To configure the driver with HAL just reattach the tablet for Xserver to pick it up. Otherwise, use/edit the sample configuration file: $ cd %%PREFIX%%/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ $ cp wacom.conf.sample wacom.conf On xorg-server-1.7 and earlier you may need to also merge wacom.conf into xorg.conf and add the following lines to ServerLayout section InputDevice "wacom stylus" InputDevice "wacom eraser" InputDevice "wacom touch" InputDevice "wacom pad"