From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Mon Feb 13 00:18:54 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCD06CD907A for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:18:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB5817AF for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:18:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id A7DB2CD9077; Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:18:54 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: x11@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7847CD9074 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:18:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ot0-x231.google.com (mail-ot0-x231.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c0f::231]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6C4207AD for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:18:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ot0-x231.google.com with SMTP id 32so58167489oth.3 for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:18:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=PvKV+ogzO5pzV4qu3KNKcoBOtcR9PQPwt3Ccy2SyZE0=; b=kB4Sfx+l/Z9H0LLXWBysRs1GZftXqxYBRNjFsQnFk0CWbIGc16iZVFuczBSIaCE13e dhKQEd9vFUZLs6+aSD2JEpte/j/jKxkZMTb2mva1p4gJzmhazwpYhWx7CvJ4TDikSovj TypsIXsx7jEx3+u8kPSMJRa2/SrRg2QAU8T17buBd4puP6NkuIwfapi2E62czCoyaNoF Xr5k/RSwQC1kr2NQLNvVUTxiZSs7VNXRd9mQR8H8LXFPEBNdwzo35Pb4/YfT6xX1Y0Zx jMvw0ayO5TcUPZ/ZawnrK153gv3OabkC86P1Dwf97gIf7cfTzo0Kz/w+D0rC68hNxz9b OjFA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=PvKV+ogzO5pzV4qu3KNKcoBOtcR9PQPwt3Ccy2SyZE0=; b=ciJsksBSrvEY/30r+R9ZchmEJR1nP+/QA/dAUcEsBVNgvEKOFJmpN1NnyZmkjaCG9s 1naYUDywhbIiB4uJ/zBedBcf/9CcwztVJxW0o6lhHqq0KteG4A9Wo39Cx8/xI3SCd/Jj bF8QRxFBD5E7xQmyziBJcXXmr3ND+nLT/eP9yDI1kHJA/7HuVyNDghpaGI6WFi7PLwVQ FndZVpfefREaKfpjUXbzMTreFNGBnVG83rTVilxFP8iTAXudub2A80h39Fb6SGXtrPgN 6HMY1+YnoYoD+ipfRernDjl4OvDCqTZH0JWyho5gVyBL5v1bUYYUYeJlYFb8fXKSt8QO c5qA== X-Gm-Message-State: AMke39mFqTuxYeeWuQtFvNArwukzIXf2hpTPIYGy1AsfC17wzkMmz7g/7AE53hAZ2aX/BUPvUoQ4uXSiJhJskg== X-Received: by 10.157.47.141 with SMTP id r13mr9892893otb.203.1486945133625; Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:18:53 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: kob6558@gmail.com Received: by 10.74.32.79 with HTTP; Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:18:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20170212193002.GA2079@c720-r292778-amd64> References: <20170212193002.GA2079@c720-r292778-amd64> From: Kevin Oberman Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:18:53 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: iM-oX184oDRJuInF1B8SWa67bnA Message-ID: Subject: Re: xf86-input-joystick-1.6.2_4 not working To: Matthias Apitz Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:18:54 -0000 On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Matthias Apitz wrote: > > > Hello, > > My son wants to play games/flightgear on his FreeBSD laptop and I have > installed him a joystick THRUSTMASTER T-FLIGHT STICK X. The used software > stack is: > > FreeBSD CURRENT r292778-amd64 > Xorg 7.7.2 ... > uhidd-0.2.1_3 > xf86-input-joystick-1.6.2_4. > all compiled from ports. > > [...] > > In general, the port of xf86-input-joystick-1.6.2_4 is not well adopted > to FreeBSD, at least not its man page, which says: ... > > The evdev(4) driver will suffice for those in most cases. > > Do we have any evdev(4) driver in FreeBSD? > /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-input/evdev You can install int directly or go to x11-drivers and do a "make config" and select it. (I suggest the latter.) If you are using packages, then install hte package. > > Anyway, how could I bring this to work? > > Should I file a PR about this? > Does not hurt, but it's now a bit of an orphan as the developers are expecting evdev to be the way forward and probably not doing much with the joystick or other input drivers that evdev handles. (N.B. I ave no joystick, so I have not actual experience with it. > > Thanks > > matthias > -- > Matthias Apitz, =E2=9C=89 guru@unixarea.de, =E2=8C=82 http://www.unixarea= .de/ =E2=98=8E > +49-176-38902045 > _______________________________________________ > -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683