On Wednesday 14 January 2009, Stuart Stevenson wrote:
>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.

Got it Stuart, thanks.  But no tests, it's ugly weather here & the shop 
doesn't have any heat to speak of.  And its been that way long enough I am 
getting cabin fever...


>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
>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>> What is comedy?  Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making
>> them puke.
>>                -- Steve Martin
>>
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Cheers, Gene
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
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