Bug 156245 – Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro misidentified by media-libs/libsdl

• Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Elf Sternberg 2006-11-25 11:56:57 UTC]

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 Paul Bredbury 2006-11-25 13:29:14 UTC]

(In reply to comment #0)
> Freespace 2

See ebuild in bug #107081

[Comment 2 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2006-12-01 13:54:02 UTC]

Has this patch been sent upstream?

[Comment 3 Ryan C. Gordon 2007-02-20 23:00:10 UTC]

(This patch was just applied to upstream's Subversion repository, thanks!)

--ryan.