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Though I've been using Linux for some time now, I have never treid to use my game pad with it. What I would like to know is if there is anyway to use a Logitech Wingman Rumble Pad with linux (I know the force feedback and rumble will not work), just curious, because when the system boots it detects the HID and knows it is a game pad, but can I actually use it?
I'll go check logitech's wep page to see if I can clarify my doubt there (though I doubt it)
I just recently got a gravis gamepad pro (usb) to work on my box. Make sure you have usb-uhci, hid, and joydev compiled into your kernel. I have them as modules. When you selecte the hid module make sure it supports usb input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc).
Make sure you have a device for the joystick to connect to (/dev/js0 or /dev/input/js0). If you don't run
Code:
# mkdir /dev/input
# mknod /dev/input/js0 c 13 0
Load the modules and then you should be good to go. You can check to see if it's there with
Code:
# cat /dev/input/js0
and you'll see a bunch of garbage everytime you press a joystick button.
I just recently got a gravis gamepad pro (usb) to work on my box. Make sure you have usb-uhci, hid, and joydev compiled into your kernel. I have them as modules. When you selecte the hid module make sure it supports usb input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc).
Make sure you have a device for the joystick to connect to (/dev/js0 or /dev/input/js0). If you don't run
Code:
# mkdir /dev/input
# mknod /dev/input/js0 c 13 0
Load the modules and then you should be good to go. You can check to see if it's there with
Code:
# cat /dev/input/js0
and you'll see a bunch of garbage everytime you press a joystick button.
I found that some programs don't support a joystick well. A decent solution is a neat little program called joy2key .
Good luck.
hey footfrisbee! thanks a bunch for this post... it saved me quite a few headaches and longs nights messing about. i recently made my newly bought gravis eliminator gamepad work with the same three modules you used. cheers!
Dear footfrisbee,
I can't thank you enough for your post. Using the advice here I got my kiky-x USB to PSX adapter (available at places like Fry's for around 10 bucks) working so I can play games like Vice City under winex 3.1 just like in windows (except better cause its linux)!! Someone should write a mini-howto on this or something, as I am sure there are lots of folks out there who could desperately need to know about this.
Originally posted by kurtjo Dear footfrisbee,
I can't thank you enough for your post. Using the advice here I got my kiky-x USB to PSX adapter (available at places like Fry's for around 10 bucks) working so I can play games like Vice City under winex 3.1 just like in windows (except better cause its linux)!! Someone should write a mini-howto on this or something, as I am sure there are lots of folks out there who could desperately need to know about this.
I'm glad my post helped you.
I'm a bit too busy to write a mini-howto, but you should give it a shot! I'm sure lots of people will appreciate it.
I found this little marvel of software for those interrested: http://wolfpack.twu.net/libjsw/
This program will let you configure and calibrate your joystick... For me works like a charm! Hope it does for you as well.
Originally posted by tamran I tried the method, along with the joy2key program. The Joy2key program still didn't find my joystick until I did the following commands as root:
I guess many programs will look for /dev/js0 only. On my system (RH 9) /dev/js0 and /dev/input/js0 were not the same thing.
... now to get the force feedback stuff working
Tamran
Indeed in RH 9 you'd rather use /dev/js0 instead of /dev/input/js0. About force feedback, all I've been able to find is that it is a kernel patch and that it is merged into the 2.6 kernel sources... I have no further information, so if you find out more, please post back!
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i cant get joy2key working. ive looked at the readme file and at the man page. i dont understand what the readme is telling me to do in the example. plus, it seems the readme is very old, you have to use the start command, where as here you just type the name of the program in. does anyone have any advice?
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