Installing the newest xserver-xorg-input-joystick package fixes the crash for me, but the fix is incorrect since the problem remains if you don't have the package installed (i.e. if you want to use the joystick for gaming purposes, not as a pointer device).
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-joystick (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- Joystick detected as mouse, crashes X https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274203 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs