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PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:15 am    Post subject: basic c program implementation to get driver working Reply with quote

Hello.

I'm having a problem starting a driver for a SpacePilot 3d motion controller.

According to the following link, this basic c program fixes the bug in other distros:

http://www.3dconnexion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1039

Code:
#include <stdio>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib>
#include <utmpx>

int
main(int argc, char ** argv) {
  if (argc != 2) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Need a name to put in the structure\n");
    exit(1);
  }
  struct utmpx u;
  memset(&u, 0, sizeof(u));
  u.ut_type = USER_PROCESS;
  u.ut_pid = getpid();
  strcpy(u.ut_id, ":0");
  strcpy(u.ut_line, ":0");
  strcpy(u.ut_user, argv[1]);
  setutxent();
  pututxline(&u);
  endutxent();
}


I'm new to linux and not sure how to compile and run this properly.

I tried just:

Code:
gcc script3d.c
where script3d.c is the source file

the output file is a.out and when I run this from the same directory it exits and prints "need a name to put in structure" so its not doing what i need it to do.

Any suggestions on how I can implement this so I can start my driver? Thanks for your help!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It seems that you have to call it with your username as first argument.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey thanks Genone! My device works now.

Wow, such a simple answer too. I just wasn't sure how to pass an argument to an executable in linux; I'm still really new to it.

Code:
./a.out root
works, thanks again!
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