How to Manage Devices and Drivers?

wisnoskij · 04-08-2015, 10:48 AM

Hello All,

I have never managed to figure out how to deal with drivers and devices in Linux, and I currently have a strange and serious problem. I probably just need to uninstall the drivers and allow the PnP to refresh with a clean install, at least that is what I would do in windows.

I have this Linux Mint box that I bought two Logitech gaming controllers for. They worked out the the box for programs like Zsnes/ect. But one night first one and then the other simply stopped working. and I cannot get key presses recognize at all. It is not connected to the internet, and how not been for months at that point. So I can verify that nothing was updated or installed.

Before Plug In:

Code:

wisnoskij@wis-dell ~ $ lsusb -t
/:  Bus 08.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 07.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 06.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 05.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
    |__ Port 2: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 480M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
wisnoskij@wis-dell ~ $ dmesg|tail -n 20
[   71.902127] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[   71.902133] usb 2-2: Product: Mass Storage Device
[   71.902138] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Generic
[   71.902142] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 058F091111B
[   71.974482] usb-storage 2-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[   71.974560] scsi4 : usb-storage 2-2:1.0
[   71.974666] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[   72.972785] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Multi    Flash Reader     1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[   72.973168] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[   73.303517] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 62521344 512-byte logical blocks: (32.0 GB/29.8 GiB)
[   73.304502] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[   73.304510] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[   73.305499] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found
[   73.305506] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[   73.309627] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found
[   73.309635] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[   73.313528]  sdb: sdb1
[   73.317125] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found
[   73.317133] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[   73.317139] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk

After:

Code:

wisnoskij@wis-dell ~ $ lsusb -t
/:  Bus 08.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 07.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 06.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
/:  Bus 05.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
    |__ Port 2: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 480M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M

wisnoskij@wis-dell ~ $ dmesg|tail -n 20
[   73.317133] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[   73.317139] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[  230.832028] usb 6-1: new full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
[  231.025050] usb 6-1: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c216
[  231.025058] usb 6-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=9, SerialNumber=3
[  231.025063] usb 6-1: Product: Logitech Dual Action
[  231.025068] usb 6-1: Manufacturer: Logitech
[  231.025073] usb 6-1: SerialNumber: C8D64285
[  231.204178] input: Logitech Logitech Dual Action as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/input/input14
[  231.204428] hid-generic 0003:046D:C216.0005: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Joystick [Logitech Logitech Dual Action] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input0
[  231.288126] usb 6-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
[  375.804027] usb 6-1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd
[  375.997050] usb 6-1: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c216
[  375.997058] usb 6-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=9, SerialNumber=3
[  375.997064] usb 6-1: Product: Logitech Dual Action
[  375.997069] usb 6-1: Manufacturer: Logitech
[  375.997073] usb 6-1: SerialNumber: C8D0C33C
[  386.005062] hid-generic 0003:046D:C216.0006: timeout initializing reports
[  386.005197] input: Logitech Logitech Dual Action as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/input/input15
[  386.005441] hid-generic 0003:046D:C216.0006: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Joystick [Logitech Logitech Dual Action] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input0


//Removed Controller:
[  600.576077] usb 6-1: USB disconnect, device number 3

So it looks like it is adding the device, though "usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input0" does look a little overly generic. I did remove and re-add once or twice as I was not sure that it had picked it up the first time. What do you think? What can I try to fix this issue? Every other USB device is working normally as expected.

myxal · 04-11-2015, 05:21 PM

Have you tried evtest to check if the kernel is getting events from the driver?

Also - going by the output of dmesg, your controller is in Dual-action mode. Is that correct? Last time I tried a switchable controller in Linux, only the xbox mode worked correctly. Can you try switching to that mode on the controller?

wisnoskij · 04-11-2015, 11:30 PM

Will give `evtest` a go. I had not because I have no idea what I am doing.

Ahh, ya I never remember which one it is supposed to be. I have tried both extensively, but will remember `X` for Xbox next time.