[SOLVED] GFXtablet help

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[SOLVED] GFXtablet help

Postby MontyMoo » Jun 16th, '13, 07:42

Hello all,

I have hit a brick wall on this one and I hope someone out there can lend a helping hand.

I am trying to use my Kobo Arc tablet as an input device for drawing tools like Gimp and MyPaint. To do this I am trying to use a program called GFXtablet http://rfc2822.github.io/GfxTablet/ .

Now, I have installed this app on the tablet and installed and run the uinput driver. The network monitor seems to recognise the port that the app is trying to use, gimp recognises that there is a tablet available and checking the tablet itself it does seem to be sending data. Of course despite all this I can't seem to be able to draw anything.

Checking various other posts about problems I think it may be a problem with the firewall in Mageia 3. I have tried to disable it but I don't think it is working properly... I am not sure about this though.

Any advice? Thank you in advance.
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Re: GFXtablet help

Postby MontyMoo » Jun 16th, '13, 10:38

I have just been trying out some other things and I am almost certain it is the firewall. I tried to set up an email account and the connection was refused.

My problem is that when I go to the firewall settings and check to disable the firewall and I go back afterwards and everything is reset. Am I being stupid?

I am new to Megeia so maybe there is something obvious that I am missing.
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Re: GFXtablet help

Postby doktor5000 » Jun 16th, '13, 14:16

Please check viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4987 for the firewall problem.
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Re: GFXtablet help [SOLVED]

Postby MontyMoo » Jun 17th, '13, 13:17

Bingo!

Thank you for the link.

Yep it was the firewall. It looks like I will need to educate myself a bit on that one.
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