Re: Joysticks in 2.4 Kernel (SuSE 7.2 & 7.3)

From: Brian Gerst (bgerst@didntduck.org)
Date: Fri Nov 30 2001 - 02:42:04 EST

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Walt Meservey wrote:
>
> Dear Mr. Pavlik,
>
> I have SuSE 7.3 installed on my home PC, together with a SoundBlaster PCI
> 128 soundcard (es1370) and a joystick attached to the gameport. The
> joystick is a Microsoft sidewinder, but I also have been equally
> unsuccessful with a generic analog joystick. I noticed your message
> regarding the failure of the MODPROBE ns558 command.
>
> I have two simple questions:
> 1. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A JOYSTICK WORKING with the 2.4 Kernel?
> 2. If it is possible to do it, could you provide instructions or point me to
> some sort of instruction/FAQ page?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Regards
>
> Walt Meservey
>
> Better Living through Linux Gaming!

The es1370 sound driver handles the game port instead of ns558 for that
card. The sound driver needs to set a control bit on the card to enable
the game port.

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