A few noob questions

I received my one last night, and I'm very impressed with this little device. I'd originally planned to XP my machine, but I've decided to mess around with Linpus instead. I'm a total linux noob, so I have a few questions( and will continue to have them). I've accessed the advanced desktop, and installed a few things successfully(GIMP, FF3, some other stuff that I've already removed). I'd like to do a few specific things that I can't find topics here for. I want to sync my palm centro with my One. Is there a program that will allow me to do so? Also, I have an old Wacom Graphire3 tablet that I'd like to use with GIMP, but I can't get it to work. Any ideas as to how to get it up and running?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

Open the package manager (pirut) and search for "palm". Linux has supported syncing with Palm handhelds for years, but I don't use them so can't be of specific help. As to the wacom, this will probably involve editing your xorg.conf file. Do a google search on "wacom+xorg.conf".

Cheers.

 

Thanks a bunch. I'm new to linux, but unlike some users, I'm willing to horribly break the OS in order to learn stuff. I'll probably have to do a clean restore a dozen or so times, so I have the usb restore key all set up and ready to roll if(when) I need it. Are there any resources you would recommend for a complete beginner to linux? I can do my own homework, but a starting point would be great.

 

You might find these articles useful.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/10/17 ... x_guide_1/
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/10/28 ... x_guide_2/

 

As for the Wacom tablet:

Which means that the required module is not available in the default Linpus configuration.
Getting it to work involves finding this module and putting it into place.

--Japser.

 

@Cybergal: Thx for the links. Very helpful. This is exactly the kind of stuff I'm looking for. Can't wait to get out of work tonight so I can start breaking things. Only a matter of time before I dust off my soldering skills and go for that touchscreen mod. :mrgreen:

 

Hello Boomer,
Have you find out how to edit the xorg.conf file?
I tried to use my Wacom intro2 and Graphire3 with my AAO .
I can install the linuxwacom but I always stick on the xorg.conf.
Any help would be appreciate! Thank you!

 

I have an xorg.conf file set up for a wacom tablet I can post here if you think it'd help - I believe the config is pretty much the same for all the tablets. Mine is a usb wacom graphire4 4x5 - the important parts, i think, are these:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"stylus"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"		"stylus"
#	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
	Option		"USB"		"on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"eraser"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"		"eraser"
#	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
	Option		"USB"		"on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"cursor"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"		"cursor"
#	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
	Option		"USB"		"on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"pad"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
	Option		"Type"		"pad"
	Option		"USB"		"on"
EndSection

and ...

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Layout0"
	Screen      0  "Screen0"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
# The four lines below need to be added in the "ServerLayout" section, as done here
	InputDevice     "stylus"	"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor"	"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser"	"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice	"pad"
EndSection

This does, of course, depend on having the appropriate drivers installed...

 

Thank you MatthewV!!
Have you install the linuxwacom or any other driver which can make it work with Linpus lite?
I'm wondering how you install the linuxwacom.
What I tried:
1)use add/remove application to install LinuxWacom and wdaemon --not work
2)manually install LinuxWacom with copy and paste the wacom_drv.so to usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/
and run the ./install,
than add the following codes to xorg.conf -- show many errors after reboot and can't run the OS...

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event0"   # USB ONLY
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event0"   # USB ONLY
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event0"   # USB ONLY
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
EndSection

 

I havn't actually been able to test that on an Aspire One yet since mine (ordered in) hasn't arrived yet What I posted there is just the appropriate xorg.conf lines from my current (desktop) config. I'll let you know if I get the chance to try it on the aspire..

 

Yes! Please! It would be very helpful for me! Cause my AAO is just reinstalled after trying your xorg.conf edit.
I don't know is it something wrong when install the linuxwacom, or the xorg.conf need a specific edit...

 

Hopefully it arrives tomorrow, and if I get the chance (maybe on Saturday) I'll try to get it working and post it here... I imagine that getting the driver installed (if it isn't already) might be the most difficult part, but I'll keep you posted

 

Hey,
'
I'll still try to get to this sooner rather than later, but some quick observations for now...
There is a linuxwacom package in the repositories used by the AAO, which seems to install ok, however, I'm fairly certain that the X.org used by the AAO will not allow devices like tablets to be hot plugged (ie if it's in xorg.conf, it must be plugged in at the start, always) I could be wrong on exactly how that works, but obviously, for an ultra portable like the AAO, that situation is not ideal. From memory, only the very latest round of linux distros support hotplugging like that, and even Ubuntu 8.10 has some caveats when it comes to the wacom (check out their release notes)

I'll still try to take a look at this, but I can't guarantee it will be immediate

Cheers