O.K. The following code when executed "delinks" the mouse pointer from
joystick movements. The sequence: 1)open a terminal, 2)enter the script
file on the cmd line, 3)plug in the rc-controller(see the mouse move to
left), 4)with some skill get the uncooperative mouse cursor to pass over
the terminal screen and click on it to make it active, 5)hit return to
execute the script. And voilla, the cursor returns to normal behavior.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
#file: script_rccontroller.sh
#use to disable mouse emulation from controller sticks(joysticks)
#get NAME for controller from xinput list
NAME='WAILLY PPM'
ids=$(xinput list | grep "$NAME" | grep -o -e "id=.." | xargs | sed "s/id=//g")
for id in $ids; do
echo "Disabling Mouse/Key events for ID $id"
xinput set-prop $id "Generate Mouse Events" 0
xinput set-prop $id "Generate Key Events" 0
done
But even tho the code works, I get the two error msgs:
property Generate Mouse Events doesn't exist, you need to specify its type and
format
property Generate Key Events doesn't exist, you need to specify its type and
format
Can anyone suggest the syntax to eliminate these error msgs. And again,
please refer to the link (item 36) in my 1st post to see what I am
trying to adapt for my use.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/418470
Title:
USB Gamepad detected as mouse (Speedlink 360 style)
Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
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
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