Autodetect joypad at bootup in Precise Puppy (and other pupp

[jlst]

If your joypad is plugged in before turning the pc on, some Puppies like Precise Puppy won't detect the joypad unless you unplug and plug it in again (after bootup).

This is something I discovered in 2013, but it's never too late..

If your puppy behaves like Precise Puppy, then you might find this useful

-> /etc/init.d/joypad

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#!/bin/sh

case "$1" in
 start|restart)
	modprobe joydev
	#-- based on /usr/bin/pupdial_init_hotpluggable (line 216)
	ls /sys/bus/hid/devices/*/uevent 2>/dev/null | \
	while read ONEUEVENT ; do  
		echo add > $ONEUEVENT
		sleep 0.3
	done
	udevadm trigger --action=add --subsystem-match=usb
esac

This is a 'service'