Ok, here's the setup.

Slackware 8
Kernel 2.2.19
Sound Blaster Live Value
Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad

I have no problems loading emu10k1-joy and joystick, but when I try to load joy-sidewinder (or any other joystick module) I get this error:

Using /lib/modules/2.2.19/misc/joy-sidewinder.o.gz
/lib/modules/2.2.19/misc/joy-sidewinder.o.gz: init_module: Device or resource busy
/lib/modules/2.2.19/misc/joy-sidewinder.o.gz: Hint: insmod errors can be caused
by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters

I suppose I may need to pass on some parameters when I load emu10k1-joy or joystick, but I can't figure out what they are. I've searched deja, the web and many other newsgroups, but can't find an anwser to what shoud be a simple problem.

Since this seems to be one of the more active linux boards on the net, I'm hoping someone here has got a working soundblaster joystick port and can offer me some advice.

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

Thanks.

Awww, c'mon! Somebody has to know! Tell ya what, if you can give me the answer to this, I'll give you a cookie! You like cookies don't you?

I finally found the answer on deja. I just needed to add io=0x200 when I insmod'd emu10k1-joy.

Like so: insmod emu10k1-joy io=0x200

Woo hoo! Now I can play my roms!