Slackware 13 (32 bit) and Wacom Bamboo

09-26-2009

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elija

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Slackware 13 (32 bit) and Wacom Bamboo

I have downloaded and installed this slackbuild linuxwacom (0.8.3_6) (SlackBuilds.org - linuxwacom)

I have modified /etc/rc.d/rc.modules to enable the wacom driver
I have modified xorg.conf as suggested on the slackbuild - or rather the wacom project page)

When I less /proc/bus/usb/devices as root I see

Code:

T:  Bus=07 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=12  MxCh= 2
B:  Alloc= 14/900 us ( 2%), #Int=  1, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 2.06
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.29.6-smp uhci_hcd
S:  Product=UHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.1
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=255ms

T:  Bus=07 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=056a ProdID=0069 Rev= 2.00
S:  Manufacturer=WACOM
S:  Product=CTF-430 V2.0-0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr= 40mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID  ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=wacom
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   8 Ivl=10ms

By going in to /dev/input and listing the contents I can see the device appear as mouse2 when I plug it in.

modprobe -l | grep wacom produces

Code:

kernel/drivers/input/touchscreen/wacom_w8001.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/input/wacom.ko

lsusb | grep -i wacom produces

Code:

Bus 007 Device 002: ID 056a:0069 Wacom Co., Ltd

Because of the mouse2 thing in /dev/input I changed the xorg.conf so that /dev/input/wacom became /dev/input/mouse2

The appropriate piece of my xorg.conf

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
    Driver        "wacom"
    Identifier    "stylus"
    Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/mouse2"    # USB ONLY
    Option        "Type"          "stylus"
    Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Driver        "wacom"
    Identifier    "eraser"
    Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/mouse2"    # USB ONLY
    Option        "Type"          "eraser"
    Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Driver        "wacom"
    Identifier    "cursor"
    Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/mouse2"    # USB ONLY
    Option        "Type"          "cursor"
    Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
EndSection

# This section is for Intuos3, CintiqV5, Graphire4, or Bamboo
Section "InputDevice"
    Driver        "wacom"
    Identifier    "pad"
    Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/mouse2"    # USB ONLY
    Option        "Type"          "pad"
    Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
EndSection

The tablet stubbornly refuses to do anything. Where can I go from here?

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09-26-2009	#2 (permalink)
reed9 Linux Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 2,201	Never used a wacom, but here is some good information. Hopefully it will help. I notice some differences in what is described compared to what you have going on in your xorg.conf. Wacom Tablet - ArchWiki __________________ The Arch Way How to Ask Questions the Smart Way Registered Linux User #482863

09-26-2009	#3 (permalink)
elija Linux Engineer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Either at home or at work or down the pub Posts: 1,095	Interesting read, I added the static xorg stuff and then I find for each input device in Xorg.0.log EE) Wacom Bamboo1: Top/Bottom area overlaps with another devices. It shouldn't be this hard to plug in a graphics table ffs __________________ "I complement you - your facility of understatement is exceeded only by your mastery of silence, but measuring this with the word 'shame' surpasses all your previous achievements in articulation" The Fifth Continent

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