USB Wacom problem solved.

I've had a thread running in the Wacom forums about this, but no one was able to find a solution, so maybe this helps other PB users.

I had an old Intuos that suddenly stopped working after upgrading to Leopard.
It still worked on another machine, but not on the PB.
After trying every solution in the book I decided to buy a new tablet (Bamboo).
It worked for three days then it quit on me again!

I've read in another thread over here about PB USB power not being high enough.
Using a powered USB hub didn't solve it, but using a much shorter cable finally did the trick!
It works flawlessly again.
Hope this helps.

P.S.: Just wondering why the tablet worked for a while and then quit...
I've been using my old tablet for two years with this PB...Leopard?

Powerbook G4 Al, SD, 128 VRAM, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Mar 4, 2008 11:23 PM

17 replies

May 28, 2008 8:57 PM in response to Real Max Space

My tablet was freezing with 10.5.2 but the issue seems to be resolved with 10.5.3.

Jun 11, 2008 1:34 PM in response to Real Max Space

im not sure if im having the same problem as yall but i too am experiencing trouble. my issues started with 10.5 i get a power on LED but no response. when i uninstall the drivers the tablet is recognized and works as an input device which i guess kind of works but as you guys know the pressure sensitivity and button functions are where the tablet is useful.

i was in contact with wacom for a while and they were even calling me on the phone on a daily basis trying to help me shoot this down. so that was nice of them. but when i did a clean OS install on a small partition and the tablet worked on that partition the only advice they could give me was a clean install.

i upgraded to 10.5.3 and im glad some of you got this fixed but it didnt do anything for me :/

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USB Wacom problem solved.