HOWTO: Enable your Wacom Intous/Graphire Tablet with Pressure Sensitivity

**ujecrh** · September 10th, 2006

Has anyone managed to make the wacom tablet work with Wine or CXOffice in Edgy?

It used to work fine with breezy (I skipped Dapper), Wintab allowed Photoshop to work with pressure sensitivity etc. but not anymore with Edgy.

(I know my tablet is properly configured because Gimp or Krita work perfectly with pressure sensitivity and all but any application I tried under wine seems to see the tablet as a mouse...)

**ujecrh** · September 11th, 2006

Disregard my last message, it is now working. Must have been a glitch between two edgy updates.

**MetalMusicAddict** · September 11th, 2006

Originally Posted by ujecrh

Disregard my last message, it is now working. Must have been a glitch between two edgy updates.

So your workin just fine in Edgy? I havnt been able to install it yet.

**ujecrh** · September 12th, 2006

Yes, it worked pretty quickly for me (it took less time than for Breezy for sure).

Using a Graphire3 I just had to change:
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom"
to:
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

The only remaining problem is the mouse wheel which is inverted (goes up when you scroll down) but I have read there is no solution for that yet (the old ZAxisMapping trick is useless).

As for the issue with Wine I mentioned in my first post it seems to be a temporary effect. Typically, if I run Photoshop under Wine right away the tablet does not work but running it again later everything is fine. I will keep investigating.

**tempo500** · September 18th, 2006

hi,

i am having difficulties setting up my intuos1 serial device!
until now i used:

/dev/ttyS0
/dev/ttyS1
changed mice to mouse0
deleted the #comments

i really hope someone can come up with a solution or at least a hint!
should i get into the trouble of compiling a new wacom driver? would this help?

thanks in advance! phil

ps.: i am using ubuntu edgy!

Code:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"i2c"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
	Option		"XkbOptions"	"lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mouse0"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"         
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"          
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon R300 NG [FireGL X1]"
	Driver		"ati"
	BusID		"PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"SyncMaster"
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon R300 NG [FireGL X1]"
	Monitor		"SyncMaster"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

**jurgnn** · September 22nd, 2006

I have problems with 2.6.18 kernel and dev 0.7.5-3 drivers, logs are fine, tablet is found and driver is loaded, but nothing happens when I try to move pen.

Can't find any useful info with google, except that wacom devices get blacklisted with new kernel, but I dont fully understand what that means.
If anyone got wacom working with 2.6.18 kernel, please gimme some help.

Tablet is volito2 and here is some more info

dmesg | grep wacom

usbcore: registered new driver wacom
drivers/usb/input/wacom.c: v1.45:USB Wacom Graphire and Wacom Intuos tablet driver

more /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep wacom

(II) LoadModule: "wacom"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so
(II) Module wacom: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
(**) stylus device is /dev/input/wacom
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

more /proc/bus/usb/devices

T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=056a ProdID=0062 Rev= 2.00
S: Manufacturer=WACOM
S: Product=CTF-420 V2.0-0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr= 40mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=wacom
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=10ms

lsmod | grep wacom

wacom 16384 0
usbcore 129504 5 usbhid,wacom,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd

**TuxCrafter** · September 22nd, 2006

Try to check if the events are still responding with the wacom device (first post)

And try to remove the wacom driver from the blacklist.

This is al I can think off.

The new kernel did not work with my acpi on my via epia en12000 board to. some people told me that you can't use stock kernels but you have to use ubuntu kernels because they are different.

some links:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelCustomBuild
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelGitGuide

I haven't tried out those things on the links. I always had success with stock kernels before this kernel.

**jurgnn** · September 23rd, 2006

Originally Posted by TuxCrafter

Try to check if the events are still responding with the wacom device (first post)
And try to remove the wacom driver from the blacklist.

Nope, its not responding and I don't know how to remove driver from blacklist or is it even possible.

http://mm-traffic.lieberbiber.de/node?page=4

If we let HID ignore all wacom devices, wacom driver will be the one to take control of the devices. In the case that a new device added before wacom driver supports it, it will be easier to just build a stand alone module, wacom.ko, than to build usbhid or sometime even builtin.o for hid-core.c. Right now, this is the most complaints we got from end users who try to upgrade wacom driver.

**TuxCrafter** · September 23rd, 2006

Can't help you out. I don't like the wacom driver so I will not put my time in it. I went back to the 2.6.17.13 kernel.

**tog** · October 15th, 2006

I have an Intuos3 4x6 tablet (the new one), and I am having a difficult time trying to get it working properly.

The problem is that once I go to configure extended input devices in GIMP, I get the message that

there are no extended input devices

.

I have a suspicion that even though the wacom driver is being loaded, somehow the tablet is being recognized only as a mouse. I have changed the udev rules so that the wacom rule gets loaded earlier. That is, instead of 45-wacom, it now reads 20-wacom. I have also put wacom in /etc/modules, but to no avail. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.

My configuration:

OS: Ubuntu Edgy - 2.6.17-10
wacom-tools 0.7.2-0ubuntu7

Output of dmesg | grep wacom

Code:

[17179606.576000] usbcore: registered new driver wacom
[17179606.576000] drivers/usb/input/wacom.c: v1.45:USB Wacom Graphire and Wacom Intuos tablet driver

I also get the following for dmesg | grep Tablet

Code:

[17179835.080000] input: Tablet PTZ-431W as /class/input/input5
[17179835.080000] input,hiddev96: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Tablet PTZ-431W] on usb-0000:00:1f.2-2

My xorg.conf file:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ExplorerPS/2"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "USB"           "on"
  Option        "PressCurve"    "50,0,100,50"
  Option        "Mode"          "Absolute"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom" 
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "USB"           "on"
  Option        "Mode"          "Absolute"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "USB"           "on"
  Option        "Mode"          "Relative"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "pad"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
  Option        "Type"          "pad"
  Option        "USB"           "on"                
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option          "HorizScrollDelta"      "0"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
        InputDevice     "stylus" "AlwaysCore"
        InputDevice     "cursor" "AlwaysCore"
        InputDevice     "eraser" "AlwaysCore"
        InputDevice     "pad"
EndSection

Output of more /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep wacom

Code:

(II) LoadModule: "wacom"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so
(II) Module wacom: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
(**) stylus device is /dev/input/wacom
(**) cursor device is /dev/input/wacom
(**) eraser device is /dev/input/wacom
(**) pad device is /dev/input/wacom
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

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