"xpad" Module on Boot Loading issue

tsteinholz0 · 2015-05-24 21:08:23

So I am running Arch Linux 4.0.4-2 with all packages up-to-date using the KDE desktop (with some other steamos desktop stuff for fun). And on my system, the xpad module will not detect my xbox one controller during or after boot. The only way I can use a controller on my system is via the command `modprobe xpad` which is not only unneccessary, but is also annoying. I attempted to get this to auto load by making a file "/etc/modules-load.d/xpad.conf" with the only line being "xpad". This did not solve my problem.

How can I get the xpad module to auto load on boot like it is supposed to since kernel 3.1.7 on kernel 4.0.4-ARCH?

Last edited by tsteinholz0 (2015-05-25 16:39:47)

WorMzy · 2015-05-24 21:33:28

It's strange that modules-load.d isn't working. Are there any messages in the systemctl status output for that service?

# systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service

What about If you plug the controller in after boot, does anything appear in dmesg?

tsteinholz0 · 2015-05-24 21:36:46

[tsteinholz@Yuri ~]$ systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service
* systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (exited) since Sun 2015-05-24 16:57:45 EDT; 38min ago
Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8)
man:modules-load.d(5)
Process: 200 ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 200 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CGroup: /system.slice/systemd-modules-load.service

Warning: Journal has been rotated since unit was started. Log output is incomplete or unavailable.

tsteinholz0 · 2015-05-24 21:38:02

The light on the controller only shows up when i manully add "modprobe xpad" no matter when i plug it in, I have also tried diffrent usb slots.

WorMzy · 2015-05-24 21:42:24

Please use code tags for terminal output.

Well, it seems to be doing something. Unfortunately the journal has rotated, so that command wasn't as helpful as it could've been. Check the journal using:

journalctl -xb -u systemd-modules-load.service

The light on the controller only shows up when i manully add "modprobe xpad" no matter when i plug it in, I have also tried diffrent usb slots.

Yes, but is there anything in dmesg?

tsteinholz0 · 2015-05-24 21:54:22

Sorry about that.

journalctl -xb -u systemd-modules-load.service

returns

 -- Logs begin at Fri 2015-05-22 16:27:51 EDT, end at Sun 2015-05-24 17:49:07 EDT. --

and for the dmesg

dmesg | grep xpad

returned nothing and while scrolling through dmesg, I saw nothing conserning the xbox one controller.

JoshuaJolley · 2015-12-17 22:11:02

@tsteinholz0, Where you able ever to get your xbox one controller working?

jeff_bh_221 · 2023-03-09 10:26:35

This topic may have one close answser.
Guess he installed xone package, it blacklisted xpad module.

journalctl -xb -u systemd-modules-load.service

will shows below

systemd-modules-load[436]: Module 'xpad' is deny-listed (by kmod)

and you can find blacklist in file

/usr/lib/modprobe.d/xone-blacklist.conf

something like

blacklist xpad
blacklist mt76x2u

that's all.

Last edited by jeff_bh_221 (2023-03-09 10:27:12)

WorMzy · 2023-03-09 10:32:18

Thanks for sharing, however I'd hope that tsteinholz0 isn't still looking for a solution eight years later.

Closing this old thread.

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"xpad" Module on Boot Loading issue

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