joystick and xmame.dsl

Forum: Multimedia
Topic: joystick and xmame.dsl
started by: jls legalize

Posted by jls legalize on Oct. 18 2004,21:11

is possible to use a joystick connected to the midi port of my sound card with xmame.dsl?

Posted by somerville32@hotmail.com on Oct. 18 2004,22:04

Try it out and report your findings

Make sure you document everything

~Me

Posted by jls legalize on Oct. 19 2004,09:59

I told u that the joystick doesn't work

Posted by cbagger01 on Oct. 19 2004,16:13

Is there a command-line switch or configuration file for joystick use with xmame?

Check the xmame web site for more details.

Maybe the default startup (Using the fluxbox window) doesn't use the joystick as the input device.

Posted by jls legalize on Oct. 19 2004,19:44

yes, if u type xmame -help | less
it tells u the options
-jt 1
-jt 2
..
-jt 7
I tryed all of them like:
xmame -jt 1 1943
and the output say no joystick found, disabling joystick support.

Posted by cbagger01 on Oct. 19 2004,22:22

Does the joystick work with any other Linux programs?

Maybe the problem is located with the joystick / gameport / soundcard driver for your computer.

Posted by jls legalize on Oct. 19 2004,23:05

which other linux programs?

Posted by cbagger01 on Oct. 20 2004,02:35

Many other games should offer some kind of joystick support, lik e tuxnes or quake for example.

Also, you could install a joystick utility program like this:

< http://interreality.org/~tetron/technology/joy2key/ >

Posted by yarko on May 04 2005,23:00

My usb gamepad works after typing

insmod joydev

Posted by jls legalize on May 05 2005,10:14

how did u start xmame?