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    Static USB assignments?

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      ledsled71 Banned
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      Is there a way to make the Pi assign USB controllers a static address?

      I have a 4-player setup along with a USB trackball. This necessitates a USB hub. If I plug all 4 joystick/button USB controllers into the hub, it randomly assigns them as #s 1-4 upon each startup. Hence, I have to plug 3 of them into the Pi, then the USB hub into the 4th usb port on the pi, and plug the 4th controller into the hub. This way, they keep a static assignment. Problem is, I need a 5th and 6th usb controller, and have nowhere to plug them in where they won't be confused w/ controller #4. Any way to make the assignments static, or another hardware fix around this issue?

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        mitu Global Moderator
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        @ledsled71 said in Static USB assignments?:

        Problem is, I need a 5th and 6th usb controller, and have nowhere to plug them in where they won't be confused w/ controller #4

        Are they the same controller type as the 4th controller ? If not, you may be able to use the joystick selection script to order them.

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          ledsled71 Banned @mitu
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          @mitu Yeah, unfortunately even though they are physically different PCBs, they detect as the same type (Generic Dragonrise USB Controller)

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