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Date:      Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:24:02 -0500
From:      Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexander Best <alexbestms@math.uni-muenster.de>
Cc:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using joypad under X
Message-ID:  <1239294242.1922.14.camel@balrog.2hip.net>
In-Reply-To: <permail-20090409123342f0889e8400006e68-a_best01@message-id.uni-muenster.de>
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On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:33 +0200, Alexander Best wrote:
> oh. :-(
>=20
> so basically there's no way to use my gamepad with the usb2 stack? will t=
he X
> joystick driver work if i switch back to usb1?

Well, I don't have any way to test it, but when I just updated X server,
the joystick driver was one of two "maintained" drivers that failed.
The error appeared to be related to usb2 as I do all of my builds on
-CURRENT.  It probably isn't all that difficult to fix, but I don't know
the usb stuff.

robert.

> Robert Noland schrieb am 2009-04-08:
> > On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 21:13 +0200, Alexander Best wrote:
> > > hi there,
>=20
> > > i'm running FreeBSD moshnroll 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #28
> > > r190845: Wed
> > > Apr  8 16:27:42 CEST 2009.
>=20
> > > i'd like to use my joypad under X in order to play games, but i'm
> > > unable to
> > > find any information on how to do this.
>=20
> > I don't think that the joystick driver and usb2 get along...
>=20
> > robert.
>=20
> > > the device get's recognized as HID device. here's the line from
> > > dmesg:
>=20
> > > uhid0: <Logitech Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2, class 0/0, rev
> > > 1.10/2.00, addr
> > > 2> on usbus0
>=20
> > > i added the following lines to my xorg.conf:
>=20
> > > Section "InputDevice"
> > >     Identifier     "Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2"
> > >     Option         "Vendor" "Logitech"
> > >     Driver         "joystick"
> > >     Option         "Path" "/dev/uhid0"
> > >     Option         "Device" "/dev/uhid0"
> > >     Option         "DebugLevel" "99"
> > > EndSection
>=20
> > > and added
>=20
> > > InputDevice "Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2" "SendCoreEvents" to
>=20
> > > Section "ServerLayout"
>=20
> > > after starting X however i'm not able to use the joypad. i checked
> > > /var/log/Xorg.0.log and found these entries which seem to be
> > > related to the
> > > problem:
>=20
> > > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/uhid0"
> > > (**) Option "SendCoreEvents"
> > > (**) Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2: always reports core events
> > > (**) Option "DebugLevel" "99"
> > > (**) Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2: debug level set to 99
> > > (**) Button 1 mapped to 5
> > > (**) Button 2 mapped to 5
> > > (**) Button 3 mapped to 5
> > > (**) Button 4 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 5 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 6 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 7 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 8 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 9 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 10 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 11 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 12 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 13 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 14 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 15 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 16 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 17 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 18 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 19 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 20 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 21 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 22 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 23 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 24 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 25 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 26 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 27 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 28 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 29 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 30 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 31 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Button 32 mapped to 0
> > > (**) Axis 1 type is 1, mapped to 1, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 2 type is 1, mapped to 2, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 3 type is 1, mapped to 3, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 4 type is 1, mapped to 4, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 5 type is 2, mapped to 1, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 6 type is 2, mapped to 2, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 7 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 8 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 9 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 10 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 11 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 12 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 13 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 14 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 15 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 16 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 17 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 18 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 19 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 20 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 21 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 22 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 23 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 24 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 25 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 26 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 27 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 28 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 29 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 30 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 31 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Axis 32 type is 0, mapped to 0, amplify=3D1.000
> > > (**) Option "SendCoreEvents"
> > > (**) Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2 (keys): always reports core
> > > events
> > > (II) evaluating device (Razer Diamondback 1600)
> > > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Razer Diamondback 1600"
> > > (type:
> > > MOUSE)
> > > (II) evaluating device (Dell USB Keyboard)
> > > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Dell USB Keyboard"
> > > (type: KEYBOARD)
> > > (II) evaluating device (Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2)
> > > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Cordless
> > > RumblePad 2"
> > > (type: JOYSTICK)
> > > (II) evaluating device (Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2 (keys))
> > > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Cordless
> > > RumblePad 2
> > > (keys)" (type: JOYSTICK)
> > > jstkDeviceControlProc what=3DINIT
> > > (EE) Joystick: Didn't find any usable axes.
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_INIT
> > > (**) Initializing Keyboard with 1 keys
> > > (**) Keymap [8]: 0x00000000
> > > (II) Razer Diamondback 1600: SetupAuto: hw.iftype is 4, hw.model is
> > > 0
> > > (II) Razer Diamondback 1600: SetupAuto: protocol is SysMouse
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_ON
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_OFF
> > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1152x864"
> > > (**) Option "BaudRate" "1200"
> > > (**) Option "StopBits" "2"
> > > (**) Option "DataBits" "8"
> > > (**) Option "Parity" "None"
> > > (**) Option "Vmin" "1"
> > > (**) Option "Vtime" "0"
> > > (**) Option "FlowControl" "None"
> > > couldn't enable device 4
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_ON
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_OFF
> > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1152x864"
> > > couldn't enable device 4
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_ON
> > > (II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_OFF
> > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1152x864"
> > > couldn't enable device 4
> > > jstkKeyboardDeviceControlProc what=3DDEVICE_ON
> > > (II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button
>=20
> > > i tried running usbhidctl -f /dev/uhid0 -a, but got no output.
> > > running
> > > usbhidctl -f /dev/uhid0 -r gives me the following output:
>=20
> > > Report descriptor:
> > > Collection page=3DGeneric_Desktop usage=3DGame_Pad
> > > Total   input size 0 bytes
> > > Total  output size 0 bytes
> > > Total feature size 0 bytes
>=20
> > > i did the following to see if the device actually works: hd
> > > /dev/uhid0 and
> > > this is the result after pressing buttons 1-10:
>=20
> > > 00000000  01 80 80 7f 80 18 00 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |................|
> > > 00000010  01 80 80 7f 80 28 00 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |.....(..........|
> > > 00000020  01 80 80 7f 80 48 00 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |.....H..........|
> > > 00000030  01 80 80 7f 80 88 00 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |................|
> > > 00000040  01 80 80 7f 80 08 01 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |................|
> > > 00000050  01 80 80 7f 80 08 02 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |................|
> > > 00000060  01 80 80 7f 80 08 04 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |................|
> > > 00000070  01 80 80 7f 80 08 08 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |................|
> > > 00000080  01 80 80 7f 80 08 10 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08
> > > |................|
> > > 00000090  01 80 80 7f 80 08 20 08  01 80 80 7f 80 08 00 08  |......
> > > .........|
>=20
> > > cheers.
> > > Alex
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Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org>
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