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SNES9x works with my USB joystick alright, but if I need disconnect this joystick (even with the ROM paused), when I connect it again it doesn't work anymore.

Why?

How can it be fixed?

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Do you need to restart the emulator or the PC for it to work again? – Matthew Read Oct 18 '11 at 21:58
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What version of SNES9x are you using, and have you contacted the developers about this issue? Emulator ports on Linux are notoriously unstable as well. – Xkeeper Nov 17 '11 at 17:04
@MatthewRead, yes, if I restart the snes9x it works fine. – GarouDan Nov 18 '11 at 21:47
@Xkeeper using snes9x -v I got: Snes9x 1.52 for unix Reading config file /etc/snes9x/snes9x.conf. Sound buffer size: 12800 (3200 samples) Port 1: Pad #1. Port 2: <none>. Error opening the ROM file. But I use it by gui snes9x-gtk. I didn't tried contact the developers yet =// – GarouDan Nov 18 '11 at 21:49
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AskUbuntu might know. I do not know off the top of my head, but here's conjecture: See if plugging and unplugging the joystick makes a different device node in /dev. – Broam Aug 2 '12 at 15:51
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I'm not sure why you'd need to be frequently unplugging your joystick mid-game, but why not just take a save state, play musical chairs with your usb devices, restart snes9x, and reload your save state?

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