HOW TO set up a Waltop tablet in Lucid & Maverick

[artspace]

OK, post the output of:

xinput list

and then using the "device name" from that for the stylus/tablet the output of:

xinput list-props "device name"

xinput list:

⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ GASIA GASIA USB KB Pro                  	id=9	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ PS/2+USB Mouse                          	id=11	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE	id=12	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Macintosh mouse button emulation        	id=13	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                   	id=3	[master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard             	id=5	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=6	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=7	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ GASIA GASIA USB KB Pro                  	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ HID 04d9:a02a                           	id=10	[slave  keyboard (3)]

and xinput list-props is:

Device 'WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE':
	Device Enabled (125):	1
	Device Accel Profile (244):	0
	Device Accel Constant Deceleration (245):	1.000000
	Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (247):	1.000000
	Device Accel Velocity Scaling (248):	10.000000

I've just found an interesting thing... it's kind of working in GIMP if I set the extended input device of WALTOP to screen (pls see attached pict), but I still can't use the pointer to click on any functional icons nor menus....

[Favux]

The output is a little strange. I don't think it is on the WizardPen driver or the evdev driver. It looks like it is on a mouse driver.

We need to look at Xorg.0.log in /var/log. Right click on it and compress it with Create Archive. Attach it to your next post with Manage Archives below.

Did you install the WizardPen driver with DoctorMO's PPA and reboot?

[artspace]

The output is a little strange. I don't think it is on the WizardPen driver or the evdev driver. It looks like it is on a mouse driver.

We need to look at Xorg.0.log in /var/log. Right click on it and compress it with Create Archive. Attach it to your next post with Manage Archives below.

Did you install the WizardPen driver with DoctorMO's PPA and reboot?

Yes I used the DoctorMO's PPA and rebooted. The xorg.0.log is attached.

Thanks again!

[Favux]

Sure.

The Xorg.0.log looks good:

(II) config/udev: Adding input device WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE (/dev/input/event7)
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: Applying InputClass "evdev tablet catchall"
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: Applying InputClass "wizardpen"
(II) LoadModule: "wizardpen"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/wizardpen_drv.so
(II) Module wizardpen: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 0.7.3
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event7"
(--) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: MaxX:7200 MaxY:5400 MaxZ:1023
(--) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: aspect ratio:1.33:1
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE is in absolute mode
(II) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: ScreenX = 1280, ScreenY = 1024
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: TopX                   = 0
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: TopY                   = 0
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: BottomX                = 7200
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: BottomY                = 5400
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: TopZ    (min pressure) = 0
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: BottomZ (max pressure) = 1023
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE" (type: WizardPen Tablet)
(II) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE Increment: 5
(II) config/udev: Adding input device WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE (/dev/input/mouse2)
(**) WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE: Ignoring device from InputClass "wizardpen ignore mouse dev"

Was that the entire xinput list-props "WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE" output?

Let's try setting a minimum pressure threshold:

Section "InputClass"
   Identifier "wizardpen"
   MatchIsTablet "on"
#   MatchVendor "UC-LOGIC|KYE Systems|Ace Cad"
   MatchProduct "WALTOP|Waltop"
   MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
   Driver "wizardpen"
	Option		"TopZ"		"15"  # pressure threshold
	Option		"TopX"		"0"
	Option		"TopY"		"0"
	Option		"BottomX"	"7200"
	Option		"BottomY"	"5400"
EndSection
Section "InputClass"
   Identifier "wizardpen ignore mouse dev"
   MatchIsTablet "on"
#   MatchVendor "UC-LOGIC|KYE Systems|Ace Cad"
   MatchProduct "WALTOP|Waltop"
   MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/mouse*"
   Option "Ignore" "yes"
EndSection

[artspace]

Thank you so much Favux!

I've tried the minimum pressure threshold but still no change....

Yes that was the entire xinput list-props "WALTOP International Corp. PEN-INPUT DEVICE" output.... looks very short right?

It's about noon time here in Taiwan and I guess it's must be mid-night in your place...

[Favux]

Yep, I'm about to pass out.

Well try increasing it to 5% and 10%, ~50 and ~100. I doubt that will work though.

You seem to be getting a button press without a release. So either your tablet doesn't work quite right with the WizardPen driver or the usb hid kernel driver for the Waltop tablet changed a little recently. Try rebooting several times and see if that "shakes" things out.

You are correct to set the Gimp extended input to screen for the stylus. That's what it should be for it to work in Gimp or Inkscape. But it should allow you to select icons and menus.

Another thought is to try the Aiptek driver (xserver-xorg-input-aiptek). A couple of Waltop users have reported it works for them. The Aiptek driver package doesn't come with a 50-aiptek.conf though. You have to make one.

[artspace]

I'll try the Aiptek driver later and will report the result here...

This digitizer works just fine with Window XP and Mac OSX, so I believe there must be some way to get it work on Ubuntu!

Thank you again Favux and it is so good having you here to help us!!

**Have a nice sleep~~~~

[artspace]

It works now!!!!

I increase the pressure to above 50 and everything works great now!

Thank you Favux!! You've saved my life!

[Favux]

Excellent!

How far above 50 did you go? In other words what number worked?

And thank you for the feedback. Now we know some Waltop tablets on the WizardPen driver need a pressure Threshold (TopZ) above 50. So over 4.8% of the available pressure levels.

The Wacom driver defaults to 27 but it first normalizes pressure levels to 2047. So it is set at 1.3%. And that might be too low for some Waltops.

[artspace]

Excellent!

How far above 50 did you go? In other words what number worked?

And thank you for the feedback. Now we know some Waltop tablets on the WizardPen driver need a pressure Threshold (TopZ) above 50. So over 4.8% of the available pressure levels.

The Wacom driver defaults to 27 but it first normalizes pressure levels to 2047. So it is set at 1.3%. And that might be too low for some Waltops.

I've tried 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 60, 85 and 100 - only 50+ worked (I didn't try 41-49). I'm using 60 right now since 50 can still get into a mess sometimes.

I wonder how this value would affect the drawing quality... I think it should be set as low as possible.