
>    4. "sudo apt-get update"
>    5. "sudo apt-get install build-essential libx11-dev libxi-dev
>    x11proto-input-dev xserver-xorg-dev tk8.4-dev tcl8.4-dev libncurses5-dev"
>    6. "sudo apt-get upgrade"
>    7. Then got the kernal version with: "uname -r" (needed in steps 8 and
>    13)
>    8. I had the generic kernel so then: "sudo apt-get install
>    linux-headers-generic" (or it would have been: "sudo apt-get install
>    linux-headers-rt for the rt kernel")
>    9. "tar xjvf linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
>    10. "cd linuxwacom-0.8.4"
>    11. "./configure --enable-wacom"
>    12. "make"
>    13. Then copied the wacom.ko built in step12 over the existing one in
>    lib/modules..., so: "sudo cp ./src/2.6.28/wacom.ko /lib/modules/`uname
>    -r`/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/wacom.ko" where `uname -r` is the kernel
>    version from step 7.
>    14. Changed /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/10-wacom.fdi for a
>    new one attached to
>    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18 #176 which
>    clearly explains the procedure (just swapping out the file contents in a
>    text editor, after backing up!)
>    15. In a text editor added the line "wacom" to the end of the
>    /etc/modules file
>    16. Rebooted and it worked.
>
> This has got the tablet as far as working like a mouse in Ubuntu Gnome
> desktop and also working in Photoshop in XP on a VirtualBox VM. The Touch
> Ring zooms in Firefox.  My next task is to see if I can set up the finer
> points like the erasure, tilt and buttons on the side of the pen.
>
> Hope this helps someone.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig
>

Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] Steps to get Intuos4 working on Ubuntu 9.04

[Bezierk <pau...@gm...>]

kudos

Ping wrote:
> Thank you Craig for the update.  Your summary has been added to 
> http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/howto/ubuntu for Ubuntu 
> users.  Eric's comments arePing <pin...@gm...> also 
> incorporated.  Please take a look and let me know if you'd like to 
> change anything.
>
> Ping
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Craig Stevens 
> <cr...@in... <mailto:cr...@in...>> wrote:
>
>     Here are the steps I needed to take to get a Wacom Intuos4 M to
>     work just as a mouse on Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit. Credit must go to
>     Favux and Ping for help and encouragement, I'm fairly new to Linux:-
>
>     The following are steps taken from the following posts:-
>     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1215979&page=3
>     <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1215979&page=3> #22
>     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949&page=11
>     <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949&page=11> #104
>     Section 1
>     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18
>     <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18> #176
>
>     Process from start to finish:-
>
>        1. Installed "wacom-tools" and "xserver-xorg-input-wacom" using
>           synaptic.
>        2. "cd ./Desktop"
>        3. "wget
>           http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linuxwacom/linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
>        4. "sudo apt-get update"
>        5. "sudo apt-get install build-essential libx11-dev libxi-dev
>           x11proto-input-dev xserver-xorg-dev tk8.4-dev tcl8.4-dev
>           libncurses5-dev"
>        6. "sudo apt-get upgrade"
>        7. Then got the kernal version with: "uname -r" (needed in
>           steps 8 and 13)
>        8. I had the generic kernel so then: "sudo apt-get install
>           linux-headers-generic" (or it would have been: "sudo apt-get
>           install linux-headers-rt for the rt kernel")
>        9. "tar xjvf linuxwacom-0.8.4.tar.bz2"
>       10. "cd linuxwacom-0.8.4"
>       11. "./configure --enable-wacom"
>       12. "make"
>       13. Then copied the wacom.ko built in step12 over the existing
>           one in lib/modules..., so: "sudo cp ./src/2.6.28/wacom.ko
>           /lib/modules/`uname
>           -r`/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/wacom.ko" where `uname -r`
>           is the kernel version from step 7.
>       14. Changed /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/10-wacom.fdi
>           for a new one attached to
>           http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18
>           <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18>
>           #176 which clearly explains the procedure (just swapping out
>           the file contents in a text editor, after backing up!)
>       15. In a text editor added the line "wacom" to the end of the
>           /etc/modules file
>       16. Rebooted and it worked.
>
>     This has got the tablet as far as working like a mouse in Ubuntu
>     Gnome desktop and also working in Photoshop in XP on a VirtualBox
>     VM. The Touch Ring zooms in Firefox.  My next task is to see if I
>     can set up the finer points like the erasure, tilt and buttons on
>     the side of the pen.
>
>     Hope this helps someone.
>
>     Regards,
>
>     Craig
>
>
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