Tablet PC Issues

[Mars Thrax]

Try

xxd /dev/ttyS0

and move the stylus close to the screen. Do you get any output?

Yes, I do get output

lshal | less

Search for ttyS0 or Wacom to find the section looking something like below.
(press '/' to search, 'n' to go to the next match)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf004_serial_platform_0'
  info.capabilities = {'serial'} (string list)
  info.category = 'serial'  (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf004'  (string)
  info.product = 'Wacom Serial Tablet PC Pen Tablet/Digitizer'  (string)
  info.subsystem = 'tty'  (string)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf004_serial_platform_0'  (string)
  linux.device_file = '/dev/ttyS0'  (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  linux.subsystem = 'tty'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/tty/ttyS0'  (string)
  serial.device = '/dev/ttyS0'  (string)
  serial.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf004'  (string)
  serial.port = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  serial.type = 'platform'  (string)

Verify that you have the bold line.

No, there is no entry (searched ttyS0, tty, Wacom, and wacom)
I also searched for serial and found the following entry. It contains the same irq and port that I am configuring with the setserial command in my /etc/rc.local.

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf009'
  info.capabilities = {'input', 'input.tablet', 'input.tablet.tabletPC'} (string
 list)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer'  (string)
  info.product = 'PnP Device (WACf009)'  (string)
  info.subsystem = 'pnp'  (string)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf009'  (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  linux.subsystem = 'pnp'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pnp0/00:0c'  (string)
  pnp.id = 'WACf009'  (string)
  pnp.serial.irq = 4  (0x4)  (int)
  pnp.serial.port = '0x338'  (string)

[a_toff]

Okay I have a few things for you to try....

First edit /boot/grub/menu.lst

and find the line that looks like:
# defoptions=quiet splash
and make it
# defoptions=quiet splash i8042.reset

then run
sudo update-grub
and restart and try suspending...

gali98,
Thanks again for your help! This procedure has fixed Suspend on my tx2500! Can't thank you enough for all of your help! (that goes for all the helpful people posting here!)

I'm still working on the screen rotation and key-mapping, (and a few other particulars like wacomcpl settings, pressure sensitivity, etc., etc.) but with your help I've managed to get this machine going at a level that I'm happy... and glad to be running Ubuntu!

Cheers,

S.

[Mars Thrax]

For people working on screen rotation and getting key bindings to work (even with Compiz):

Check out the sections on rotating the screen and getting the bezel buttons to work here. It has generic instructions using xbindkeys to create key bindings pretty easily. I'm using them with Compiz enabled on my M700 without issue. Just make sure you add an entry for starting xbindkeys to your sessions to make sure it is started on login.

[Mars Thrax]

Update:

Somehow my pen seems to be magically working (took me a grand total of probably 10 reboots...unless some random fiddling worked, but I don't see how).

Now I have two problems:

1) my touchscreen is not callibrated. The pen is working just fine, but the touchscreen seems to think the lower right bound is much farther away than it is (if I touch near the upper-left corner, the cursor is near my finger, but the farther I go from there, the more "off" it is from the actual position)

2) My screen rotates, but the input doesn't. I am using an individual script for each direction. Below is an example of the rotate-left script (the rest are the same, but with appropriate changes in the rotation direction and input rotation commands:

#!/bin/bash
xrandr -o left
xsetwacom set "stylus" Rotate CCW
xsetwacom set "cursor" Rotate CCW
xsetwacom set "eraser" Rotate CCW

So, the xrander -o <direction> works fine, but none of the xsetwacom instructions work at all. Typed at the command line, those commands produce no output, but also do not rotate the input.

Any ideas on these new problems?

[gali98]

It is the weirdest thing with the reboots... I have no idea...
Anyway, for the touch, just use wacomcpl.. You can calibrate everything there. As for xsetwacom, have you used it yourself in the terminal? Also, you may try using sudo.
Kory

[Mars Thrax]

It is the weirdest thing with the reboots... I have no idea...
Anyway, for the touch, just use wacomcpl.. You can calibrate everything there. As for xsetwacom, have you used it yourself in the terminal? Also, you may try using sudo.
Kory

I have tried running wacomcpl...however, running it (even with sudo) gives me a useless GUI...nothing to select (I have an exit button and an "enable help" button...exit works...help does nothing). What should be a list of devices as far as I can tell is blank.

I have tried running xsetwacom (even with root) from the command line, and no dice.

[gali98]

Okay..
Upload your present xorg.conf, we may need to change some things..
Kory

[Ibycus]

Hi guys,

First let me say thanks to all the contributors of the forums. I just jumped in with Ubuntu and you guys are definitely a key to its success.

That being said, I've been trying to get my Fujitsu T4210 tablet up and running, and have been surfing the forums trying various remedies with little success. My level of linux know-how is pretty low, so forgive any completely nonsensical comments. Here's where I stand.

wacdump -f tcp /dev/ttyS0

shows activity

sudo xxd /dev/ttyS0

used to show activity, but something I've done seems to have mucked that up.

Things I've tried:
editing the xorg.conf (more than once)
installing the linuxwacom driver (more than once)
editing rc.local to include the following script:

setserial /dev/ttys0 port 0x0220 irq 4 autoconfigure

Seems to me theres still some problem getting the device to latch into the cursor. I've tried waving my stylus all over my screen with no success, so I doubt it's a calibration issue... but who knows (:

As requested in one of the earlier posts, here's my install information, along with the (I believe more pertinent) xorg.conf information.

I am running the Ibex version of Ubuntu, apt-updated and whatnot.

/etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"          # SERIAL ONLY
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Serial Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"          # SERIAL ONLY
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Serial Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"          # SERIAL ONLY
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Serial Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

The configure output (and input) are attached.

The make output (and input) are attached.

The make install output (and input) are attached.

[Mars Thrax]

Okay..
Upload your present xorg.conf, we may need to change some things..
Kory

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	SubSection "Display"
		Virtual	2432 864
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier      "stylus"
	Driver          "wacom"
	Option          "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
	Option          "Type"          "stylus"
	Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"
	Option          "Mode"          "absolute"
	Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier      "eraser"
	Driver          "wacom"
	Option          "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
	Option          "Type"          "eraser"
	Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"
	Option          "Mode"          "absolute"
	Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier      "cursor"
	Driver          "wacom"
	Option          "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
	Option          "Type"          "cursor"
	Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"
	Option          "Mode"          "absolute"
	Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier      "touch"
	Driver          "wacom"
	Option          "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
	Option          "Type"          "touch"
	Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"
	Option          "Mode"          "absolute"
	Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice     "stylus"        "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser"        "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor"        "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "touch"        "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Option		"RandRRotation"	"true"
EndSection

Thanks again for all the help guys!

[olejorgen]

Ibycus:
Can I request /var/log/Xorg.0.log ?

Seems really strange that xxd /dev/ttyS0 doesn't react, but wacdump does...