Re: Joystick patch

Martin Mares (mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Tue, 4 Nov 1997 09:30:36 +0100


Hi,

> Here is an updated patch which fixes two problems with the joystick
> driver: the change in the VFS to *_read, and a broken while loop which
> caused the driver to always loop JS_DEF_TIMEOUT times, regardless if all
> axes had finished. I am also planning on giving the driver a complete
> rewrite to allow for using other types of joysticks, such as digital
> joysticks. I am currently working on code for the MS Sidewinder 3dPro.

The driver has been already rewritten by Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@
atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> and is included in the latest DaveM's CVS snapshot.
Please talk to him about any new features...

Have a nice fortnight

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