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fernandel

fernandel

Hi!

I never had a graphics tablet and I saw on Amazon there are so very cheep. I like to pickup one which should works on FreeBSD and with Inkscape.
Any suggestion, please?

Thank you.
 
Look at the quality battery. If cheap, then look at this. Otherwise - you will be screwed, not a tablet. "Cans" in the battery dry out, you can't disperse the electrolyte. That's why they often push them off at a low price.
 
USerID said:
Look at the quality battery. If cheap, then look at this. Otherwise - you will be screwed, not a tablet. "Cans" in the battery dry out, you can't disperse the electrolyte. That's why they often push them off at a low price.
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Thank you. The "problem" is that almost 100% of tablets are supported for Windows and Apple computers. Not Linux or very rare and who know if will works on FreeBSD. I do not want to buy and than sending back.
 
The tablet is "supported" by Windows computers - how is that? Do you want to somehow connect the Android tablet to a Windows PC? Via a hardware/software interface (junction)? Without using network protocols? Or will the tablet connect to the PC to transfer data?
 
USerID said:
The tablet is "supported" by Windows computers - how is that? Do you want to somehow connect the Android tablet to a Windows PC? Via a hardware/software interface (junction)? Without using network protocols? Or will the tablet connect to the PC to transfer data?
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I like connect tablet to laptop with FreeBSD and use with Inkscape. But as I red before there were problems FreeBSD - tablet.
 
You may have a hard time finding a tablet that is not using SDIO for wifi/audio. The older tablets also have a 32bit UEFI which makes using FreeBSD difficult. I have a tablet computer that is from 2013. I installed OpenBSD because of the UEFI and I have a USB hub for wifi and audio. But it works. Also, you need something with an actual BIOS/UEFI.
 
LibreQuest said:
You may have a hard time finding a tablet that is not using SDIO for wifi/audio. The older tablets also have a 32bit UEFI which makes using FreeBSD difficult. I have a tablet computer that is from 2013. I installed OpenBSD because of the UEFI and I have a USB hub for wifi and audio. But it works. Also, you need something with an actual BIOS/UEFI.
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I believe the OP was asking about graphics tablets. Not landfill tablets.
 
These days I'm trying to assemble all the hardware components to make a tablet that can be used with FreeBSD. But it will not become slim like a real tablet :D
 

Tablet support​


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I bought a One by Wacom (Small) CTL-472 and it seem to work with webcamd and drivers available in FreeBSD. You can follow the WacomTablet wiki for instructions on how to setup. I tried it in Krita and GIMP but couldn't get pen pressure working, tablet itself works.

Code: 
# usbconfig -d ugen0.2 dump_device_desc
ugen0.2: <CTL-472 [One by Wacom (S)] Wacom Co., Ltd> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON (498mA)

  bLength = 0x0012
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001
  bcdUSB = 0x0200
  bDeviceClass = 0x0000  <Probed by interface class>
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
  idVendor = 0x056a
  idProduct = 0x037a
  bcdDevice = 0x0100
  iManufacturer = 0x0001  <Wacom Co.,Ltd.>
  iProduct = 0x0002  <CTL-472>
  iSerialNumber = 0x0003  <XXXXXXXXXXX>
  bNumConfigurations = 0x0001
 
nxjoseph said:
I bought a One by Wacom (Small) CTL-472 and it seem to work with webcamd and drivers available in FreeBSD. You can follow the WacomTablet wiki for instructions on how to setup. I tried it in Krita and GIMP but couldn't get pen pressure working, tablet itself works.

Code: 
# usbconfig -d ugen0.2 dump_device_desc
ugen0.2: <CTL-472 [One by Wacom (S)] Wacom Co., Ltd> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON (498mA)

  bLength = 0x0012
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001
  bcdUSB = 0x0200
  bDeviceClass = 0x0000  <Probed by interface class>
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
  idVendor = 0x056a
  idProduct = 0x037a
  bcdDevice = 0x0100
  iManufacturer = 0x0001  <Wacom Co.,Ltd.>
  iProduct = 0x0002  <CTL-472>
  iSerialNumber = 0x0003  <XXXXXXXXXXX>
  bNumConfigurations = 0x0001
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So, it works like a mouse pointer?
 
YuryG said:
So, it works like a mouse pointer?
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Indeed it does. You can program the buttons too.

Yes we have multiple threads going here. Lets include this one with the Wacom instructions.
Thread 71976
github.com

xsetwacom

X.Org driver for Wacom devices. Contribute to linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com

Button Fix:
github.com

Consumer Tablet ExpressKey Mapping Issue

X.Org driver for Wacom devices. Contribute to linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com
 
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