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Force feedback is currently only supported on Linux.

==Prerequisites==
* a steering wheel supporting constant force effects (like a Logitech Momo Racing force feedback steering wheel)
* Linux
* HID_FF is enabled in your kernel
* your device's USB ID is in kernel-source/drivers/usb/input/hid-ff.c
* the ff-utils test program ffcfstress works for you. Note the device name you use with this program (should be /dev/input/eventX).
* you must have write permission to /dev/input/eventX
* VDrift SVN r1547 or later

If you need to recompile your kernel to enable force feedback, you can have a look here [[Enabling force feedback in kernel]]

==Enabling force feedback in VDrift==
Once you've met the prerequisites, recompile vdrift like this:
scons force_feedback=1

Now open your VDrift.config. Find the section [ joystick ] and add the following line to the joystick section somewhere:
ff_device = /dev/input/event0
change event0 to whatever device you should use (the one that worked with ffcfstress).

Start up VDrift. The console will print whether or not force feedback initialization succeeded. Start a practice game. You should feel a force effect on your steering wheel based on the aligning moment force from the front tires.

[[Category:Configuration]]
[[Category:Operating Systems:Linux]]
[[Category:Review]]

Venzon at 01:13, 24 January 2009

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Venzon at 06:23, 23 January 2009

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Venzon at 01:27, 23 January 2009

2009-01-23T01:27:43Z

Venzon at 01:27, 23 January 2009

2009-01-23T01:27:28Z

Venzon: New page: Force feedback is currently only supported on Linux. Prerequisites: * a steering wheel supporting constant force effects (like a Logitech Momo Racing force feedback steering wheel) * Linu...

2009-01-23T01:27:02Z

New page: Force feedback is currently only supported on Linux. Prerequisites: * a steering wheel supporting constant force effects (like a Logitech Momo Racing force feedback steering wheel) * Linu...

New page

Force feedback is currently only supported on Linux.

Prerequisites:
* a steering wheel supporting constant force effects (like a Logitech Momo Racing force feedback steering wheel)
* Linux
* HID_FF is enabled in your kernel
* your device's USB ID is in kernel-source/drivers/usb/input/hid-ff.c
* the ff-utils test program ffcfstress works for you. Note the device name you use with this program (should be /dev/input/eventX).
* VDrift SVN r1547 or later

Once you've met the prerequisites, now recompile vdrift like this:
Code:
scons force_feedback=1

Now open your VDrift.config. Find the section [ joystick ] and add the following line to the joystick section somewhere:
Code:
ff_device = /dev/input/event0

change event0 to whatever device you should use (the one that worked with ffcfstress).

Start up VDrift. The console will print whether or not force feedback initialization succeeded. Start a practice game. You should feel a force effect on your steering wheel based on the aligning moment force from the front tires.

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 * Linux
 * HID_FF is enabled in your kernel
-* your device's USB ID is in kernel-source/drivers/usb/input/hid-ff.c
+* your device's USB ID is in '''kernel-source/drivers/usb/input/hid-ff.c'''
-* the ff-utils test program ffcfstress works for you. Note the device name you use with this program (should be /dev/input/eventX).
+* the ff-utils test program ffcfstress works for you. Note the device name you use with this program (should be '''/dev/input/eventX''').
-* you must have write permission to /dev/input/eventX
+* write permission to '''/dev/input/eventX'''
 * VDrift SVN r1547 or later
@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
   scons force_feedback=1
-Now open your VDrift.config. Find the section [ joystick ] and add the following line to the joystick section somewhere:
+Now open your [[VDrift.config]]. Find the section <code>[ joystick ]</code> and add the following line to the joystick section somewhere:
   ff_device = /dev/input/event0
-change event0 to whatever device you should use (the one that worked with ffcfstress).
+Change event0 to whatever device you should use (the one that worked with ffcfstress).
 Start up VDrift. The console will print whether or not force feedback initialization succeeded.  Start a practice game. You should feel a force effect on your steering wheel based on the aligning moment force from the front tires.

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 Force feedback is currently only supported on Linux.
-Prerequisites:
+==Prerequisites==
 * a steering wheel supporting constant force effects (like a Logitech Momo Racing force feedback steering wheel)
 * Linux
@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 * VDrift SVN r1547 or later
-Once you've met the prerequisites, now recompile vdrift like this:
+==Enabling force feedback in VDrift==
   scons force_feedback=1