Do I still need HAL and webcamd to make a Wacom tablet work?
Mostly no big problem, but I'd really rather not rebuild xorg-server with HAL support if I don't have to.
I've tested with a Wacom Graphire4 6x8 (CTE-640) and it works like a mouse (no pressure sensitivity) with no special installing or configuring.
However,
Following all the steps in the wiki page linked above gets the tablet working but with really flakey pressure sensitivity: just getting near the pad with the pen is interpreted as a button 1 click. The only workaround I can find is using xsetwacom to set these parameters:
But the pen still gets stuck down every once in a while drawing.
Also the PAD has buttons and a scroll wheel which do not work. Might have something to do with this:
Booting with the tablet attached, it doesn't work and I get this:
After pluggin and unplugging the tablet:
Mostly no big problem, but I'd really rather not rebuild xorg-server with HAL support if I don't have to.
I've tested with a Wacom Graphire4 6x8 (CTE-640) and it works like a mouse (no pressure sensitivity) with no special installing or configuring.
However,
xsetwacom list devices and libwacom-list-local-devices find nothing until I rebuild the xorg-server with HAL. And, of course, the tablet does not work.Following all the steps in the wiki page linked above gets the tablet working but with really flakey pressure sensitivity: just getting near the pad with the pen is interpreted as a button 1 click. The only workaround I can find is using xsetwacom to set these parameters:
Code:
xsetwacom set "usbhid stylus" Mode Relative
xsetwacom set "usbhid stylus" TapTime 700
xsetwacom set "usbhid stylus" PressureCurve 5 0 100 95
xsetwacom set "usbhid stylus" Threshold 220But the pen still gets stuck down every once in a while drawing.
Also the PAD has buttons and a scroll wheel which do not work. Might have something to do with this:
Booting with the tablet attached, it doesn't work and I get this:
Code:
>xsetwacom list devices
usbhid stylus id: 6 type: PADAfter pluggin and unplugging the tablet:
Code:
>xsetwacom list devices
usbhid stylus id: 6 type: STYLUS
usbhid eraser id: 7 type: ERASER
usbhid cursor id: 8 type: CURSOR