Re: Gamepads
On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 12:25:14PM -0600, Gianfranco Berardi wrote:
>
> So I am in the market for a new gamepad. It is one thing to find out
> what is supported in Linux, but it is another to buy a gamepad that is
> not only comfortable but intuitive.
> Any suggestions? People have suggested MS Sidewinders, which I will
> consider, but I wonder if a cheaper solution exists (correct me if I am
> wrong, but I last remember it going for $25-$30 (USD)).
>
If you feel comfortable using a soldering iron and like the feel of SNES
gamepads, try taking a look at the docs in the kernel source under
Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt to see you can connect console
gamepads to your parallel port. I did this with an old SNES controller
by snipping of its original connector and soldering 5 wires to a DB25
parallel port connector. I then use the 'gamecon' kernel module, and it
works perfectly. It is also pretty cheap, especially if you have an old
SNES or other console lying around.
Paul
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