Wacom discussion from general

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@low quiver

so lsusb
see if it registers
from 'lsusb' you'll have the devices like 1234:5678 some_cardboard_box_device
then with sudo dmesg
you grep filter it with

sudo dmesg | grep 1234
and it'll show what the device is doing in the backend

like you said

[low quiver]

yeah just to get an idea if its not doing anything when connected

[frail breach]

well thats concerning

i did lsusb four times, twice when connected and twice when not, and nothing changed

[low quiver]

change the wire?

[frail breach]

bluetooth

[low quiver]

oh bluetooth

then subject flip

[frail breach]

i thought lsusb did all devices connected tho

eh im fine to be wrong, go ahead

[low quiver]

a general command

clear ; echo '' ; echo 'BT Adapter Device Info' ; echo '\' ; inxi -E ; echo '' ; echo '~' ; echo 'BT Local Devices' ; echo '\' ; hcitool dev ; hciconfig scan ; echo '/' ; bt-device -l ; echo '|' ; bluetoothctl devices ; echo '' ; echo '~' ; echo 'BT Scan' ; hcitool scan ; echo '' ; echo '~'
but you want to check blueman first

[frail breach]

i have no idea what that is going to do

[low quiver]

its to cleanup the output so it looks normal

[frail breach]

what do you mean "check blueman"?

[low quiver]

blueman-manager

but you might have to do blueman-applet first

[frail breach]

what do you mean check

check what lol, im confused

[low quiver]

to see if the wacom tablet is connected and usable

you said bluetooth

[frail breach]

i mean what do i do to check

also bluetooth is def working because a connection exists between the computer and tablet

[low quiver]

ah

[frail breach]

but the tablet just isnt being recognized by the computer somehow

[low quiver]

so its then that

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then what?

[low quiver]

depends since it still has to communicate with the device
https://support.wacom.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500006273421-Why-is-my-Wacom-Intuos-CTL-4100WLx-CTL-6100WLx-no-longer-working-over-Bluetooth-or-not-showing-up-under-Bluetooth-settings-when-in-pairing-mode

xsetwacom --list devices
some say that it works fine with usb

[frail breach]

im lost

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so just disconnect and reconnect

i did the command and nothing happened

[low quiver]

eh?
https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/issues/32

i might have to refresh up a bit

[frail breach]

kernel driver... so libwacom?

wait

input-wacom i did not see in dnf search wacom

ill try that

or...

[low quiver]

yeah what i was getting concerned about
the kernel release versions required for it to get it working

if thats a thing

[frail breach]

im checking lsmod now

to see if input-wacom exists

ls -l /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/ too?

[low quiver]

dunno its more just testing now
https://www.reddit.com/r/wacom/comments/16828r6/issues_with_intuos_bluetooth_s_ctl4100wl_laggy/

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should i just install the input-wacom from source?

[low quiver]

uh depends how you want to do it

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i dont know

[low quiver]

good thing i know wacom still has problems before walking into it again
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wacom_tablet
https://www.reddit.com/r/wacom/comments/mum1oa/looking_for_a_wacom_tablet_supported_by_linux_and/

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whats a good alternative...

[low quiver]

they have a comment here you can try to look around with

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fun

ill see if i can get an older tab working, or just install input-wacom

thanks for your help anyways

[low quiver]

i dont want to make recommendations. its more learning around with what can help best moment

[frail breach]

again, thx anyways /gen