Joystick

[braindead]

Hi I am trying to get fedora 9 to find an old Joystick that I have plugged into the gameport. So far no luck. there is supposed to be a joystick configuration program loaded how can I find it. Iv'e tried using help .jstest - joystick test program but I dont know how to use this tried typing in a terminal, no good

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[uncholowapo]

Try:

jstest /dev/js0

Also what do you get when you use:

dmesg

right after you plug it it.

[braindead]

Thanks,
no such file or directory.



Found this, gameport: NS558 PnP Gameport is pnp00:0b/gameport0, io 0x200, speed 806kHz..
in the dmseg report but nothing that could be my joystick.

If you like I can send you the whole file.

[uncholowapo]

What about:

jstest /dev/input/js0

And yes send me the whole file. Can you also send me the name of the controller please.

[braindead]

same thing no such file or directory.

sorry cant send the file via the forum its too long I will need an address to send to.

[braindead]

the controler is chineese and its called QuickShot thats all the information I can find "it used to work in Windows"

[uncholowapo]

Well in Windows, was a plug-n-play controller or did you need drivers for it?

PS my email is juanmoreno92@yahoo.com

[braindead]

No its not plug and play but there is a general purpose driver in windows and it was easy to set up. Just tried it on the same computer as I using with Fedora. I have plug in hard drives. am emailing the dmesg report.

[uncholowapo]

Ok well there's your problem. Try search on the net to see if you can find the linux version of the driver that you used for the controller in Windows.

[braindead]

I didnt have to load any driver for Windows just configure the type of controler (2 axis 2 button).

there is a folder ready loaded on Fedora 9 called joystick 1.2.15. this folder contains a file named joystick.txt. it attempts to tell you how to compile the joystick driver. If this is the best they can do then Linux is not ready for me or Im not ready for Linux.

Thanks for all your help

[uncholowapo]

No problem.