Configure Wacom Bamboo Pen Ubuntu 10.04

[sakisds]

I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 and i can say i am very impressed, they work really nice but i have a problem: i can't get my bamboo pen to work. Its model number is CTL-460. Anyone can point me to a solution? (Running 64-bit)

[sakisds]

Never mind, i found out that i needed to compile a newer version of the wacom module. Used the following commands:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libx11-dev libxi-dev x11proto-input-dev xserver-xorg-dev tk8.4-dev tcl8.4-dev libncurses5-dev

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linuxwacom/linuxwacom-0.8.6-1.tar.bz2

tar -xf linuxwacom-0.8.6-1.tar.bz2
cd linuxwacom-0.8.6-1
./configure --enable-wacom
cd src/2.6.30/
make
sudo cp wacom.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/
sudo rmmod wacom
sudo modprobe wacom

You can also add wacom to /etc/modules so you won't have to load it each time.

[ElSlunko]

Thanks for this. I actually had an issue where my cursor would constantly fly to the corner with my Wacom pad plugged in, pretty much making it useless.

Compiled the newer version & the issue is gone.

[freeway]

hi ElSlunko,

i have the same problem, but not solved compiling the newer driver (linuxwacom-0.8.6), can you explain how you did it?

thanks
jb

[halst]

I've just installed Ubuntu 10.4 for the first time. My Wacom Bamboo Fun does not work : (
I entered all the listed commands into the Terminal, rebooted but nothing changed.

May be I'm doing something wrong?
My experience with Linux is approx. zero.

Thanks in advance.

[ElSlunko]

Hello!

Did you get any errors along the way? It's absolutely necessary that you get all the packages in the first command so you can build it properly.

If you were able to go through all the steps properly without an error then finally add wacom to /etc/modules using

sudo gedit /etc/modules

Edit : And you shouldn't need to reboot, just log out then back in.

[freeway]

Hello!

thanks for your help, the menssage of error is:

'WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.'

Can this be the problem?

[halst]

Thanks alot ElSlunko! Now my Bamboo started working!

The only bug is that when I put my pen to the border of the tablet's sensitive area, the cursor suddenly jumps to another place. And all in all behaves strange near the borders. What could that be?

And where to configure buttons on pen and tablet?

[nalinib]

Thanks for this. I actually had an issue where my cursor would constantly fly to the corner with my Wacom pad plugged in, pretty much making it useless.

Compiled the newer version & the issue is gone.

The same thing is happening to me for iball pen tablet.

What is the solution?

[ElSlunko]

Hello!

thanks for your help, the menssage of error is:

'WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.'

Can this be the problem?

Seems like it. Was this a fresh install or upgrade?