Ubuntu – Cursor ‘s stuck on the right side of the screen when using Wacom tablet

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I am using Ubuntu 11.10 x64. When I move the cursor off the screen on the right side of the screen using my pen-tablet (as mouse), there is no way to move it back again. The only way is to a mouse and move to the left. Other sides of the screen are not affected by this. When the cursor is lost on the left, the keyboard is also not responding.

Please note that the info below shows monitor DFP2 has a resolution of 1920×1200, but the stylus area is 5104×3712. Using '$ xsetwacom –set "Wacom Bamboo1 stylus" MapToOuput DFP2' or '$ xsetwacom –set "Wacom Bamboo1 stylus ResetArea"' set back the area to 5104×3712. Adjusting it manually to 1920×1200 will make the cursor disappear/unusable.

Is there any way to fix this? 

$ fglrxinfo
display: :0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 
OpenGL version string: 3.3.11399 Compatibility Profile Context

display: :0  screen: 1
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 
OpenGL version string: 3.3.11399 Compatibility Profile Context

$ xinput --list
⎡ Virtual core pointer                      id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Wacom Bamboo1 stylus                      id=8    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 1000      id=11   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Wacom Bamboo1 eraser                      id=12   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Wacom Bamboo1 cursor                      id=13   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                     id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard               id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=6    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=7    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard            id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard            id=10   [slave  keyboard (3)]


$ xsetwacom --list devices
Wacom Bamboo1 stylus                id: 8   type: STYLUS    
Wacom Bamboo1 eraser                id: 12  type: ERASER    
Wacom Bamboo1 cursor                id: 13  type: CURSOR    

$ xsetwacom --version
0.11.0

$ xsetwacom --get "Wacom Bamboo1 stylus" all
Option "Area" "0 0 5104 3712"
'Button' requires exactly 1 value(s).
Option "ToolDebugLevel" "0"
Option "TabletDebugLevel" "0"
Option "Suppress" "2"
Option "RawSample" "4"
Option "PressureCurve" "0 0 100 100"
Option "Mode" "Absolute"
Option "TabletPCButton" "on"
Option "Touch" "on"
Option "Gesture" "off"
Option "ZoomDistance" "50"
Option "ScrollDistance" "20"
Option "TapTime" "250"
Option "Capacity" "-1"
Property 'Wacom Proximity Threshold' does not exist on device.
Option "Rotate" "none"
Property 'Wacom Wheel Buttons' does not exist on device.
Property 'Wacom Wheel Buttons' does not exist on device.
Property 'Wacom Wheel Buttons' does not exist on device.
Property 'Wacom Wheel Buttons' does not exist on device.
Property 'Wacom Strip Buttons' does not exist on device.
Property 'Wacom Strip Buttons' does not exist on device.
Property 'Wacom Strip Buttons' does not exist on device.
Property 'Wacom Strip Buttons' does not exist on device.
Option "Threshold" "27"
Option "ToolID" ""
Option "ToolSerial" ""
Option "TabletID" ""

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 1920 x 1920
DFP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DFP2 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 518mm x 324mm
   1920x1200      60.0*+
   1920x1080      60.0 +
   1680x1050      60.0 +
   1440x900       59.9 +
   1280x800       60.0 +
   1152x648       60.0 +
   1600x1200      60.0  
   1400x1050      60.0  
   1600x900       60.0  
   1360x1024      60.0  
   1280x1024      60.0  
   1280x960       60.0  
   1152x864       60.0  
   1280x768       59.9  
   1280x720       60.0  
   1024x768       60.0  
   800x600        60.3     56.2  
   720x480        60.0  
   640x480        60.0  
CRT1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
CRT2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
CV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Best Answer

I have a Bamboo Connect, latest version. In order to get it working I needed a new wacom driver 0.12.x. I had been using 0.12.0 compiled from source code which required a new compile with every kernel update. I checked and saw a newer 0.12.1 was available from the launchpad via a PPA. I installed it by adding the PPA with Software Sources, Other Software tab and the Add... button. The following line is entered as the "APT line:" followed by the Add Source button.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/lekensteyn/wacom-tablet/ubuntu oneiric main

I then ran the Update Manager and clicked the Check button to insure the new PPA was available for install.

I then ran the Software Center, searched for wacom, clicked Show technical items and installed the package wacom-dkms

Last I did a restart to run with the new driver.

Since I have a newer Wacom Bamboo I can't certify that this will solve your problem but it works correctly with mine.

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