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Hello everybody. Does anybody have any suggestions on a good game pad/controller that is compatible with linux. I've recently tried Logitech's dual controller, but no such luck. With wine I was able to install the necessary drivers but I was never successful at getting the box to recognize the controller. What controllers are you folks using, and how did you get them to work?

Thanks,
~~archery~~

Even if you may have died waiting for an answer:
I'm using a Saitek P880, it's fully supported, everything works OOTB.

I've never used a Saitek, but many sites have praised its use on Linux. I just may try this controller out. Just today, I was able to get a Philips SG2910BB/27 to work (after some slight modifications). However, the controller still feels a little "sticky" when using it. Although, if this is the only one I can find that succeeds, I'll purchase one (this controller was at my fathers house for the grandkids games on his Windoze PC). Thanks again for the input.

~~archery~~

Pelican Afterglow controller for PS3 has been working great for me. Purchased one about 2 weeks ago and have loved it ever since. My only question now is... does anybody have any suggestions on how to get things working with a controller-to-keyboard emulation?

Some of the games I'm playing do not natively accept game pad controls, only keyboard commands. I would like to emulate these commands with my new controller (especially the mouse). I've succeeded in emulating keyboard commands in a terminal (and other select windows), but I'm not able to carry this over into a game (BTW, I'm using joy2key... FYI). Any suggestions?

Thanks,
~~archery~~