setting up a gamepad

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I'm trying to use a Logitech Precision USB gamepad with ZSNES but it's not working. I've tried:

su-
 modprobe adi

but it's not working. is there some other driver i need to load?

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also, when i plug in the gamepad, it doesn't show up under /dev or /dev/input....

[sideways]

usually it would be /dev/js0 or /dev/input/js0 and you could test with jstest /dev/js0.

Does dmesg say anything when you plug it in, what about /var/log/messages.

IS it listed under lsusb?

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i don't have jstest nor could i install it with yum...(?) as far as dmesg is concerned...i'm not sure what to look for. it is NOT listed when i use lsusb, and /var/log/messages seems to show some type of error but i'm not sure what it is, here's the output of /var/log/messages (truncated):

Feb 21 23:29:07 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
Feb 21 23:29:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device not accepting address 2, error -71
Feb 21 23:29:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
Feb 21 23:29:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device descriptor read/all, error -84
Feb 21 23:29:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
Feb 21 23:29:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device descriptor read/8, error -84
Feb 21 23:29:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device descriptor read/8, error -84
Feb 21 23:29:09 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
Feb 21 23:29:09 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device descriptor read/8, error -84
Feb 21 23:29:09 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device descriptor read/8, error -84
Feb 21 23:29:57 localhost ntpd[2011]: synchronized to 208.75.88.4, stratum 2
Feb 21 23:29:57 localhost ntpd[2011]: kernel time sync status change 0001
Feb 21 23:30:06 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
Feb 21 23:30:07 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device not accepting address 6, error -84
Feb 21 23:30:07 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
Feb 21 23:30:07 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device descriptor read/64, error -84
Feb 21 23:30:07 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
Feb 21 23:30:07 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8
Feb 21 23:30:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device not accepting address 8, error -71
Feb 21 23:30:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9
Feb 21 23:30:08 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: device not accepting address 9, error -71
Feb 21 23:32:20 localhost gconfd (root-20713): starting (version 2.20.1), pid 20713 user 'root'
Feb 21 23:32:20 localhost gconfd (root-20713): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0
Feb 21 23:32:20 localhost gconfd (root-20713): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1
Feb 21 23:32:20 localhost gconfd (root-20713): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2

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It doesn't show under lsusb? That's not good. Does /dev/js0 exist? Try 'dd if=/dev/js0 | hexdump', press loads of buttons or move the analog stick around for a while. If it produces any output you might be lucky.

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It's a no go, it says /dev/js0 does not exist and exits. I just don't get it, it works fine on my laptop (Fedora 8 x86_64).