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TODO: we need to evaluate the forum and mailing discussions of the last 2-3 months in order to determine which issues were the most frequently reported ones (i.e. FreeGLUT, RenderTexture,3D Clouds,non calibrated hardware etc), so that we can summarize these issues here, and possibly even directly provide solutions later on. | TODO: we need to evaluate the forum and mailing discussions of the last 2-3 months in order to determine which issues were the most frequently reported ones (i.e. FreeGLUT, RenderTexture,3D Clouds,non calibrated hardware etc), so that we can summarize these issues here, and possibly even directly provide solutions later on. | ||
== Solutions == | |||
=== USB Joystick Fails to Work === | |||
FlightGear is designed to recognize automatically any USB joystick that it is aware of (has a configuration on file for it). Configuration for USB joysticks is located in the Inputs folder. For example: | |||
Input/Saitek/X45.xml | |||
The name reported by the joystick through the hardware of your system must match the name specified in the configuration file. If the stick identifies itself as | |||
Saitek Saitek X45 Flight Control Stick | |||
but the configuration file specifies | |||
Saitek X45 USB Flight Stick | |||
Flight Gear will fail to recognize it. | |||
This happens with some frequency. It has been known for the same stick in a manufacturer's line to report different identifier strings. If you encounter a problem getting your usb stick to be recognized by FlightGear, it is helpful to first check to see | |||
* a configuration file matching the name of your stick exists | |||
* the configuration joystick name matches the name the stick actually reports to your computer | |||