On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 01:18:33 -0500, Javier Perez wrote > Hi > I am running a generic 2-axis 3 button joystck that sticks to the 9 > pin joystick port in the back of the computer. > > The sysetm does not detect it on startup. > > Javier > > On 7/17/05, Wolfgang Gill <wolfgang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:07:24 -0500, Javier Perez wrote > > > Hi > > > > > > I read the joystick.txt file and some other analog joystick stuff on > > > the net but they all assume that i am compiling the kernel or doing > > > Make. > > > > > > My question is very simple, How do I install the Analog joystick on FC4? > > > > > > I do not even have the /dev/input/jsX files > > > > > > I tried placing in modprobe.conf > > > > > > alias char-major 13 joydev > > > options joydev js_an=0x201,0x33 > > > > > > but no dice, It seems to be ignored on reboot. > > > > > > could somebody please help me understand the steps I need and why? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > -- > > > ------------------------------ > > > /\_/\ > > > |O O| pepebuho@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > ~~~~ Javier Perez > > > ~~~~ While the night runs > > > ~~~~ toward the day... > > > m m Pepebuho watches > > > from his high perch. > > > > Your joystick should have been automaticly detected and setup (Assuming FC4 is > > anything like RHEL4 which also uses a 2.6 kernel). The only thing that you > > would need to do, is to create a symlink to /dev/input/js0 as the 2.6 kernel > > creates the joystick device there. So you need to create the symlink in /dev > > where the apps look for it like this. (/dev/js0 is the old location which is > > used in previous kernels) > > > > ln -s /dev/input/js0 /dev/js0 > > > > The test apps and other programs like games which can use the joystick should > > now find it.. There is another way to do it, but I'm not on my RHEL4 box right > > now.. (This system here still runs RH9, so it's different). > > > > Oh, and you don't mention the brand of joystick your trying to configure. I > > use a CH Products Combatstick 568 USB on my system, which it detects and > > configures automatically, but I still have to change the location and/or > > symlink to the new location like I mentioned above. And it works great in UT, > > UT2K4 etc just fine. Or whether your running a Joystick port type Joystick or > > a USB one like I have. > > > > Hope this Helps, > > Wolf Well, then you may have to create the joystick devices manually as outlined in the Joystick.txt file as follows:- Extract from the Joystick.txt file: 2.2 Device nodes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For applications to be able to use the joysticks, in you don't use devfs, you'll have to manually create these nodes in /dev: cd /dev rm js* mkdir input mknod input/js0 c 13 0 mknod input/js1 c 13 1 mknod input/js2 c 13 2 mknod input/js3 c 13 3 ln -s input/js0 js0 ln -s input/js1 js1 ln -s input/js2 js2 ln -s input/js3 js3 In RHEL4 I didn't have to do all that as it was all done automatic.. Which of course shocked the H?ll out of me.. Since I didn't have to setup/install a thing.. See how that goes. Wolf -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)
