XBOX360 Wireless Controller: Dpad not working

[vbs]

I tried fs-uae and I am really happy with it but I have one problem: When using my Xbox360 Wireless Controller I can only use the left analog stick to play but the digital pad is not working.
This is may be caused by a wrong configuration file.

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and installed fs-uae via apt-get (2.6.2+dfsg-3build1). I connected the controller and started fs-uae. The log says this which looks ok to me (full log attached):

configuring joystick port 0 (mouse)
configuring joystick port 1 (auto)
trying to auto-configure joystick 1 in port 1
configure joystick "JOYSTICK" for "amiga"
did not match device #0 (KEYBOARD)
did not match device #1 (MOUSE)
matched device #2
config name "xbox_360_wireless_receiver_17_4_1_0_linux"
get system config for device: xbox_360_wireless_receiver_17_4_1_0_linux
config file for xbox_360_wireless_receiver_17_4_1_0_linux was not found
did not find config for device "xbox_360_wireless_receiver_17_4_1_0_linux"
config name "xbox_360_wireless_receiver"
get system config for device: xbox_360_wireless_receiver
read config for xbox_360_wireless_receiver for amiga (from /usr/bin/../share/fs-uae/input/microsoft/xbox_360_wireless_receiver.ini)
read config for common_gamepad for amiga (from /usr/bin/../share/fs-uae/input/common/gamepad.ini)
read config for universal_gamepad for amiga (from /usr/bin/../share/fs-uae/input/universal_gamepad.ini)
error parsing "include"
did not find action for "common/gamepad"

But still the Dpad is not working.

I found this in the file /usr/share/fs-uae/input/microsoft/xbox_360_wireless_receiver.ini:

button_11 = dpad_left
button_12 = dpad_right
button_13 = dpad_up
button_14 = dpad_down

It says that the button 11, 12, 13 and 14 are my dpad buttons, right? But this seems wrong in my case. I used sdl-jstest (https://github.com/Grumbel/sdl-jstest) to inspect my gamepad and it told me that in my case the Dpad-buttons are 13, 14, 15 and 16.
When I edit the config files to match my buttons then the Dpad is working correctly.
But how come that my buttons do not match the shipped config files from fs-uae.
Is there anything I could do about it? I would rather not hand-modify my config files.

Thanks!

[FrodeSolheim]

Hi, then something is different on your system (compared to mine). I run Ubuntu 16.04 as well, and my Xbox 360 controller via the wireless receiver only has 15 buttons, not 17 as in your case. Maybe you have a custom Xbox 360 driver installed (?)

In any case, it was not intended that you modify the pre-installed config files. Instead, start FS-UAE Launcher and you can configure your gamepad graphically via settings.

[vbs]

Thanks for quick answer!

Well, possibly, I installed Retropie and I think they prefer xpad driver. Don't know what Ubuntu usually uses.

This is what usb-devices gives me:

T:  Bus=05 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=045e ProdID=0719 Rev=01.00
S:  Manufacturer=©Microsoft
S:  Product=Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows
S:  SerialNumber=FEED3B80
C:  #Ifs= 8 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=260mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=81 Driver=xpad
I:  If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=82 Driver=(none)
I:  If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=81 Driver=xpad
I:  If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=82 Driver=(none)
I:  If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=81 Driver=xpad
I:  If#= 5 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=82 Driver=(none)
I:  If#= 6 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=81 Driver=xpad
I:  If#= 7 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=5d Prot=82 Driver=(none)

Is this different from yours?

[FrodeSolheim]

No, looks very similar to mine... :-/

(But, could be that the Retropie installation pulls in newer driver versions or something...)

[vbs]

Well ok, thanks. For completness sake this is my xpad:

vbs@vbs-XS35:~$ lsmod | grep xpa
xpad                   28672  0
ff_memless             16384  1 xpad
vbs@vbs-XS35:~$ modinfo xpad
filename:       /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/updates/dkms/xpad.ko
license:        GPL
description:    X-Box pad driver
author:         Marko Friedemann <mfr@bmx-chemnitz.de>
srcversion:     70B2ABE68F183F416AD2137
alias:          usb:v24C6p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc47ipD0in*
alias:          usb:v24C6p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v24C6p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v1BADp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v1BADp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v1689p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v1689p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v162Ep*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v162Ep*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v15E4p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v15E4p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v1532p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v1532p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v146Bp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v146Bp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v1430p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v1430p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v12ABp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v12ABp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v0F0Dp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc47ipD0in*
alias:          usb:v0F0Dp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v0F0Dp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v0E6Fp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc47ipD0in*
alias:          usb:v0E6Fp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v0E6Fp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v0738p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc47ipD0in*
alias:          usb:v0738p4540d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v0738p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v0738p*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v046Dp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v046Dp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v045Ep*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc47ipD0in*
alias:          usb:v045Ep*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v045Ep*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v044Fp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip81in*
alias:          usb:v044Fp*d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc5Dip01in*
alias:          usb:v*p*d*dc*dsc*dp*ic58isc42ip00in*
depends:        ff-memless
vermagic:       4.4.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm:           dpad_to_buttons:Map D-PAD to buttons rather than axes for unknown pads (bool)
parm:           triggers_to_buttons:Map triggers to buttons rather than axes for unknown pads (bool)
parm:           sticks_to_null:Do not map sticks at all for unknown pads (bool)
parm:           auto_poweroff:Power off wireless controllers on suspend (bool)
vbs@vbs-XS35:~$

[vbs]

I had fs-uae running fine already but yesterday I noticed that my Xbox360 gamepad stopped working entirely. It gets detected fine and shows up in the UI as "Xbox 360 Controller Wireless" but no button reactions at all.
I am currently using version 2.8 from the PPA and I noticed that my directory /usr/share/fs-uae is nearly empty. In the past there were lots of controller config inside there. Maybe that is the problem?

It looks like this now:

root@vbs-XS35:/usr/share/fs-uae# ls -al
total 1244
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root    4096 Sep 28 08:39 .
drwxr-xr-x 250 root root   12288 Sep 28 08:39 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 1255204 Sep 14 23:06 fs-uae.dat
-rw-r--r--   1 root root       0 Sep 14 23:06 share-dir

This is the log:
http://pastebin.com/UTBdQM8G

Any hints please? Thanks!

[vbs]

Installing the Ubuntu version with made the Gamepod work again:

apt-get install fs-uae=2.6.2+dfsg-3build1

Also /usr/share/fs-uae is filled again.

[FrodeSolheim]

I'll try to reproduce the issue...

(The "missing" files in /usr/share/fs-uae is not a mistake. They are instead contained in fs-uae.dat)

[FrodeSolheim]

What distro version are you using?

It will probably work if you install 2.8 and run the configuration tool in FS-UAE Launcher: Settings -> Joysticks & Gamepads, double-click on the gamepad entry there.

It *may* appear that the device is already configured. But still, please click on each button/hat/axis and re-assign for your gamepad. Then click save. The result of this (2 files) will be stored in ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Controllers. Please also send these files to frode@fs-uae.net for analysis and possible inclusion in the next version.