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FLYDIGI APEX 5 Controller Support Landing In Linux 6.17

([Hardware] 5 Hours Ago FLYDIGI APEX 5)


The input subsystem fixes for the week were sent out on Saturday ahead of the Linux 6.17-rc6 kernel due out later today. Notable with this batch of "fixes" is enabling support for the high-end FLYDIGI APEX 5 gaming controller.

The FLYDIGI APEX 5 is a high-end gaming controller that retails for $180+ USD. The APEX 5 controller supports wired and wireless operation and supports a range of buttons and other features. For Linux 6.17 support for this new gaming controller is being tacked onto the XPad driver, which is commonly used by different gaming controllers compatible with the Microsoft Xbox.

Just the new product and vendor ID are needed for supporting the FLYDIGI APEX 5 controller. With the small addition, it's fine for submitting as part of "fixes" for the Linux 6.17 kernel rather than needing to wait until the Linux v6.18 merge window.

The [1]input fixes pull request this week also adds a quirk for the TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro Gen10 AMD laptop to the i8042 driver. These input updates should be merged shortly to Linux Git.



[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/pr27r442uxseunxtnoko5fquveeb2qg7kxue7uht4marr45ais@ce4alsq7hatm/


phoronix

A rope lying over the top of a fence is the same length on each side. It
weighs one third of a pound per foot. On one end hangs a monkey holding a
banana, and on the other end a weight equal to the weight of the monkey.
The banana weighs two ounces per inch. The rope is as long (in feet) as
the age of the monkey (in years), and the weight of the monkey (in ounces)
is the same as the age of the monkey's mother. The combined age of the
monkey and its mother is thirty years. One half of the weight of the monkey,
plus the weight of the banana, is one forth as much as the weight of the
weight and the weight of the rope. The monkey's mother is half as old as
the monkey will be when it is three times as old as its mother was when she
she was half as old as the monkey will be when when it is as old as its mother
will be when she is four times as old as the monkey was when it was twice
as its mother was when she was one third as old as the monkey was when it
was old as is mother was when she was three times as old as the monkey was
when it was one fourth as old as it is now. How long is the banana?