Re: [9front] wacom ps/2 devices

[hiro <23hiro@gmail.com>]

very nice summary, thanks! :)

On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 2:20 AM <sl@stanleylieber.com> wrote:
>
> since 2005, some thinkpads have shipped with integrated, transparent
> wacom tablets overlaying the screen.  the x41, x60, and x61 tablets
> were all serial devices.  the x230 and x1 yoga 3rd gen tablets are usb
> devices.  all of these have been previously made to work in 9front.
> aiju wrote a driver[0] for the serial ones, while the usb ones "just
> work" and are treated as usb mice[1].
>
> the x1 tablet series took a different tack.  these tablets are ps/2
> devices:
>
> x1 tablet 1st/2nd gen: wacom hid 5115
> x1 tablet 3rd gen: wacom hid 511a
>
> both of these were at some point added to linuxwacom[2][3][4], and
> they work fine for me with wayland under alpine linux.
>
> where do we start to try and make these work in 9front?  i have both
> machines and can hack/test/etc., but i'm a dog sitting at a keyboard
> and i have no idea what i'm doing.
>
> if this requires more than a trivial effort i am willing to put up
> another bounty to fund the work.
>
> sl
>
> [0] http://fqa.9front.org/fqa3.html#3.2.4.1
> [1] http://fqa.9front.org/fqa3.html#3.2.4.2.1
> [2] https://linux-hardware.org/?id=ps/2:wacom-5115-hid-5115-pen
> [3] https://linux-hardware.org/?id=ps/2:wacom-5115-hid-5115-finger
> [4] https://linux-hardware.org/index.php?id=ps/2:wacom-511a-hid-511a-pen