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║ https://github.com/denilsonsa/udev-joystick-blacklist ║

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These rules are now hosted in a full GitHub repository. This Gist will not be updated anymore.

Credit: FIGlet font "ANSI Shadow", generated at http://patorjk.com/software/taag/

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/etc/udev/rules.d/51-these-are-not-joysticks.rules

https://gist.github.com/denilsonsa/978f1d842cf5430f57f6

These are devices that, although recognized by kernel as joysticks, are not

joysticks. These rules will prevent the non-functional /dev/input/js* and

/dev/input/event* devices from being used, by removing read/write permissions

from them.

This is just a blacklist, which will always be incomplete (until the actual

bug gets fixed). Feel free to add more devices to this list.

MODE="0000" prevents the device from being used.

Clearing ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK prevents some /lib/udev/rules.d/* rules from running.

It is not possible to rename a device, so NAME="not-a-joystick%n" does not work.

HOW TO INSTALL:

sudo curl -o /etc/udev/rules.d/51-these-are-not-joysticks.rules https://gist.githubusercontent.com/denilsonsa/978f1d842cf5430f57f6/raw

There are several reports of this issue on several distros and on the Linux kernel:

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28912

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37982

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/390959

https://askubuntu.com/questions/173376/how-do-i-disable-joystick-input

https://ryort.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/udev-and-the-microsoft-digital-media-keyboard-3000-wha/

https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=15275.msg144519#msg144519

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=190485

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=142469

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-362032.html

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35954

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/3943

A nice (but outdated) udev tutoral:

http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html

Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 2.10

Microsoft Wireless Desktop - Comfort Edition

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="009d", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft Microsoft® Digital Media Pro Keyboard

Microsoft Corp. Digital Media Pro Keyboard

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="00b0", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft Microsoft® Digital Media Keyboard

Microsoft Corp. Digital Media Keyboard 1.0A

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="00b4", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft Microsoft® Digital Media Keyboard 3000

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0730", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v6.0

Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v8.0

Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver v1.0 for Bluetooth

Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 1000

Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0745", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft Corp. Wired Keyboard 600

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0750", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft Corp. Sidewinder X4 keyboard

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0768", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v9.0

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="07a5", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v1.0

Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="07b2", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0800", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

WACOM CTE-640-U V4.0-3

Wacom Co., Ltd Graphire 4 6x8

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="056a", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0016", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch CTH-460

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="056a", ATTRS{idProduct}=="00d1", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

A4 Tech Co., G7 750 mouse

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="054f", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

A4 Tech Co., Ltd Bloody RT7 Terminator Wireless

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3997", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Modecom MC-5006 Keyboard

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="51f4", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

A4 Tech Co., Ltd Bloody V5

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="7b22", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

A4 Tech Co., Ltd X-718BK Oscar Optical Gaming Mouse

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="8090", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

A4 Tech Co., Ltd XL-750BK Laser Mouse

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="9090", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

A4 Tech Co., Sharkoon Fireglider Optical

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="9066", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""

Cooler Master Storm Mizar Mouse

SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2516", ATTRS{idProduct}=="001f", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=="1", MODE="0000", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""