On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Christopher Joyner wrote: [adding -questions back into the cc list]
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:33 AM, Ian Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:55:57 +0000 Christopher Joyner wrote: > > > > > I have a Gravis GamePad Pro hooked up to a ISA SBLive! > > > emu10k1 loads, but the joy stick is not detected. > > > > > > I am loading the module manually, kldload joy, only loads but no > > feedback. > > > > > > Am I missing something? > > > > Try the one-line perl example in joy(4) to see if your joystick works, > > for some value of 'works' .. ie actually logs changing axis values and > > button press/release status. > > > > I don't think there's any specific support for joysticks, you pretty > > much have to write your own. With what program did you hope to use it? > > > > Years ago I wrote a little rexx program that read (pseudo) joystick X,Y > > values and button (actually relay switch) values for detecting and > > controlling shutdown conditions for a simple-interface Liebert UPS, > > using the standard joystick / MIDI port on a couple of ISA cards. > > > > From memory it only worked right when device joy was compiled into > > kernel, not kldloaded - but that was way back around FreeBSD 3.3 .. > > > > > If I wrote my own, could I contribute it to the FreeBSD project? If it worked, I'm sure you could :) How many people are hanging out for it (ie potential testers) is another matter I guess .. > I will try putting this into the kernel and see what happens! If that one-line perl test works with the SBLive, you've got some hope. > I want to use this with an emulator, zsnes. Does this emulator basically fire up ok on freeBSD? I can see why the joystick would have to work to be able to do anything useful with it. good luck, Ian _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"