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Hanvon Tablet Linux Driver

Linux 2.6 driver for the Hanvon USB Artmaster I and Rollick tablets. Initially tested with kernel version 2.6.38. Also works with older kernels (2.6.32) with a small source modification.

Download

Download v0.4 with RL0604 support: hanvon-20111113.tgz
Download latest stable (with extra buttons support for AM1107 and AM1209): hanvon-20111102.tgz

Compilation

With older kernels (like 2.6.32) you will probably see following errors:

hanvon.c:140: error: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_alloc_coherent’
hanvon.c:140: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
hanvon.c:197: error: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_free_coherent’

Open the hanvon.c file and substitute usb_alloc_coherent with usb_buffer_alloc and usb_free_coherent with usb_buffer_free. The driver should compile and work then normally.

Output of successfull compilation should look like this:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-xen-amd64/build M=/home/ond/mysrc/hanvon modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64'
  CC [M]  /home/ond/mysrc/hanvon/hanvon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /home/ond/mysrc/hanvon/hanvon.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/ond/mysrc/hanvon/hanvon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64'

The README File

Hanvon tablet driver
====================

Driver for Linux kernels which supports complete functionality of the tablet:
pen coordinates, touch/float/click detection, pressure, x and y tilt, pen
button. On Artmaster I four simple tablet buttons (note that the first
one works only together with pen activity), and the slider button.


Supported hardware
==================

Artmaster I: AM0806, AM1107, AM1209
Rollick: RL0604


Installation
============

Type 'make' to compile the module. New file hanvon.ko will be produced in
current directory. Load the module with root permissions

insmod ./hanvon.ko

If everything goes right the tablet should start working immediately.


Diagnostics
===========

After insmod, check with dmesg, if the module was loaded properly.  
"USB Hanvon tablet driver" should appear in the listing.

lsmod should also contain hanvon in its listing: lsmod | grep hanvon


Revision history
================

0.0.1 - initial release
  0.2 - corrected pressure detection, working slider button
  0.3 - remaining buttons also working, added x and y tilting
 0.3b - patch for AM1209 from Markus Zucker applied
 0.3c - patch for AM1107 from Daniel Koch applied
 0.3d - support for right side buttons of AM1107 and AM1209
  0.4 - code cleanup, RL0604 patch from Daniel Clemmer

Suggestions and feedback welcome, ɯoɔ˙ןıɐɯb@ןǝʌɐɥ˙ɐɹpuo