On Thu Jul 31 23:32:50 2025 +0000, Tomasz Pakuła wrote:
At the end of the day, you can just use the hidraw mode for your joystick to get better compatibility
Right. I see [that commit in upstream now](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cb3fd788e3fa5358602a49809c4eb491153...) (looks like you have done a ton of work on fixing up the upstream driver like you said, thanks very much for that!). So, if I update my kernel, I shouldn't windup with autocenter being on despite the application having specified `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_OFF` if wine were to not send any autocenter commands.
I guess the flip side of that is that `DIPROPAUTOCENTER_ON` won't work. That said, I don't know if there are any programs that actually use that. Certainly not the one I am interested in. It would seem a bit odd to want autocentering overlaid on all your other effects. As the [kernel documentation says](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/input/ff.html) _the autocenter feature quite disturbs the rendering of effects_.
Will this have an effect on programs that want to just use it as a joystick and know nothing about force feedback? I guess I should update to the latest kernel and spend some time testing things out. :slight_smile: