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Bug 395 - Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro misidentified by libsdl
Summary: Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro misidentified by libsdl
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: SDL
Classification: Unclassified
Component: joystick (show other bugs)
Version: HG 1.2
Hardware: Other Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: Ryan C. Gordon
QA Contact: Sam Lantinga
URL: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?i...
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Reported: 2007-02-20 17:25 UTC by Mike Frysinger
Modified: 2007-02-20 17:56 UTC (History)
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Description Mike Frysinger 2007-02-20 17:25:33 UTC 
forwarding from Gentoo bugzilla:

Using libsdl 1.2.11 and a GAMEPORT version of the Microsoft SideWinder
Precision Pro joystick, the library is looking for the kernel string
"SideWinder Precision Pro," but the kernel string reads "Microsoft SideWinder
Precision Pro."  Flight 
simulation games fail to identify the hat, and incorrectly claim that it has
six axes rather than four.

This was most annoying under the game <i>Freespace 2</i>.  As there is no
ebuild for this game, I imagine this is a problem for nobody but me.  :-)

This patch fixed the problem:

# diff -u src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c.orig
src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c

--- src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c.orig   2006-05-11 20:02:32.000000000
-0700
+++ src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c        2006-11-25 12:40:47.000000000
-0800
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 } special_joysticks[] = {
        { "MadCatz Panther XL", 3, 2, 1 }, /* We don't handle rudder (axis 8)
*/
        { "SideWinder Precision Pro", 4, 1, 0 },
+       { "Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro", 4, 1, 0 },
        { "SideWinder 3D Pro", 4, 1, 0 },
        { "Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro", 4, 1, 0 },
        { "Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike USB version 1.0", 2, 1, 0 },
Comment 1 Ryan C. Gordon 2007-02-20 17:56:19 UTC 
Fixed in svn revision #2988 for the 1.3 branch, and #2989 for the 1.2 branch.

Thanks!

--ryan.