Another driver might have already loaded the dongle's firmware.

The udev rules need to be installed and any conflicts with existing rules have to be resolved.

The permissions for /dev/uinput have to allow read and write access.

The uinput kernel module needs to be loaded.

The /dev/uinput device has to be available.

InputException: No such file or directory.

The default behavior for SIGUSR1 is to terminate the process. NOTE: Signals are only handled after a dongle has been plugged in.

RPM packaging instructions (for distributions like Fedora)įeel free to package xow for any Linux distribution or hardware you like.Īny issues regarding the packaging should be reported to the respective maintainers.

The following Xbox One controllers are currently compatible with the driver: Model number Xow supports both versions of the wireless dongle (slim and bulky one) and the Surface Book 2's built-in adapter.

The input mapping is based on existing kernel drivers like xpad. It communicates with the dongle via libusb and provides joystick input through the uinput kernel module.

Xow is a Linux user mode driver for the Xbox One wireless dongle. Upgrading to xone is highly recommended! About

Xbox wireless adapter drivers