From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LjbAf-0004Mn-Dl for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:25:37 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 61405E0425; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:24:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com (qw-out-1920.google.com [74.125.92.150]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43E23E0430 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:24:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 5so63113qwc.10 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:24:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=L45dhykaK8J4y6fh0g13LFOdsZ6diLeObelSDnW+rqU=; b=e2l7P7GflNv6ecpF1J4+jrr7HGIkUjaznYFzlbzHVSDf+Sm14URrwQB6AV81xdyPu7 Dbkt72UgkyqpH+ZXqlARb39Ojn9xJ0Q4hpA5Pv74A8XZWYEb0nVfzVyzLIiI4aOVRLxs poD7vvBD1spU0N9VaRB0am0ARyDiqaCjAl/7M= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=dqRdFhIgt3V4nSfG6qBL+8MIfa5ifiLy9l6/dieWWhM5ayn+hNAMWpDMoPTsOTVQ2V yx+swrVA1UrdqHTPLhKRlHk8NwMAtGShXvf/e8fa0VH+t0M7obAD5h3tKkML6IzBV26E CdUKEr7JRrdC3PKoszHWXZc39VQTSEvprZivk= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: paul.hartman@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.60.138 with SMTP id p10mr230130qah.236.1237303469940; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:24:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200903171751.15988.a@gaydenko.com> References: <200903171731.13069.a@gaydenko.com> <200903171751.15988.a@gaydenko.com> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:24:29 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 141c47409a9567ac Message-ID: <58965d8a0903170824m5fde547bk764c20727806184f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gamepad is attached... and what? From: Paul Hartman To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 36710fab-2b06-44c1-84eb-76cea133357d X-Archives-Hash: 16fcde9a508792313c718af1181744fb On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Andrew Gaydenko wrote: > On Tuesday 17 March 2009 17:37:40 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >> Andrew Gaydenko wrote: >> > Hi! >> > >> > Have bought a gamepad for my son - he plays supertuxkart (USB, "Black >> > Warrior Patriot Vibration Gamepad"), attached, added >> > >> > Section "InputDevice" >> > Identifier "joy1" >> > Driver "joystick" >> > EndSection >> > >> > to xorg.conf, restarted X (Gnome), and ... what? >> >> I guess it depends on the version of X.Org. With 1.5.x, you don't need >> an xorg.conf entry. You just plug it in and it works. The kernel must >> of course have joystick support. > > Aha... Thanks - have looked at the kernel config - have not selected any > device in the "Joysticks/Gamepads" (tte list is below). Must I select all the > modules with a hope X will be smart enough to load a needed module? Or - which > one is appropriate at my case? > > xorg-server 1.5.3-r5 is in use. > > ------------------ > > Assassin 3D and MadCatz Panther devices > Logitech ADI digital joysticks and gamepads > Creative Labs Blaster Cobra gamepad > Genius Flight2000 Digital joysticks and gamepads > Gravis GrIP joysticks and gamepads > Gravis GrIP MultiPort > Guillemot joysticks and gamepads > InterAct digital joysticks and gamepads > Microsoft SideWinder digital joysticks and > ThrustMaster DirectConnect joysticks and gamepads > I-Force devices > Logitech WingMan Warrior joystick > LogiCad3d Magellan/SpaceMouse 6dof controllers > SpaceTec SpaceOrb/Avenger 6dof controllers > SpaceTec SpaceBall 6dof controllers > Gravis Stinger gamepad > Twiddler as a joystick > 5-byte Zhenhua RC transmitter > Gameport data dumper > X-Box gamepad support I just have INPUT_DEVICES="joystick mouse keyboard" in my /etc/make.conf and my USB joystick works fine... even in WINE. Never had to do anything with a list such as that.