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SIXAXIS-Support for Maemo

HOWTO: Play games on Nokia N900 with PS3 Sixaxis controller

Sources: http://github.com/smokku/sixaxis-support
Packages: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-d...xaxis-support/

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Note about two controllers support: http://tomasz.sterna.tv/2010/03/two-...or-nokia-n900/

Troubleshooting: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=566
Community guide: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...534#post517534

Vote for Extras: http://maemo.org/packages/package_in...support/1.2-2/ & http://maemo.org/packages/package_in...1.3.0-0maemo2/




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I made some progress with connecting PS3 SIXAXIS controller as joystick to my N900 device.
You may find details here: http://tomasz.sterna.tv/2010/01/ps3-...on-nokia-n900/

Now I need to find a nice way to start/stop the sixaxisd and package it to deb.

Next step would be a tool to map joystick keys to keyboard keys, to control the console emulators similar way the wiicontrol does.

Last edited by smoku; 2010-06-11 at 18:57.
 

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Kudos mate!

Well done!
 
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ohhhhh man you are just TRYING to make me be unproductive at work, arent you....
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Please say this patch is going to be put in the official maemo kernel.
I have been able to build my own kernel with custom patches since i was 12, but i still like my OS to be as clean as possible.
 

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excellent mate, can`t wait for the final outcome
 
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smoku

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Originally Posted by smoku View Post
I made some progress with connecting PS3 SixAxis controller as joystick to my N900 device.
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imagine playing your DrNoksnes/iSNES games with this..

....or better, Angry Birds
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I'm going to handle sixaxisd with a status menu widget. It will sit hidden waiting for connection, and show status menu icon and reveal itself once controller is connected. The only option of the revealed widget will be to break the controller connection. It will then hide again and start waiting for the controller connection again.

Is that a good idea, or do you have a better one?


And I'm still wondering how to approach the joystick-2-keyboard "converter". Normal application running in background? Another status-menu widget?


It would also be "nice" to notify user, that the device kernel does not support joystick device (if so). But I don't know how to detect that (yet). Do you know?

Last edited by smoku; 2010-01-22 at 21:03.
 
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Originally Posted by b-man View Post
imagine playing your DrNoksnes/iSNES games with this..
This is exactly my goal.
N900 connected to SixAxis and large TV, acting as a portable console.
 

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