Support for graphics tablets

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On Wednesday 12 September 2012 23:13:10 Vitaly Magerya wrote:
> Hi, folks. I have a graphics tablet (a Waltop-based one, see [1]
> for it's USB ids and descriptors) and I want to make it work on
> FreeBSD.
> 
> Currently (8.3-RC1) this is what happens when I attach it:
>     ugen0.2: <WALTOP International Corp.> at usbus0
>     ums0: <WALTOP International Corp. Slim Tablet, class 0/0, rev
> 1.10/11.05, addr 2> on usbus0 ums0: 5 buttons and [XYZ] coordinates ID=1
> 
> So, ums(4) tries to grab it -- but that doesn't really work:
>     # cat -v /dev/ums0
>     <no output here, ever>
> 
> In any case, the native mode for this tablet are events with
> absolute coordinates, so if my understanding is correct ums(4)
> is of no use here, as it is bound by mouse(4) protocol.
> 
> So the first question I have is: do we have any kind of support
> for tablets (other than Wacom's)? Did we ever? Is/was there
> someone working on this?
> 
> The second question: is there a way to disconnect ums(4) and
> make uhid(4) handle the device (while staying with GENERIC
> kernel)?
> 
> [1]
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/digimend/index.php?title=Waltop_Slim
> _Tablet_12.1%22 _______________________________________________

Hi,

Maybe webcamd in ports supports it.

--HPS