Problem with old genius digital drawing tablet, ubuntu 16.10 - Ask Ubuntu

i have old genius tablet. works fine on ubuntu 16.04, on ubuntu 16.10 don't work.

on linux deepen , win10, tablet work fine too.

the tablet no draw. likes have not pressure. test in krita, gimp , mypaint.

i search fix this, don't find nothig. hope can me.

xinput --list

virtual core pointer                        id=2    [master pointer  (3)] virtual core xtest pointer                  id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)] uc-logic tablet wp5540u pen                 id=8    [slave  pointer  (2)] uc-logic tablet wp5540u mouse               id=9    [slave  pointer  (2)] imps/2 byd touchpad                         id=11   [slave  pointer  (2)] 

lsusb

bus 004 device 002: id 5543:0004 uc-logic technology corp. tablet wp5540u 

xinput list-props "uc-logic tablet wp5540u pen"

device enabled (143):   1 coordinate transformation matrix (145): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 device accel profile (271): 0 device accel constant deceleration (272):   1.000000 device accel adaptive deceleration (273):   1.000000 device accel velocity scaling (274):    10.000000 device product id (264):    21827, 4 device node (265):  "/dev/input/event13" evdev axis inversion (275): 0, 0 evdev axis calibration (276):   <no items> evdev axes swap (277):  0 axis labels (278):  "abs x" (268), "abs y" (269), "abs pressure" (270) button labels (279):    "button unknown" (267), "button unknown" (267), "button unknown" (267), "button wheel up" (149), "button wheel down" (150), "button horiz wheel left" (151), "button horiz wheel right" (152) evdev scrolling distance (280): 0, 0, 0 evdev middle button emulation (281):    1 evdev middle button timeout (282):  50 evdev third button emulation (283): 0 evdev third button emulation timeout (284): 1000 evdev third button emulation button (285):  3 evdev third button emulation threshold (286):   20 evdev wheel emulation (287):    0 evdev wheel emulation axes (288):   0, 0, 4, 5 evdev wheel emulation inertia (289):    10 evdev wheel emulation timeout (290):    200 evdev wheel emulation button (291): 4 evdev drag lock buttons (292):  0 

and mypaint device test

motion_notify x=636.00 y=260.00 pressure=0.0000 drawwindow 

the problem

there bug on xserver-xorg-input-evdev-1:2.10.2 affect pressure, not reported kernel evdev xserver-xorg-evdev:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/1639337

acording 1 of comments, solution downgrade xserver-xorg-input-evdev-1:2.10.1, please adding 1 of affected users on list, can corrected (the package being updated newer version).

how downgrade package

get older package here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/xserver-xorg-input-evdev (if x86 64 bits amd64, if x86 32 bits, i386)

after should open terminal , do:

sudo dpkg --force-all -i path/to/xserver-xorg-input-evdev_2.10.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb.deb 

adjusting path correct folder. finaly, force package not upgrade:

sudo apt-mark hold xserver-xorg-input-evdev 

you need pay attention bug, remove mark when solved (on same bug link find put on mailing list changes)

again, not best solution, specially @ case there no visible counter effects, kind of forceful downgrade result on many broken packages if not broken system , please consider going bug report , add list of affected persons bug gain more relevance , corrected quicker.