Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] Getting my Bamboo ctl-470 to function on my centOs 6.2

[Chris B. <ch...@cn...>]

Hi Aletta,

Your kinda out of luck right now.  The kernel driver for ctl-470 only
exists for kernels 2.6.38 or newer.  If your able to upgrade to newer
kernel the you could compile the "input-wacom" drivers and it would
work. https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/linuxwacom/index.php?title=Input-wacom

Some one on mailing list recently asked same question and was going to
look into back porting the driver to kernels as early as 2.6.30 but I
guess it never happened.

Since a few people have asked, I've finally started a download of
CentOS 6.2 DVD so I'll see if I can find time to install it in a VM
and back port the driver.  No promises but check back in a week or 2
to see if anything announced on mailing list.

Chris


On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:31 AM, aletta mes <ow...@al...> wrote:
> Getting my Bamboo ctl-470 to function on my centOs 6.2 is now a
> month long obsession.  Is there not some way to make the process
> simple and straight-forward?Instead I've been trying to piece it
> together , including updating my entire system.  Installing files in
> every conceivable way, but even with the files installed my
> computer is not making the connection between the USB which
> does recognize it as a Wacom ctl-470 tablet, and the drive but I am
> still not clear which driver that might be and where I will find it,
> plus where I need to put a link so that everything is neatly aware.
>
> Clearly some people have made it work I've anxiously been
> reading their posts, and tried step by step to do the same.  That
> still has not worked.  It seems that Centos is less malleable than
> Unbuntu, too bad because more seem to get it working using that
> OS, but I am not about to change mine.
>
> This article http://realiseyourdreams.wordpress.com/wacom-
> bamboo-on-centos/ so far has helped me the most, but it is not yet
> working.  I keep hoping there is a quick download-able fix so I can
> get back to working on my animation which right now finds itself
> on the back burner.  This must be sending people back to Windows
> in droves, my Netbook has no problem recognizing the tablet.  I
> am going to stick it out, please help me.  I've saved up error
> messages, but mostly it is a lot of "can't find the driver".  If I am
> not mistaken there are several variations of drivers all over the
> place and it is not obvious which one of those is most critical and
> how I link it up.
> --
> Aletta Mes
> Vancouver, BC Canada
> www.aletta.org
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