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Kernel configuration

This configuration has been tested with both kernel branches 2.2.x >= 2.2.19 and 2.4.x >= 2.4.3 with full success:

• you need to activate the USB support with
  • input core event
  • mouse
  • human interface device
  • and of course: wacom intuos/graphire tablet
• so you should have these modules:
  • evdev
  • mousedev
  • wacom
  • hid
  • input
  • usb-uhci or usb-xxxx it depends on your USB controller
  • usbcore

XFree86 configuration

• Version 3.3.x

  Download the module and put it in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules or if different in ModulePath, then edit your XF86Config and add these lines:

  Section "Module"
      Load "xf86WacomUSB.so"
  EndSection

  [...]

  Section "XInput"
  		
     # SubSection "Mouse"		#	<-- uncomment this if you have an USB mouse
     #    DeviceName "USB Mice"
     #    Protocol "IMPS/2"
     #    Port "/dev/input/mice"	#	<-- use this device instead of event0 to separate tablet and mouse
     #    AlwaysCore
     # EndSubSection
     
     SubSection "WacomStylus"
        Port "/dev/input/event0"
        DeviceName "Stylus"
        Mode Absolute		#	<-- tablet field occupies all the dedicated space
        DebugLevel 0
     EndSubSection
     
     SubSection "WacomCursor"
        Port "/dev/input/event0"
        DeviceName "Cursor"
        Mode Relative		#	<-- normal mode for using mouse
     EndSubSection
     
     SubSection "WacomEraser"
        Port "/dev/input/event0"
        DeviceName "Eraser"
        Mode Absolute
     EndSubSection
     
  EndSubsection

• Version 4.x

  Download the module and put it in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules or if different in ModulePath, then edit your XF86Config-4 and add these lines:

  Section "Module"
     [...]
     Load	"xf86WacomUSB-4.so"
  EndSection

  [...]

  Section "InputDevice"
     Identifier "gstylus"
     Driver "graphireusb"
     Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
     Option "Mode" "Absolute"
     Option "Type" "gstylus"
     Option "Suppress" "30"
  EndSection
  
  Section "InputDevice"
     Identifier "geraser"
     Driver "graphireusb"
     Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
     Option "Mode" "Absolute"
     Option "Type" "geraser"
     Option "Suppress" "30"
  EndSection
  
  Section "InputDevice"
     Identifier "gmouse"
     Driver "graphireusb"
     Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
     Option "Mode" "relative"
     Option "Type" "gmouse"
     Option "Suppress" "30"
  EndSection

  [...]

  Section "ServerLayout"
     [...]
     InputDevice "gstylus" ""	#	<-- Replace "" with "AlwaysCore" if you want to use stylus as mouse
     InputDevice "geraser" ""
     InputDevice "gmouse" ""
  EndSection

  Don't forget to use /dev/input/mice for your USB mouse !!

And now?

Start your X server and check for error messages, if none it may be OK, launch Gimp and open the "Input Devices" dialog box to define usage of each Wacom devices, I advice to put them all in "window" mode. Create a new blank work and open the "Device Status" dialog box, you just have to drag and drop tools or colors in front of the appropriate device.

Have Fun...

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Last modifications: Wed Aug 15 21:49:57 2001

Laurent Hofer, Ayoros, ayoros@phear.org This document is covered by the GNU FDL