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by simon
Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:36 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Linux Support for SpaceNavigator
Replies: 30
Views: 122286

Re: Space Navigator access via XInput instead of kernel HID

[configuring the SpaceNavigator as XInput-Device] This is also compatible with the way other special input devices are usually handled, for example GIMP and Blender access graphics tables (e.g. Wacom's) like this. Right, thanks for the hint, I forgot completely about this. Nice. However, just becau...
by simon
Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:57 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Linux Support for SpaceNavigator
Replies: 30
Views: 122286

I just got a request via EMail to clarify how the various layers in a Linux System interact. Here's what I wrote (sorry, it is in german), it might be of interest to others as well. This is not necessarily 100% correct, but should give an idea on how the stuff works: Dein SpacePilot ist ein USB-Gerä...
by simon
Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:52 pm
Forum: UNIX and Linux Discussion Forum
Topic: 3DxWare in Debian
Replies: 18
Views: 65477

I just wanted to chime in and make everyone aware, that udev is a powerful tool to map dynamically changing device files to fixed locations - see the thread on the spacenavigator for linux. Udev is a standard on all recent linux distributions AFAIK. I am however not sure if it supports symlinking in...
by simon
Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:35 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Linux Support for SpaceNavigator
Replies: 30
Views: 122286

Update: I've submitted a patch to make the LED accessible via the linux input system, the patch will hopefully be included in Linux 2.6.20. The relevant posting to LKML is here: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/15/90 . There also is a patch available for 2.6.19 (and possibly earlier, included in this mes...
by simon
Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:46 am
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Linux Support for SpaceNavigator
Replies: 30
Views: 122286

stew: Ah, that is great news. Methedras: That is great, but unfortunately this seems to no longer work in newer linux kernel (just for the records: Methedras tried this with a 2.6.9 kernel and I had no success with 2.6.19 - looks like a regression in the linux kernel). I have now experimentally hack...
by simon
Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:47 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Linux Support for SpaceNavigator
Replies: 30
Views: 122286

Let me put the question out there -- which applications are you all using? Personally my primary reason for buying the Device was being able to play with it and to use it for some programs I wrote (eyecandy stuff). Generally I am curious about all kinds of input devices and love to experiment with ...
by simon
Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:09 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Linux Support for SpaceNavigator
Replies: 30
Views: 122286

I second the request for an "official" driver. However, since the Spacenavigator (fortunately, thanks!) is a regular USB HID device, the linux kernel already is able to provide the events generated by the space navigator to applications reading from the linux input system. I hacked togethe...