Programming a joystick(steering wheel)

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Hi,
I've developed an application with retrieves my ps2 steering wheel movements and button states. Everything works fine at that point, but I can't convert those movements into /dev/input/jsX event in order to make other programs recognice my steering wheel. I've tried different libraries for over two days but I havent succeed, could someone tell me at least what could I use to get this?
thanks!

[Jonas thomas]

I wish I new the answer (interesting topic). Have you tried asking the question in
Ubuntu Forums > The Ubuntu Forum Community > Other Community Discussions > Gaming & Leisure
Some googling was pointing me over there.

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I will ask there if i anybody can guide me here :P

[Jonas thomas]

Like I said, interesting topic.. If you don't mind please post a link to where you found your solution. (If you don't get your answer where I suggested I ask, you may want to ask the supertuxKart folks.. I seem to recall a web link to there IRC channel) Friendly folks over there, awesome game.

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as nobody has suggested anything, I posted in another part of the forum, just in case people in there knows about this. For people interested in this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10621278#post10621278

[cgroza]

In what language did you developed the app and if you do not mind, post some code.

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This is the code. As i said, it's an application, not a driver. It's written in c:

#include <usb.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
#define VERSION "0.1.0"
#define VENDOR_ID 0x044f
#define PRODUCT_ID 0xb607
#define INTERFACE 0
const static int reqIntLen=2;
const static int endpoint_Int_in=0x81; /* endpoint 0x81 address for IN */
const static int endpoint_Int_out=0x00; /* endpoint 1 address for OUT */

const static int timeout=5000; /* timeout in ms */
void delay_sec( int seconds ){
clock_t endwait;
endwait = clock () + seconds * CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
while (clock() < endwait) {}
}
void bad(const char *why) {
fprintf(stderr,"Fatal error> %s\n",why);
exit(17);
}

usb_dev_handle *find_lvr_hid();

usb_dev_handle* setup_libusb_access() {
usb_dev_handle *lvr_hid;
int retval;
char dname[32] = {0};
usb_set_debug(255);
usb_init();
usb_find_busses();
usb_find_devices();

if(!(lvr_hid = find_lvr_hid())) {
printf("Couldn't find the USB device, Exiting\n");
return NULL;
}

#ifdef LINUX
retval = usb_get_driver_np(lvr_hid, 0, dname, 31);
if (!retval)
usb_detach_kernel_driver_np(lvr_hid, 0);

#endif

delay_sec(0);
retval=usb_set_configuration(lvr_hid, 1);
if ( retval < 0) {
printf("Could not set configuration 1 : %d\n", retval);
return NULL;
}
retval = retval=usb_claim_interface(lvr_hid, INTERFACE);
if ( retval < 0) {
printf("Could not claim interface: %d\n", retval);
return NULL;
}

return lvr_hid;
}

usb_dev_handle *find_lvr_hid()
{
struct usb_bus *bus;
struct usb_device *dev;

for (bus = usb_get_busses(); bus; bus = bus->next) {
for (dev = bus->devices; dev; dev = dev->next) {
if (dev->descriptor.idVendor == VENDOR_ID &&
dev->descriptor.idProduct == PRODUCT_ID ) {
usb_dev_handle *handle;
printf("lvr_hid with Vendor Id: %x and Product Id: %x found.\n", VENDOR_ID, PRODUCT_ID);
if (!(handle = usb_open(dev))) {
printf("Could not open USB device\n");
return NULL;
}

return handle;
}

}
}

return NULL;
}

/*
void test_control_transfer(usb_dev_handle *dev)
{
// usb_set_altinterface(dev, 0);
usb_release_interface(dev, 0);
}
*/
void test_interrupt_transfer(usb_dev_handle *dev)
{
int r,i;
char answer[reqIntLen];
char question[reqIntLen];
for (i=0;i<reqIntLen; i++) question[i]=i;
/*r = usb_interrupt_write(dev, endpoint_Int_out, question, reqIntLen, timeout);
if( r < 0 )
{
perror("USB interrupt write"); bad("USB write failed");
}
*/
/*r = usb_interrupt_read(dev, endpoint_Int_in, answer, reqIntLen, timeout);
if( r != reqIntLen )
{
perror("USB interrupt read"); bad("USB read failed");
}
for (i=0;i<reqIntLen; i++) printf("%i, %i, \n",question[i],answer[i]);
// usb_set_altinterface(dev, 0);
usb_release_interface(dev, 0);*/
unsigned char byteantiguo[1];
while(1){
unsigned char bytes[8];
r = usb_bulk_read(dev,endpoint_Int_in,bytes,8,timeout) ;
for(int i=0;i<8;printf("%d ",bytes[i]), i++);
if(bytes[1] == 128){printf(" X");}
if(bytes[1] == 32){printf(" O");}
if(bytes[2] == 2){printf(" Start");}
if(bytes[2] == 1){printf(" Select");}
if(bytes[1] == 64){printf(" []");}
if(bytes[1] == 16){printf(" Triangle");}
if(bytes[1] == 4){printf(" L1");}
if(bytes[1] == 8){printf(" R1");}
if(bytes[1] == 1){printf(" L2");}
if(bytes[1] == 2){printf(" R2");}
if(bytes[3] == (byteantiguo[0]-16)){
printf(" DOWN");
}
if(bytes[3] == (byteantiguo[0]-32)){
printf(" UP");
}
if(bytes[3] == (byteantiguo[0]-24)){
printf(" RIGHT");
}
if(bytes[3] == (byteantiguo[0]-8)){
printf(" LEFT");
}
printf(" %i%%",(100-(bytes[5]*100)/255));
if(bytes[4]<=127){
printf(" => %dd", ((bytes[4]*100)/127));
}
if(bytes[4]>=128){
printf(" => %di", (-(((bytes[4]*100)/127)-200)));
}
byteantiguo[0] = bytes[3];
printf("\n");
}
}




int main( int argc, char **argv)
{
usb_dev_handle *lvr_hid;
if ((lvr_hid = setup_libusb_access()) == NULL) {
exit(-1);
}
// test_control_transfer(lvr_hid); //not implemented yet
test_interrupt_transfer(lvr_hid);
usb_close(lvr_hid);

return 0;
}compiled with:

gcc -o OUTPUTFILE INPUTFILE.c -I/usr/local -L/usr/local -lusb -std=c99run with:


rmmod usbhid && rmmod hid && ./OUTPUTFILE && modprobe hid && modprobe usbhid