Re: hp tc4200 tablet pen input howto?

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:03:12 -0700, prad wrote:

> i'm running debian squeeze stable and according to this:

(...)

> http://www.spencerstirling.com/computergeek/wacom.html
> 
> i should be able to get the tablet to work.
> 
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom
> xinput
> hal
> are all installed.
> 
> however, whenever i try to do something with xinput i get:
> 
> Unable to connect to X server

How are you running "xinput"? Are you inside an X session?
 
> i got the impression that xinput will help me configure the tablet so
> the pen will work?
> 
> i tried the tablet on ubuntu live and the pen worked right away.
> 
> what do i need to do?

I would also take a look into your "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" to check if the 
Xorg server has detected and configured the device properly.

Greetings,

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Camaleón