William Sherman -Visualization (wsherman++at++ncsa.uiuc.edu)
Wed, 9 Jul 1997 01:41:03 -0500
Can anyone provide me with pointers to sample code that makes
use of a Magellan 6-DOF input device? I just installed a new
one on my Indigo2 today, and havn't had much luck with it.
Even an OpenGL/GLX demo program would be of tremendous value.
I poked around the web and various ftp sites with sgi software,
but didn't notice anything that looked promising.
The only remote thing I could find was three functions that
refer to the Spaceball in /usr/share/src/OpenGL/samples/EXT/glut.h.
FYI: the Magellan documentation mentions that there are two ways
to install a Magellan on an SGI. One is to add an X-driver to
the kernel, and the other is to install eoe.sw.optinput, and use
cports to configure a serial port as a Magellan. I choose the
latter, and tried both serial ports. The confidence test program
does not list Magellan as a device, and indicates that there is
no spaceball attached when it starts up.
Thanks,
Bill
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