Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

  1. Bug #274203
  2. Comment #102

Comment 102 for bug 274203

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FyarBall (flamethrower0) wrote :

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 ;-)