Kernel: Gentoo Linux x86_64 2.6.17-r4 Driver: Wacom (Volito graphics tablet) I've tried compiling the Wacom driver as part of the Kernel and as a module (emerge linuxwacom) neither gave any errors. The device appears in /dev/input but produces no output (mouse cursor doesn't move). Issuing the command: cat /dev/input/wacom_udev And moving the stylus over the tablet produces no output. I've tried the cat command with all the entries in /dev/input to make certain it's the right node. The standard mouse is found and makes output as does the keyboard but the Wacom entry (also listed as event2 and mouse1) produces nothing. I've tried unloading and reloading the driver, both without errors and both without success. I've tried plugging the device into different USB ports, without error and without success. When plugged into a USB port, tail /var/log/messages gives: Aug 11 01:08:53 Earindil usb 2-9: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 7 Aug 11 01:08:53 Earindil usb 2-9: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Aug 11 01:08:53 Earindil input: Wacom Volito as /class/input/input5 cat /proc/bus/usb/devices produces: T: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=08 Cnt=04 Dev#= 7 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=056a ProdID=0060 Rev= 1.42 S: Manufacturer=WACOM S: Product=FT-0405-UV1.4-2 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr= 40mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=wacom E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=10ms lsusb produces: Bus 002 Device 007: ID 056a:0060 Wacom Co., Ltd My entry in /etc/udev/rules.d/10-mouse.rules reads: KERNEL=="event*", SYSFS{idVendor}=="056a", NAME="input/%k", SYMLINK="input/wacom_udev" I've tried the Linux Wacom project homepage and searched the bug records here but found nothing. Since the node produces no output I'm concerned this may be a driver issue on the 64bit platform, since the device previously worked instantly on Gentoo 32bit and still works on a test Windows machine. Any assistance greatly appreciated.
I am experiencing the same problem here on a 32 bit platform with kernels 2.6.16-r13 and 2.6.17-r4 I think that the problem comes from the fact that the linuxwacom ebuild in the portage tree refers to an old version (0.7.2) Version 0.7.4-3, posted on June 19, 2006 supports kernels 2.6.15 and 2.6.16 The only way I have found to use my tablet with a 2.6.16 kernel is to manually compile the linuxwacom program I configured it with the "--enable-wacom=yes" option in order to build the wacom.o kernel driver (I followed the instructions of the howto: http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/howto/main) and everything seems to work now.
This is indeed solved by using the sources from the linuxwacom project directly- it builds a working driver which performs fine.
Should be fixed with bump to 0.7.4
