Error: Bad Device message

[ahurd]

The following message recurs when I try to open applications.

albert@ALBERT-KUBUNTU:~$ sudo gparted
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
======================
libparted : 1.7.1
automounting disabled

Then the application opens! What is happening. Thanks.

[Nomad]

Re: Error: Bad Device message

This only means you don't have a wacom tablet. I don't even know exactly what it is, but the warnings are completely harmless. They are even disabled by default in Gutsy, I think.

To get rid of them (as they seem to slow things down, because computer checks for devices), edit you /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and comment out thes lines in Section "ServerLayout":

InputDevice   "stylus"	"SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice   "cursor"	"SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice   "eraser"	"SendCoreEvents"

[ahurd]

Re: Error: Bad Device message

Many thanks.