Hey,

This is getting well into TLDR territory.  It is very useful to write  
the summary first, then add all of the lengthy details later.

On Apr 18, 2008, at 8:41 AM, João Pais wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to configure my system to start using ubuntu (7.10). So  
> far so
> good, unbuntustudio, pd (both versions) and jack are working.
>
> I was looking into hid, but I don't have permission in udev to read
> /dev/input. I saw that there were some posts on the list about  
> this, but
> no one was either clear enough/made for ubuntu (more for debian). I
> thought, instead of loosing lots of time on myself and potentially
> becoming frustrated and destryoing my system, I ask for 5 minutes to
> someone else and potentially will waste only 1/2 hour later, and
> everything will work.
> Also in puredata.info there was nothing about this topic, even  
> though a
> great number of persons already went through these steps. I guess  
> I'll do
> a report once things are working, for the next sucke.., uh, person who
> tries to venture into this.
>
> Below are my xorg.conf and a list of my current input devs  
> (identified, as
> I could with cat /dev/input/xxx). My questions would be:
> - I'm using an ibm thinkpad with trackpoint & touchpad, + an usb wacom
> Intous3. How can I get Pd (hid) to capture the Intuous3, without the
> intous3 controlling the cursor? [The trackpoint is using the "mice"
> driver, which apparently is wrong]

Turn off the using all mice in xorg.conf, then specify each device  
you want to use as a mouse.  The rest will be ignored.  This has been  
covered before, I don't remember the details, so check the archives.

> - is it possible for the intuos3 to behave like stated in pd, but  
> like a
> normal mouse controller outside of pd? I guess not, but just wanted to
> know.

probably not.

> - did anyone got the side pads and buttons of the Intuos3 to work?  
> I saw
> few documentation in the net about it. I got the pads on my  
> xorg.conf, but
> I have no program that can test it for now.

If it works with X, it should work with [hid].

.hc

>
> I guess that might be it for now. Thanks for you r help.
>
> Joao
>
>
> PS: when this is finished, my next step will be the rme multiface. are
> there any good pages to look at that?
>
>
> -- XORG.CONF --
>
> # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
> #
> # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool,
> using
> # values from the debconf database.
> #
> # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
> # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> #
> # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades
> *only*
> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver- 
> xorg
> # package.
> #
> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically
> updated
> # again, run the following command:
> #   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
>
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>       Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>       Driver          "kbd"
>       Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>       Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
>       Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
>       Option          "XkbLayout"     "de"
> EndSection
>
> # Konfiguration für Thinkpad Synaptic Mittelknopf
> Section "InputDevice"
>       Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>       Driver          "mouse"
>       Option          "CorePointer"
>       Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>       Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
>       Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>       Option          "EmulateWheel"          "true"
>       Option          "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
>       Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
> EndSection
>
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>       Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
>       Driver          "synaptics"
>       Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
>       Option          "Device"        "/dev/psaux"
>       Option          "Protocol"      "auto-dev"
>       Option          "HorizEdgeScroll"       "0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>       Driver          "wacom"
>       Identifier      "stylus"
>       Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
>       Option          "Type"  "stylus"
>       Option "USB" "on"
>       # Option                "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>       Driver          "wacom"
>       Identifier      "eraser"
>       Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
>       Option          "Type"  "eraser"
>       Option "USB" "on"
>       # Option                "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>       Driver          "wacom"
>       Identifier      "cursor"
>       Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
>       Option          "Type"  "cursor"
>       Option "USB" "on"
>       # Option                "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Driver "wacom"
> Identifier "pad"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
> Option "Type" "pad"
> Option "USB" "on" # USB ONLY
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>       Identifier      "Default Layout"
>    screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
>       Inputdevice     "Generic Keyboard"
>       Inputdevice     "Configured Mouse"
>       
>       # Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet - gemacht
>               InputDevice     "stylus"        "AlwaysCore"
>               InputDevice     "cursor"        "AlwaysCore"
>               InputDevice     "eraser"        "AlwaysCore"
>               InputDevice     "pad"   "SendCoreEvents"
>       Inputdevice     "Synaptics Touchpad"
> EndSection
> Section "Module"
>       Load            "glx"
>       Load            "GLcore"
>       Load            "v4l"
> EndSection
> Section "device" #
>       Identifier      "device1"
>       Boardname       "ati"
>       Busid           "PCI:1:0:0"
>       Driver          "ati"
>       Screen  1
>       Option          "MergedFB"      "off"
> EndSection
> Section "ServerFlags"
> EndSection
>
>
>
>
>
> -- LIST OF DEVICES --
> /dev/input/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     80 2008-04-18 11:10 by-id
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root    200 2008-04-18 11:10 by-path
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 64 2008-04-18 11:10 event0
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 65 2008-04-18 11:10 event1
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 66 2008-04-18 11:10 event2
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 67 2008-04-18 11:10 event3
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 68 2008-04-18 11:10 event4
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 69 2008-04-18 11:10 event5
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 70 2008-04-18 11:11 event6
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 71 2008-04-18 11:11 event7
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 72 2008-04-18 11:11 event8
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 63 2008-04-18 13:10 mice -- TRACKPOINT
> + TOUCHPAD
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 32 2008-04-18 13:10 mouse0
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 33 2008-04-18 11:10 mouse1
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 34 2008-04-18 11:10 mouse2
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 35 2008-04-18 11:10 mouse3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      6 2008-04-18 11:10 wacom -> event3
>
> /dev/input/by-id
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10 usb-Tablet_PTZ-630-event- 
> mouse
> -> ../event3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10 usb-Tablet_PTZ-630-mouse ->
> ../mouse1
>
> /dev/input/by-path
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10
> pci-0000:00:1d.1-usb-0:1:1.0-event-mouse -> ../event3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10
> pci-0000:00:1d.1-usb-0:1:1.0-mouse -> ../mouse1
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10 platform-i8042-serio-0- 
> event-kbd
> -> ../event1          -- KEYBOARD
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10
> platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse -> ../event4       -- TOUCHPAD
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10 platform-i8042-serio-1- 
> mouse ->
> ../mouse2             -- TOUCHPAD
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10
> platform-i8042-serio-2-event-mouse -> ../event5       -- TRACKPOINT
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10 platform-i8042-serio-2- 
> mouse ->
> ../mouse3             -- TRACKPOINT
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-04-18 11:10 platform-pcspkr-event- 
> spkr ->
> ../event2
>
>
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