https://blog.kalandyk.xyz/tags/nixos/Recent content in NixOS on Arek's BlogHugo -- 0.147.8en-usSun, 19 Nov 2023 10:17:54 +0100https://blog.kalandyk.xyz/posts/nixos-xbox-adapter/Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:17:54 +0100https://blog.kalandyk.xyz/posts/nixos-xbox-adapter/<p>Here&rsquo;s a quick how-to on using Xbox Wireless Adapter with NixOS</p> <h2 id="driver">Driver</h2> <p>To play games with Xbox controller, you have to install a driver first. On Linux we can use <a href="https://github.com/medusalix/xone">xone</a> which is an open-source one for Xbox One and Xbox Series accessories.</p> <p>Installation on NixOS is pretty straightforward, just add enable the driver by adding the following option to your <code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code>:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-nix" data-lang="nix"><span style="display:flex;"><span>hardware<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>xone<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>enable <span style="color:#f92672">=</span> <span style="color:#66d9ef">true</span>; </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Then update your system state with:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo nixos-rebuild switch </span></span></code></pre></div><p>The driver should be installed, but it&rsquo;s worth rebooting the system at this point</p>