Re: XPad driver, unrecognized controller

[Christoph Fritz <chf.fritz@googlemail.com>]

On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 08:54 -0500, tsuraan wrote:
> > What does lsusb -v tells about your device?
> 
> It gives me this:
> 
> Bus 002 Device 023: ID 045e:028f Microsoft Corp. Xbox360 Wireless Controller
> Device Descriptor:
>   bLength                18
>   bDescriptorType         1
>   bcdUSB               2.00
>   bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
>   bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
>   bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
>   bMaxPacketSize0         8
>   idVendor           0x045e Microsoft Corp.
>   idProduct          0x028f Xbox360 Wireless Controller
>   bcdDevice            1.05
>   iManufacturer           0
>   iProduct                0
>   iSerial                 0
>   bNumConfigurations      1
>   Configuration Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         2
>     wTotalLength           18
>     bNumInterfaces          1
>     bConfigurationValue     1
>     iConfiguration          0
>     bmAttributes         0xa0
>       (Bus Powered)
>       Remote Wakeup
>     MaxPower              100mA
>     Interface Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         4
>       bInterfaceNumber        0
>       bAlternateSetting       0
>       bNumEndpoints           0
>       bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
>       bInterfaceSubClass     93
>       bInterfaceProtocol    255
>       iInterface              0
> Device Status:     0x0000
>   (Bus Powered)

I was told that you can't use a Xbox360 Wireless Controller with a
Play&Charge cable plugged into your host. You need the Wireless
Receiver.

thanks,
 chf