Gene,
   I have used a Saitek game controller on the Dahlih. The joypad.hal
file is here http://www.mpm1.com:8080/dahlih/dahlih_testing_home.
There may be some more useful files there also.
have fun
Stuart


On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings all;
>
> I finally got one of my round tuit's located and plugged in this
> Saitek game controller:
>
> Jan 14 18:31:10 coyote kernel: [138993.111096] usb 2-5.1: new low speed USB 
> device using ohci_hcd and address 6
> Jan 14 18:31:11 coyote kernel: [138993.208165] usb 2-5.1: configuration #1 
> chosen from 1 choice
> Jan 14 18:31:11 coyote kernel: [138993.222549] input: Saitek P990 Dual Analog 
> Pad
> as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-5/2-5.1/2-5.1:1.0/input/input5
> Jan 14 18:31:11 coyote kernel: [138993.233331] generic-usb 
> 0003:06A3:040B.0004: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.00 Joystick [Saitek P990 Dual 
> Analog
> Pad] on usb-0000:00:02.0-5.1/input0
> Jan 14 18:31:11 coyote kernel: [138993.235319] usb 2-5.1: New USB device 
> found, idVendor=06a3, idProduct=040b
> Jan 14 18:31:11 coyote kernel: [138993.235322] usb 2-5.1: New USB device 
> strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
> Jan 14 18:31:11 coyote kernel: [138993.235325] usb 2-5.1: Product: Saitek 
> P990 Dual Analog Pad
>
> And I can "cat /dev/hidraw3" and see garbage walking along the screen when
> I move a stick or press a button.  And boy does it have a LOT of buttons.
> 12, plus the sticks and an 8 way atari style pad.
>
> I assume the next question then is: Do we have a decoder util that will
> display what button etc is pressed?  Or which direction which stick has
> been pressed to?
>
> And of course, has anyone written a connector file so that it can be used
> as a hand pendant with later emc's?
>
> --
> Cheers, Gene
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