On May 20, 2009, at 12:36 PM, patrick wrote:

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[hid] works with wacoms in Linux, it is just that Debian and Ubuntu
have been working on tightening up the security with each new
release, so you have to go thru extra tricks to get data via HID
for something other than the X server. I don't know the latest
tricks, anyone?

exactly! i have a Wacom Graphire 2 (USB) and everything is working
with Ubuntu Jaunty (HAL, .fdi) for example in Gimp pressure is
working. BUT [hid] doesn't output. i can see the device (/dev/input/ event6 for example) and the features.

i am root so i should be able to poll the tablet, but i guess X11 is
taking the control... anyone?

pat

IIRC, I think X or whatever process is opening the devices as
exclusive. Perhaps if you change your X config so that X doesn't use
the wacom, then you'll get events. Do you get events from cat'ing the
device? I.e:

cat /dev/input/event5

.hc

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