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authorpingc <pingc>2009-04-03 19:41:10 +0000
committerpingc <pingc>2009-04-03 19:41:10 +0000
commit0fc5767e2cf19779d3a4e00153177ccba6fd11aa (patch)
tree4d633af6b882360615e40fc5817a23bc3fe1e516 /README
parent55bd0be4a412f6bb73855f36d1c53a82bd47da5d (diff)
Added Matthew Garrett's hal-setup.patch
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 87af3b7..bd7beb1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
README
-July 09, 2007
+April 03, 2009
==============================================================================
-Most end users would probably only need to update the Wacom X driver and the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to use the rich features that Wacom tablets offer. The steps could be as simple as:
+Most end users would probably only need to update the Wacom X driver and the
+/etc/X11/xorg.conf file to use the rich features that Wacom tablets offer.
+The steps could be as simple as:
download the package then
$ bunzip2 linuxwacom.tar.bz2
$ tar xvf linuxwacom.tar
$ cd linuxwacom/prebuilt
$ su
+ # yum remove linuxwacom
# ./uninstall
# ./install
# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
@@ -17,7 +20,9 @@ download the package then
==============================================================================
-However, if you have a USB tablet which is newer than your running kernel, i.e., the tablet is not supported by your running kernel, or you are a developer who is willing to build the driver from the source, there are extra work waiting for you.
+However, if you have a USB tablet which is newer than your running kernel, i.e.,
+the tablet is not supported by your running kernel, or you are a developer who is
+willing to build the driver from the source, there are extra work waiting for you.
==============================================================================
@@ -31,24 +36,25 @@ As you would expect, run configure and make. Configure options are explained be
CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
-This file contains hints for building the sources. There are a number of
-build targets, some of which are not built automatically. Here is the
+This file contains hints for building the sources. There are a number of build
+ targets, some of which are not built automatically. Here is the
breakdown:
wacom.o: not built by default (--enable-wacom, --disable-wacom)
wacdump: built by default (--enable-wacdump, --disable-wacdump)
- hid.o: not built by default (--enable-hid, --disable-hid)
- evdev.o: not built by default (--enable-evdev, --disable-evdev for kernel 2.4.x only)
- mousedev.o: not built by default (--enable-mousedev, --disable-mousedev. It is used for kernel 2.4.x only)
- usbmouse.o: not built by default (--enable-usbmouse, --disable-usbmouse. It is used for kernel 2.4.x only)
- input.o: not built by default (--enable-input, --disable-input. It is used for kernel 2.4.x only)
+ xidump: built by default (--enable-xidump, --disable-xidump)
+ xsetwacom: built by default (--enable-xsetwacom, --disable-xsetwacom)
+ hid.o: not built by default (--enable-hid, --disable-hid; Only kernels 2.6.18 or older need it.)
wacom_drv.o: built by default (--enable-wacomdrv, --disable-wacomdrv)
There are many options, and configure will attempt to guess the correct
values for most of them. By default, only wacomcpl, xsetwacom, wacom_drv.o,
xidump, and wacdump program are built.
-Please surf the HOWTO page at http://linuxwacom.sf.net/index.php/howto/main to find the proper options if the default building environment doesn't work for you.
+Please surf the HOWTO page at http://linuxwacom.sf.net/index.php/howto/main
+(or the miniHOWTO at http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/minihowto if
+you run a Fedora system) to find the proper options if the default building
+environment doesn't work for you.
==============================================================================