====== Ubuntu - Joystick ======

[[Ubuntu:Joystick:Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]

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===== Install the Joystick Driver =====

<code bash>
sudo apt-get install xboxdrv
</code>

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===== Set permissions =====

<code bash>
sudo chmod 666 /dev/uinput
</code>

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===== Use the Joystick =====

<code bash>
sudo xboxdrv
</code>


When you move the joystick, you should see the numbers change.

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===== Run quite =====

Change the **sudo xboxdrv** live as above to the following to run quite.

<code bash>
sudo xboxdrv --silent --detach-kernel-driver --daemon
</code>

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===== Calibrating the gamepad =====

<code bash>
sudo apt install jstest-gtk
</code>

Open the tool, select your device and press the “Properties” button.  This will open up a new window which contains positioning indicators for your device's buttons and knobs.

This screen can be used to figure out whether everything is working properly, and if your gamepad needs calibration because of “inherent” offset.

Press the “Calibration” button located on the lower right and then press the “Start Calibration” on the newly opened window.

Then follow the instructions and your gamepad axes will get calibrated.

If you press the “Mapping” button, you will be given the capacity to change the order of the buttons of your device.

Any changes done through here are applied widely in all your games and applications.

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===== Another method =====

<code bash>
sudo modprobe joydev
sudo modprobe uinput
sudo rmmod xpad
blacklist xpad
sudo apt install xboxdrv jscalibrator xboxdrvctl
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  The **blacklist xpad** is if you want to edit the .conf.
</WRAP>


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===== Setting and changing between different configurations =====

If you want to relate gamepad button presses with keyboard or mouse buttons, you can do so through qjoypad. Install qjoypad by typing the following on a terminal:

<code bash>
sudo apt install qjoypad
</code>

Then run the tool by typing:

<code bash>
qjoypad –notray
</code>

You may add individual layout settings by pressing the “Add” button on the top left of the application and naming them.


If you don't know what button corresponds to what name, you should click on the “Quick Set” button on the lower right that will first prompt you to press a gamepad button, and then assign a keyboard button.

After finishing the various configurations, you may quit the tool and start it from the menu. This will take qjoypad to the tray, allowing you to change between the different configurations.

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===== Another method to setup the Joystick =====

<code bash>
sudo apt install jscalibrator
jscal -c /dev/input/js0 
jstest /dev/input/js0
jscalibrator
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  Change the 'js0' to the right number.

**jscalibrator** runs it.

</WRAP>

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===== Alternative Driver =====

Another driver that you can use instead of the xboxdrv is the “ubuntu-xboxdrv” which is based on xboxdrv but is supposedly not plagued by common faults and bugs.  In the case that the standard xboxdrv doesn't work for your device.

<code bash>
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/ubuntu-xboxdrv
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-xboxdrv
</code>


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===== References =====

https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-configure-your-gamepad-on-ubuntu/