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There's no QJoyPad; here's how to install it.


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I love QJoyPad. I can sit reclined and navigate Firefox with my joystick Laughing out loud

It's also great for using a joystick with games that don't support it.

The trouble is QJoyPad hasn't been updated for a while and the source doesn't compile, so I have found some info on the net on how to install it in Ubuntu.

Get the qjoypad-3.4-1.i586.rpm file from http://qjoypad.sourceforge.net/ (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

Type this in a console (not the < br / > if you can see them) :-

fakeroot alien qjoypad-3.4-1.i586.rpm<br />
su<br />
dpkg -i qjoypad_3.4-2_i386.deb<br />
cd /usr/local/share/pixmaps/qjoypad/<br />
ln -s /usr/share/icons/nuvola/22x22/apps/package_games.png icon24.png<br />
ln -s /usr/share/icons/nuvola/64x64/apps/package_games.png icon64.png

The original post is here -> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=147918

Regards Smiling

james e. thompson's picture

Thats interesting

What type of joystick do you have usb gameport ?? I was playing with setting up a gameport type a while back,

jim

USB

james e. thompson wrote:
What type of joystick do you have usb gameport ?? I was playing with setting up a gameport type a while back,

jim


I've got a MS SideWinder Game Pad Pro USB (this one -> http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-C18-00018-Sidewinder-Gamepad-Pro/dp/B00005NIMC) but I'm not sure if you can still get it.

lsusb reports :-
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0026 Microsoft Corp. SideWinder GamePad Pro

I have a better gameport joypad similar to the Gravis but I haven't tried it yet. I've only just installed MEPIS and I'm still fiddling about Smiling

Cheers.

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