Re: Problem with Logitek Freedom 2.4 Joystick

Bah, now that I've actually read the title of this email chain... Have 
you got a file called Input/Joysticks/Logitech/freedom2-4.xml, or is it 
only in git?

Cheers,
Vik

On 08/02/2011 12:54 PM, Viktor Radnai wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Flightgear has a file called joysticks.xml that references the
> individual jsX.xml files that should be read and processed. I tend to
> hand-edit these, but that requires some googling and/or experience.
>
> Many joysticks have pre-defined xml files bundled with FG at
> Input/Joystick/<manufacturer>/<product>.xml. If your stick is one of
> those, then the easiest option by far would be to change joysticks.xml
> to contain something like this:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <PropertyList>
> <js-named include="Input/Joysticks/Saitek/Aviator.xml"/>
> </PropertyList>
>
> (Replace the path with the one appropriate for your joystick)
>
> If this does not work for you because your stick is not listed, then you
> can also look at joysticks.xml to see where js[0].xml would be located,
> and then edit that. Inside you should find all of your axes and buttons
> listed, with appropriate mappings.
>
> If you send over this file, I can take a look at it to see if I can spot
> any obvious problems. What stick have you got?
>
> Cheers,
> Vik
>
> On 08/02/2011 10:19 AM, Jack Moore wrote:
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> I'm a newbie running FG on MacOS X Snow Leopard. When the joystick is
>> connected, the axes do not respond, but all ten buttons appear to work
>> fine in FG. The joystick is being recognized in FG. If I go under
>> Help->Joystick It shows ti correct model, the correct number of
>> buttons, and the correct number of axes. The button and axis
>> assignments appear to be assigned as I would expect. If I run js_demo,
>> the joystick is recognized, the buttons work as expected, and each of
>> the axes goes through its corresponding values. If I run fgjs, again,
>> everything appears to be recognized, except the cooley hat axes. When
>> I exit I get a bus error. The js[0].xml file looks OK though. But I do
>> not know where to put the js[0].xml file.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> BTW flying with the keyboard is the pits.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
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