Controlling Kodi 18 alpha via gamepad
#1
Hi,

I have a Xbox One S controller connected via USB. I am using Ubuntu 16.04 with Kernel 4.8.12

It works fine in emulators and in the terminal but in Kodi 18 it does not appear to be able to control the menu.

Is there something else I am supposed to enable? It does not appear as a notification when I connect it.

On a side issue - I can't get it to work via bluetooth.

On another issue, the screen saver (screen goes blank and HDMI cuts out) often comes on when I am playing retroarch via kodi, because I am not pressing the keyboard presumably. Any idea how to fix that?
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#2
install kodi-peripheral-joystick, then enable the peripheral.joystick addon. Restart kodi, configure controller in settings.
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#3
Has this moved? I can't find it under add ons?

If I install via apt-get install kodi-peripheral-joystick I get in Kodi "The following add-ons are incompatible" Joystick support

I've followed the guide here: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=231955 to install kodi some time ago. It's Ubuntu 16.04
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#4
pastebin a Debug Log
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#5
http://paste.ubuntu.com/23579546/
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http://paste.ubuntu.com/23579548/
http://paste.ubuntu.com/23579549/
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http://paste.ubuntu.com/23579551/
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#6
I'm getting the same error:

Code:
ERROR: PERIPHERAL - Add-on 'Joystick Support' is using an incompatible API version. XBMC minimum API version = '1.2.0', add-on API version '1.1.0'

In /usr/share/kodi/addons/peripheral.joystick/addon.xml, line 9:

Code:
<import addon="kodi.peripheral" version="1.1.0"/>

The version of peripheral.joystick shows as 1.2.0.
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#7
I did manage to get my Xbox One S controller to work with bluetooth however so it isn't all that bad so far (in retroarch that is!)
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#8
I've updated the addon in the PPA, please try with the new version
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#9
I updated kodi-peripheral-joystick. It is working again.
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#10
Thanks wnipex that works Smile
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