/dev/input/by-id doesn't exist?

[pjs]

Hello,

I am trying to map my controller to keyboard keys for atari800 using xboxdrv, so I need the full id of my controller.

When I run ls /dev/input/by-id it says no such file or directory.

Isn't it supposed to be there by default? Do I need to install another package?

Any help appreciated.

[columboscoat]

@pjs just type lsusb if it is a usb controller.

[pjs]

@columboscoat

I forgot to mention it is a bluetooth connected controller. So no ID is given for lsusb.

I think I am supposed to add this command to the emulation.cfg:

atari800 = "sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \
--evdev /dev/input/by-id/*
...
...
...
/opt/retropie/emulators/atari800/bin/atari800 %ROM%"
default="atari800"

The asterisk being the full ID of the controller and the ellipses containing various key mappings which I left out here. So I am wondering why I have no such file or directory when I do ls /dev/input/by-id in order to obtain the controller ID? Maybe I am misunderstanding the command, and it does not work for bluetooth controllers, only for USB?

If that is the case, I will need to figure out the correct command to add to atari800's emulation.cfg when using xboxdrv to map controller buttons to bluetooth controllers.

Thanks again for any help.

[pjs]

I found a solution in case anyone else has this problem in the future:

I did cat /proc/bus/input/devices to list input devices, which does not give the full ID. But I saw a "Wireless Controller" listed there, so I knew that was my bluetooth controller. I saw it had an H: Handlers set as event0 and I recalled being ale to substitute this for the full ID. So, instead of doing --evdev /dev/input/by-id/*** where the ID is still unknown at this time, I was able to do --evdev /dev/input/event0 instead.

Now whether or not the button mappings I did are accurate is a whole different problem. Time to go test it out.