Just bought a wacom tablet, configuration help needed please

[zoomy942]

trust Favux - he is a genius

[s3a]

deniz@debian:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg:
Installed: 1:7.3+19
Candidate: 1:7.3+19
Version table:
*** 1:7.3+19 0
500 http://ftp.ca.debian.org lenny/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
deniz@debian:~$

# xorg.conf (X.Org 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 xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man 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 "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "intel"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

And there is no xorg.fdi in /etc/X11 if that is what you asked for.

(I forgot to add these in the previous post)

[Favux]

I wish!

Hi s3a,

On the Jaunty live CD what you're running into is the Jaunty 10-wacom.fdi isn't right, we've fixed it.

I assume the variations are do to whatever packaging choices the packager used. Could that be why the X list commands aren't working?

With your kernel you could go the HAL route, if the infrastructure is in place. I doubt it.

In Ubuntu the xorg.conf is in "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" and the 10-wacom.fdi is in "/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/". I really need to see which you're using. Then we can backtrack to see what we need to do with the drivers.

[s3a]

11-x11-synaptics.fdi (obtained from Lenny installation through Ubuntu 9.04 Live CD not that it necessarily matters):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
<match key="info.product" contains="Synaptics TouchPad">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="AlpsPS/2 ALPS">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="appletouch">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>

[Favux]

Hi s3a,

Problem identified. No wacom entries in xorg.conf. This will take me a few minutes. Did the Bamboo come with a Wacom mouse?

[s3a]

Oh so if it's an xorg.conf issue, then can I still use Lenny's wacom-tools and xserver-xorg-input-wacom packages instead of Squeeze's?

No mouse was included. I use my laptop's touchpad as my mouse. This is what I bought: http://www.onhop.ca/Product/1298546?f=Pricegrabber

[Favux]

Hi s3a,

OK here it is.

Now be sure to back up your xorg.conf and be prepared to restore it at a command line. In addition to your newer kernel I'm guessing you have at least Xserver 1.6 because there is no "ServerLayout" in your xorg.conf. The original xorg-xserver in Jaunty had a bug that caused X breakage when wacom entries were added to "ServerLayout". Since I don't know what version you have... Plus we may need to make the keyboard and mouse entries to "ServerLayout", I hope not. Plus the video entries may have changed, so the ones I put in may cause problems. I don't think so, but... So install it and reboot. Then see if wacomcpl works and the X list commands.

The lenny linuxwacom may work. But like I mentioned it's pretty old for usb support. Of course it may have been patched. And since we're using the wacom symlinks for pci path I don't know if it's wacom.rules are up to date enough for a Bamboo.

[s3a]

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!! You have no idea how important this is to me!!!!!! I just blindly copy pasted what you added however, now I will work on understanding what I copy pasted. I also got it working with Lenny's version. Thanks again!

[Favux]

Hi s3a,

You're welcome.

If you look at the Wacom wiki: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wacom You'll see there are links, one to xorg.conf entries: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WacomTroubleshooting And of course you can look at "man xorg.conf".

To understand what I meant about wacom symlinks and wacom.rules see near the end of Section 2 and Appendix 3 here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949 And to setup wacomcpl see Section 3 on the same HOW TO.

[e24ohm]

deniz@debian:~$ xsetwacom list
deniz@debian:~$ xinput --list
bash: xinput: command not found
deniz@debian:~$ su
Password:
debian:/home/deniz# xsetwacom list
debian:/home/deniz# xinput --list
bash: xinput: command not found
debian:/home/deniz# exit
deniz@debian:~$

e24ohm:
I think people use it to draw on gimp and stuff with their hands however, I'm planning to use it to take notes at school for the things I cannot type (such as cartesian graphs, etc) or just to do my homework on without wasting/losing paper. I'm planning to get it working with the program called xournal which is also in the Ubuntu repositories.

Favux:
Debian Squeeze has the exact same version as Ubuntu .deb files you told me to install (0.8.1.6). Do you think it would make a difference if I went and installed those? I feel it could make a difference but I'm just asking.

hey let me know how it works out. I am a mechanical engineering student, and this looks very ideal.

cheers mate.