Re: [PATCH v7 0/1] MR8605: winebus: Do not touch autocenter on device reset and stop all effects

[Tomasz Pakuła]

On Thu Aug  7 19:15:21 2025 +0000, Tyson Whitehead wrote:
> I  hacked together [some ugly Windows
> code](https://github.com/twhitehead/issue-wine-ff-autocenter) to test
> all possible setting of `DIPROP_AUTOCENTER` (not set, set
> `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_OFF`, and set `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_ON`). There is a
> precompiled version in the `bin` directory. It
> * gets the initial `DIPROP_AUTOCENTER` value and show that in a message box
> * acquires the device with the intial `DIPROP_AUTOCENTER` and prompts to continue,
> * acquires the device after setting `DIPROP_AUTOCENTER` to
> `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_OFF` and prompts to continue, and
> * acquires the device after setting `DIPROP_AUTOCENTER` to
> `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_ON` and prompts to continue.
> For the original Wine code, there was perfect agreement using my USB
> Sidewinder 2
> * the default value is `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_ON`,
> * when acquired without setting `DIPROP_AUTOCENTER` the default value, I
> feel the spring effect,
> * when acquired after explicitly setting `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_OFF`, I feel
> it go limp, and
> * when acquired after explicitly setting `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_ON`, I feel
> the spring effect.
> Based on this merged code, I would expect it will now be stuck in
> `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_ON` for older kernels and `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_OFF` for
> newer kernels.
> This is not a wine issue though and I think you're still missing the dofference between hidraw and SDL/udev buses.

Your device will work perfectly with hidraw as it goes around system drivers and in this casez wine handles THE driver. Cheers

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https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/8605#note_112407