Comment 0 for bug 987877

Certain Microsoft keyboards seem to be added as joystick devices. The keyboard/receiver in my case is a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000, and a quick jstest says the following: "Joystick (Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v6.0) has 37 axes and 57 buttons".

The main problem with this seems to be that in any application that uses a joystick, navigation is impossible because the keyboard joystick device /dev/input/js0 keeps sending nonsense to the application. (usually resulting in the "cursor" ending in left top/bottom corner).

A way to bypass this might be to rmmod joydev, but this will naturally prevent the use of actual joysticks.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: suti 2082 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: suti 2082 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xfa100000 irq 49'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC887-VD'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0887,10438445,00100302'
   Controls : 40
   Simple ctrls : 21
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfa080000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 16 HDMI/DP'
   Components : 'HDA:10de0016,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 4
Date: Tue Apr 24 17:53:54 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=16f06351-846d-482a-843a-2c69b1c802d3
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110920.5)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=f09d9467-7136-4930-8df0-12d03739eb5a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: mei
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-02 (52 days ago)
WifiSyslog:

dmi.bios.date: 02/11/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0401
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8H61-M
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev x.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0401:bd02/11/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP8H61-M:rvrRevx.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer