Pascal,
The good news is that our efforts have been rewarded. Patches submitted to kernel.org got merged into Linus tree much quicker than before. However, coming to supporting new devices is another story.
Let's take the current 2.6.18 at kernel.org and linuxwacom.sf.net for instance. The wacom kernel 2.6 18 driver under linuxwacom supports Intuos 4x6. However,
kernel.org doesn't support it in 2.6.18. The support is merged into 2.6.19. So, if you use Intuos3 4x6, you'll have to use the driver from linuxwacom. Except that, the wacom driver 2.6.18
at kernel.org is up to date.
So, mainly it is a new device support issue. Once a kernel version is released from kernel.org, anything submitted from us will go to the next release unless it is a bug fix.
Hope this clears some cloud for you.
Ping
On 11/8/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
Intuos3 A4(9x12) USB works fine with a 2.6.18 kernel version (from
kernel.org) under Debian unstable (so without the driver from
linuxwacom.sourceforge.net).
But before trying to install your driver, could you please give me
some informations about the difference between your driver and the
2.6.18 driver ?
In this page:
http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/howto/kernel
we can read:
"Rest assured, efforts are being made to get these changes merged back
into the Linux kernel."
Are your efforts rewarded ?
Regards
Pascal
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