4.f.1 - Enable Joypad Support

This seems kinda banal, but with an SNES and a VBA emulator available for DSL,
I think it's important that the users know how to enable a joypad.

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sudo insmod joydev

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That's all that must be done.

Of course, I hear you ask: "But I gotta do it every
ime I boot. How can I make it an automatic thing?"

Shove it in an init script. I keep mine in /sbin/hotplug-knoppix
(since it's a hotpluggable device, and all). just add:

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insmod joydev

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to the end of /sbin/hotplug-knoppix and you'll have your joypads - USB or old-skool gamepad type - available even if you don't elect to enter X.

Oh, and to test if it's really working, try typing

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cat /dev/input/js0

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If you see weird stuff scrolling on your screen whenever you move your pad,
you're ready to game.

(Thanks to Fordi)