wacom and changing /dev/input/event

[marek_online]

Hi,

I use a Wacom Volito2 graphics tablet with my Kubuntu (6.06.1) laptop, and have a rather awkward time getting it to work.

I'm one of those few people who *don't* want to comment out the wacom stanzas in xorg.conf.

But here's my problem:

The volito2, a usb device, is read from /dev/input/eventX (with X being 1, 2 or 3). What is frustrating is that *which* /dev/input/event changes every time I boot the machine. It used to (on Breezy) be found at /dev/input/event3, but these days I have to use the wacdump utility to find which device it's connected to, change xorg.conf to fit and then restart x to get it working properly. (It works in mouse mode without the right input/event, but I want the full Absolute tablet mode).

I always plug it into the same usb port on the laptop. Is there any way for me to get the kernel or driver to initialise the same /dev/input/event each time?

Thanks,

M

[marek_online]

Re: wacom and changing /dev/input/event

And the answer is:

In xorg.conf, don't set the Device section to /dev/input/eventx, but rather to /dev/input/wacom, which is a symbolic link dynamically set to whichever /dev/input/eventx is appropriate at boot time, and all is well.