sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-joystick then reboot computer.
Fixed it for my AMD64 Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid with Saitek P2500 (detected name: "Saitek PLC Cyborg Force Rumble Pad").
I first noticed something was wrong when my mouse pointer was having "seizures" when the joystick was plugged in ;-)
sudo apt-get install xserver- xorg-input- evdev xserver- xorg-input- joystick
then reboot computer.
Fixed it for my AMD64 Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid with Saitek P2500 (detected name: "Saitek PLC Cyborg Force Rumble Pad").
I first noticed something was wrong when my mouse pointer was having "seizures" when the joystick was plugged in ;-)