[gentoo-user] Re: gamepad is attached... and what?

[Nikos Chantziaras]

Andrew Gaydenko wrote:
> On Tuesday 17 March 2009 17:37:40 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>> Andrew Gaydenko wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Have bought a gamepad for my son - he plays supertuxkart (USB, "Black
>>> Warrior Patriot Vibration Gamepad"), attached, added
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>>          Identifier "joy1"
>>>          Driver "joystick"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> to xorg.conf, restarted X (Gnome), and ... what?
>> I guess it depends on the version of X.Org.  With 1.5.x, you don't need
>> an xorg.conf entry.  You just plug it in and it works.  The kernel must
>> of course have joystick support.
>
> Aha... Thanks - have looked at the kernel config - have not selected any
> device in the "Joysticks/Gamepads" (tte list is below). Must I select all the
> modules with a hope X will be smart enough to load a needed module? Or - which
> one is appropriate at my case?
>
> xorg-server 1.5.3-r5 is in use.
>
> [snipped list]

No, those are for old non-USB joysticks.  You need to make sure that 
these are enabled:

   Input device support --> <*> Joystick interface
   Input device support --> <*> Event interface
   HID Devices --> <*> USB Human Interface Device (full HID) support