Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] WACOM

[Ping <pin...@gm...>]

Hi Andy,

Thank you for the information - it is very much appreciated.  I will add the
info to webpage so more users can benefit from your result.

Feel free post your questions, suggestions, and concerns to the list.
Ping
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 4:06 AM, Andy T <the...@gm...> wrote:

> Hello Pinglinux
>      I'm very new to linux and I have been following your
> instructions to get my Wacom working. I'll keep it short as I know
> developers are usually busy.
>
> Firstly, thank you so much for your hard work and for posting the
> instructions.
>
> I have managed to get my Wacom Intuos 3 running on a Mac Pro running CentOS
> 5.3
> The problem I encountered was this.
>
> The driver seemed to work, but very slowly. When moving the stylus
> across the tablet, the pointer (on the screen) reacted correctly but
> very very slowly. For example, clicking the button would register on
> the screen about 4 seconds late and the cursor position was refreshing
> every 3-4 seconds.
>
> I thought it was my Xconf set-up but to cut a long story short, it
> seemed to be my USB bus (I think). The Mac Pro has two USB busses, one
> on the front of the machine and one on the back. The bus that the
> wacom was plucgged into also had my mouse, keyboard iPod etc. This
> seems to have caused CentOS to treat the whole bus at a slow 1.0
> speed. After plugging in my Wacom into the bus on the front of the Mac
> Pro (on it's own). The tablet worked perfectly.
>
> I thought I should let you know in case someone else comes accross this
> problem.
>
> All the best and once again thanks
>
> Andy T
>