Since upgrading to Ubuntu 23.10, the stylus (pen) does not work in Xorg.

[Rob Frohne]

There is more information on this issue: https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp/issues/5303
and the other bug report that is linked there.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-10.10-generic 6.5.3
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Nov 10 07:17:22 2023
DistUpgraded: 2023-11-06 20:32:35,715 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: '/usr/lib/ubuntu-advantage/upgrade_lts_contract.py'
DistroCodename: mantic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox/7.0.10, 6.2.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox/7.0.10, 6.5.0-10-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. HD Graphics 5500 [10cf:1898]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-05-25 (899 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420)
MachineType: {report['dmi.sys.vendor']} {report['dmi.product.name']}
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-10-generic root=UUID=ce1b5a3a-3fee-4143-a385-d16e7d44c53a ro i8042.notimeout i8042.nomux quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-11-07 (3 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/21/2015
dmi.bios.release: 1.15
dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU // Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: Version 1.15
dmi.board.name: FJNB288
dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU
dmi.board.version: D2
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnFUJITSU//PhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrVersion1.15:bd12/21/2015:br1.15:svnFUJITSU:pnLIFEBOOKT935:pvr:rvnFUJITSU:rnFJNB288:rvrD2:cvnFUJITSU:ct10:cvr:sku:
dmi.product.name: LIFEBOOK T935
dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.115-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 23.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1

[[e-mail] (osz-winkelmann-6)]

I have the same problem. My "Wacom One" works on GIMP, but not in Krita and MyPaint.

[Peter Freeth (peterfreeth)]

Same problem. Under Xorg, the Wacom tablet can move the pointer but as soon as I tap to click, the system locks up. Pressing alt tab a few times restores movement to the pointer. The Wacom is therefore unusable under Xorg. Sadly, in GIMP it's also unusable under Wayland as the pointers are invisible.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Rob Frohne (frohro)]

I got a note from the original bug report I found here: https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp/issues/5303 The word there was that the recent update to libmutter fixed this, however, for me it only fixes it for about 30 seconds after I switch to a program like xournalpp and use the stylus. Then it stops working.

[Rob Frohne (frohro)]

Okay, so this does not seem to be an xorg bug. I believe it is a Gnome Shell bug. If I use lxqt it works fine. It should probably be moved there. Perhaps the above fix to mutter did not completely fix it all, but at least xorg seems to be off the hook. :-)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Please report the bug at:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues