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49 lines
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Saitek X52Pro joystick driver for Linux
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This project adds a new driver for the Saitek/MadCatz X52 Pro flight
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control system. The X52 pro is a HOTAS (hand on throttle and stick)
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with 7 axes, 39 buttons, 1 hat and 1 thumbstick and a multi-function
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display which is programmable.
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Currently, only Windows drivers are available from Saitek PLC, which
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led me to develop a new Linux driver which can program the MFD and
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the individual LEDs on the joystick. The standard usbhid driver is
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capable of reading the joystick, but it cannot control the MFD or LEDs.
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Most of the extra functionality can be handled from userspace. See
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the individual folders for README information.
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**Note:** This repository currently only provides commandline interfaces to
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control the MFD and LEDs. If you are not comfortable working in the commandline,
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then the [gx52](https://gitlab.com/leinardi/gx52) project might be a better fit
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for your needs as it provides a graphical interface to control the MFD and LEDs.
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# Installing released versions
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Beginning from version v0.2.3, prebuilt packages are available on Ubuntu PPA and
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the Arch User Repository.
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## Ubuntu
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This project has been released as a PPA on Ubuntu. To install the package, run
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the following commands in the terminal.
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```
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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:nirenjan/x52pro-linux
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install libx52-1
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```
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## Arch Linux
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This is available on the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libx52.git)
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# Building and installing from source
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See [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md)
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