Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch - no pressure!

DustyVinci · January 2011

So I got this tablet for Christmas and just tried to install it a few days ago. Everything is great, I love the design and the feel and everything but I can't use it for art because: NO pressure sensitivity. I've tried everything I could find online and no good. I've messed with all the settings for my tablet and for GIMP and still no good. I know most people have this problem with Bamboos so I'm prettyyyy sure there's nothing wrong with my tablet. And I shant mention the fact that the eraser isn't erasing - it's drawing, just like the nib end. Sigh. I wanna draw so badly! Does anyone have any ideas? I'd really appreciate it

thanks!

Kazuko · January 2011

Install the tablet drivers, restart the computer. Check for any brush settings in Gimp. Go to your Tablet Properties (should be added to a folder somewhere in your Start Menu) and fiddle with that. My Intuos wiggs out sometimes and I have to do all this stuff. If that doesn't work, unplug it, replug it, and open/close Gimp a few times.

DustyVinci · January 2011

Okay, I'll try that. I need to install all the drivers or just the latest one? Thanks!

Kazuko · January 2011

Just the latest one. If you've not installed the drivers, that's definitely the problem. ^^

DustyVinci · January 2011

Hmm well I installed the latest one but it didn't work

There may have been several all connected to each other but I just did the latest one (because I know next to nothing about drivers heh) But I'll try the other ones and let you know

thanks for the help!!

Kazuko · January 2011

Do only the latest. You'll need to restart before it works.

DustyVinci · January 2011

still no good

I think Im going to just end up exchanging it. *shrug*

Kazuko · January 2011

Hm... That's probably the best bet then, since I dunno what else it could be. Usually I just have to wrestle with tablet preferences and install drivers and it's all good to go.

DustyVinci · January 2011

Yeah

my genius tablet was easy to set up and everything though. I mean it was refurbished so it had some big problems later on which is why I got the wacom. I know a ton of people who have the bamboo fun and absolutely love it

CallyKats Dachshunds · January 2011

If you're using Gimp, you'll have to open the program by using the tablet.. I had this same problem when I first got mine, works fine as long as you do what I mentioned above

I scoured the web, vp forums, vhr forums, etc. This is the only thing that worked, that I had found. -edit- Oh, and as for the eraser not erasing-when you're in gimp and switch from the nub to the eraser, you have to choose the eraser tool the first time, then it'll save it unless you change it again. That's how my Wacom pen and touch works, anyways.

DustyVinci · January 2011

femalevamp14 wrote:

 If you're using Gimp, you'll have to open the program by using the tablet.. I had this same problem when I first got mine, works fine as long as you do what I mentioned above I scoured the web, vp forums, vhr forums, etc. This is the only thing that worked, that I had found. -edit- Oh, and as for the eraser not erasing-when you're in gimp and switch from the nub to the eraser, you have to choose the eraser tool the first time, then it'll save it unless you change it again. That's how my Wacom pen and touch works, anyways.

Yeah I had to do that same thing with my genius tablet, so I've done it all along with this one and still no good. I'm not sure what's going on, seeing as I've tried every possible way and the pressure still wont work. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but if I am, the wacom booklet I got with the tablet should've specified

Thanks though! I tried the eraser thing and it didn't work either >< *beats tablet*

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