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Wacom Graphics Tablet CTH-480 / CTL-480 Not Detected In Ubuntu 13.10

My Wacom tablet (CTH-480) is not detected by the Wacom Tablet option under settings. The Tablet shows up when I run lsusb but does not show up under settings. Again Thanks.
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How to get Bamboo Pad working on Ubuntu 14.04

I'm trying to get Bamboo Pad working on Ubuntu 14.04 I am sure that device is not broken = I can see it via lsusb All "howtogetyourwacomtabletworking" guides are designed for older versions of Ubuntu ...
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Wacom Bamboo Capture CTH-470 Pen and Touch not working

I am trying to get my new Bamboo Pen&Touch tablet to work on ubuntu. I tried following the guide on this page; I installed and updated the wacom-dkms package, and nothing. I followed the guide ...
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WACOM INTUOS CTH-680 doesn't work out of the box on Ubuntu 14.4

I bought a WACOM INTUOS CTH-680 but it doesn't work out of the box on the newest ubuntu version. I can draw in gimp but the buttons and the eraser don't work. There is also no recognition of the ...
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Ubuntu 14.04. 2 does not recognize my Wacom Intuos tablet draw (ctl-490b)

Ubuntu 14.04. 2 does not recognize my Wacom Intuos tablet draw (ctl-490b). I found very little information, I looked at the linuxwacom project I tried installing the drivers but it did not work, ...
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How to install Wacom Bamboo Pen

I have a new Wacom Bamboo Pen. I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 64bit. After googling a little bit, I checked that xserver-xorg-input-wacom was installed. I plugged in my tablet. I rebooted my computer. ...
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Why is my Wacom Intuos tablet not detected?

I need a little help trying to install a Wacom Intuos tablet, model number CTL-480/S. My installation of Ubuntu 13.04, 64bit, doesn't seem to be able to detect the device. I've tried an few different ...
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Wacom Intuos CTL-4100 not working on Ubuntu 18.04

I'm pretty much a newcomer in this site and in Ubuntu 18.04. Today I tried using my new Wacom Intuos Small (Model:CTL-4100) in the OS. Just after connecting it to my laptop, it seemed to work just ...
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Wacom Intuos S only recognized in Android Mode

Second edit: Since this question keeps getting attention, I want to put a clear disclaimer at the top: if you are experiencing this problem, it will likely be solved by pressing and holding the left-...
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Multiple cursors with Wacom and Wayland

I am using Ubuntu 17.10 with Wayland. It is detecting my Wacom tablet and I can use it for free painting, but the pen does not take over the main cursor, so I can see 2 cursors. Seeing them would not ...
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Restart Touchscreen after resume

I have a Thinkpad Yoga 14 with support for Pen and Touch on the screen. When resuming, sometimes the networking does not work properly. I can fix this with service network-manager restart. What also ...
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Wacom tablet removed after sleep mode

The tablet functionality stops working after I wake my Lenovo Tablet from sleep mode (closing & opening lit). The error message is "Tablet Serial Wacom Tablet (Lenovo X201) removed" (screenshot: ...
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Intuos Art CTH-490 doesn't works ubuntu 15.10

My Wacom Intous art "Creative Pen & Touch" CTH-490, does not work with ubuntu 15.10. When I go to settings -> Wacom tablet, I see that there is no tablet detected, even if the tablet itself seems ...
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Installing the Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch

I would like to use the Wacom Bamboo "Pen & Touch" with Ubuntu Maverick and I don't have any idea how to do this. In addition, when I see "change or add kernel" I become really scared. :-) I ...
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Thinkpad X41 Tablet Wacom stylus stopped working on Lubuntu 14.10 [closed]

I've just upgraded to lubuntu 14.10 from an old release on my thinkpad x41 tablet, and the wacom stylus device appears to be lost. xinput --list used to yield Serial Wacom Tablet stylus as a pointer ...
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GIMP Pressure sensitivity

I just bought a Samsung Notebook 9 Pro expecting to use its built-in S-pen as a stylus with GIMP. Though the laptop advertises having 4096 levels of pressure as well as tilt control, I cannot use the ...
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Installed Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch drivers, but no dice

I'm trying to install my new Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch tablet in Ubuntu 10.10. As described here, among other places, I've installed the Wacom dkms package by doctormo and rebooted my PC, but the ...
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Get Wacom CTL-480 to show up in gnome-control-center?

I have installed support for CTL-480 tablet as per: Why is my Wacom Intuos tablet not detected?. Thus, the pen moves the pointer and clicking all the buttons on the pen works. However, the tablet ...
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wacom CTL-472 installation on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (build failure issue)

I tried to install drivers for wacom CTL-472 on my laptop that runs with Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS. I tried most of the suggestions I found on internet. None of them worked. For example, I visited https://...
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Wacom Cintiq Express Key Remote not responding - 16.04

I have a Wacom Cintiq 27HD Touch. My system is 64bit AMD running Ubuntu 16.04/64 . The keys on the Express Key Remote do not appear to be sending events for me to re-map. X is recognising it as ...
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How to map wacom correctly to monitor

I am using Ubuntu 12.10 and I am running dual screens(23inch and 15 inch). I have a wacom intuos 2 9x12 that will will not map correctly to my second monitor which is also 9x12(1400x1050). The reason ...
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Only half of Wacom Intuos tablet area maps to entire screen horizontally

This happens in two different computers, one with Ubuntu 20.04 and another with 18.04. The left 40% of the tablet maps horizontally to the entire monitor, while vertically it works fine - bottom to ...
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Configuring Wacom Tablet buttons and options

I have a new Wacom Intuos5 Touch Medium. Surprisingly enough, it worked out of the box when I connected it to my computer (Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit), including the pen pressure and some touch pad features. ...
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Run modprobe on startup

I need to run sudo modprobe wacom at startup to prevent an unrecoverable kernel panic (a blackscreen drop to terminal with repeating 1second audio looping and zero responsiveness) from occurring when ...
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How do you turn off touch on a Wacom Bamboo CTH-470?

I bought my girlfriend a Wacom Bamboo CTH-470 recently and it is running well after installing wacom-dkms. I have now run into a wall that I don't know how to get around. The touch on the tablet will ...
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How do I change xsetwacom and make the settings stay on startup?

I am running Ubuntu 10.10 and finally got a Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch tablet to work. However, I would like to change some settings (assign buttons;remove touch feature;...) and make them stay on ...
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How to change pen movement speed on wacom tablet?

I tried to install the wacom tablet linux project thing, but when I did ./configure; make; make-install; it said there's no make file or something. I just need a way to change my pen movement speed. ...
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How can I configure the express keys for my Intuos drawing tablet?

I am running Xubuntu 14.04 and my tablet is CTH-680 or Intuos Pen and Touch Medium. I used xsetwacom to assign key press a, b, c, d to buttons 1 to 4 of "Wacom Intuos PT M Finger pad" but when I ...
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How to configure Wacom tablet area on Ubuntu 14.04?

I started using Ubuntu 14.04 recently, but I'm having problems to configure my wacom tablet settings. The main problem is I want to reduce the tablet area, but I don't see that option on the wacom ...
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Wacom tablet support in Ubuntu

I am thinking of buying a Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet for drawing with an Ubuntu installation. I seem to remember there being settings specifically for Wacom in the Settings Manager. Is that still the ...
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Wacom Intuous tablet not mapping to single monitor

After a recent kernel upgrade, I lost the use of my Wacom tablet (Wacom Intuos Pro Pen and Touch Tablet, Large). I used to use the tablet together with Xournal++ to take notes for my online lectures. ...
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Wacom button and mouse button setting

I use my Wacom Intuos Pro. And it works very well. I try to use the pad buttons work like the left and right mouse buttons. But I can not. Can anyone help me?
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Remove wacom from my system

I purged the "xserver-xorg-input-wacom" package, yet the Wacom entries still appear in gnome-control-panel and my system menus. How can I get rid of them?
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kde-config-tablet on Ubuntu

I am a huge fan of Ubuntu. I love its simplicity. However, Ubuntu's Wacom configuration tool is too simple for me. I like the kde-config-tablet, but I am not comfortable with KDE platforms (i.e. ...
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Disable touch on Bamboo Touch&Pen CTH-460

Running Ubuntu 11.04. Got a bamboo Touch&Pen CTH-460 and it works out of the box. The pen response works great but the finger response is horrible. Is there a way to disable the finger response ...
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One by Wacom installing in Ubuntu 16.04

I cannot make ubuntu 16.06 LTS recognize my new Wacom One device. It is actually recognized from usb. >> lsusb >> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 056a:037b Wacom Co., Ltd However in the system ...
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Wacom Pressure in Photoshop CS5 Using Wine

I'm taking a shot in the dark hoping someone here has figured this out, because they haven't figured it out at winehq, which I know is the more appropriate forum to ask. But,no one knows (that I know ...
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Stylus eraser not distinguished from pen tip

I have an HP TC4400 convertible tablet, which has a stylus with eraser. $ xsetwacom list Serial Wacom Tablet stylus id: 11 type: STYLUS Serial Wacom Tablet eraser id: ...
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wacom tablet compatibility

I am keen on knowing if the following tablets work out of the box with Ubuntu 12.04. Bamboo Pad CTH-301/K0-AX Intuos Manga CTH-480/S1-C Strangely none of the specs mention anything about the Ubuntu ...
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Black Screen When Plugging in Intuos CTL 480 on Ubuntu 12.04

I followed the instructions to install the wacom drivers from here: http://matthewwittering.com/blog/ubuntu-tips/how-to-install-a-wacom-intuos-ctl-480-tablet-on-ubuntu.html But when I plug in the ...
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Getting Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch pressure sensitivy in GIMP

I've installed my Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch (CTH-460) in Ubuntu (at least on one system, not another) and the pen works well for controlling the mouse cursor. However, I can't get pressure sensitivity ...
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Grub file can't be saved after modification

Every time I try to edit the grub file it does not let me save it. It says "access denied" or, in a different editor: Object not accessible. The object cannot be accessed due to insufficient user ...
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WACOM Intuos not working on Ubuntu 18.04

I can't get a Wacom Intuos to work correctly on Ubuntu 18.04. I got the below outcome. The Stylus cursor always stay on the right edge of the screen. The cursor and pad devices appears to be missing. ...
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Issues with Wacom tablet, possible bug

Just upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04. I have a Wacom Intuos pen input which was working perfectly fine before the upgrade, but the wacom driver is now buggy to the point of unuseable (specifics below), does ...
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wacom intuos CTH-490 doesn't work on Ubuntu 15.10

I recently get my first Wacom tablet, a Intuos Pen & Touch tablet, but unfortunately as it's a new tablet it doesn't work out of the box. So I followed the instruction on linux-wacom both for the ...
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Wacom Bamboo Pen scaling issues

I recently purchased a Wacom Bamboo Pen. It worked out of the box with Ubuntu Natty Narwhal, but I'm annoyed with the fact that the tablet is proportional to the screen. This makes a little line on ...
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How do I get the wacom zoom wheel working?

I'm trying to get the zoom wheel on my wacom bamboo to work. Though i have very little idea of how to do so. I tried using xinputwacom (i think) however it moaned it was missing something. Is there ...
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Wacom Tablet Not Showing Up in Settings (18.04)

Okay, so I originally asked about my new tablet here - 16.04 won't recognize Wacom Intuos Tablet - but ended up finding out that my tablet WAS recognized when running the Live CD. Then my hard ...
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Wacom Bamboo Pen CTL 470 not working in 11.10

I have an HP dv laptop running ubuntu 11.10 and gnome 3 DE. I've gone through a couple of posts here and followed the instructions given in this thread on ubuntu forums - http://ubuntuforums.org/...
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Disable laptop touchpad when wacom tablet is plugged?

I want to disable automatically the laptop touchpad when I plug in a Wacom CTH-470L graphic tablet. I read here an answer about a touchpad-indicator, but it isn't available to 12.10. I have also ...
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