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Linux 6.12-rc4 Adding Controller Support For The MSI Claw A1M & 8BitDo Ultimate 2C


Sent out overnight were a few input subsystem patches ahead of the Linux 6.12-rc4 kernel release tomorrow

The MSI Claw A1M is a gaming handheld device powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake) SoC and running Windows 11 out of the box. With Linux 6.12-rc4 this ~$699 USD gaming handheld device will enjoy working input support now that the necessary vendor/device IDs have been added to the common XPad driver. Similarly, the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless controller is seeing support in Linux 6.12-rc4 with its device ID also being added to the XPad driver.

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