On Sunday 27 July 2008 02:16:02 Chris Bannister wrote: > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 04:45:38PM +0200, W. van den Akker wrote: > > > notebook:/home/wvdakker# /usr/games/dgtdrv2 /dev/ttyUSB0 display > > > info string --------------------------------------------- > > > info string > > > info string / / / > > > info string ___/ ___ _/_ ___/ /_- | / POSIX > > > info string / / / / / / / / | / driver > > > info string (__/ (__/ (_ (__/ / |/ engine > > > info string ___/ > > > info string for the DGT digital chess board > > > info string --------------------------------------------- > > > info string (c) 2006-2007 by Alexander Wagner > > > info string $Revision: 1.18 $ > > > info string --------------------------------------------- > > > info string Initialising... > > > info string Chessboard found and initialised. > > > info string dgtnix Version : 1.9.1 > > > info string DGT Projects - This DGT board is produced by DGT Projects. > > > info string DGT Version : 1.8000 > > > info string DGT Serial No. : 09799 > > > info string DGT Chess Clock: NONE > > > info string DGT connection : /dev/ttyUSB0 > > > info string BUS Address : 0x4c-0x47 > > > info string Engine mode : crafty > > Does it work "out-of-the-box" with the Debian package of crafty? Will it > work with any chess program "out-of-the-box"? > > The reason I ask is that I think crafty needs to be compiled with dgt > support. But if you type dgt in crafty you get: > > Illegal move (ambiguous): dgt > > These boards are expensive and it would be a shame if a user had to jump > through hoops to get it to work with Debian. > > IANADD but would like to see this package in Debian *if* crafty worked > with it. > > Maybe the crafty maintainer would consider helping you? > > - - > Chris.
It works with Scid. There is a note how to install it on scid, there is also a patch for Xboard. I contacted the maintainer, but no reply yet. It doesnt support crafty out of the box because DGT needs a GUI to work. greetings, Willem -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
