Just wanted to drop a note to tell everyone my joystick issue is fixed - apparently if you run JSCALIBRATOR, flightgear will not read the joystick properly until the next boot. If I boot and do not run jscalibrator, it works fine.
Thanks, Rett Walters > Hello: > > I appreciate your sending me a copy of that list message > regarding Sidewinders, but I don't think it applies > because: > > 1. My joystick works with other Linux software just fine > (X-Plane for Linux) > 2. I am using a Force FeedBack which is digital (the list > message mentions an older analogue joystick) > 3. My modules are loaded properly, see number 1. > > Thanks, > > Rett Walters > >> On Sunday 23 January 2005 12:54 am, Rett D. Walters >> wrote: >>> Hello: >>> >>> I have been unable to get FlightGear 0.9.8 to recognize >>> my >>> Joystick. I know the Joystick works on Linux because I >>> can use it with X-Plane and the gentoo jscalibrate tool >>> works and sees it. >>> >>> When I run js_demo that comes with FlightGear, the >>> program >>> correctly indentfies the Joystick, but does not >>> register >>> any axis movement when I move the stick. >>> >>> I have this issue on two systems, both with MS >>> joysticks >>> (Sidewinder Force Feedback (gameport), and SW Precision >>> Pro 2 USB). >>> >>> Here is my system details: >>> >>> Gentoo Linux 2004.1 >>> Kernel 2.6.7 (gentoo-dev-sources) >>> P4 2.8 Ghz (Northwood Core) >>> Sis648 Chipset, 1.0 GB RAM >>> NVIDIA GeForce TI4200 128 MB >>> SB Live 5.1 >>> >>> FlightGear 0.9.8 (gentoo ebuild, essentially compilied >>> from source) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Rett Walters >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flightgear-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users >>> 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d >> _______________________________________________ >> Flightgear-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users >> 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users > 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d > _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
