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Ubuntu - Joystick
Install the Joystick Driver
sudo apt-get install xboxdrv
Set permissions
sudo chmod 666 /dev/uinput
Use the Joystick
sudo xboxdrv
When you move the joystick, you should see the numbers change.
Run quite
Change the sudo xboxdrv live as above to the following to run quite.
sudo xboxdrv --silent --detach-kernel-driver --daemon
Calibrating the gamepad
sudo apt install jstest-gtk
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.
Another method
sudo modprobe joydev sudo modprobe uinput sudo rmmod xpad blacklist xpad sudo apt install xboxdrv jscalibrator xboxdrvctl
NOTE: The blacklist xpad is if you want to edit the .conf.
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:
sudo apt install qjoypad
Then run the tool by typing:
qjoypad –notray
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.
Another method to setup the Joystick
sudo apt install jscalibrator jscal -c /dev/input/js0 jstest /dev/input/js0 jscalibrator
NOTE: Change the 'js0' to the right number.
jscalibrator runs it.
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.
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/ubuntu-xboxdrv sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-xboxdrv