[v34] install xone kernel module for third party xb1s controller

ofvergara

[v34] help installing x-one kernel module for third party wired xbox one s controller

Issue: My 3rd party wired xbox one S usb gamepad doesn’t seem to be detected by batocera, the led just flashes, but there is no input at all.

View some controller details below. I purchased the pink one for my daughter and another one for me:

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/4001031439451.html

Expected result: To be able to use it as a wired controller

Reproduction steps: Plug gamepad in any of the 3 usb ports in my laptop (hp 255 g7 laptop).

Gamepad works in windows7 and above. Functions fine in linux (devuan chimaera x64, kernel 5.10); however, i went ahead and installed the new ‘xone’ driver module (https://github.com/medusalix/xone) for additional/enhanced compatibility in devuan (all inputs & events detected when i use evtest in terminal), yet in batocera it seems that the gamepad module for this device is not being loaded

lsusb in devuan linux:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 045e:02ea Microsoft Corp. Xbox One S Controller

lsusb in windows (hardware ID in device manager):

usb\vid_045E&pid_02EA&rev_0408 Xbox Controller (legacy Xbox Peripheral)

I would require some assistance in batocera to use terminal commands (step by step) since I am very new to batocera. I managed to install successfully the xone kernel module in devuan following the instructions provided.

I found a related thread about this topic here:

https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux/issues/6898

I have a fake usb SNES gamepad and a genius ps2/pc usb arcade stick that i purchased many years ago, and they are detected and properly configured in batocera.

Can you help me in how to add the ‘xone’ kernel headers/dmks/module/etc to batocera in order to recognize this device id, like i did in devuan linux?

Or, is there a place/config/setting to adjust in batocera to detect this 3rd party xbox controller revision 0408?

Thank you very much for your kind assistance. Cheers.

Atari

You don’t add drivers post-mortem. You compile the drivers along with the rest of Batocera. It’s important that low-level drivers like controller handlers are compiled with the specialised Linux kernel used by Batocera, otherwise it’s not likely to work.

If you don’t have the resources to compile Batocera or don’t want to learn how, this issue report is the best approach you can do.

ofvergara

hello atari, thank you for your comments.

after reading your link, unfortunately i don’t have the expert knowledge (and guts) to achieve this feat.

also, my basic laptop doesn’t have the minimum specs/resources required to re-create a new batocera kernel :(

So I am stuck. I would have to give these 2 controllers away to somebody else as a “gift” ;) and then save $$ for an actual/original MS xb1-s wired controller ( not bluetooth, read more below)

On another topic, this laptop came with integrated wifi/bluetooth combo card, in which the >5.10 kernel doesn’t apply the correct driver (broken rtw88 module), therefore it doesn’t work (devuan/debian so far), then you have to install/compile with dkms a new driver manually.

I followed the steps provided here: https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce to activate wifi/bluetooth in this laptop and then works great. The webpage says that after suspend/hibernate wifi no longer works and you have to reboot. In my case it works great after suspending/hibernating. No issues at all.

Do you know if the Realtek RTL8821CE driver is automagically detected & installed by batocera 34?

In case it is not, what is your suggestion/recommendation for a recognizable BT/wifi adapter?

As a workaround, i can use a 10 meter long ethernet cable (the wifi router with the ethernet port is far away from my room). I would have to go ahead and order it if given the case.

Thank you very much for your advice, cheers.

Atari

I’m fairly certain that driver (rtl8821ce) has already been compiled and configured for the latest version of Batocera. You shouldn’t need to install it, just upgrade your Batocera.

ofvergara So I am stuck.

Then you can do the alternative I suggested, making an issue report.

ofvergara

hello atari,

thank you for your time giving me these hints.

Just to let you know that I decided to purchase a genuine/original wired xbox 360 controller that I found available here for testing. It was cheaper than the new xb1s pad, of course. Now we have 3 xbox controllers at home 😅

However, this new gamepad for some reason is not properly detected in my devuan linux distribution even though it’s an older model compared to the 3rd party xb1s controller; I already raised a topic in the appropriate forum to solve this new issue (most likely a xboxdrv issue).

Good news is, I plugged it in into batocera and it was detected automagically as “ID 045e:028e Microsoft Corp. Xbox360 Controller”, which is great, with a notification at the top of the screen.

Although it is detected, I have to map all buttons again each time I turn on batocera and then connect it to the usb port.

Is there a way for batocera to remember button mappings each time I plug it in, since it is the only gamepad of this type?

I read somewhere in the forums to modify input.cfg to make it permanent, but I can’t seem to find this post now.

I will appreciate your wisdom in this new request.

All the best, cheers.

Atari

Are you sure it’s genuine?

I have an actual genuine wired Xbox 360 controller and it works fine in Batocera. The stick does drift a little so I don’t use it too often.

ofvergara Is there a way for batocera to remember button mappings each time I plug it in, since it is the only gamepad of this type?

It does that by default. So if it isn’t for you… that’s an indication of an even greater problem. You might want to reflash the image at this point, and check for data integrity with your disk drive.