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#title Example Lines for /etc/X11/xorg.conf for Wacom tablets

Example Lines for /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This section is intended as a complement to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wacom, in order to help users configure Wacom tablets in /etc/X11/xorg.conf when needed. Please note that in Ubuntu 8.04 and newer, xorg.conf is less and less used in favour of other methods, and editing xorg.conf manually is a risky business (you can easily hose X). Having an example xorg.conf from an older release of Ubuntu on your hardware can be a great help.

For an LTSP client, update the /usr/bin/dexconf script instead, this is run at boot time to generate a new xorg.conf configuration file, and so any changes made to xorg.conf are lost on reboot.

In Ubuntu 9.04 beta (Jaunty Jackalope)

In Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

The InputDevice Sections

The ServerLayout Section

Create the section as follows:

Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier    "Default Layout"
  Screen        "Default Screen"
  InputDevice   "stylus"  "SendCoreEvents"
  InputDevice   "eraser"  "SendCoreEvents"
  InputDevice   "cursor"  "SendCoreEvents" # For non-LCD tablets only
  InputDevice   "pad"                      # For Intuos3/CintiqV5/Graphire4/Bamboo tablets
# InputDevice   "touch"   "SendCoreEvents" # Only a few TabletPCs support this type
EndSection

If you experience difficulties after creating this section, consult your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file for details of errors during the last running of X.

Serial Tablet and Tablet PC Users

In Ubuntu Versions Before Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Tips

Disabling Input Hotplug Through HAL for Your Wacom Tablet

Disabling Input Hotplug Through HAL for All Devices In Ubuntu 8.10

History


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