Arch Linux

Description: Gamepad requires custom HAL rules, is detected as both a mouse & gamepad, then X crashes when using it in some fullscreen apps.

Hardware : Speedlink 360 Style gamepad = Speedlink SL-6555-SBK = ACRUX USB GAMEPAD 8116

Steps to reproduce:

This issue seems to be partly upstream and partly distro specific (the crash doesn't occur with Ubuntu Karmic)

1) out of the box, the gamepad seems detected, and a /dev/input/js0 device is present. GUIs like QMC2 even display its name, axis etc. But buttons / axis do not react at all. cat /dev/input/js0 displays something initially, then no further chars when pushing button / moving axis.

2) it is possible to get it to work though by creating a custom HAL rule :
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/acrux-usb-gamepad-8116.fdi
which contains, for instance

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="input.product" string="ACRUX USB GAMEPAD 8116">
<remove key="input.x11_driver" />
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>

(it also works when using the driver "joystick" and installing xf86-input-joystick, but it doesn't make any difference in any of the issues mentioned here -- but it is required in Ubuntu, not Arch)

3) then, the joystick "works" but also controls the mouse pointer, which can be partly solved by adding this to the .fdi file :
<merge key="input.x11_options.SendCoreEvents" type="string">false</merge>
(doesn't inhibit mouse buttons though)

Also, the 2nd analog stick axis values are inverted.

4) It works in windowed games like Kenta Cho's rrootage. It works in sdlmame in WINDOWED mode (but that's annoying as it controls the mouse....).

however :

5) when using it in fullscreen sdlmame, fullscreen xmoto for instance, pressing a button or just moving an X causes an intant X crash. You may see a log here : http://pastebin.com/Z8kkQ5gT

Also, lshal given, among others :

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial'
info.linux.driver = 'usb' (string)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1d6b_1_0000_00_1a_0' (string)
info.product = 'USB GAMEPAD 8116' (string)
info.subsystem = 'usb_device' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial' (string)
info.vendor = 'ACRUX' (string)
linux.device_file = '/dev/bus/usb/003/004' (string)
linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
linux.subsystem = 'usb' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2' (string)
usb_device.bus_number = 3 (0x3) (int)
usb_device.can_wake_up = false (bool)
usb_device.configuration_value = 1 (0x1) (int)
usb_device.device_class = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb_device.device_protocol = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb_device.device_revision_bcd = 258 (0x102) (int)
usb_device.device_subclass = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb_device.is_self_powered = false (bool)
usb_device.linux.device_number = 4 (0x4) (int)
usb_device.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2' (string)
usb_device.max_power = 350 (0x15e) (int)
usb_device.num_configurations = 1 (0x1) (int)
usb_device.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1) (int)
usb_device.num_ports = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb_device.product = 'USB GAMEPAD 8116' (string)
usb_device.product_id = 2050 (0x802) (int)
usb_device.speed = 1.5 (1.5) (double)
usb_device.vendor = 'ACRUX' (string)
usb_device.vendor_id = 6708 (0x1a34) (int)
usb_device.version = 1.1 (1.1) (double)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial_if0'
info.linux.driver = 'usbhid' (string)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial' (string)
info.product = 'USB HID Interface' (string)
info.subsystem = 'usb' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial_if0' (string)
linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
linux.subsystem = 'usb' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0' (string)
usb.bus_number = 3 (0x3) (int)
usb.can_wake_up = false (bool)
usb.configuration_value = 1 (0x1) (int)
usb.device_class = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb.device_protocol = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb.device_revision_bcd = 258 (0x102) (int)
usb.device_subclass = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb.interface.class = 3 (0x3) (int)
usb.interface.number = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb.interface.protocol = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb.interface.subclass = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb.is_self_powered = false (bool)
usb.linux.device_number = 4 (0x4) (int)
usb.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0' (string)
usb.max_power = 350 (0x15e) (int)
usb.num_configurations = 1 (0x1) (int)
usb.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1) (int)
usb.num_ports = 0 (0x0) (int)
usb.product = 'USB HID Interface' (string)
usb.product_id = 2050 (0x802) (int)
usb.speed = 1.5 (1.5) (double)
usb.vendor = 'ACRUX' (string)
usb.vendor_id = 6708 (0x1a34) (int)
usb.version = 1.1 (1.1) (double)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial_if0_logicaldev_input'
info.capabilities = {'input', 'input.joystick'} (string list)
info.category = 'input' (string)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial_if0' (string)
info.product = 'ACRUX USB GAMEPAD 8116' (string)
info.subsystem = 'input' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial_if0_logicaldev_input' (string)
input.device = '/dev/input/event7' (string)
input.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a34_802_noserial_if0' (string)
input.product = 'ACRUX USB GAMEPAD 8116' (string)
input.x11_driver = 'evdev' (string)
input.x11_options.SendCoreEvents = 'false' (string)
linux.device_file = '/dev/input/event7' (string)
linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
linux.subsystem = 'input' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/input/input9/event7' (string)

To sum up, there are 3 issues :

- the fact the gamepad doesn't work out of the box, which it should (USB hotplugging) and requires a custom HAL rule
- the fact it also moves the mouse
- the fact some axis values are inverted
and to a greater extent
- the fact X crashes when triggering some joystick events in fullscreen apps

I have the same first 3 issues in Ubuntu Karmic, but not the 4th one.

Thanks for reading this, and please tell me if I can help investigate by providing more information...