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Hi all!
I just get an X60 tablet and find using the stylus amazingly natural. (I'm writing this in Vista.) However, I also have a linux partition running Ubuntu 7.04, which can do almost everything except the following:
1. The screen resolution only goes up to1024x768 but I should have SXGA
2. None of the tablet features work
I can live with a lower screen res but not being able to use the stylus is annoying. Leads that I have found by googling usually describe successes for the X60 without a multitouch screen but that is what have.
It's a pity because otherwise Ubuntu works quite well.
if anyone out there has had some success with this please let me know.
davegp

davegp wrote:Hi all!
I just get an X60 tablet and find using the stylus amazingly natural. (I'm writing this in Vista.) However, I also have a linux partition running Ubuntu 7.04, which can do almost everything except the following:
1. The screen resolution only goes up to1024x768 but I should have SXGA
2. None of the tablet features work
I can live with a lower screen res but not being able to use the stylus is annoying. Leads that I have found by googling usually describe successes for the X60 without a multitouch screen but that is what have.
It's a pity because otherwise Ubuntu works quite well.
if anyone out there has had some success with this please let me know.
davegp

1024x768 is correct for multi touch. If you have 1400x1050 then you don't have multi touch.

You need to ask wacom for linux drivers perhaps?

proaudioguy wrote: 1024x768 is correct for multi touch. If you have 1400x1050 then you don't have multi touch.

You need to ask wacom for linux drivers perhaps?

I managed to get multitouch functionality working on the X60t using the following steps.

• 1. Download and install linuxwacom 0.7.8 from sourceforge
  (This step may not be necessary since 0.7.7 is provided with Ubuntu 7.04)
  
  2. Append the following to /etc/serial.conf (you may have to create the file):
  /dev/ttyS0 port 0x200 irq 5 autoconfig
  
  3. Edit all references to the wacom device in /etc/X11/xorg.conf to point to this serial device.
  In my case I changed all references to /dev/input/wacom to /dev/ttyS0
  
  4. Restart X

Right now the stylus works just like a mouse, but it needs adjustment -- it's a bit jumpy.
This is pretty apparent when I try to move a window and it assumes a double-click if I don't keep a consistent pressure.
Also using tools like jarnal/gournal/xournal the lines drawn appear spiky -- probably for the same reason.

If anyone knows of some good tools for adjusting the sensitivity of the stylus within linux/ubuntu I'd appreciate it.
I tried http://alexmac.cc/tablet-apps/ but this can make the stylus go crazy and require a restart of X.
Sorry for the bad press on this. It does seem like a great application if only I could get it to behave.

davegp