Re: XSI on linux compability

[Alan Jones <skyphyr(at)gmail.com>]

They're covered in the wiki :-) http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_rt2500

Cheers,

Alan.

On 1/10/06, Stefan Andersson <sanders3d(at)gmail.com> wrote:

it's the Ralink rt2500, I'm using a Asus A8v Deluxe motherboard.

regards
stefan andersson



On 1/10/06, Alan Jones <skyphyr(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> What sort of chipset did your wlan card have?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan.
>
>
> On 1/10/06, Stefan Andersson <sanders3d(at)gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > that's the thing, the latest wacom drivers I'm using right now is for
> > kernel 2.6.14, but is XSI compatible with that?
> > Gentoo is a bit of a pain to install, I never was able to get the Wlan
> > drivers to work with Gentoo for some reason. I guess though it just
> > because I'm not experienced enough with Linux (and Gentoo).
> > The drivers that are released through sourceforge requires some kernel
> > hacking, so.. will XSI run properly after that has been done?
> >
> > regards
> > stefan andersson
> >
> >
> > On 1/9/06, francois.painchaud(at)sympatico.ca
> > < francois.painchaud(at)sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > > Eventhough Wacom does not directly provide Linux drivers, Wacom is
> supporting the development of an open source 3rd party driver for Linux that
> supports Intuos2, Graphire2, Graphire3 and Cintiq as well as older Wacom
> tablets ( http://www.wacom.com/productsupport/linux.cfm):
> the Linux Wacom Project
> (http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ ).
> > >
> > > François
> > >
> > > > De: Erik <heegs(at)xs4all.nl>
> > > > Date: 2006/01/09 lun. PM 12:26:06 GMT-05:00
> > > > À: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > Objet: RE: XSI on linux compability
> > > >
> > > > Using Wacom tablets is independent of which distro you use. It's
> support
> > > > is exclusively X Windows/kernel level related. Most distro's will
> > > > recognise the Wacom but install it with only basic support, more or
> less
> > > > like a mouse without Wacom specific features like pressure
> sensitivity.
> > > > If you want better support you'll usually have to build and install
> the
> > > > drivers yourself, which is a bit of a pain but works better in the
> end.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Erik
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 15:12 +0100, Schoenberger wrote:
> > > > > I was able to use Wacom tablets with an old Mandrake one/two years
> ago, but never tested it again with the latest version.
> > > > > After the merge of Mandrakesoft, Lycoris, and Conectiva it is now
> called Mandriva. Nice OS, I would say it is my favorite Linux OS.
> > > > >
> > > > > Perhaps you check some Mandriva/Mandrake forums if there is a thread
> about Wacom tablets, before you try it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Holger Schönberger
> > > > > technical director
> > > > > The day has 24 hours, if that does not suffice, I will take the
> night
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >   |> -----Original Message-----
> > > > >   |> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > >   |> [mailto: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Stefan Andersson
> > > > >   |> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:54 PM
> > > > >   |> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > >   |> Subject: Re: XSI on linux compability
> > > > >   |>
> > > > >   |> thank you for the suggestion. Have you been able to use
> > > > >   |> wacom tablets
> > > > >   |> with CentOS?
> > > > >   |>
> > > > >   |> best regards
> > > > >   |> stefan andersson
> > > > >   |>
> > > > >   |> On 1/7/06, francois.painchaud(at)sympatico.ca
> > > > >   |> < francois.painchaud(at)sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > > > >   |> > Hello Stefan,
> > > > >   |> >
> > > > >   |> > I would suggest you also consider using CentOS 4:
> > > > >   |> >
> http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/5823/1/
> > > > >   |> >     http://www.centos.org/
> > > > >   |> > CentOS is the free cloned version of Red Hat Enterprise
> > > > >   |> Linux 4 (officially supported for XSI 5.0). I have been
> > > > >   |> using CentOS since last spring with satisfaction to run
> > > > >   |> both XSI 4.2 and 5.0.
> > > > >   |> >
> > > > >   |> > Cheers,
> > > > >   |> > François
> > > > >   |> >
> > > > >   |> > __________________
> > > > >   |> > François Painchaud
> > > > >   |> > Senior Software TD
> > > > >   |> > Mainframe Entertainment
> > > > >   |> >
> > > > >   |> > > De: Stefan Andersson <sanders3d(at)gmail.com>
> > > > >   |> > > Date: 2006/01/07 sam. AM 06:57:34 GMT-05:00
> > > > >   |> > > À: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > >   |> > > Objet: XSI on linux compability
> > > > >   |> > >
> > > > >   |> > > Hello all,
> > > > >   |> > >
> > > > >   |> > > I was just wonder what it is that make XSI not run on
> > > > >   |> Fedora Core 4?
> > > > >   |> > > Is it just the kernel or that damn mainwin...? We are
> > > > >   |> thinking about
> > > > >   |> > > switching to Linux withing the next 6 months, and so
> > > > >   |> far I'm testing
> > > > >   |> > > the Fedora Core 4 platform, which seems to be the
> > > > >   |> easiest to get all
> > > > >   |> > > the hardware to run properly (wacom tablets, scanners,
> > > > >   |> cameras, etc.).
> > > > >   |> > > I while ago I also tried to install the XSI FND trial
> > > > >   |> version, which
> > > > >   |> > > failed.
> > > > >   |> > > So... is there a way to get it to work? or is it a dead
> end?
> > > > >   |> > >
> > > > >   |> > > best regards
> > > > >   |> > > stefan andersson
> > >
> > >
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