gear_head
April 22nd, 2008, 05:41 PM
I've managed to figure out how to add a gamepad (joystick) to my system so I can use my cheap 4-button gamepad to play NES roms.
I found instructions in another thread that said to use:
MAKEDEV js
Which created js0, js1, etc.. under /dev/input.
The thread also gave instructions on how to modify /etc/modules to include the modules to support the gameport and the joystick/gamepad as well as create a modules.conf file all to be reloaded everytime I boot so I don't have to do it manually each time.
However...(and this is my problem)
Once I reboot, the device 'js0' (as well as the other js* devices) no longer exists. The modules and modules.conf files are still there, but the device doesn't exist thus rendering them useless.
How do I make this device activation permanent?
EDIT: Here is the thread I used.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=338457
I found instructions in another thread that said to use:
MAKEDEV js
Which created js0, js1, etc.. under /dev/input.
The thread also gave instructions on how to modify /etc/modules to include the modules to support the gameport and the joystick/gamepad as well as create a modules.conf file all to be reloaded everytime I boot so I don't have to do it manually each time.
However...(and this is my problem)
Once I reboot, the device 'js0' (as well as the other js* devices) no longer exists. The modules and modules.conf files are still there, but the device doesn't exist thus rendering them useless.
How do I make this device activation permanent?
EDIT: Here is the thread I used.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=338457