xow: a Linux controller for the Xbox One Controller

xow Xbox One Controller - Wireless Controller

If you like gaming and you are one of those who prefers to use your Xbox One controller for your games, this will interest you. The well-known Microsoft controller, the Xbox One Controller, has a interesting Linux driver called xow. This project aims to include support for several different versions and models of game controllers. Now you can use the latest version released, xow 0.3.

Although he is still a young driver, the truth is that it works well and every time he integrates more features. In the last release all the complete functions have been included, including the command triggers, udev rules so that it does not require root privileges, a new objective for the makefile was also added so that it can be uninstalled more easily, support for the Xbox One Elite controller, etc.

xow has also had a great job from its developer to correct some problems that it had in its previous version. For example, version 0.3 will no longer cause incompatibility problems with the Linux kernel mt76 driver, that is, the driver for wireless networks for MediaTek devices. Likewise, the crash problem when disconnecting the dongle during pairing has been fixed.

According to those who have tried it, it works quite well, even in wireless mode for the Xbox One Controller controllers of the 1697, 1698 and 1708 models. This makes up for the lack of official support for the Linux platform that has this type of controllers, and which is made possible thanks to the work of the developer. So gamers can enjoy their video games in a simpler way.

If you are interested in xow, here you can visit their GitHub site, you can try it and see how it works, as well as help if you find a problem. Although keep in mind that it is still in an early stage ...


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