More info at: link.
Xbox 360 Controller spoofing
GIMX will support the Xbox 360 very soon as I am able to use a genuine 360 controller to authenticate my teensy as a 360 controller!
I will try to make a test package ASAP 🙂
Installation of GIMX 0.25 in Ubuntu 11.10
Synaptic has been dropped from Ubuntu 11.10, and is kind of replaced by the Ubuntu Software Center. GIMX tutorials tell to use Synaptic to add ‘universe’ to the software sources, that’s why they need to be updated. It’s possible to add ‘universe’ to the software sources with the Ubuntu Software Center, but it appears that there is a bug that prevents software sources to be refreshed in case a Live CD/USB is used. A work-around is to type “sudo apt-get update” in a terminal.
GIMX 0.25 installation in Ubuntu 11.10
Version 0.25 released
Version 0.24 released
Serial port data glitch / corruption
Lately, I ran into a very bad issue running GIMX-serial in Linux.
The problem was, I was getting controller state corruption as soon as I was moving the mouse.
To investigate this issue, I just used usbmon to see the bytes sent to the usb to serial converter.
$ lsusb
/* The usb to serial converter is on bus 4. */
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 10c4:ea60 Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc. CP210x Composite Device
$ sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/usbmon/4u
/* serial port init */
f1c44200 682372285 S Co:2:005:0 s 41 00 0001 0000 0000 0
f1c44200 682372453 C Co:2:005:0 0 0
f1c67d80 682372497 S Bi:2:005:1 -115 256 <
f1c44200 682372506 S Ci:2:005:0 s c1 02 0000 0000 0002 2 <
f1c44200 682372774 C Ci:2:005:0 0 2 = 0700
f1c44200 682372815 S Ci:2:005:0 s c1 04 0000 0000 0002 2 <
f1c44200 682372945 C Ci:2:005:0 0 2 = 0008
f1c44200 682373010 S Ci:2:005:0 s c1 14 0000 0000 0010 16 <
f1c44200 682373188 C Ci:2:005:0 0 16 = 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
f1c44200 682373216 S Co:2:005:0 s 41 07 0303 0000 0000 0
f1c44200 682373312 C Co:2:005:0 0 0
/* 12 bytes = first controller data = sticks centered & buttons released */
f1c67e80 682375905 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 12 = ff7fff7f ff7fff7f 08000000
f1c67e80 682376695 C Bo:2:005:1 0 12 >
...
/* mouse movement starts */
f1c67e80 686006276 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 12 = ff7fff7f 059fff7f 08000000
f1c67e80 686006444 C Bo:2:005:1 0 12 >
...
/* This is the issue: 6+2+5=13 bytes are transferred (instead of 12) */
f1c67e80 686066821 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 6 = ff7fff7f d6c0
f1c67f00 686066840 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 2 = 0d0a
f1c67e80 686066937 C Bo:2:005:1 0 6 >
f1c67e80 686066943 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 5 = 51080000 00
f1c67f00 686066959 C Bo:2:005:1 0 2 >
f1c67e80 686067058 C Bo:2:005:1 0 5 >
...
/* Same issue again */
f1c67e80 686082954 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 4 = ff7fff7f
f1c67f00 686082976 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 2 = 0d0a
f1c67e80 686083063 C Bo:2:005:1 0 4 >
f1c67e80 686083068 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 7 = b5e45c08 000000
f1c67f00 686083086 C Bo:2:005:1 0 2 >
f1c67e80 686083182 C Bo:2:005:1 0 7 >
...
/* Same issue again */
f1c67e80 686123366 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 4 = ff7fff7f
f1c67f00 686123389 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 2 = 0d0a
f1c67e80 686123442 C Bo:2:005:1 0 4 >
f1c67e80 686123447 S Bo:2:005:1 -115 7 = b93c3b08 000000
f1c67f00 686123467 C Bo:2:005:1 0 2 >
f1c67e80 686123561 C Bo:2:005:1 0 7 >I asked google about these specific 0x0a and 0x0d bytes, and found the explanation. The problem is due to a setting of the serial port that maps NL (newline = 0x0a) to CR-NL (carriage return=0x0d + newline = 0x0a).
Why didn’t I get the issue earlier? I recently had a problem with brltty taking control over my serial port. It appears brltty changed the default port settings. Future GIMX versions will disable output processing. A work around for current GIMX release v0.23 is to run the following command in a terminal:
$ stty -opost -F /dev/ttyUSB0
GIMX
GIMX is a free software that allows to use a computer as a hub for your gaming devices. It works on Windows® and GNU/Linux platforms. It is compatible with Playstation® and Xbox® gaming consoles. The connection between the computer and the gaming console is performed using a USB adapter – get one on the GIMX shop! – or a Bluetooth® dongle (PS3/PS4 only). The capabilities depend on the platform, the connection method, and the gaming platform.