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

[MetalMusicAddict]

You wouldnt happen to be using XGL would you? There are problems with wacom pads and XGL.

[tog]

To add to my earlier (above) post, it looks like usbhid is taking over the tablet rather that wacom. Here is the output of cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#=  2 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=056a ProdID=00b7 Rev= 1.16
S:  Manufacturer=Tablet
S:  Product=PTZ-431W
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=300mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID  ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usbhid
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  10 Ivl=4ms

[tog]

No, I don't have XGL. I think that usbhid is taking over the tablet, rather than wacom.

Thanks for your reply.

You wouldnt happen to be using XGL would you? There are problems with wacom pads and XGL.

[tog]

Well, I at least found one solution. I recompiled the wacom.ko module after downloading the source from http://linuxwacom.sf.net. But, plugging in the tablet still loads the usbhid module. I then removed the usbhid module, modprobe wacom, and restarted X. I can now get the GIMP to use the extended input devices.

[P_Badger]

prokoudine, you don't need to determine what event the device is on, let wacom-tools do the work of finding and creating a link to your tablet.

install the package wacom-tools

change the device from event4 to /dev/input/wacom

also remove comments at the end of the wacom device lines. that messes things up, if anything move them to the next line. or just delete them.

when you are finished your wacom section in your xorg.conf file should look like this. if it is a usb tablet.

#Wacom Section

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

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

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

dont forget to add the last 3 things to your server layout section.

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

after that reboot and it should work.

Just want to thank you, as I've tried several ways to get my wacom working properly, but following your directions EXACTLY made my Graphire3 usb work 100% in Gimp. I was having a horrid time getting the eraser to work *at all*.

[flaimo]

i'm still looking for more information on how to change the mapping of the buttons on the pen. i want the default behavior like in windows.

[Ryupower]

Why does my xserver keep on getting screwed up?
I replace the already existent default wacom lines ( which my graphire4 won't work under,correctly ) in my xorg and restart.
Then it can't ever load the xserver! I always have to replace it by doing sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. I tried 3 times, following the given instructions carefully, but it still does that.

what am I doing wrong?

[finferflu]

You wouldnt happen to be using XGL would you? There are problems with wacom pads and XGL.

I've been using this tutorial and it worked on Dapper. As far as I remember it has worked also on Edgy. The only thing is that now it's not working anymore, and I've recently installed Beryl/XGL.

Is there any way to make it work either with or without XGL (i.e. having XGL installed but not using it when using the pet tablet, if possible)?


Thank you.

[tempo500]

i'm still looking for more information on how to change the mapping of the buttons on the pen. i want the default behavior like in windows.

just ad this line to your sessions found in system/preferences/sessions - tab "startup programs"

xinput set-button-map Wacom_Stylus 1 3 2

and install xinput with synaptic

greets, philip

[finferflu]

No joy!

Since I've installed Beryl/XGL, my pen tablet stopped working. I've just uninstalled it, but still no joy.

I've got wacom-tools installed and if I do sudo wacdump /dev/input/wacom I get this:

MODEL=Wacom Volito2 4x5                 ROM=2.0-0
CLS=USB  VNDR=Wacom  DEV=Volito2  SUB=CTF-420-U




TOOLTYPE=NONE                            IN_PROX=+00000 (+00000 .. +00000)
  BUTTON=+00000 (+00000 .. +00000)         POS_X=+00000 (+00000 .. +05104)
   POS_Y=+00000 (+00000 .. +03712)      DISTANCE=+00000 (+00000 .. +00032)
PRESSURE=+00000 (+00000 .. +00511)      RELWHEEL=+00000 (-00001 .. +00001)

    LEFT=             MIDDLE=              RIGHT=              EXTRA=
    SIDE=              TOUCH=             STYLUS=            STYLUS2=
     BT0=                BT1=                BT2=                BT3=
     BT4=                BT5=                BT6=                BT7=

Which means that it is recognised, but when I move the pen, no input. I've also checked with /dev/input/event#, and I've found it on event4 too:

MODEL=Wacom Volito2 4x5                 ROM=2.0-0
CLS=USB  VNDR=Wacom  DEV=Volito2  SUB=CTF-420-U




TOOLTYPE=NONE                            IN_PROX=+00000 (+00000 .. +00000)
  BUTTON=+00000 (+00000 .. +00000)         POS_X=+00000 (+00000 .. +05104)
   POS_Y=+00000 (+00000 .. +03712)      DISTANCE=+00000 (+00000 .. +00032)
PRESSURE=+00000 (+00000 .. +00511)      RELWHEEL=+00000 (-00001 .. +00001)

    LEFT=             MIDDLE=              RIGHT=              EXTRA=
    SIDE=              TOUCH=             STYLUS=            STYLUS2=
     BT0=                BT1=                BT2=                BT3=
     BT4=                BT5=                BT6=                BT7=

So the problem is not even with xorg.conf, it's just that my system is not able to receive my pen tablet's impulses, I think.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!