Ok, that is copied from different places:
Add the following lines to /etc/rc.local before the “exit 0″ line:
setkeycodes 6f 108
setkeycodes 71 103
setkeycodes 6e 105
setkeycodes 6d 106
Create a file /usr/local/bin/rotate with the following content:
#!/usr/bin/python
import os, sys, re
# All allowed rotations
rotations = ['normal', 'right', 'inverted', 'left']
# Keyboard scan codes for arrow keys
scanCodes = {'up': 0x71, 'dn': 0x6f, 'lt': 0x6e, 'rt': 0x6d}
# Keycodes to use for each rotation
# 104 = pgup, 109 = pgdn, 105 = left, 106 = right, 103 = up, 108 = down
keyCodes = {
'normal': {'up': 103, 'dn': 108, 'lt': 105, 'rt': 106},
'right': {'up': 105, 'dn': 106, 'lt': 108, 'rt': 103},
'inverted': {'up': 108, 'dn': 103, 'lt': 106, 'rt': 105},
'left': {'up': 106, 'dn': 105, 'lt': 103, 'rt': 108}
}
# Rotations to pick from when no specific rotation is given
preferredRotations = rotations
# Rotation to use when switched to tablet mode
tabletMode = "right"
# Tells the program to stay open when in tablet mode and
# rotate using the orientation sensor
tabletAutoRotate = True
# Rotation to use when switched to normal laptop mode
laptopMode = "normal"
## If a local xsetwacom is installed, it should probably take precedent (?)
if os.path.isfile('/usr/local/bin/xsetwacom'):
xsetwacom = '/usr/local/bin/xsetwacom'
elif os.path.isfile('/usr/bin/xsetwacom'):
xsetwacom = '/usr/bin/xsetwacom'
else:
## If it's not one of those two, just hope it's in the path somewhere.
xsetwacom = 'xsetwacom'
xrandr = '/usr/bin/xrandr'
def main():
setEnv()
# list of wacom devices to be rotated
devices = listDevices()
if len(sys.argv) < 2: # No rotation specified, just go to the next one in the preferred list
cr = getCurrentRotation()
if cr in preferredRotations:
nextIndex = (preferredRotations.index(cr) + 1) % len(preferredRotations)
else:
nextIndex = 0
next = preferredRotations[nextIndex]
else:
next = sys.argv[1]
if not next in rotations:
if next == "tablet":
next = tabletMode
elif next == "laptop":
next = laptopMode
else:
sys.stderr.write("Rotation \"%s\" not allowed (pick from %s, tablet, laptop)\n" % (next, ', '.join(rotations)))
sys.exit(-1)
setRotation(next, devices)
def runCmd(cmd):
f = os.popen(cmd)
l = f.readlines()
f.close()
return l
def getCurrentRotation():
#setEnv()
try:
rrv = randrVersion()
if rrv < '1.2':
l = [s for s in runCmd(xrandr) if re.match('Current rotation', s)]
r = re.sub('Current rotation - ', '', l[0])
return r.strip()
elif rrv >= '1.2':
l = runCmd(xrandr) #"%s | grep 'LVDS connected' | gawk '{print $4}' | sed -e 's/(//'" % xrandr)
l = [x for x in l if re.search(r'(LVDS|default) connected', x)][0]
l = l.split(' ')[3]
l = re.sub(r'\(', '', l)
return l.strip()
except:
sys.stderr.write("Can not determine current rotation, bailing out 
")
sys.exit(-1)
def setRotation(o, devices):
#setEnv()
runCmd("%s --output LVDS --rotate %s" % (xrandr, o))
wacomRots = {'normal': '0', 'left': '2', 'right': '1', 'inverted': '3'}
for d in devices:
runCmd("%s set %s Rotate %s" % (xsetwacom, d, wacomRots[o]))
setKeymap(o)
def setEnv():
if os.environ.has_key('DISPLAY'):
return # DISPLAY is already set, don't mess with it.
if os.system('pidof kdm > /dev/null') == 0:
kdmsts = '/var/lib/kdm/kdmsts'
if os.access(kdmsts, os.R_OK):
kdmdata = open(kdmsts).readlines()
userline = [s for s in kdmdata if re.match(r':0=', s)][0]
user = re.sub(r':0=', '', userline).strip()
os.environ['DISPLAY'] = ':0.0'
os.environ['XAUTHORITY'] = '/home/%s/.Xauthority' % user
elif os.system('pidof gdm > /dev/null') == 0:
os.environ['DISPLAY'] = ':0.0'
os.environ['XAUTHORITY'] = '/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth'
def setKeymap(o):
for sc in scanCodes.keys():
os.system('sudo setkeycodes %x %d' % (scanCodes[sc], keyCodes[o][sc]))
def randrVersion():
#setEnv()
xrv = runCmd('%s -v' % xrandr)[0]
xrv = re.sub(r'.*version ', '', xrv)
return xrv.strip()
def listDevices():
#setEnv()
dev = runCmd("%s list dev | awk {'print $1'}" % xsetwacom)
dev = map(lambda s: s.strip(), dev)
return dev
main()
Then set permissions on this file to 755.
Run visudo and add thThen set permissions on this file to 755.
Run visudo and add the following line to the bottom:
%admin ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/setkeycodes
keycodes
| Key |
X61 Tablet Scancode |
| Page up |
NA |
| Page down |
NA |
| Enter |
0×69 |
| Esc |
0x6b |
| Toolbox |
0×68 |
| Rotate |
0x6c |
| (Unlabeled) |
0×67 |
| Right |
0x6d |
| Left |
0x6e |
| Up |
0×71 |
| Down |
0x6f |
