Wawa.voum wrote:

> Hello there,
>
> I have some troubles with Wine (I know, I must use Linux only etc...).
>
> When I want to use a usb joystick in a Windows game using Wine, it is
> only working if I start the system with the joystick already connected.
>
> If I connect the joystick after the kernel boot, it works in
> jscalibrator but not in Wine...
>
> Different versions of Wine (from 0.9.50 to 0.9.57) give the same results.
>
> I think udev, Hal, and may be rc.modules are involved in this problem
> but I dont no how and why.
>
> In both case the joystick appear as /dev/input/js0 with the same rights.
>
> Have anybody a way to solve the problem ?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Philippe
>
> PS ; I use a Slack 12 with a home made kernel (2.6.21.7), Wine is 0.9.56
> version.

You need a softlink from /dev/input/js0 to
~/.wine/dosdevices/what_ever_it_is_called_in_windos
Had similar problem with a USB GPS.

Just a thought.

//Micke