Bug happens on fully updated Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon (based on Ubuntu
16.04) with linux kernel 4.4.0-31.
I see my Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 2000 as "Microsoft Microsoft®
2.4GHz Transceiver v7.0" with Axes:37 Buttons:75 as
Device:/dev/input/js0 on jstest-gtk.
On Steam version of Doom & Destiny it really treats the transceiver as a
joystick and registers a constant "directional up" from it, making the
game unplayable.
On Steam version of The Banner Saga it works as keyboard but at the same
time when I try using volume up and volume down it detects these as a
gamepad input and starts the built-in gamepad setup in mid-game.
** Also affects: linuxmint
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
045e:00b0 Microsoft keyboard and 045e:0745 nano transceiver recognised
as joystick - interferes with some games
Status in Linux:
Confirmed
Status in Linux Mint:
New
Status in NULL Project:
Invalid
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
Microsoft Digital Media Pro keyboard interferes with certain games.
Ubuntu seems to see the keyboard as a joystick control. Package
Joystick Calibrator 1.5.6 confirms by listing Microsoft Digital Media
Pro Keyboard as a joystick device on /dev/input/js0
Behaviour includes taking over control of any joystick enabled games
and continuously pushing control to the left or causing a menu
selection to continuously move down or up. Affected games that I know
of so far include Tux racer, Alex the Alligator, Track mania Nations
forever (wine) and Final Fantasy 8 (wine).
A workaround is to run Joystick Calibrator, click on Calibrate and
save settings. This seems to 'calibrate' the keyboard properly and
stops it from interfering with games.
Ubuntu version is 9.04. Wine is version 1.1.24.
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