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  1. #11
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    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    Hi Don_Dragon,

    Well unfortunately sometimes we have to break things to learn.

    With the caveat that the 10-wacom.conf and xorg.conf.d are still very new and I am not 100% on the syntax:

    Those are three full xorg.conf sections and the syntax is a little different in xorg.conf.d. So I'm not too surprised that broke X. But as near as I can tell the options are the same.

    So in 10-wacom.conf you'll see 3 sections, the wacom usb, the wacom serial, and the N-trig. We want the wacom usb, correct? So add the options to that section or snippet. I think it would look like:
    Code:
    Section "InputClass"
    	Identifier "Wacom class"
    # WALTOP needs a patched kernel driver, that isn't in mainline lk yet,
    # so for now just let it fall through and be picked up by evdev instead.
    #	MatchProduct "Wacom|WALTOP|WACOM"
    	MatchProduct "Wacom|WACOM"
    	MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    	Driver "wacom"
    	Option "Twinview" "horizontal"
    	Option "ScreenNo" "0"
    EndSection
    If you want to go the xorg.conf route I need to see your current, working xorg.conf.

  2. #12

    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    Alas, I've kept hacking at it, but either the wacom stops working, or I simply don't see any change. Unless something else comes up, I guess we may as well try the xorg.conf route. My current set up is as follows.

    Code:
    # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
    # nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd@yellow)  Fri Apr  9 11:51:21 UTC 2010
    
    Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Layout0"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Files"
    EndSection
    
    Section "InputDevice"
        # generated from default
        Identifier     "Mouse0"
        Driver         "mouse"
        Option         "Protocol" "auto"
        Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
        Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    EndSection
    
    Section "InputDevice"
        # generated from default
        Identifier     "Keyboard0"
        Driver         "kbd"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
        # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
        Identifier     "Monitor0"
        VendorName     "Unknown"
        ModelName      "Samsung SyncMaster"
        HorizSync       30.0 - 81.0
        VertRefresh     56.0 - 60.0
        Option         "DPMS"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Device"
        Identifier     "Device0"
        Driver         "nvidia"
        VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
        BoardName      "GeForce 9800 GT"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier     "Screen0"
        Device         "Device0"
        Monitor        "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth    24
        Option         "TwinView" "1"
        Option         "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +1920+0"
        SubSection     "Display"
            Depth       24
        EndSubSection
    EndSection

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    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    OK, could you tell me what Wacom tablet you have? Also what devices does it have?

    Stylus; stylus buttons, how many?; eraser; cursor (the Wacom tablet mouse); pad (buttons on the tablet).

    Your current xorg.conf has some sections Lucid doesn't need. Are you sure you use Xinerama in "ServerLayout"? Did you configure the video setup through the Nvidia control panel?

  4. #14

    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    I'm using a USB 6X8 intuos 3 with two finger pads and 8 buttons. Standard Stylus has 2 buttons. It also has an eraser, which never worked in Ubuntu until 10.04.

    Technically, I use Twinview, configured from the Nvidia panel, but I did try out a few configurations, including Xinerama.


    Thanks for the help BTW. Every time I switch to a new version of Ubuntu, I always have a few bugs to squash. Networking, unknown monitor, etc. I usually find my way by learning from other people's struggles with similar bugs, but this time, I seem to be among the early birds facing this problem.

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    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    Hi Don_Dragon,

    You're welcome. Hope we get this working.
    I seem to be among the early birds facing this problem.
    Yep, looks like.

    Ok, an Intous3. I found and brushed the dust off my old sample Intuos3 xorg.conf. Made some minor modifications for Lucid and incorporated it into yours. Also added the screen localization lines.

    My guess is that the "0" in:
    Code:
        Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    is Boolean for off, so maybe we should comment that line out in "ServerLayout", i.e.:
    Code:
    #    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    Remember to back up your current working xorg.conf and be prepared to restore the back up from the command line as this might break X.
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    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    Well, the good news is that nothing broke beyond a quick repair or two. The bad news is that things are really not working out as planned. No matter what options I mess with, the Wacom seems almost insensitive to change when it comes to monitors (I even changed twinview to vertical for kicks, to no visible effect)

    One interesting discovery is that when I switch the ScreenNo to "1", and reboot, the wacom's cursor appears at the very edge of my second monitor, stuck there, as if setting it to zero somehow encompasses both screens, perhaps causing the problem in the first place.

    According to the Nvidia settings, both screens are set up as Screen number 0, but are set as display DFP-1, and DFP-0

    I've tried renaming the second monitor as 1 in xorg.conf, and succeeded in doing little more then breaking xorg.

    Perhaps there is some way of differentiating the monitors?

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    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    Hey Guys, I thought I'd just jump in this thread and mention that I have managed to change the button order of a wacom pen; switching the right-click and middle-click around.

    First getting:
    Code:
    $ xsetwacom list
    Wacom Intuos3 6x8 eraser ERASER    
    Wacom Intuos3 6x8 cursor CURSOR    
    Wacom Intuos3 6x8 pad PAD       
    Wacom Intuos3 6x8 STYLUS
    Then:
    Code:
    $ xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos3 6x8" Button3 2
    $ xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos3 6x8" Button2 3
    Of course, this will all reset when you reboot ubuntu. It's worth automating these lines at startup.

    I'm just posting here because this is one of the more popular threads about configuring wacoms in lynx, thanks to the title no doubt, and it took me ages to search for enough information to work this out.

  8. #18

    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    Interesting. I had stumbled across the command line route, but hadn't really considered automating it as a workaround. I have to admit I wouldn't know if it could solve my problem, as its now become clear that under Twinview both screens are currently recognized as being screen 0, making it nearly impossible to separate them, no matter the place I insert code, or commands. Anyone have any idea on how to separate them?

    Here's my current xorg.conf

    Code:
    # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
    # nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd@yellow)  Fri Apr  9 11:51:21 UTC 2010
    
    Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Layout0"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Files"
    EndSection
    
    Section "InputDevice"
        # generated from default
        Identifier     "Mouse0"
        Driver         "mouse"
        Option         "Protocol" "auto"
        Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
        Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    EndSection
    
    Section "InputDevice"
        # generated from default
        Identifier     "Keyboard0"
        Driver         "kbd"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
        # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
        Identifier     "Monitor0"
        VendorName     "Unknown"
        ModelName      "Samsung SyncMaster"
        HorizSync       30.0 - 81.0
        VertRefresh     56.0 - 60.0
        Option         "DPMS"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Device"
        Identifier     "Device0"
        Driver         "nvidia"
        VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
        BoardName      "GeForce 9800 GT"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier     "Screen0"
        Device         "Device0"
        Monitor        "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth    24
        Option         "TwinView" "1"
        Option         "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +1920+0"
        SubSection     "Display"
            Depth       24
        EndSubSection
    EndSection

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    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    After plugging the tablet and reboot it works out of the box. Only the keys making some trouble. They always set the pointer to the upper left corner of the screen. Running several xsetwacom commands i changed the buttons to my need. Only the "touch ring" wont work. I can set it to every core key but it don't work. I just want to have it as a normal scroll wheel. So does anyone has the right settings for me?
    Code:
    janmalte@desktop:~$ xinput --list
    ⎡ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
    ⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
    ⎜   ↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter               id=9    [slave  pointer  (2)]
    ⎜   ↳ Wacom Intuos4 6x9 eraser                  id=10   [slave  pointer  (2)]
    ⎜   ↳ Wacom Intuos4 6x9 cursor                  id=11   [slave  pointer  (2)]
    ⎜   ↳ Wacom Intuos4 6x9 pad                     id=12   [slave  pointer  (2)]
    ⎜   ↳ Wacom Intuos4 6x9                         id=13   [slave  pointer  (2)]
    ⎜   ↳ Macintosh mouse button emulation          id=14   [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)]
        ↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter               id=8    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    
    janmalte@desktop:~$ xsetwacom --list 
    Wacom Intuos4 6x9 eraser ERASER    
    Wacom Intuos4 6x9 cursor CURSOR    
    Wacom Intuos4 6x9 pad PAD       
    Wacom Intuos4 6x9 STYLUS
    This one don't work as expected:
    Code:
    janmalte@desktop:~$ xsetwacom set 'Wacom Intuos4 6x9 pad' AbsWDn "+ "
    janmalte@desktop:~$ xsetwacom set 'Wacom Intuos4 6x9 pad' AbsWUp "- "

  10. #20

    Re: Configuring A Wacom Tablet In Lucid Lynx (i.e., Area)

    I've been offered a nifty little workaround on my other thread. For now, its solved my problem.

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1461978

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