Does anyone know how to get this working on Mandrake 9.1?

If this is still an unresolved issue, and if you connect the joystick and it is recognized and a /dev/js0 device is there, then it seems the only thing you need to do is calibrate it. Search mandrake's rpm's for a joystick-.*mdk rpm.

ok, There was a js0 and I ran the jscal program and it seemed to have worked. I guess the only problem left is to find a game that will allow the use of a joystick, and test it out.

I also have one of these joysticks, but I can't get it recognized as a js* type device. I have all sorts of joystick modules compiled, and I've inserted both the hid and the joydev modules using the modprobe command. They both inserted find, but the joystick just refuses to be assigned. It is seen, though, because I get the following line from dmesg:

": USB HID v1.00 Joystick [SAITEK CYBORG 3D USB] on usb3:3.0"

and that's it. Can anyone help me out getting this assigned to some sort of js* device so I can use it? I'd be really appreciative.

You've managed to get one step further than me then, I still get messages saying that

Jun 29 16:46:34 columbia kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-1, assigned address 5
Jun 29 16:46:34 columbia kernel: usb.c: USB device 5 (vend/prod 0x6a3/0x6) is not claimed by any active driver.
Jun 29 16:46:37 columbia kernel: usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 5 rqt 128 rq 6 len 18 ret -110


any ideas?

Actually, I do have a suggestion. My problem was a faulty driver, when I recompiled my kernel and tried again it worked. (this was with redhat 9, i recompiled again and it stopped working, so i decided to uninstall redhat 9 and put gentoo on, it's currently working again now)

Anyways, i had a similar problem to yours in gentoo. My problem was, I selected to compile the uhci.o module, when my chipset (VIA) actually requires the usb-uhci.o module. After i made this switch, and re-inserted usb-uhci, input, hid, and joydev, it worked fine.

So, I would suggest you look back through your compile options and, especially in the USB Support, double-check that all your settings reflect your hardware. Especially on the particular UHCI driver you need.

Hi
After I poseted I set my machine going on kernel build number 8 of the day, and went to bed, I changed exactly what you said , and this morning, js0 doesn't complain about no such device, woooooo

Cheers

Endolf