Manjaro always sets my Saitek GX52 as js0

[alasta2259]

Good morning

Manjaro always sets my GX52 Joystick to js0. This only matters when I want to play Second Life, using the Firestorm viewer, which only sees js0. Firestorm and other Second Life viewers only see js0 where I want the Xbox controller to be. Here’s my lsusb:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 413c:1010 Dell Computer Corp. USB 2.0 Hub [MTT]
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 1532:0111 Razer USA, Ltd Nostromo
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 1bcf:08a0 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Gaming mouse [Philips SPK9304]
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 413c:2110 Dell Computer Corp. Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 2357:0604 TP-Link TP-Link UB5A Adapter
Bus 003 Device 008: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 003 Device 009: ID 1bcf:0005 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 003 Device 010: ID 0e6f:02e1 Logic3 PDP Wired Controller for Xbox Series X - Electric Carbon
Bus 003 Device 011: ID 06a3:075c Saitek PLC X52 Flight Controller
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 05e3:0626 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 05e3:0626 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub

The joysticks and a set of rudder pedals all work perfectly with Steam, Elite Dangerous, Flightgear, X-Plane and Star Citizen. My thought was to try and get Manjaro to reserve js0 for the Xbox controller, so after a lot of googling and some udev rule attempts using Google Gemini to help, e.g.:

1. Give the PDP Controller the highest priority

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0e6f", ATTRS{idProduct}=="02e1", ENV{ID_PRIORITY}="100", SYMLINK+="input/js0"

Manajro still sets the x52 as js0.

Any assistance would be most welcome!

Alastair

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[megavolt]

@alasta2259

Manjaro always sets my GX52 Joystick to js0.

The reason for this behavior is time-based numbering. If you plug in the joystick first and no other devices are connected, it gets the number 0.

@alasta2259

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0e6f", ATTRS{idProduct}=="02e1", ENV{ID_PRIORITY}="100", SYMLINK+="input/js0"

That’s nonsense. It’s like trying to build a tent on top of a house. If the viewer can’t access symlinks like /dev/input/myjoystick, this approach doesn’t make sense.

You could theoretically try a dirty hack:

# 1. Temporarily delete the real node (don't worry, it's only in RAM)
sudo rm /dev/input/js0

# 2. Map the Xbox controller (js1) to js0
sudo ln -s /dev/input/js1 /dev/input/js0

# 3. Launch Firestorm
./firestorm

# 4. After the game ends, delete the fake...
sudo rm /dev/input/js0

# 5. ...and force the kernel to reassign the device to js0
sudo udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=add

[alasta2259]

Apologies, and thank you for your patience @Mirdarthos

Thank you @megavolt, the X52 gets JS0 regardless of when or where it’s plugged in. To get it to be JS1, you have to boot the pc xbox controller, then plug in the X52

Best

Alastair

[megavolt]

Yes @alasta2259, you’ve just confirmed normal behavior. You can boot without any devices, then plug in the Xbox controller, which will then be assigned to js0. If you connect both while booting up, the one with the faster driver or hardware will be assigned to js0. The joystick is just faster

The problem is really the software, which doesn’t have the option to switch controllers.

[alasta2259]

Many thanks for the help. I had thought it might be possible to allocate a JS “Slot” as it were, you are saying it’s not, which is fair enough. The real issue is that the Firestorm Viewer cannot support the X52 and, in fact, can only support one controller at a time. I was trying to bodge my way around that issue What I have ended up doing is plugging the X52 into my powered hub, which has an on-off switch on it. Press to load the x52!

Best regards

Alastair