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--- computers:system:firefly-flightsimulator [2013/03/22 01:31] – [Software] david
+++ computers:system:firefly-flightsimulator [2013/03/23 02:39] (current) – [Software] david
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     - Followed defaults and allowed it to do its thing
     - Reboot (following directions)
-  - Hook up yoke and throttles, etc...
+  - Hook up yoke and throttles, etc... (many thanks to this post:  [[http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=60462&hl=saitek]] )
+    - Use **lsusb** to get the Vendor and Device ID of all the Saitek Devices
+    - Create a file so **udev** can set up permissions for all these devices
+      - Edit <code>
+sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/99-input-joystick.rules
+</code>
+      - Insert the following: <code>
+# Saitek Pro Flight Throttles
+KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0bac", ATTRS{idVendor}=="06a3", MODE="0666"
+# Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals
+KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0763", ATTRS{idVendor}=="06a3", MODE="0666"
+# Saitek Pro Flight yoke
+KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="712c", ATTRS{idVendor}=="06a3", MODE="0666"</code>
+    - Re-Plug in all your devices
   - Get sound working (this was retarded!)  I would NEVER have figured this out on my own... OMG. m(
     - Thanks to [[https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=975049|this]] post... you just
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     - Load up **alsamixer** and unmute (use the M key) the first couple of items
     - Save your configuration with <code>
-alsactl store 0
+sudo alsactl store 0
+</code>
+    - Need to load the **libopenal** <code>
+sudo apt-get install libopenal1
 </code>
   - Install X-Plane
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     - It complained about not having dedicated 128MB of VRAM
     - Ran the AMD Catalyst driver installer again <code>
+cd down
 sudo amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run
 </code>
-    - Rebooted again (followed all the defaults
+    - Rebooted again (followed all the defaults you sheeple)
     - Ran the installer again... it didn't complain and appears to have worked!