RPi

Warning: RPi support should be considered as experimental. Be prepared to face issues if you try GIMX on the RPi.

GIMX can run on many Linux targets, and the the Raspberry Pi is one of them!

Tested setup

* Raspberry Pi: model B, 256MB
* Distro: Raspbian wheezy (2013-07-26-wheezy-raspbian)
* Self-powered USB hub: Belkin 7 ports F4U017 (self-powered = with an external power supply)
* Keyboard: n25te plugged on the USB hub
* Mouse: Logitech G500 plugged on the USB hub
* PS3: FAT - FW 4.41

* Bluetooth dongle: Pluscom BT20 (CSR Bluecore4-rom) plugged on the USB hub

* DIY USB adapter: Teensy 2.0 + CP2102 plugged on the USB hub

Fix for USB issues

A firmware update is required to fix USB issues (missing mouse & keyboard events - source).

Type the following command and reboot:

sudo rpi-update

Once the rpi is rebooted, check that the RPi is running the right kernel by typing:

pi@raspberrypi:~$ dmesg | grep dwc_otg

The following line should be present in the output:

dwc_otg: FIQ split fix enabled

Tested Rpi firmware:

pi@raspberrypi ~ $  uname -a
Linux raspberrypi 3.6.11+ #541 PREEMPT Sat Sep 7 19:46:21 BST 2013 armv6l GNU/Linux
pi@raspberrypi ~ $  /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd version
Sep 10 2013 12:45:45                                                               
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom                                                        
version 26ff70fafc90598f8cf7666117c00acb25b03110 (clean) (release)

GIMX installation

sudo apt-get install gdebi
wget http://gimx.fr/download/gimx-raspbian.html -O gimx.deb
sudo gdebi gimx.deb

Stop/disable triggerhappy service

Triggerhappy is a daemon that opens every input device for reading, and that consumes a few percent of the CPU time.

It seems a good idea to stop it while running GIMX.

To stop triggerhappy:

sudo service triggerhappy stop

To disable triggerhappy:

sudo update-rc.d triggerhappy disable

Run GIMX

A good idea is to run GIMX directly from a terminal, without any desktop.

This can be done over the network, using a ssh client.

Ideally, GIMX should be launched without using the Ethernet port (because it is connected on the USB bus).

More details on command line options on this page.

Bluetooth

Before running GIMX, it is necessary to install the bluez package:

sudo apt-get install bluez

In a terminal:

gimx -t Sixaxis -c <config file> -b <PS3 bdaddr>

The dongle address has to be changed before running the above commands.

DIY USB adapter

In a terminal:

gimx -c <config file> -p /dev/<ttyUSB port>