Controllers for Ubuntu?

**Tadaen_Sylvermane** · May 15th, 2015

For Kubuntu. Looking for a controller, similar to the Xbox 360 controller although the analog sticks are not needed. I discovered SuperTux and find it very addicting. I would prefer wireless that can be mapped to keyboard keys. I can deal with wired if I need to though. Any suggestions?

**efflandt** · May 16th, 2015

Logitech F710 seems to work fine with Linux including Steam Big picture. Haven't used it that much except to qualify for Steam Machine beta test drawing and for a space game that was under development (Salvation Prophecy). It had a keyboard config gui, but no gamepad config gui (assumed XBox 360 controller). The only thing that did not work as expected was that D-pad worked in menus, but not for zoom and weapon switch in space flight. But I fixed that by pressing D-pad directions for some unused things in keyboard config gui, then transferred those results from the keyboard config text file to the gamepad config file for zoom and weapon switch, then everything worked. I just used the gamepad for space combat and still used familiar WASD keys and mouse for ground movement.

I also tried the F710 with a RC flight simulator and it worked.

If you actually want to have the gamepad work keys instead of gamepad aware games, you might look at joy2key package (have not tried it).

PS: I guess the first step in seeing if your controller/gamepad is recognized would be to install jstest-gtk, see what it shows for your device, then see what response you get in Properties to pressing buttons, triggers, and moving joysticks. From there you can Calibrate or change Mapping of controls.

For example my F710 is recognized as :

Generic X-Box pad
Device: /dev/input/js0
Axes: 8
Buttons: 11

Although, I have to press a button once on this wireless F710 (which does not have an on/off switch) to wake something up initially before jstest-gtk sees any joystick movement.

**mastablasta** · May 19th, 2015

the xbox controler works in Linux I believe.

**aramil248** · May 23rd, 2015

Originally Posted by mastablasta

the xbox controler works in Linux I believe.

yes it does i use one for euro truck simulator 2 and it runs great.

**oldrocker99** · May 23rd, 2015

The drivers for the (at least wired) Xbox controller are right in the Linux kernel, and it works perfectly for me.

Not that I'm a big fan of controllers; you can have my mouse and keyboard when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers.

**Francesco_Verlato** · May 26th, 2015

I have a playstation controller but i can't use it and i don't find a driver that work, can anyone help me?

**MaxAlexQNEI** · May 29th, 2015

Hi everybody! Please, help me.
I have Genius MaxFire Grandias 12V, but not be work how should.

I start play in Left4Dead2 through Steam, and I enable support the gamepad in settings.
But.
But the key in the settings, the game responds only to press the buttons 1, 2, 3, 4, and sticks. But Axis 5, 6 (ABS_HAT0X and ABS_HAT0Y) no reaction at all.

Drivers are only for Windows.

I install the xboxdrv and make my config.

Code:

[xboxdrv]
evdev=/dev/input/event4
silent=true

[evdev-absmap]
ABS_X=X1
ABS_Y=Y1
ABS_Z=Y2
ABS_RZ=X2
ABS_HAT0X=Black
ABS_HAT0Y=White

[ui-axismap]
X1=REL_X:10
Y1=REL_Y:-10
X2=KEY_A:KEY_D
Y2=KEY_S:KEY_W
Black=KEY_LEFT:KEY_RIGHT
White=KEY_UP:KEY_DOWN

[evdev-keymap]
BTN_TRIGGER=A
BTN_THUMB=B
BTN_THUMB2=X
BTN_TOP=Y
BTN_TOP2=RT
BTN_PINKIE=RB
BTN_BASE=LT
BTN_BASE2=LB
BTN_BASE3=Back #select
BTN_BASE4=Start
BTN_BASE5=TL
BTN_BASE6=TR

[ui-buttonmap]
A=BTN_LEFT
B=BTN_RIGHT
X=KEY_E
Y=KEY_G
RT=KEY_Q
RB=KEY_E
 LT=KEY_SPACE
 LB=KEY_LEFTCTRL
Back=KEY_ESC
Start=KEY_ENTER
TL=BTN_RIGHT
TR=BTN_LEFT

# EOF #

Almost all works. Only one BUT! LT button is pressed after the first seized, and the cursor is constantly rises at a rate of approximately 10 pixels per second.

!!! I use Ubuntu 15.04

P.S. > Sorry for my English. I use translator.

**MaxAlexQNEI** · June 2nd, 2015

Hello everybody! Don't use joy2key, qjoypad and other.

My recipe...

Configuration, settings, setups, installing, install joystick/gamepad Genius MaxFire Grandias 12V, Steam BigPicture, Left4Dead2, Linux Ubuntu 12.04+

01. Ctrl+Alt+T - TERMINAL
02. sudo apt-get -y install joystick
03. Ctrl+Alt+F1 - CONSOLE
04. sudo su
05. service lightdm stop
06. Xorg -configure
07. service lightdm start
08. Goto TERMINAL
09. sudo gedit /root/xorg.conf.new
10. Add this text after all content and SAVE, after Close:

Code:

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "joystick catchall"
    MatchIsJoystick "on"
    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    Driver "joystick"
    Option "StartKeysEnabled" "False"       #Disable mouse
    Option "StartMouseEnabled" "False"      #support
EndSection

11. Goto TERMINAL
12. mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
13. Goto CONSOLE
14. service lightdm restart
15. Run Steam in BigPicture mode, before open a "Controller" and setup this.

You can play!

!!! OR, you can make other file "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-joystick.conf", and write in this file from the step 10.

Thnx for watching!