SNES Pads - Software Install on Linux

First, kernel modules we'll need:

  • parport
  • parport_pc
  • joydev
  • gamecon

Module we don't want:

  • lp

So, with the controller and adapter connected do:


modprobe parport
modprobe parport_pc
modprobe joydev
modprobe gamecon gc=0,1,1,0,0,0

You'll likely want to add these to a startup script. Check out the The answer Guy or Linux.com for some how-to goodness...

NOTE: above assumes two SNES pads; the gc= values above are:
gc=par_port_num,pad1_type,pad2_type,pad3_type,pad4_type,pad5_type
Pad types are:

  • 0 = None
  • 1 = SNES
  • 2 = NES
  • 4 = MultiSystem 1 button
  • 5 = MultiSystem 2 button
  • 6 = N64
  • 7 = Sony PlayStation

If you don't get funky errors from modprobe you should be good to start testing. If thing go south, hit up Google groups for some info...





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