ok well update i managed to screw up my xorg.conf when i added these lines
*******
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Tablet entries
Now set up the entries for the tablet. Add the folowing to your X
config file:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "pen"
Driver "aiptek"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/aiptektablet"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "Cursor" "stylus"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "PressCurve" "0,5,95,100"
Option "zMin" "0"
Option "zMax" "512"
Option "ZThreshold" "0"
Option "USB" "on"
Option "KeepShape" "on"
Option "debuglevel" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "aiptek"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/aiptektablet"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "Cursor" "puck"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "PressCurve" "0,5,95,100"
Option "KeepShape" "on"
Option "zMin" "0"
Option "zMax" "512"
Option "ZThreshold" "0"
Option "USB" "on"
Option "debuglevel" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "aiptek"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/aiptektablet"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "Cursor" "stylus"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "PressCurve" "0,5,95,100"
Option "zMin" "0"
Option "zMax" "512"
Option "ZThreshold" "0"
Option "USB" "on"
Option "KeepShape" "on"
Option "debuglevel" "0"
EndSection
You can find information on these options in the AIPTEK(4)
manual page. Then find the ServerLayout entry and add the tablet
devices. Mine looks like this:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
# this is the entry for the standard mouse
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
# the following are entries for the tablet
InputDevice "pen" "AlwaysCore"
InputDevice "cursor" "AlwaysCore"
InputDevice "eraser" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
i sorted my xorg out no problem after rescuing and removing those lines everything is fine again,
but still cant get this tablet to work
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:05:16 +0000
> From: tom@ninjabadger.net
> To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Staffslug] trust work tablet 400
>
> Hmm, maybe you will need to fiddle with udev. From your original guide:
>
> If you have udev installed, create new rules file as
> /etc/udev/rules.d/aiptek-tablet.rules:
>
> # links /dev/input/aiptektablet to the correct /dev/input/event*
> # without it, X will not be able to locate the tablet
> #
> # The idVendor and idProduct values work for my Trust V2 tablet.
> # Other aiptek-compatible tablets might need different values.
> #
> # You can run "lsusb" to see the ids for currently plugged in devices.
> #
> KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SYSFS{idVendor}=="08ca",
> SYSFS{idProduct}=="0021", SYMLINK+="input/aiptektablet"
>
> Tom
>
> syed ali wrote:
> > you'd think so, but i've just done a reset and its done nothing. not
> > sure what else i need to do
> >
> > any ideas?
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:53:35 +0000
> > > From: tom@ninjabadger.net
> > > To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
> > > Subject: Re: [Staffslug] trust work tablet 400
> > >
> > > I've never really had to deal with emulating 32bit code on a 64bit
> > > install, so I'm no help there.
> > >
> > > Out of curiosity, why do you need that program? I would assume that once
> > > you've installed the necessary xorg driver, your pen would act like any
> > > other tablet?
> > >
> > > syed ali wrote:
> > > > mint does include extra drivers, one of the reasons i picked it. i
> > > > didn't install them so they must have been there already, the terminal
> > > > command was issued before i installed the package from the repos.
> > > >
> > > > i need to get this program
> > > > http://aiptektablet.sourceforge.net/gaiptek.html but the link to it is
> > > > for i386 architecture, and i know theres a way of making 32bit stuff
> > > > work in 64bit using a wrapper of some kind but i've never had to do
> > it,
> > > > so dont understand the process at all
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:43:07 +0000
> > > > > From: tom@ninjabadger.net
> > > > > To: simta@hotmail.com
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Staffslug] trust work tablet 400
> > > > >
> > > > > Looks like you've already added the aiptek module. Not so
> > confusing? Or
> > > > > is Linux Mint including more modules than Ubuntu now?
> > > > >
> > > > > Obviously if you're plugging in the device without restarting, you'll
> > > > > need to investigate the udev rules, but you'll also need the xorg
> > driver
> > > > > as you mentioned. It's probable that you won't need to fiddle
> > with udev.
> > > > >
> > > > > syed ali wrote:
> > > > > > yeah i plugged it in and see if it did anything, was the first
> > thing i
> > > > > > did, but no nothing happened.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i'm running mint version of hardy heron.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > the output from the terminal command gave this
> > > > > >
> > > > > > lsmod | grep hid
> > > > > > usbhid 35168 0
> > > > > > hid 44992 1 usbhid
> > > > > > usbcore 169904 6 aiptek,uvcvideo,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and i'm just installing the driver from the repo's
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:26:13 +0000
> > > > > > > From: tom@ninjabadger.net
> > > > > > > To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Staffslug] trust work tablet 400
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It may sound simple, but have you actually tried to use it
> > with a
> > > > recent
> > > > > > > distribution? Rather than worrying before, try it and see first.
> > > > You may
> > > > > > > be surprised!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If you run Debian and/or Gentoo, I'm sure a kernel recompile
> > may be
> > > > > > > in-order, but the kernel modules described are probably loaded
> > > > already
> > > > > > > in Ubuntu (or some other 'ease of use' distro):
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ubuntu:~$ lsmod | grep hid
> > > > > > > usbhid 31872 0
> > > > > > > hid 38784 1 usbhid
> > > > > > > usbcore 146028 4 usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Also, Ubuntu 8.04 has the xserver-xorg-input-aiptek input driver
> > > > in the
> > > > > > > repos already.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tom
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > syed ali wrote:
> > > > > > > > hey everyone
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > i just found one of these graphics tablets and would love to be
> > > > > > able to
> > > > > > > > use it. there are no native linux drivers for it. it is
> > > > apparently a
> > > > > > > > rebranded Aiptek 8000U.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > i found this page, but the information seems to be out-of-date.
> > > > > > > > http://zeekat.nl/joost/trust-tablet/index.html
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > so is there an easier way to install it, or should i just go
> > > > through
> > > > > > > > this page, its quite confusing though and talks about adding
> > > > kernel
> > > > > > modules.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > any help much appreciated
> > > > > > > > sim
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
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