[mythtv-users] Suggestion for Wireless Game Controllers

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Wed Apr 4 13:17:08 UTC 2007


On 4/4/07, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2007, at 5:48 AM, Tom Weichmann wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am looking for some nice wireless game controllers to go with
> > Myth.  Does
> > anyone have suggestions?  It always seems hard to find info about what
> > controllers have Linux support.
>
> Depends on what you mean by "Linux Support".
>
> The PS3 controllers are bluetooth, and there is BT support in Linux,
> so theoretically it could be made to work, but I've never tried it.
>
> They have "Linux Support" with the YDL release of Linux for the PS3,
> in that they are "recognized", but getting the interface to the
> actual games(s) might take some work.
>
> There is a USB cable on the PS3 controller but it seems to be used
> just as a DC power source to charge the battery.
>
> As for "nice" I have no idea, I've never played a video game since Pong.
>
> Brian Wood
> beww at beww.org

the original xbox controllers work in linux too
(http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/controller-linux.php), and you can
get the Logitech wireless ones for about $20, sometimes even cheaper
(like through woot!).

-- 
Steve
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