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Microsoft SideWinder force feedback 2 joystick
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1 3462 06-15-2005
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Recommended By Average Price Average Rating
100% of reviewers $60.00 9.0



Description: 3-axis force feedback joystick with 8 buttons and a hat switch
Keywords: sidewinder joystick
Connection Type: usb


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Old 06-15-2005, 03:02 PM   #1
stefan_nicolau
 
Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Debian Etch/Sid, Ubuntu
Posts: 529
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: $60.00 | Rating: 9

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.11-xen0-custom-build (2.6.11 with Xen patches)
Distribution: debian



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Works without any third-party driver, I have not tried force feedback yet. I think you need kernel modules joydev and usbhid. device is /dev/input/js0. All the buttons and axes seem to work. Button 9 is a beam that detects wether there is something (a hand) in the joystick. This is intended to disable force feedback when nobody is holding the joystick.

This device has been discontinued by Microsoft.
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