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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
