On Monday 11 February 2008, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
quoted text > On Mon, February 11, 2008 4:25 pm, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 11:19:22AM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> On Monday 11 February 2008, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> >> > On Mon, February 11, 2008 12:22 am, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> > > no remove function ? looks like the probe() forces a connect, but
> >> > > there's no remove() to force a disconnect ...
> >> >
> >> > Removing these devices (or any other plugged directly into the maple
> >> > ports) is a quick way to destroy your Dreamcast: hence they were nev=
er
quoted text > >> > implemented I guess. But there is no convincing reason for the
> >>
> >> software
> >>
> >> > not doing so, I suppose. I can just put in comments about it.
> >>
> >> and not allow the driver to be built as a module until the comments
> >> become code ...
> >
> > Normally drivers can be unbound from devices via sysfs even if they are
> > built-in, not modules.
>
> I meant comments about not being so silly as to start plugging maple
> devices in and out of the ports on the DC. I understand the point about
> the code and will rework appropriately.
is that a maple bus limitation or a joystick issue ? if maple, then there=
=20
really isnt much holding back this driver ...
quoted text > All I wanted to do is take somebody's old code and get it to work on 2.6.
> But nothing is that simple :-/
better than nothing. if someone doesnt like the lack of functionality, the=
y=20
know where the source is ;)
=2Dmike
