Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] graphire 3 on kernel 2.6.1-rc2

[Luke Q C. <lcampagn@Mines.EDU>]

In 2.6 kernels, both /dev/psaux and /dev/input/mice report events from ALL
mice detected on the system. (I think /dev/psaux is only kept for backward
compatibility). So the only way to access your mice individually is
through the /dev/input/mouseX files.

My X configuration is such that my PS/2 mouse and the wacom mouse are both
core pointers, and the stylus and eraser devices do not send any core
events at all. This seems to be the optimal configuration if you are
planning on using the GIMP with the tablet.

Here are the important sections in my XF86Config-4 file:

######## Primary mouse #################

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "mouse0"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mouse0"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "false"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

######## Wacom devices #################

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "CorePointer"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event2"
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "Mode"          "relative"
  Option        "Speed"         "2.0"
  Option        "USB"           "on"
  Option        "Threshold"     "10"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event2"
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "Mode"          "absolute"
  Option        "USB"           "on"
  Option        "Tilt"          "on"
  Option        "Threshold"     "10"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event2"
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "Mode"          "absolute"
  Option        "USB"           "on"
  Option        "Tilt"          "on"
  Option        "Threshold"     "10"
EndSection

######## Server layout #################

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "layout0"
        Screen         0 "screen0"
        InputDevice    "keyboard0"
        InputDevice    "mouse0"
        InputDevice    "stylus"
        InputDevice    "eraser"
        InputDevice    "cursor"   "AlwaysCore"
EndSection



On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Jung Pyo Hong wrote:

> Thank you for posting your progress ... I had similar difficulties and
> had given up.
>
> I am about to repeat your experience ... it would save lots of time for
> me and possible missteps by me, if you could repost the essence of the
> correct steps.
>
>
> In the following, DID YOU do it by entries in XF86Config-4 ?
> Could you post the relevant lines from the XF86Config-4 file?
>
> Thanks,
> Jung
>
>
> > From lin...@li...  Sun Jan 11 14:25:38 2004
> > Subject: Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] graphire 3 on kernel 2.6.1-rc2
> > From: Luke Q <lca...@mi...>
> > To: Carl Ekman <ca...@go...>
> > Cc: lin...@li...
>
>
> > On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 06:34, Carl Ekman wrote:
> >
> > I solved this by telling X (or GPM) to use /dev/input/mouse0 as the core
> > pointer, and specifying that the stylus and eraser should not send core
> > events.
> >
>