Cintiq 12WX, OpenSuse 11.0, and much pain and suffering
| linuxLet that be a lesson to me: Always blog solutions to problems. The cost of doing so is not just time wasted solving things again, but also the frustration of knowing I’d solved the problem before and if I had just taken a few extra minutes to share what I knew… GRR.
When I upgraded to OpenSuse 11 on the desktop at home, I forgot to back up my X11 configuration files: the Nvidia-Twinview-Cintiq12WX configuration I’d laboriously pieced together from fragments on the Internet and lots of troubleshooting.
ARGH.
Anyway, here it is, so I don’t lose it again: my xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "pad"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection
Section "Files"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
InputDevices "/dev/input/wacom"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "type1"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "freetype"
Load "vbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Driver "kbd"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Buttons" "9"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "Razer Diamondback Optical Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Mode" "Absolute"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "USB" "on" # USB ONLY
Option "ScreenNo" "0"
Option "TwinView" "horizontal"
Option "TVResolution" "1280x800,1600x1200"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Mode" "Absolute"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "USB" "on" # USB ONLY
Option "ScreenNo" "0"
Option "TwinView" "horizontal"
Option "TVResolution" "1280x800,1600x1200"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "USB" "on" # USB ONLY
Option "ScreenNo" "0"
Option "TwinView" "horizontal"
Option "TVResolution" "1280x800,1600x1200"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "pad"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "pad"
Option "USB" "on" # USB ONLY
Option "ScreenNo" "0"
Option "TwinView" "horizontal"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "DELL"
ModelName "D1626HT"
DisplaySize 388 291
HorizSync 30.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "VideoCard"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVidia"
BoardName "GeForce 6800 GT"
Option "TwinView" "true"
Option "MetaModes" "1600x1200,1280x800"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31-107"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-75"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "VideoCard"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31-107"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-75"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
Option "MetaModes" "1600x1200,1280x800"
Option "TwinView" "on"
EndSection
Getting back to the xorg.conf above was a bit of a pain. First I needed to get the nvidia drivers working again, which was a matter of adding the repository and downloading the RPMs. Then I needed to get the dual-monitor setup. I was running into all sorts of problems with it, and I must’ve tried configuring TwinView from scratch at least five times. Then I noticed I had an xorg.conf.twinview in my home directory, so I copied that and used it as a basis. Progress! The screen on the Cintiq started working as a proper screen again.
I had been having problems with the wacomcpl in OpenSuse 11 (Error: unknown device “stylus” or it is currently a core device), so I recompiled the drivers from the Linux Wacom Project. While trying to recompile the driver, I discovered that the kernel-source installed on my system… didn’t have the source files. Pfft.
After much poking around, I threw up my hands and downloaded the kernel source code that matched my system, copied the appropriate config file from /boot as the kernel source code directory’s .config, and started “make oldconfig; make”.
After make had set up the directory tree, I switched back to the linuxwacom drivers and ran “./configure –with-kernel=
Then it was a matter of more TwinView poking around to get the tablet confined to just one screen instead of being mapped to two. With a lot of fiddling, I finally got it to work.
Now it’s Sunday evening and I’m grumpy from an entire afternoon spent dealing with hardware issues, so I’m in no mood to write our annual updates. I’ll probably feel much better after the Chicken Maryland we’ve planned for dinner, though. =) And after some cat cuddling. Cats are nice and warm.
All that griping aside, I’d still rather use Linux than Microsoft Windows for stuff like this. =)
7 comments
Sacha Chua
2008-12-14T23:56:45ZThis xorg.conf works out even better. It puts my screen on the right and lets me use the tablet for both screens.
Mike Wilson
2008-12-15T03:00:57ZThe magic phrase in your head that should tip off the little red flag saying 'blog this' is "that was obvious. This will never happen to me again."
Reminds me of why I keep my whole ~/emacs/ and .emacs in a zip file someplace strange on my server (mpwilson.com) (no, it's not findable ;) 'cause I KNOW what'll happen eventually.
Walter
2008-12-17T12:24:35ZHi Sacha!
Have you read that Opensuse 11.1 will be available tomorrow ?
Regards,
Walter
Sacha Chua
2008-12-17T18:35:53ZIt figures. Just as I've sorted things out... <laugh>
Victor
2008-12-17T14:46:27ZSacha - I'm curious what software you use with the Cintiq12WX in Linux and how many of its inherent features does it support (levels of pressure sensitivity, rotation, inclination, etc)?
Sacha Chua
2008-12-17T18:37:10ZSomeday I will be enough of an artist to make the most of pressure sensitivity, inclination, and other goodies. =)
In the meantime, I'm just _thrilled_ to do vector drawing in Inkscape and the occasional bit of photo retouching in the Gimp. Rumor has it that you can get pressure sensitivity worked out, and wacdump prints out all the inclination data, so I suspect more serious artists can make their Cintiqs really dance.
Stan Fraser
2009-10-23T14:30:36ZThe section
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Driver "kbd"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us" changed to "gb"
Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
was a great help as changing the keyboard was messing up SAX. changing the displays to the wrong res
Have printed my working xorg.conf file out and filed it away because I'm sure to need it again
Thanks