hi guys, i have a usb dual joypad, well its actually a converter for connecting playstation controllers, i know its supported in linux cause i went to www.linux-usb.org and saw it on a supported list, the vendor id is 0925 and the device id is 8866, the vendor name is Lakeview Research and the device name is WiseGroup Ltd, MP-8866 Dual Joypad.

i get nothing from js0 or any of them

here is my lsmod output:
Module Size Used by Tainted: PF
ppp_deflate 3032 0 (autoclean)
zlib_deflate 18744 0 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate]
bsd_comp 4216 0 (autoclean)
ppp_async 6528 1 (autoclean)
ppp_generic 19364 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp ppp_async]
slhc 4592 1 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]
536ep 14556 2
536epcore 671040 0 [536ep]
snd-pcm-oss 36704 0
snd-mixer-oss 12152 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-via82xx 12928 1
isa-pnp 29968 0
gameport 1420 0 [snd-via82xx]
snd-ac97-codec 52472 0 [snd-via82xx]
snd-pcm 54504 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-via82xx snd-ac97-codec]
snd-timer 13412 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-mpu401-uart 3200 0 [snd-via82xx]
snd-rawmidi 12320 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device 3812 0 [snd-rawmidi]
snd 31268 1 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-via82xx snd-ac97-codec snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
snd-page-alloc 4712 0 [snd-mixer-oss snd-via82xx snd-pcm snd-timer snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd]
soundcore 3396 3 [snd]
pcmcia_core 39172 0
ide-scsi 9392 0
joydev 5568 0
usb-storage 62336 0 (unused)
keybdev 1892 0 (unused)
mousedev 4020 0 (unused)
hid 20804 0 (unused)
input 3200 0 [joydev keybdev mousedev hid]
usb-uhci 21936 0 (unused)
usbcore 58860 0 [usb-storage hid usb-uhci]
apm 9452 2


what do i do? im new to linux

I have one of these too and it's working perfectly for me. All you should need to do is go to a command line, "su" to root then enter the command "insmod hid". This will load the module that should get your joypad working.
Hope this helps

ok, i did that and now it detected it in control center as 0925:8866 (/dev/js0) but it wont move...

what else did u do?

Hmm...Mine just worked as soon as I had done that. I presume you rebooted since including the module? What happens when you give the command "cat /dev/js0"? You should see a lot of random characters, and they should change when you press buttons on your joypad.

Oh, and I forgot to ask. What game are you using to test the joypad? It might just be that it doesn't support it.

i see the characters but they dont change..

OK, I have another idea. As root, open up the file "/etc/rc.d/rc.modules". I can't remember exactly what line it's on, but you search for the word, "joystick" and it should take you to the right section. There should be a line saying something like "hid" or the like. You should uncomment this line by deleting the"#" symbol in front of it. However if this is already uncommented then I'm afraid I'm out of ideas...

Im currently having the same problem unit works in widows 2k dont work in any linux distros from present
when setting up jostick in kde it reports -32,xxx , i have other usb devices and other computers and still this device dont work , perhapes sence some have got the device to work there was a revision change or hardware change making the one some people have not work ???