Gamepads in Linux

[hone]

I have a Gravis Gamepad Pro that connects through my gameport on my soundcard. I was wondering how I coudl get it to work on linux, it doesn't seem to recognize it, but the gamepad works in windoze. I'm running kernel 2.2.19 and I enabled the module thing for joysticks and and Gravis GrIP and it doesn't seem to detect the joystick is connected to the computer, I was wondering if anyone could help me.

-Hone

[antitrustworthy]

Im having the exact same problem with Mandrake 8.0 and kernel 2.4.3. I have two gamepads, Interact MakoPad and a Gravis GamePad, neither of them will work.

[bdg1983]

Since I do not have a Gamepad myself and I wouldn't know where to start to enable one, all I can do is suggest you try a couple of popular sites for any info or drivers you could download and install etc.

freshmeat.net

sourceforge.net

I also did a search for 'gamepad' at Google (http://www.google.com/linux) and got quite a few hits. Should have something there that may help.

[yard21]

For Kernel 2.4.x:

1. Enable the Kernel modules

2. Insert them.

For me it works if I do a "depmode joydev", "depmode ns558", "depmode analog".
If this works without an error message, try a "jstest /dev/js0" (or js1 or js2 or wherever your joystick is installed) If this little program reacts if you're pressing a button, you've got it.