Stylus suddenly doesn't work in certain apps (Krita, Obsidian)

Framework Laptop 12 Linux
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Which Linux distro are you using?

  • Fedora

Which release version?

  • 43

Which kernel are you using?

  • 6.19.13-1200.fc43.x86_64

Which BIOS version are you using?

  • 03.07

Which Framework Laptop 12 model are you using?

  • 13th Gen Intel® Core™

I haven’t been using my Framework 12 for a while, since I was waiting for a hardware replacement. Yesterday I finally got it replaced and started up the computer again. I installed some updates that were pending, including the update to the latest firmware version (03.07).

Now, however, I discover that the stylus no longer works on certain apps, where it worked perfectly before. The cursor moves with the stylus, but touching the screen gives no input: nothing happens. I can’t draw or click on menu items or anything.

The apps in which I noticed this behavior so far are Krita and Obsidian. (The stylus works as expected in a number of other apps, including GIMP, Xournal).

Has anyone had the same problem? Could it be related to the firmware update? What’s the common denominator between Krita and Obsidian?

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My Stylus has been requiring higher and higher pressure to register for a while to the point I fear breaking the screen, then I tried using another USI stylus I had from my old Android tablet. It was dead, so I plugged it in, and it worked perfect. I then tried plugging my framework stylus in, and it started working perfectly again, despite reporting 100% battery in Gnome. I left it to charge for an hour and it works perfect now.

I did do a whole sleuth of steps to troubleshoot, most of which I gleamed from this knowledgebase article - I would follow that if charging your stylus doesn’t fix anything. None of what I did ended up mattering since in my case it was just a need to charge.

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Thanks for the response. I doubt this is hardware related, since the behavior varies from app to app. In some apps, it works fine. I also charged it to 100% and the problem remained.

I’ll take a look at the troubleshooting guide, though

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Using fedora 43 and a metapen m2 stylus, and I recently got the same issue on Krita too. I figured out that I have to press down the touchpad in order for the stylus to detect input, seems like a software issue.

5

I tried that, but it had not effect.

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An update: Yesterday I updated the OS to Fedora 44, and the problem disappeared. So, all’s well that ends well.

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Same here! the bug is now gone :tada:

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