Wacom Bamboo on 10.3 or 11.0 help
Michael Soibelman
tablet running. Does anybody have experience with this ? Can you tell me
how you got it to work please ? So far I looked at the Linux Wacom project
page but I'm hoping that this can be done without installing from source.
I have both 'x11-input-wacom-0.8.1-34.6'
and 'x11-input-wacom-tools-0.8.1-34.6' installed. When I run
tail -f /var/log/messages I get:
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.Sep 21 14:16:16 jupiter kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
Sep 21 14:16:23 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
uhci_hcd and address 3
Sep 21 14:16:24 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: new device found, idVendor=056a,
idProduct=0017
Sep 21 14:16:24 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: new device strings: Mfr=1,
Product=2, S erialNumber=0
Sep 21 14:16:24 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: Product: CTE-450
Sep 21 14:16:24 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Wacom Co.,Ltd.
Sep 21 14:16:24 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1
choice
So it seems that the kernel is detecting my tablet as a uhci_hcd device.
This, according to what I read at the Linux Wacom Project page is
incorrect...
TIA.
Michael Soibelman
P.S. I'm looking forward to using this in Gimp as it should help me to
produce better drawings. A trackball just doesn't work well for freehand
drawing. I've been looking forward to using a tablet for some time.
Finally got that whopping $100.00 together and made the big commitment...
:-) LOL
Clemens Ladisch
> I'm running 10.3 on my older box and want to get my just purchased 'bamboo'
> Sep 21 14:16:24 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Wacom Co.,Ltd.
> Sep 21 14:16:24 jupiter kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>
> So it seems that the kernel is detecting my tablet as a uhci_hcd device.
uhci_hcd is the USB controller driver, it just tells you that it sees
a new USB device at one of its ports. Any messages from the actual
device driver would come after that.
The driver for you tablet would be the "wacom" module, but it got Bamboo
support with kernel 2.6.23 and Bamboo1+Fun support in 2.6.25, i.e., you
need at least SUSE 11.0.
Regards,
Clemens
mochilero
> The driver for you tablet would be the "wacom" module, but it got Bamboo
> support with kernel 2.6.23 and Bamboo1+Fun support in 2.6.25, i.e., you
> need at least SUSE 11.0.
I don't know if the OP got his Bamboo working but I have a different problem
with mine. The wacom module is loaded and the Yast Hardware Information
list shows my USB optical mouse as Mouse2 and my Bamboo as Mouse1. If I
test my mouse in the Mouse Model module, it responds not only to mouse
clicks and wheel movements, it also responds to pen movement and button
clicks. So I assume so far that all is well.
My problem is that my pen is in relative mode. That is, each time I click
and drag, the pointer moves from wherever I last left it. What I want is to
put it into absolute mode so that absolute positions on the pad relate to
absolute positions on the screen. So if I move the pen to the bottom right
of the screen, I want the pointer to be at the bottom right of the screen
instantly. And if I then move it to the top left, I want the pointer to go
there in one movement.
However, I want the optical mouse to move in the same relative way that it
has always worked. Is this a case of having my cake and eating it, too?
I could live with having to run some utility to switch between using the
mouse and using the pen, but I find it quite literally a pain to have to
use the pen in relative mode. Is there a solution?
--
mochilero
Clemens Ladisch
> The wacom module is loaded and the Yast Hardware Information
> list shows my USB optical mouse as Mouse2 and my Bamboo as Mouse1. If I
> test my mouse in the Mouse Model module, it responds not only to mouse
> clicks and wheel movements, it also responds to pen movement and button
> clicks. So I assume so far that all is well.
>
> put it into absolute mode. [...]
> However, I want the optical mouse to move in the same relative way that it
> has always worked. Is this a case of having my cake and eating it, too?
You have two cakes, er, input devices, so you should be able to
configure Mouse1 to absolute mode without affecting Mouse2.
If Yast isn't able to do this, you may need to modify the xorg.conf
file. See also <http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/howto/x11>,
especially section 5.2.
HTH
Clemens
mochilero
> mochilero wrote:
>> My problem is that my pen is in relative mode. [...] What I want is to
>> put it into absolute mode. [...]
>
> you should be able to configure Mouse1 to absolute mode without
> affecting Mouse2.
Thanks. Actually, it was already configured to be in absolute mode. The
problem was that that xorg.conf wasn't set up right. Here's what I did to
get it working:
1) Ran Yast, went to Hardware, Graphics Card and Monitor (where else would I
look for tablet settings?)
2) Clicked on Tablet, chose WACOM Graphire v1-4(USB), USB Port, Absolute
mode, Add Pen, Add Eraser (it's actually a Bamboo, but this option worked)
3) Restarted X (Ctrl+Alt+Backspace twice), tablet works but in Relative mode
4) Looked in /proc/bus/input/devices, under Wacom Bamboo saw
"H: Handlers=mouse0 event2"
5) Saved /etc/X11/xorg.conf in /root/X11 then edited all lines in wacom
sections that had
Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
to say
Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
and restarted the X server and it now works OK
That is to say, it *did* work. When I rebooted today, it seemed to be back
in relative mode again. So I looked in /proc/bus/input/devices and saw
this:
"H: Handlers=mouse0 event5"
so I've edited my xorg.conf again. I haven't had time to reboot and try it
again but fingers crossed. I don't want to have to edit my xorg.conf on
every reboot, though...
--
mochilero
Clemens Ladisch
> [...]
> 4) Looked in /proc/bus/input/devices, under Wacom Bamboo saw
> "H: Handlers=mouse0 event2"
>
> 5) Saved /etc/X11/xorg.conf in /root/X11 then edited all lines in wacom
> sections that had
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
> to say
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
> and restarted the X server and it now works OK
>
> That is to say, it *did* work. When I rebooted today, it seemed to be back
> in relative mode again. So I looked in /proc/bus/input/devices and saw
> this:
> "H: Handlers=mouse0 event5"
> so I've edited my xorg.conf again.
Try looking in /dev/input/by-id/; my Slackware 12.1 has udev rules that
create non-changing device nodes in there.
HTH
Clemens
mochilero
> Try looking in /dev/input/by-id/; my Slackware 12.1 has udev rules that
> create non-changing device nodes in there.
I've looked there and found this:
usb-Wacom_Co._Ltd._MTE-450-event-mouse -> ../event3
which reflects what I found this time round when I looked
in /proc/bus/input/devices. So I know that the Bamboo is handled by event3.
And I assume that whenever I boot up, the symlink
usb-Wacom_Co._Ltd._MTE-450-event-mouse will point to the correct event.
However, what do I do with this information? I could probably hack a script
that reads this value and edits /etc/X11/xorg.conf on the fly right before
X starts up (assuming udev is up and running at this point) but this
doesn't seem like a clever way of handling the problem.
I'm also wondering why that event number might change on subsequent reboots
even though the hardware is exactly the same from one boot to the next.
--
mochilero
Clemens Ladisch
> ...
> And I assume that whenever I boot up, the symlink
> usb-Wacom_Co._Ltd._MTE-450-event-mouse will point to the correct event.
Yes.
> However, what do I do with this information?
Option "Device" "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Wacom_Co._Ltd._MTE-450-event-mouse"
> I'm also wondering why that event number might change on subsequent reboots
> even though the hardware is exactly the same from one boot to the next.
USB devices are registered asynchronously, i.e., the host controller
driver does not scan for devices when it is loaded but just waits for
the hardware to tell it that some device is connected.
Best regards,
Clemens
mochilero
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Wacom_Co._Ltd._MTE-450-event-mouse"
That simple. It's obvious now I think about it. But I wonder why it doesn't
appear this way in my xorg.conf when the Bamboo is first set up.
Thanks for this. :-)
--
mochilero
Clemens Ladisch
> Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > Option "Device" "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Wacom_Co._Ltd._MTE-450-event-mouse"
>
> That simple. It's obvious now I think about it. But I wonder why it doesn't
> appear this way in my xorg.conf when the Bamboo is first set up.
This is a very good question which you should ask SUSE.
Best regards,
Clemens