How did you copy the file to rules.d?
the file must have administer privileges (sudo)
read this similar wiki entry:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emc...pads_With_EMC2
It says :
As a prerequisite you need a rule in the udevs (dynamic device management) rules folder (/etc/udev/rules.d, use sudo). In my case it is a file called emc_joy.rules (the name can be chosen freely). There must be a line either for the use of various input devices or for a certain device. I used the variant for all devices (see manpages):
SUBSYSTEM="input", mode="0660", group="plugdev"
A file to do this is here: upload:50-input-permissions.rules
Download the file, then open a shell and run `sudo cp
/etc/udev/rules.d`. If you have already plugged your device in, unplug it and plug it back in so the new rule will take effect.
Did you do something like that?
right click the rules file and check it's properties.
Look under permissions
should say 'root' in a couple places.