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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] udev rule for periodic polling of USB gamepad?
From:       Michael Cook <mackal.cook () gmail ! com>
Date:       2024-01-03 17:53:32
Message-ID: 0d732025-7951-4cd7-a836-ba75384b72f9 () gmail ! com
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On 1/3/24 12:33, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> Is it possible to have a USB controller (8BitDo Pro 2) polled every 
> second or so with a udev rule? Or through some other mechanism?
>
> This controller has a quirk where it disconnects every 4 seconds or so 
> and rubmbles when it does so. It also changes device number when this 
> happens. It does this because it tries to auto-detects the kind of 
> system it has been plugged into (like an XBox, Android, a Nintendo 
> Switch, whatever.)
>
> Support for this controller was added in kernel 6.3 or so, but the 
> support is extremely half-assed because it doesn't deal with this 
> specific quirk. Currently on 6.6.9 here but this was never fixed.
>
>
I do not have this issue. I have the switch on the back of the 
controller set to the X position and just connect over bluethooth 
without any issues.


https://codeberg.org/fabiscafe/game-devices-udev I do have these udev 
rules installed, unsure if they fix the issue you're talking about.


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