Then, in MatchUSBID we match the vendor part of the USB ID, so that other Huion tablets should work as well. This should work with other Huion tablets as well. In the MatchProduct, we match the product name HUION. We picked the values from the output of the dmesg command. Here is the addition to the file /usr/share/X11//nf The identifier is a free-text description of the device. Now we have enough information to write the rule that will match our drawing tablet and load the wacom X11 driver. usb 3-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 3-7: New USB device found, idVendor=256c, idProduct=006d, bcdDevice= 1.00 usb 3-7: new full-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd You provide this help by editing the file /usr/share/X11//nf and referencing the Huion drawing tablet.įirst, reconnect the drawing tablet and run dmesg to view the most recent kernel messages. But the driver needs help to recognize which USB devices are to be used by the wacom driver. In Ubuntu, this driver is loaded by default. The X server has a wacom driver that can be used for the Huion 430P. HUION Huion Tablet Pad pad id: 16 type: PAD HUION Huion Tablet Pen stylus id: 15 type: STYLUS If not, continue reading to setup your X server to recognize the Huion 430P. You should get the following two lines, for the pad and the stylus. Setting up the the Huion 430P on Ubuntu 20.04Ĭonnect the drawing tablet to a USB port on your computer. It is suggested to use a recent version of Ubuntu as there is drawing tablet support in the system settings. They have been tested on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. There is mainline support in the Linux kernel for this tablet since 2015, therefore the following should work with Ubuntu 16.04 or newer. In this post we are using the Huion Inspiroy 430P, an entry-level drawing tablet that is supported on Ubuntu. Instead of your fingers, you use the pen to move the pointer on your screen. It is an entry level drawing tablet, has a pressure-sensitive pen that does not require batteries, and the actual tablet to draw on, looks like an over-sized laptop touchpad. But if you want to really draw, you can upgrade to a drawing tablet (also known as graphics tablets).

If you want to draw on your computer, you can always use your mouse. Verified on Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04.

Update : Added instructions to enable the HUION H430P to use the wacom driver.

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