On Saturday 18 June 2005 06:14 pm, Kristin wrote: > Perhaps I misspoke my version of Linux it is from > http://slax.linux-live.org/download.php V5.05 I think > the kernel is 2.6.11.7. May 2005 release. > > Is there a JStest for windows? It seems modprobe does > not detect my gameport joystick in Linux. I never was > very well versed in Linux even though I used a version > called Linx about 10 years ago while at the USPS as a > tech on the mail sorting machines built by Martin > Marrieta. If you have a serial gameport modem you need the gameport module. #modprobe -l | grep input If you don't have the gameport module, check to see if it was compiled into kernel. You might be able to look at /proc/config.gz or try #grep GAMEPORT /usr/src/linux/.config Once you've got serial gameport driver, check your dmesg. Once you've got all that working, then check your device permissions. If slax uses udev look at #ls -l /dev/input/* Make sure you have a line in /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules like KERNEL="js?", NAME="input/%k", SYMLINK="gameport_joystick" Replace "js?" with "js0" or "js1" or whatever is appropriate. Once you've got all that working try KDE's joystick test program Click on "Wrench-icon"->"Peripherals"->"Joystick"
> > The CH Joystick I have has a trigger, three buttons, > and a small "hat" four way switch, additonaly it has > trimmers for r-l and for-back and a third that works > as a throttle on my early version of MS- flight. > > I know most of the FG forum is Linux oriented but I > would like to stick with win 98 as I have some other > hardware issues with switching OS's (mouse from ps2 to > ser port, modem does not work etc...) Serial mice work just fine with linux, so do PS/2 mice. Some fancy wireless usb keyboard/mice might not, but normal usb keyboard/mouse work just fine (just remember you need module usbhid (either compile it into kernel or modprobe usbhid) Some winmodems do work with linux -- google for linmodem. > I also have > little or no $$$ to spend. My CH stick was $2 at a > thrift store, can't afford to go to Walmart and spring > $$ for a USB one. So I need to get this one working. I > probably do not need a full blown joystick file just > some information as to how to modify one of the files > already existing. Perhaps add the lines for added > buttons from a 2 or 3 button gameport stick already in > the distribution for windows. > _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
