Back to normal! Tried out the new xserver-xorg-input-evdev patch in intrepid-proposed (has Albert Damen's patch). That didn't do anything until I sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-input-joystick. The cursor was no longer being controlled. But I still had the problem with directional pads not functioning games. So, then I found this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=320683
The calibration of the joysticks by jscalibrator was the problem. Hope this helps someone else before they pull their hair out.
Back to normal! Tried out the new xserver- xorg-input- evdev patch in intrepid-proposed (has Albert Damen's patch). That didn't do anything until I sudo apt-get purge xserver- xorg-input- joystick. The cursor was no longer being controlled. But I still had the problem with directional pads not functioning games. So, then I found this: ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=320683
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The calibration of the joysticks by jscalibrator was the problem. Hope this helps someone else before they pull their hair out.