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[mahen <listes@xxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-evdev

Hi !

My USB gamepad is controlling both the mouse pointer AND the joystick
(in rrootage for instance) at the same time.

To get it running at all I had to :

- install xserver-xorg-input-joystick
- copy acrux-usb-gamepad-8116.fdi to /etc/hal/fdi/policy (provided here : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Joystick_lshal_outputs_done )
- unplug and replug the joystick after the X server is loaded

Those three steps are apparently mandatory otherwise nothing works. (the
stick LED doesn't remain lit otherwise)

Actually it raises several issues !
1. the need for the the aforementioned steps
2. the need to unplug / replug
3. the fact that evdev seems to lock the controller and assign it as if it were a mouse

Thanks a lot for reading this, 
cheers !

Attached : lshal output, where the gamepad does seem to be detected
properly.

Setup : Ubuntu 9.04, AMD64

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.1.1-1ubuntu4
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-15-generic (buildd@yellow) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 19:25:34 UTC 2009
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64

** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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USB Gamepad detected as mouse (Speedlink 360 style)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/418470
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