xp-pen g430 drivers

**methana** · June 6th, 2016

I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 (before that I used Windows) and I can't get my drawing tablet to work.
I saw that in Ubuntu there are Wacom drivers pre-installed, but nothing about this tablet.
I tried installing drivers for windows trough wine, but it does not work.
Is there is a chance for me to still use this tablet? Because I really don't want to buy a new one.

**PinkShinyRose** · November 19th, 2016

Are you still interested in using it? I don't own the tablet so I cannot try, but an aliexpress review dated 30th of october mentioned they got it to work with this.

EDIT: I'm still not sure if people read this, but since it was rather annoying to find this out I'm editing my post, just in case. I bought the tablet too and got it to work on Linux Mint 17.3-mate-64bit with the Yakkety 4.8 kernel. It's not ubuntu, but should be sufficiently similar to Trusty for this to work in Ubuntu.

I got it to work by:
1. Compiling and installing the wizardpen driver from launchpad (version 0.8.1)

2. Adding

Code:

#XP-pen G430
ENV{ID_VENDOR_ID}=="28bd", ENV{ID_MODEL_ID}=="0075", ENV{x11_driver}="wizardpen", ENV{ID_MODEL}="stylus"

to /etc/udev/rules.d/67-xorg-wizardpen.rules, after the last UC-Logic device entry. (the file is generated when installing the driver using make install; I got the modelnumber using cat /proc/bus/input/devices)

3. Changing /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/70-wizardpen.conf to

Code:

Section "InputClass"
   Identifier "stylus"
   MatchIsTablet "on"
   MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
   MatchVendor "UGTABLET"
   MatchTag "wizardpen"
   Driver "wizardpen"
   Option          "Device"       "/dev/input/by-id/usb-UGTABLET_TABLET_G3_4x3-event-mouse"
   Option          "TopX"          "518"
   Option          "TopY"          "735"
   Option          "BottomX"       "32767"
   Option          "BottomY"       "32767"
EndSection
Section "InputClass"
   Identifier "wizardpen ignore mouse dev"
   MatchIsTablet "on"
   MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/by-id/usb-UGTABLET_TABLET_G3_4x3-event-mouse"
   MatchVendor "UC-LOGIC|KYE Systems|Ace Cad|WALTOP|Waltop|UGTABLET"
   Driver ""
EndSection

Again, most of this is a copy-paste from what I linked earlier, except the "/dev/input/by-id/usb-UGTABLET_TABLET_G3_4x3-event-mouse" part, which I got from cat /proc/bus/input/devices.
(file also generated when installing the driver, I commented out the default settings instead of removing it, but that shouldn't matter).

I hope this helps someone, and otherwise at least I will know where to find this information next time.

**dasankir** · February 21st, 2017

Thanks for the info!

Just in case someone is having issues compiling Wizardpen, here is a detailed guide: https://digimend.github.io/support/h...ers/wizardpen/

**dasankir** · February 22nd, 2017

I wrote the guys at XP-pen forwarding them this post and asking for official linux support. They kindly answered:

"Thanks so much, it is very important for us. Actually, we also start developing linux driver.
When I got your mail, I also passed to our Engineer, it is very hopeful for us.
Thanks and Best Regards,
XP-Pen Team"

**NoOneRuleZ** · February 22nd, 2017

Hi,

I actually run Manjaro but since this is the first result you get when you searched "xp-pen g430 linux", I figured I'd post this here.

I had trouble getting WizardPen to work so I decided to debug the issue using https://digimend.github.io/support/h...ating_failure/ and it turns out the kernel driver works but the buttons are mapped wrong. It looks like someone fixed the issue for the G540 which also solved the problem for the G430: https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend...f381f9be0f7908

This fix will eventually be mainlined into the linux kernel so that it works out of the box but in the meantime, you can compile and install the digimend-kernel-drivers to get this tablet to work.

git clone https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers.git
cd digimend-kernel-drivers
make
sudo make install
sudo rmmod hid-kye
sudo rmmod hid-uclogic
sudo rmmod hid-huion

Reconnect the tablet or reboot and it should work.

**NoOneRuleZ** · February 24th, 2017

One thing I should add to the above is that you'll need git, a compiler (such as clang or gcc) and the kernel headers installed.

**dasankir** · March 4th, 2017

Originally Posted by NoOneRuleZ

Hi,

I actually run Manjaro but since this is the first result you get when you searched "xp-pen g430 linux", I figured I'd post this here.

I had trouble getting WizardPen to work so I decided to debug the issue using https://digimend.github.io/support/h...ating_failure/ and it turns out the kernel driver works but the buttons are mapped wrong. It looks like someone fixed the issue for the G540 which also solved the problem for the G430: https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend...f381f9be0f7908

This fix will eventually be mainlined into the linux kernel so that it works out of the box but in the meantime, you can compile and install the digimend-kernel-drivers to get this tablet to work.

git clone https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers.git
cd digimend-kernel-drivers
make
sudo make install
sudo rmmod hid-kye
sudo rmmod hid-uclogic
sudo rmmod hid-huion

Reconnect the tablet or reboot and it should work.

I don't know why but after installing the digimend-kernel-drivers when I plug the tablet the system freezes and closes the session...

**juanh5** · March 7th, 2017

can confirm PinkShinyRose 's directions work fine in ubuntu 16.04, and also in fedora 25 (though compiling was harder, i'm kind of a newbie)
THANKS!
...note that for allowing pressure sensitivity in Gimp you must configure inputs, setting UGTABLET to "screen" mode... tried to use in Krita, but there is no pressure (nor settings visible) + buggy behavior

**PinkShinyRose** · June 6th, 2017

Originally Posted by NoOneRuleZ

Hi,

I actually run Manjaro but since this is the first result you get when you searched "xp-pen g430 linux", I figured I'd post this here.

I had trouble getting WizardPen to work so I decided to debug the issue using https://digimend.github.io/support/h...ating_failure/ and it turns out the kernel driver works but the buttons are mapped wrong. It looks like someone fixed the issue for the G540 which also solved the problem for the G430: https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend...f381f9be0f7908

This fix will eventually be mainlined into the linux kernel so that it works out of the box but in the meantime, you can compile and install the digimend-kernel-drivers to get this tablet to work.

git clone https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers.git
cd digimend-kernel-drivers
make
sudo make install
sudo rmmod hid-kye
sudo rmmod hid-uclogic
sudo rmmod hid-huion

Reconnect the tablet or reboot and it should work.

Using the digimend driver as you described works for me in ubuntu-mate 17.04 (which didn't include the hid-uclogic module in the first place).

By now I first installed ubuntu-mate 16.10, but after upgrading to ubuntu-mate 17.04 wizardpen no longer worked. It was removed upon upgrading, and upon reinstalling as I did previously, my session crashed whenever I plugged in my tablet (upon plugging in I got a flickering black screen until I remove, and after the first flicker I was back at the login screen, if I left it in for a few seconds the system would freeze entirely).

**daluceson** · June 10th, 2017

i asked them when they will publish driver,

>> Hi, Do you know when are you porting 22" arstist tablet driver to linux paradise world ?

>> Dear Sir,Sorry, XP-Pen doesn’t developer the Lunix drvier, so please use it on Windows or Mac system.
Thanks and Best Regards,
XP-Pen Team

HAHAHAHAHAH. he **** my day ! i dunno what s happens during this 4 month but they change litterally opinion about driver strategy.

i didnt know it was hard to produce driver for tablet. sure is not. they should give us something . . . . choose our resolution depends of tablet wehave, and a pen calibrate, that's it. no need button.

I am very disappointed. What we can do ??? i am sad