Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 30 Nov 2001 02:42:04 -0500 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: Joysticks in 2.4 Kernel (SuSE 7.2 & 7.3) |
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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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