Re: [9front] wtb: usb gamepad that works reliably with joy(1)

[qwx@sciops.net]

On Sat Feb 10 05:16:59 +0100 2024, sl@stanleylieber.com wrote:
> > So far only the most basic snes-style usb controllers I have have
> > worked consistently well.  I have a "Buffalo classic usb gamepad"
> > which works, including the turbo function
> 
> thanks, i'll try to get one of these.  for now i just wanna play some
> games using a gamepad.  i have been through a pile of different
> controllers
> and none of them work reliably.

ps2 dualshock also works nicely with this one adaptor, I could try to
find out exactly what it is.  I can confirm that the 8bitdo doesn't
work though.


> here are some recent failures:
> 
> 	; nusb/joy /dev/usb/ep10.0 | joy 1 | games/snes -a -x 3 $game
> 
> - logitech dual action: no suitable endpoint found
> - ps3: window goes black, emulator never errors or finishes launching
> - rii sens retro usb: system immediately detects and configures it as
> a mouse

Yeah, iirc I've seen all of these, and they'd all probably require a
bit of work to fix.  Not sure about the second one, and the third
occurs also in one of the modes of the 8bitdo which I couldn't
override.  Also not sure about how to handle this better, but the
whole joystick stack could perhaps be redesigned to make it a bit
easier to work with.

Cheers,
qwx