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kokoko3k

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Prevent screen from turning off when using a joypad under Xorg

Is there a way to make Xorg aware of /dev/jsX or /dev/eventX so that it wont turn off the screen while i'm playing games?

Joypad is connected, but not listed under xinput; also, i prevented the joypad from controlling the pointer.

koko@slimer# xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse           id=8    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ USB Keyboard                              id=10   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ MKEYBOARD                                 id=12   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse                       id=11   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                         id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard               id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=6    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=7    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ USB Keyboard                              id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Eee PC WMI hotkeys                        id=13   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Plantronics Plantronics C320-M            id=14   [slave  keyboard (3)]

I know i can use a wrapper script, but make it transparent would be better!
Thanks.

Last edited by kokoko3k (2017-12-20 22:49:39)

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