On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:57:56 +0100 (BST) "Jon Mercer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Fri, June 10, 2005 12:14, Mario Hoerich said: > > # Vulpes Velox: > >> "Jon Mercer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > [ graphics tablet and FreeBSD? ] > >> > Only restriction is that it has to be relatively recent (i.e. > >> > still in the shops) and most of the functionality should work. > >> > PS2 or USB doen't matter. > > [...] > >> Not sure about tablets. You may want to check on the USB list to > >> see what the status of the Wacom ones are. > > > > USB tablets won't work, I think (see > > <URL:http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/howto/all>). > > | > > | I recognize that FreeBSD and similar systems have USB support; > > | however, until someone can bridge the gap between the FreeBSD > > | kernel and the XFree86 driver, the problem is largely unsolved. > > > > I've googled quite extensively for that a while back and came up > > with pretty much nothing (except for some posters whose questions > > about tablets remained unanswered). > > > > I'd actually love to be proved wrong here. ;) I remember doing the same several months back. From what I remember finding is that it was fixed in netbsd. No clue if it ever got copied over. > > Cheers, > > Mario > > -- > > "Für Gegner der Reform wird ein Wagen, der an die Wand gefahren > > wurde, nicht dadurch wieder flott, dass man zwei seiner Räder > > für intakt erklärt." > > -- Hermann Unterstöger, SZ, über die Rechtschraipreform > > > > Well I've done a bit of research now and decided on a Logitech > Optical Trackman and given up on the idea of a tablet, the serial > ones cost around £400 and that's too much for the use it'd get. > Shame, I'd have enjoyed a new toy... See if you can find a old Acecad Acecat Flair. It is serial but works pretty decent.y _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
