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wacom+mandrake 10.0=problems


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Hi.

 

I have a problem with my wacom Graphire 2 tablet, it seems a very common one, but I haven't found a full solution yet. When I boot into linux and move the mouse or the stylus on the tablet, the cursor goes to the left side of the screen and keeps there, moving only vertically, upwards when I move to the left and downwards when I move to the right.

 

I found a workaround for this, it seems that usbmouse and wacom modules conflict, so I enter as root in a console:

 

modprobe -r usbmouse

modprobe -r wacom

modprobe wacom

 

(hey VeeDubb thanks for the info, I read it from you)

and that's it, the cursor moves from then on as it should... but the mouse works in absolute mode and I don't have pressure input in The GIMP.

 

Yes, if you wondered, my XF86Config-4 file has the wacom input devices in and all that.

And everytime I boot into linux, it's the same annoying thing over and over :wall:

 

I read that with kernel 2.6.7 this problem was gone, but I have used the 10.0 OE out-of-the-box kernel 2.6.3-7 and the very latest 2.6.3-14 and it is the same :unsure:. Have lost the "cool" splash screen at startup tough :P

 

Any way to prevent the kernel from loading the usbmouse module?

 

Thanks in advance

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Guest x4nder

Enter as root in a console and go to /etc/hotplug, edit file blacklist and add usbmouse. Reboot.

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Guest afterxleep

Disabling usbmouse worked, but obviously it disables the touchpad of my laptop. After updating to kernel 2.6.3-16 the problem continues. I managed to install a prebuilt version 2.6x from the linuxwacom project, but nothing happened. I guess a kernel re-compile would fix it.

 

Any news about this?

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