The firefox snap declares a plug on the joystick interface
(https://snapcraft.io/docs/joystick-interface), which should enable
detecting and using your gamepad.
It's not auto-connected though. Can you try:
snap connect firefox:joystick
Then restart firefox, and test again?
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1962403
Title:
Gamepads are no longer detected
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
After the upgrade from Firefox deb to Firefox snap, my gamepad is no
longer being detected.
One gamepad is a Feitun FM0013, a gamepad with at least 5 operation
modes I've found so far: Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, X-Box wired
controller, PS3 wired controller, PS3 wireless controller and generic
Bluetooth controller.
From these 5 operation modes, X-Box wired controller, PS3 wired
controller and generic Bluetooth controller work on my computer, while
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller mode is found but doesn't detect any
buttons while using PS3 wireless controller mode isn't found.
When using on my notebook and smartphone, I normally use this gamepad
in generic Bluetooth controller mode, as I want to use it wirelessly
more often. I have noticed that any of the modes that worked with
Firefox deb (X-Box wired controller, PS3 wired controller and generic
Bluetooth controller) stopped working with the snap.
Steps to reproduce:
1) Have Firefox installed as a snap;
2) Connect gamepad with one of its compatible modes;
3) Access page/game to test the gamepad
(https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/12/the-gamepad-api/ or
https://luser.github.io/gamepadtest/ or http://www.cross-code.com/en/start for
example);
4) Notice how the gamepad isn't detected.
I have a Redragon Seymur 2 too, and it also isn't detected. Using the
Firefox from the Mozilla page, the gamepads are found and appear as
follow in the luser's page:
gamepad: 0079-0006-DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick
gamepad: 045e-028e-Microsoft X-Box 360 pad
The X-Box 360 one is the Feitun. Using Bluetooth, the Feitun appear
as:
gamepad: 1949-0402-Gamepad
So, unfortunately, Firefox snap is unusable to play games while using
gamepads. For example, I can play CrossCode on the Chromium snap, but
am unable to play it on Firefox snap.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: firefox 1:1snap1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-generic 5.15.19
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu78
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sun Feb 27 11:25:06 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-13 (1719 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
Snap.Changes: não foram encontradas alterações
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2019-12-22 (797 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.cron.daily.apport: [deleted]
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