wacom tablet not propperly functioning

[mayhew]

I have a usb wacom tablet (inutos 9x12)
it is able to work as a pointer even when xsetwacom dosen't display devices
when used in gimp or xournal i can activate/configure extended options, but when using the pen i can't switch between tip and eraser.
i can switch between mouse and tablet in gimp.

any advice?
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[Roman_Gruber]

i hardly use my wacom tablet.

what i remember evdev / wacom input devices or useflags.

there used to be some howtos on the net how to deal with it. also do not forget to set the kernel correct (which changed over time)

e.g. also this is needed

[mayhew]

Ive got the Libwacom and xf86-input-wacom. I never ran into this problem on my serial wacom systems.
also xsetwacom --list devices shows no devices. if i could prevent any other programs from handling the wacom device i should be able to set it up with xorg.conf but i don't know what's controlling the wacom device.
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[Roman_Gruber]

did you check the homepage of the project? you see it on my post. check there for the recommendations or any linux for their recommendation for config files for your hardware

[mayhew]

I removed my xorg.conf lines and put 50-wacom.conf in xorg.conf.d. now xsetwacom --list devices shows 3 devices stylus, eraser, cursor. however in gimp and xournal even with proper settings the eraser tip cant be used as an alternate device. it uses the same tool settings as the pen (or the pen and eraser behave like the cursor, cant tell)

I think somthing is configuring the device before xorg. but am unsure how to find out. i know without 50-wacom.conf and/or any wacom configurations in xorg.conf that the device functions as a generic pointer with both eraser point and pen point behaving exactly the same way even in gimp or xournal (as mentioned above)

what could be configuring the tablet as a input device before xorg?
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[mayhew]

heres a snippit from dmesg just after a boot.