[Linuxwacom-discuss] trouble with kernel 2.6.1 (Gimp) and 2.6.8 (compiling?)

[Steven B. <sw...@in...>]

I've been spending the better part of the last few days trying to get
this to work.  I've followed the instructions at
http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net but I'm still having problems.  I'm
using the Gentoo distribution, if that matters.  I have the compiled
source of the XFree86 version I am using (4.3).  My tablet is a Wacom
Graphire USB and it shows up as event3, not event0, 1, or 2.

First, I was using kernel 2.6.1.  When I configured the linuxwacom-0.6.4
package, it detected my kernel as 2.6.  I followed the instructions and
things seemed to work.  When I tried the Gimp, however, I encountered a
problem:  I could draw with pressure sensitivity, but my CPU usage would
go through the roof, and the cursor would stay as the selected drawing
tool; the whole system would not respond to anything other than drawing
on the drawing area.  Sometimes, if I waited a LONG time, the system
would resume normal response, but if I used the tablet on the drawing
area, it would be paralyzed again.

I was also planning on upgrading my kernel, so I did.  Maybe the problem
wouldn't exist on 2.6.8?  During configure, it detected my kernel as
2.6.6.  When trying to insmod the wacom.o located in the 2.6.6
directory, I got the following error:

	insmod: error inserting './wacom.o': -1 Invalid module format

I then tried the beta linuxwacom-0.5.4 release (I don't understand why
the beta has a lower version number, by the way).  During configure of
this package, it detected my kernel as 2.6.  I get the same error when
trying to insmod the appropriate wacom.o.

Sorry for the long message.  Any help would be great!  This is extremely
frustrating.