hi Folks, Lessons-learned posting for my problem...Posting starts here:
Back again...same problem, different day. Installed MEPIS 3.3-4 and FlightGear 9.9.1, thinking the newer MEPIS would do a better job recognizing USB yoke and pedals. Not so. <stuff deleted...stuff I had done...not critical to lesson learned> [I sent] "Now, I need newbie help. Short cryptic answers cause another email asking clarification, so if you can, give me some links to explore or step-by-step things I can do. That would be much appreciated." [This is critical...newbies need more than cryptic three-word "do-this" advice.] From Alex Perry, came this calm reply: So it seems. I suggest you look in this directory ... cd /sys/class/input If you don't see a directories called "js0" and "js1", something's wrong. I'll get to the rest (below) after your reply to that question. [See? Good newbie advice! I could follow it!] Now, to be fair, I did get replies from Mike Lowdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and Didier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, who have been helpful in the past. Alex: Following it along: > So it seems. I suggest you look in this directory ... > cd /sys/class/input > If you don't see a directories called "js0" and "js1", something's wrong. Dick: here goes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ls event0 event2 input0 input2 js0 mice event1 event3 input1 input3 js1 mouse0 Looks like js0 and ks1 are in there... Alex: > Yep. Each of those directories should contain a file called "dev". > Verify they're as expected and contain one line with two numbers: > cat /sys/class/input/js*/dev > The response should be something like: > 13:0 > 13:1 > > You should have a directory "/dev/input" so, if you don't, > just create it. You have to be root to do this, of course. > mkdir -p /dev/input > cd /dev/input Dick: I asked if the dev/input was under sys/class/input/js*/dev, and her answered: Alex: No, that is off the root, not underneath /sys/class Alex clarified: >>> You should have a directory "/dev/input" so, if you don't, > > > just create it. You have to be root to do this, of course. > > > mkdir -p /dev/input > > > cd /dev/input > > > > > > This is where the magic device files for the joystick should be. > > > If the contents of those two files was as I indicated, try typing: > > > ls -l | grep 13, > > > Notice the trailing comma. Look in the output for the "13, 0": Dick: here's what we got: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ls -l | grep 13, crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 64 2006-02-14 13:29 event0 crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 65 2006-02-14 13:29 event1 crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 66 2006-02-15 12:43 event2 crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 67 2006-02-15 12:43 event3 crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 13, 0 2006-02-15 12:43 js0 crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 13, 1 2006-02-15 12:43 js1 crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 63 2006-02-14 13:28 mice crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 32 2006-02-14 13:28 mouse0 Looks like the js0 and js1 is in there...now, the next step? Dick: Well OK! I created the dir, and ls'd it, and it had content! So, I fired up FlightGear, and the throttle, flaps, yoke, hat, and pedals work. I have to figure out how to get the other buttons back to the default setting... If you have a file that does that, great. Otherwise, I will see if I can get into the documentation and set the buttons. So, patient guidance to the newbie has worked really well!!! Many thanks to Alex Perry! Cheers, Dick ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
