Re: working sidewinder driver

[Johann D. <jo...@do...>]

On 5 Jul 2002, Fabien Brachere wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I almost finish to write the sidewinder driver using the patch of J.
> Deneux which I would to thanks because this patch save me a lot of time,
> I was tired of trying to compile ruby or even 2.5 series ...
> The driver support all kind of sidewinder effects except custom.

Nice !

> 
> I need people to test it: here is the address:

You could put an announcement on happypenguin.org, for example. You are
more likely to find people able to test your driver there, IMO.

> http://madfab.free.fr/ff/patch-2.4.18-ff-2.gz

I can't test it, but I will add a link on my web page.

> 
> I add a GTK utility to test it:
> http://madfab.free.fr/ff/gforce-0.2.tar.gz
> I think this utility should work with other force feedback devices but
> I'm not sure at all.

A quick try with my weel was unsuccessful, unfortunately.


It's nice having a driver for MS joysticks ! My guess is that many people
will appreciate that.

-- 
Johann Deneux