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I was recently trying to set up my Wacom BambooFun hard way - using xsetwacom commands.

I managed to do almost all set up, but when I try using:

xsetwacom set "Wacom BambooFun 6x8 Pad pad" "Mode" "Relative"

I get this error:

X Error of failed request:  XI_BadMode (invalid Mode parameter)
Major opcode of failed request:  131 (XInputExtension)
Minor opcode of failed request:  5 (X_SetDeviceMode)
Mode id in failed request: 0x17
Serial number of failed request:  15
Current serial number in output stream:  15

Setting Mode to Absolute gives no output.

Stephen Rauch
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I've just had the same issue and found the solution. It seems the "Relative" mode applies to the stylus or pen, not the pad. So for me, rather than:

xsetwacom set "Wacom BambooFun 6x8 Pad pad" Mode "Relative"

It was:

xsetwacom set "Wacom BambooFun 6x8 Pen stylus" Mode "Relative"

(notice Pad pad is swapped for Pen stylus. your particular values for these will be gotten from xsetwacom --list devices)

I hope this helps!

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