7 Input devices

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XFree86 now support the dynamic loading of drivers for external input devices using the XInput extension. Currently supported devices are:

To use a specific device, add the line

load "module"
in the Module section of XF86Config, where module is the name of the .so file corresponding to your device. You also need to set up a XInput section in XF86Config. Refer to the XF86Config(5) man page for detailed configuration instructions.

You can then change the device used to drive the X pointer with the xsetpointer(1) command.

For joystick support, you'll need to install the joystick device driver in the kernel.

7.1 Configuring PEX and XIE extensions

The PEX and XIE extensions are now supported as external modules. If you want to have access to these extensions, add the following lines to the Module section of XF86Config:

   load    "pex5.so"
   load    "xie.so"

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