[Linuxwacom-discuss] graphire cursor jumps to lower left

[Brad F. <br...@fi...>]

Hi, please excuse any naivety on my part as I'm a bit new to the linux
world.

I'm running a fresh install of SUSE linux 9.0 with the 2.4.21
precompiled kernel.  I have an old graphire tablet.  The first version.
In blue (I'm sure everyone really wanted to know the color). ET-0405-U.

This kernel seems to have a version of the linuxwacom driver installed.
I've yet to figure out which version but I do know for sure the original
code came from here.  Though I have no idea if the SUSE folks have
changed it any.

Infact I've been able to get the majority of my tablet working fine.
For the most part the pen works and tracks as one would expect.

However, every once and a while ( sometimes as often as every 5 seconds
or so) the cursor will jump to the lower left hand corner of the screen
regardless of the fact that the pen is moving elsewhere.

When I bring the pen down to the bottom of the screen to show the hidden
KDE taskbar, the pen jumps to the lower left hand corner of the screen
every time.

Sometimes, the jump to the lower left can be triggered by a tap on the
tablet with the pen, but not always.

Sometimes, the wacom seems to lose its concept of screen size and
placement.  Suddenly it will stop registering on the top half or bottom
half of the screen.  Or perhaps not on one side.  Then it will jump back
into functioning perfectly.  All within a few seconds.

Has anyone experienced any of these problems and/or found solution?

I'm rather looking forward to using Maya on my flashy new linux box but
this is putting a real damper on things :)

Thanks,
-Brad