If your joystick is plugging in to a gameport provided by your soundcard, you will need your soundcard drivers loaded - however, some cards, like the Soundblaster Live, have a specific gameport driver ( emu10k1-gp). Many older joysticks will work with the simple analog module. Some joysticks need specific modules, such as the Microsoft Sidewinder controllers ( sidewinder), or the Logitech digital controllers ( adi). Alternatively, see documentation from the latest kernel. You can browse the kernel source tree at by clicking the "browse" (cgit - the git frontend) link for the kernel that you are using, then clicking the "tree" link near the top. If you have the kernel sources downloaded, have a look at Documentation/input/joydev/. Unfortunately, official kernel packages do not include what we need. Unless you are using very old joystick that uses Gameport or a proprietary USB protocol, you will need just the generic USB Human Interface Device (HID) modules.įor an extensive overview of all joystick related modules in Linux, you will need access to the Linux kernel sources - specifically the Documentation section. SDL2 supports only the new evdev interface.
While SDL1 defaults to evdev interface you can force it to use the old Joystick API by setting the environment variable SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE=/dev/input/js0. Most new games will default to the evdev interface as it gives more detailed information about the buttons and axes available and also adds support for force feedback. Symbolic links to those devices are also available in /dev/input/by-id/ and /dev/input/by-path/ where the legacy Joystick API has names ending with -joystick while the evdev have names ending with -event-joystick. dev/input/jsX maps to the Joystick API interface and /dev/input/event* maps to the evdev ones (this also includes other input devices such as mice and keyboards). Linux has two different input systems for gamepads – the original Joystick interface and the newer evdev-based interface. (Discuss in Talk:Gamepad#Joystick API vibration support) So bear with us and be patient if some functionalities do not result in adequate outcomes.įinally, you can observe the functionalities of different buttons, including trigger and shoulder or bumper buttons, along with the joysticks and analog sticks, including other inputs in this controller input test.Īdditionally, this project is entirely transparent, as you can view its source code to see what is happening in the background without any worries.Reason: Need info about differences between API, how to switch between them.
Note: Specific browsers do not widely support a few of these functionalities or are not functional due to limited or no support from browsers and operating systems. In the meantime, some other unique functionalities of your controller you can test on this website are: Meanwhile, the test also demonstrates the timestamp for each function of your controller whenever it is triggered. Moreover, each connected device is assigned a unique index number and connection status so you can easily track it. So you can easily observe each controller individually.
Secondly, this test will showcase the name of each controller connected after successful detection. In addition, this tool demonstrates the current state of your gamepads, joysticks, and other supported input devices of the exact nature when connected.įirst, with this amazing test, you can easily test multiple gamepad controllers in one go, as it simultaneously supports testing various devices. Most Importantly, it uses the HTML5 Gamepad API to report the status of your wired or wireless controller device. Moreover, you can also use the gamepad viewer to observe your controller’s impressions visually. This remarkable test is exceptionally rich in features.