tflight4

Linux Kernel HID Module for Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS 4 Joystick

The joystick's HID Report Descriptor does not provide a mappingn for the throttle, stick twist, or throttle paddles. This driver replaces the HID report descriptor with one that (hopefully works)

How to Use (manually)

Install whatever package your distro requires for compiling C. On ubuntu this is build-essential.

Now build the module:

make

Load the module into the current running kernel to test it out for your use. A reboot will undo this change:

insmod hid-tflight4.ko

If it works well for you, then install it and set it up to be loaded at boot. After this next step, a reboot will not undo this change:

sudo cp hid-tflight4.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/hid/ \
  && sudo depmod \
  && sudo modprobe hid-tflight4 \
  && grep -qxF 'hid-tflight4' /etc/modules || echo 'hid-tflight4' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules 

To undo the previous step, do the following:

sudo rm -f /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/hid/hid-tflight4.ko \
  && sudo depmod \
  && sudo sed -i '/hid-tflight4/d' /etc/modules

How to Use (DKMS)

The following list should do it:

~$ sudo -i
~# cd /usr/src
~# git clone https://github.com/walterschell/tflight4.git tflight4-1.0
~# dkms install tflight4/1.0

Enable twist and seesaw axis separation

Add configuration to the modprobe.d:

~$ sudo -i
~# echo 'options hid-tflight4 throttle_seesaw_extra_axis=1' > /etc/modprobe.d/80-tflight4.conf

TODO

Need to test if the optional foot rudders are correctly supported.