Using XIOAMI gamepad with Linux

I have the XIOAMI gamepad, a cheap gamepad which looks like the classical XBOX gamepad When I used it first with my Fire TV Stick, it worked like a charm. I wanted to try it with my Linux and with Steam.

When i used it in a game it was totally uncalibrated. Pressing the joystick to the top position had no effect at all on my game character.

So, i had to calibrate with a small programm, which I install on the shell with:

sudo aptitude install jstest-gtk

start it with:

jstest-gtk

you should see the following pictures…

1. press the calibration button
2. press the start calibration button
3. rotate the joystick (all joysticks on your gamepad in a circle
4. move the joystick to up - middle - down -middle - left -middle - right - middle
5. press the OK button.
6. save the profile

after than restarting the Steam game, it works perfect.