From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 22 13:48:41 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD86F16A41C for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:48:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dpoland@omniresources.com) Received: from gblinux.omniresources.com (atwns1.omniresource.com [69.48.112.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 531C943D4C for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:48:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dpoland@omniresources.com) Received: from antioch.omniresources.com (antioch.atwdev.omniresources.com [192.168.254.77]) by gblinux.omniresources.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j5MDmYWs086391; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:48:34 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dpoland@atwdev.omniresources.com) Received: from antioch.omniresources.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by antioch.omniresources.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j5MDmXjl000800; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:48:33 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dpoland@antioch.omniresources.com) Received: (from dpoland@localhost) by antioch.omniresources.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id j5MDmVYC000799; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:48:31 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dpoland) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:48:31 -0500 From: Doug Poland To: Reuben Popp Message-ID: <20050622134828.GB733@omniresources.com> References: <20050621232652.GA13734@marvin.eastcentral.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050621232652.GA13734@marvin.eastcentral.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wacom tablet and 5.4-STABLE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:48:41 -0000 On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 06:26:52PM -0500, Reuben Popp wrote: > > I was just given a Wacom Intuos tablet (I'm not sure which exact model > it is, it's a 12x12), and I was wondering if anyone has any experience > with making these work under bsd, preferrably with gimp. > I had a 4x4 mostly working on 5.3 > The connector for the tablet itself is serial, and I have been plugging > it in via my laptop's 25 pin serial connector ;). I am running > FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE, with most everything installed. If needed, I can > post output from dmesg as well. > > Thus far I have googled quite a bit, and tried the instructions from the > Wacom Linux page (http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/main), > with no luck so far. > > It would be great if I could get this device to work under bsd. Any > ideas? > Once you have the serial communications working, everything else is based on xorg.conf and gimp. I'll see if I can dig up the xorg.conf I used on that system. -- Regards, Doug