How do I create a .fdi file

**Monomaniac** · September 4th, 2009

I've been trying to install an aiptek drawing tablet following the advice given in a howto which quite blithely tells me to create a .fdi file in the HAL folder.

I've had no problem finding the folder but don't have a clue how to create and fill a .fdi file. Can anyone help.....and easy please, I'm pretty much a complete noob.

**cariboo** · September 4th, 2009

Have you tried:

Code:

sudo touch <filename>.fdi

**Favux** · September 4th, 2009

Hi Monomaniac,

Welcome to Ubuntu Forums!

We fooled around with Aiptek .fdi's on this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1191826 There might be some useful information there for you. The "final" version we came up with is in post #50. Depending on your tablet things will vary of course.

To answer your question you want to enter into a terminal:

Code:

gksudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-aiptek.fdi

gedit (gnome editor/Text Editor) will pop up. Enter the .fdi contents in it and save and close. The file 10-aiptek.fdi will be created.

Both sudo and gksudo make you root/super user. You have to be root to have permission to create or edit system files, ie those not in /home or /home/yourusername/. You use gksudo with graphical programs like gedit.

Hope this helps.