How-To: Wacom Volito

[Darkon]

This how-to currently works for FC 3 & 4 (PM me if it doesn't ^^)

Short version:
Replace the default X.org wacom_drv.o driver module with LinuxWacom's prebuilt one and modify xorg.conf


Long version:
1. Get LinuxWacom driver package from here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linuxwacom/)

2. cd to the directory you downloaded the package to (in my case, homedir)

3. Extract files from tar

tar xvjf linuxwacom-*.tar.bz2


4. Login as root using the "su -" command.

5. Backup the original wacom_drv.o

mv /usr/X11R6/lib/input/modules/wacom_drv.o /usr/X11R6/lib/input/modules/wacom_drv.o_original

You can rename it to whatever you want, of course.

6. Copy the new prebuilt wacom_drv.o to it's place

cp linuxwacom-*/prebuilt/wacom_drv.o_6.8k2.6 /usr/X11R6/lib/input/modules/wacom_drv.o


7. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to include bolded sections:



Section "ServerLayout"
...
InputDevice "Wacom Stylus" "AlwaysCore"
InputDevice "Wacom Mouse" "AlwaysCore"
...
EndSection

...

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0" (might be mouse1 or mouse2)
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Wacom Stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "USB" "on"
Option "Threshold" "10"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Wacom Mouse"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "USB" "on"
EndSection



Your regular mouse path must be /dev/input/mouseX, because linuxwacom conflicts with /dev/input/mice path somehow. I can't explain that technical mumbojumbo, it just wont work with that.

8. Log out/restart X and hope for the best :P

[laurens]

Thank you so much!!! I thought I had tried everything to get it to work. Even completely recompiled my kernel :) I have now changed /dev/input/mice in my xorg.conf and it works like a charm. You made my day!

[Darkon]

Works in FC3 too. You just need to use the new wacom_drv.o_6.8k2.6 module.

Edit: FC3 has new /dev/input/wacom node for wacom tablets, sweet! Mouse must still be mouseX though...