Wacom Contiq Tablet running in VM

Support Virtualization
1

Hello, I am trying to move my digital art set up to Linux.

Tablet: Wacom Cintiq DTK1660
This acts as both a tablet and monitor, so I can draw directly on the tablet’s screen. Directly in Linux, the tablet is recognized and pen pressure works in an app such as Inkscape.

However, the software I want to run is Rebelle 7 Pro which is windows only. I can run it successfully in Wine (tried Bottles as well), however it does not detect pen pressure from the tablet.
I have tried installing the drivers from the Linux Wacom Project with no difference.

I have now set up a VM using Oracle VirtualBox. I can pass through the USB of the Wacom which then detects the tablet and the pen pressure works.
However, the tablet’s screen is not recognized. My research tells me that VirtualBox cannot pass through GPU.

Is there any way I can get pen pressure working with Rebelle installed through Wine? I have a dedicated GPU and an iGPU. Is it possible to pass through only the iGPU to a virtual machine with the tablet plugged in to that?

Appreciate any help or ideas to try.
I am not at this time looking to switch the software, the goal is to have Rebelle 7 running with full support of the tablet.

2

It’s known issue, but hopefully there is solution :smile: You can try XWinTab

But mostly I would recommend to learn some free and Linux native software - I recommend Krita :wink:

3

Thank you Tomek, would this work if I’m running Wayland? I looked at the instructions. Would this be easiest to set up using Bottles?

EDIT: Nevermind the above, I have it working in Bottles on Wayland. Thanks for the help again!

4