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Provides a joystick device (/dev/input/js0).This means that you do not have to recompile the kernel Executes in user space on top of libusb.You may even be able to add in support for your particular controller by adding the hardware identifiers into xboxdrv.cpp and recompiling the driver (the README talks about this further in depth).

To check support for a particular controller, review the file xboxdrv.cpp and look for the line XPadDevice xpad_devices. Some third party controllers may work as well (MadCatz) and they are probably already available.

Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers through the Wireless USB Adapter.

Original Xbox controllers through USB (with a cable modification).No guarantees what so ever folks.ĭo so at your own risk (also known as try it on a test machine first, please :)) I am not responsible for what you do to your machine, cat, parents, body, xbox (and its controllers) or any item by following this guide and neither is the author of the xbox driver, grumbel. This howto is a guide and may not work 100% for your system, setup, geographical location, humidity, country, gender or personal height. Please let me know if there are any changes for newer versions of Ubuntu (8.04+). Please note, I based this guide off of my system, Ubuntu 7.10.

XPAD 0.2 0 HOW TO

The author, grumbel, provided very good instructions on how to install and use the driver, but I figured this would help out a lot and provide more exposure so we could potentially help better the driver.Īs of this writing (June 10th, 2008 )the current version from his website is 0.2rc1. Thus, grumbel wrote a user space driver for xbox controllers.

Unfortunately, this driver doesn't work with 360 game pads (well or at all?). Please see the edits that follow (mostly link updates)Ĭurrently, Xbox controller support for Linux has been limited at best and the only available option we have, is the xpad kernel driver. June 7th, 2011: This information has changed significantly since its original posting. Howto: Use Xbox Controllers (original, 360, 360 wireless, 360 guitar) with Linux

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