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@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@ xf86Fpit.c (and associated files). -Documentation updated by John Apfelbaum, linuxslate.com Oct 2001 - -*** P L E A S E N O T E *** -* Due to a Hardrive failure, the version of this driver that was previously -* on the linuxslate.com website was lost. This is a version came from a -* directory on my development system that was marked "Works", and I belive it -* to be the latest version I worked on (about a year ago), but I have not had -* time to build from this source and verify this driver. -*** +Last updated Jan 2007 +This information applies to version 1.1.0 of this driver. Supported Hardware: @@ -19,6 +12,8 @@ Supported Hardware: Fujistu Stylistic 1000 (Should Work) Fujistu Stylistic 1200 (Should Work) Fujistu Stylistic 2300 (Should Work) + Fujitsu Stylistic 3400 (and possibly other passive-pen systems) + FinePoint MP800 History and Contributors: @@ -30,9 +25,11 @@ History and Contributors: project into the XFree86 4.0.2 Elographics driver by Patrick Lecoanet. - John Apfelbaum continuted the work to produce a working XFree86 4.0.x driver for the Stylistic 1200. -- David Clay added support for Stylistic 3400 passive pen. +- David Clay added support for Stylistic 3400 passive pen, and possibly + others. (Also fixed processing of all packets, and enabled right mouse button.) -Please visit http://linuxslate.com for the latest information. +Please visit http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-fpit/ for the +latest version of this driver. License: @@ -52,73 +49,53 @@ Please visit http://XFree86.org for license information. Installation: -THIS RELEASE IS FOR XFree86 Version 4.0.2. Hopefully it will also work -with other Version 4 systems. The source is written so that hopefully -it can be compiled under 3.3.6 - THIS HAS NOT BEEN TESTED (yet). - -Copied from original xf86fpit.c readme: - 1. Install and configure Linux w/o consideration of the digitizer tablet. 2. Get X working the way you want it. -3. Add or Change your appropriate startup scripts to include: +3. Set up a serial device to be initialized at startup. + Modify /etc/serial.conf if your distribution uses it. Otherwise + add or modify your appropriate startup scripts to include: setserial /dev/ttyS3 autoconfig -setserial /dev/ttyS3 IRQ 15 baud_base 115200 -(Some models may also have to specify: port 0xfce8) +setserial /dev/ttyS3 port ??? IRQ ?? baud_base 115200 [uart 16450] - -New/Different for Ver 4.0.2 +The uart setting may be necessary for the device to work. +See below for appropriate port/IRQ values. 4. Copy fpit_drv.o to /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input -5. Add the following to your XF86Config(-4) file: +5. Add the following to your X config file (XF86Config/XF86Config-4/xorg.conf) Section "InputDevice" Identifier "mouse0" Driver "fpit" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS3" + # These may need tweaking; see below. Option "BaudRate" "19200" Option "MaximumXPosition" "6250" Option "MaximumYPosition" "4950" Option "MinimumXPosition" "130" Option "MinimumYPosition" "0" Option "InvertY" + # For a passive pen, e.g. Stylistic 3400 + Option "Passive" EndSection 6. Remember to add this Input Device to the server description (Near the end of the file.) 7. Start or restart X. -8. If required adjust the Min/Max X/Y positions so that the pointer +8. If required adjust the baud rate and Min/Max X/Y positions so that the pointer tracks the pen correctly. +For Fujitsu Stylistic xx00 models, try IRQ 15, with port either unspecified + or set to 0xfce8. -New for Ver 4.5.0 - - * supports Stylistic 3400 (and possibly other passive-pen systems) - * Fixed processing of all packets - * Fixed hover-mode pointer movement - * Added Passive parameter for passive displays - * Added switch 3 for "right" mouse button - -Try this serial configuration for the 3400: +For Fujitsu Stylistic 3400 models, try IRQ 4 and port 0xfd68. + Recommended X config settings are BaudRate 9600, Min X/Y 0, MaxX 4070, MaxY 4020. -setserial /dev/ttyS3 autoconfig -setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16450 irq 5 port 0xfd68 - -Try this config for the 3400: -Section "InputDevice" - Identifier "mouse0" - Driver "fpit" - Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS3" - Option "BaudRate" "9600" - Option "Passive" - Option "MaximumXPosition" "4070" - Option "MaximumYPosition" "4020" - Option "MinimumXPosition" "0" - Option "MinimumYPosition" "0" - Option "SendCoreEvents" -EndSection +In general you may wish to consult /proc/ioports or /sys/devices/pnp0/* +(under Linux 2.6) for serial information. BaudRate should generally be 9600, +19200, or 38400. Hints if you are having problems (Thanks to Aron Hsiao): @@ -135,6 +112,8 @@ This should be re-stating the defaults, but Aron Hsiao agrees that it appears to be an XFree86 4.x bug. Problem 2: X Server crash during GUI startup (Particularly Gnome). + Or: programs using high-resolution pen tracking via XInput + don't work. Solution: You must have a regular mouse defined as the default pointer even if no mouse is used. During startup, Gnome attempts to @@ -142,6 +121,10 @@ Solution: You must have a regular mouse defined as the default pointer pendrivers are absolute pointers, and acceleration is meaningless, they do not take well to attempts to set it :-) + Additionally, setting the tablet as a core pointer prevents X + from sending XInput events. This lowers the pen-tracking + resolution available to programs by 1 or 2 orders of magnitude! + Problem 3: Jittery cursor and undesired mouse clicks (both buttons), particuarly on the Stylistic 1200, and particuarly after the system has warmed up. @@ -152,6 +135,9 @@ Solution: (Not really a solution) This is a hardware problem. Some actively using it extends battery life, and keeps the system from getting too hot. + If cursor movement seems completely random and mouse clicks seem + inexplicable, your baud rate may be set incorrectly. + Bugs and Needed Work: (See above) |