SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

[Alexander Fieroch]

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Hello,

I'm using a SNES gamepad at my parallel port. With kernel 2.4.x it
works, but with kernel 2.6.x I get following error while inserting the
module:

# modprobe gamecon gc=0,1,0,0,0,0
FATAL: Error inserting gamecon
(/lib/modules/2.6.9/kernel/drivers/input/joystick/gamecon.ko): No such
device

# modprobe gamecon gamecon.map=0,1,0,0,0,0
FATAL: Error inserting gamecon
(/lib/modules/2.6.9/kernel/drivers/input/joystick/gamecon.ko): No such
device


The module lp is not loaded while parport is.
With kernel 2.4.x there are no problems - so is it a bug?

Thanks in advance,
Alexander
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Re: SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

[Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho]

Hi,
> With kernel 2.4.x there are no problems - so is it a bug?
it works for me without problems. are you sure that you loaded
parport_pc as well?

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Aristeu

Re: SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

[Alexander Fieroch]

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Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho wrote:
| it works for me without problems. are you sure that you loaded
| parport_pc as well?

Yes, the modules parport and parport_pc are loaded.
So what else is important and could cause this conflict?

Thanks in advance,
Alexander Fieroch
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Re: SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

[Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho]

Hi!

> Yes, the modules parport and parport_pc are loaded.
> So what else is important and could cause this conflict?
could you send the output of 'dmesg' command? it may give a hint of
what's going on.
thanks,

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Aristeu

Re: SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

[Alexander Fieroch]

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Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho wrote:
| could you send the output of 'dmesg' command? it may give a hint of
| what's going on.

hm, when I try to start the module with

# modprobe gamecon gamecon.map=0,1,0,0,0,0

or

# modprobe gamecon gc=0,1,0,0,0,0

I get "gamecon: Unknown parameter `gamecon.map'" in /var/log/syslog and
dmesg.
Just trying to load it with

# modprobe gamecon

returns the error again and no message in /var/log/syslog or dmesg.

# modprobe gamecon
FATAL: Error inserting gamecon
(/lib/modules/2.6.9/kernel/drivers/input/joystick/gamecon.ko): No such
device

So there are no further hints... :-/
How do you load the module? just with "modprobe gamecon" or any parameters?

Greetings,
Alexander

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Re: SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

[Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho]

Hi!

> # modprobe gamecon gamecon.map=0,1,0,0,0,0
> 
> or
> 
> # modprobe gamecon gc=0,1,0,0,0,0
> 
> I get "gamecon: Unknown parameter `gamecon.map'" in /var/log/syslog and
> dmesg.
maybe I'm wrong but the format foo.bar= is only used when it's
compiled as built-in, not as module

then, try do:
   modprobe gamecon map=0,1

it should work

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Aristeu

Re: SNES gamepad doesn't work with kernel 2.6.x

[Alexander Fieroch]

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Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho wrote:
| maybe I'm wrong but the format foo.bar= is only used when it's
| compiled as built-in, not as module
|
| then, try do:
|    modprobe gamecon map=0,1
|
| it should work

Yes thanks, it works! Now I can load the module gamecon but the gamepad
does not respond for example with jstest or jscalibrator.
So doesn't my parallel port supply the gameport with enough power?

Thanks,
Alexander
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