Please provide an akmod package

[QuickFastly]

On rpm-ostree based distros like Fedora Kinoite/Silverblue, dkms is not supported, and manually recompiling the module every time the kernel is updated (very frequently) is a massive pain. akmod is the officially supported way to install kernel modules on these distros. Supporting a copr repo for the akmod would also be fantastic, but might be too much to ask, I don't know.

[gotzl]

Hi,

I fully agree that a good integration of the driver into the distro(s) is very important, this would simplify things and improve the user experience especially for newcomers.

However, I don't think that I can provide these integrations, since there are plenty of distros doing their thing and I can not be on top of them all.
I feel that these integrations have to come from people that actually use the respective distro. They know what has to be done and will be able to maintain/improve it if they use it on a regular basis. I'm happy to accept any PR improving this driver...

[QuickFastly]

If I knew how, I'd be more than willing to send in a PR with akmod support. Unfortunately I've had no luck learning how to do that or even understanding much since I posted this, and haven't been able to find help either. You might have better luck than me finding someone who can help

Edit: In the meantime, until an akmod is available (or I finally get help learning how to do it myself) here is my current workaround for keeping this driver up to date and loaded on rpm-ostree based distros on the off chance someone else is looking for a solution:

• Clone the repo, cd into it, run make
• Manually run cp -v fanatec.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/99-fanatec.rules
• sudo insmod hid-fanatec.ko
• Confirm that it's working with lsmod and testing a game
• If it's working, create a systemd service that runs on boot and executes cd {repodir} && make clean && git pull && make && insmod hid-fanatec.ko