# MS SideWinder FF2 at SDL under Linux with FF?

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/ms-sidewinder-ff2-at-sdl-under-linux-with-ff/12131>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [April 29, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/ms-sidewinder-ff2-at-sdl-under-linux-with-ff/12131 "2005-04-29T14:32:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derzu](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Derzu](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Derzu)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/ms-sidewinder-ff2-at-sdl-under-linux-with-ff/12131/1 "2005-04-29T14:32:30Z")

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Does any one has already used the MS SideWinder FF2  
with the SDL API under Linux with force feedback? or  
know about same one that already did that?

I developed a console application for test the force  
feedback effects for Windows, using the DirectInput of  
the DirectX, and it’s working perfectly. Can I  
programm this same application using the SDL API,  
getting force feedback?

Thaks,  
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**Author:** ![Paulo\_Pinto](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7cd45c/32.png) [@Paulo\_Pinto](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Paulo_Pinto)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/ms-sidewinder-ff2-at-sdl-under-linux-with-ff/12131/2 "2005-04-29T15:35:53Z")

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AFAIK SDL doesn’t support force feedback.

Quoting Derzu :\> Does any one has already used the MS SideWinder FF2

> with the SDL API under Linux with force feedback? or  
> know about same one that already did that?
> 
> I developed a console application for test the force  
> feedback effects for Windows, using the DirectInput of  
> the DirectX, and it’s working perfectly. Can I  
> programm this same application using the SDL API,  
> getting force feedback?
> 
> Thaks,  
> Derzu
> 
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Bailey](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@Matt\_Bailey](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Matt_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/ms-sidewinder-ff2-at-sdl-under-linux-with-ff/12131/3 "2005-04-30T03:36:58Z")

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Nor does the Linux joystick API, IINM…

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-Matt BaileyOn Friday 29 April 2005 10:35, Paulo Pinto wrote:

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> AFAIK SDL doesn’t support force feedback.
> 
> Quoting Derzu :
> 
> > Does any one has already used the MS SideWinder FF2  
> > with the SDL API under Linux with force feedback? or  
> > know about same one that already did that?
> > 
> > I developed a console application for test the force  
> > feedback effects for Windows, using the DirectInput of  
> > the DirectX, and it’s working perfectly. Can I  
> > programm this same application using the SDL API,  
> > getting force feedback?
> > 
> > Thaks,  
> > Derzu