FS-UAE Joystick Support (Apple Silicon)

[Jason H]

Just upgraded to a new M1 (Silicon) Mac mini running Big Sur.

I now see that no Joysticks are working with FS-UAE. The Launcher App (3.0.5) will detect my joysticks but alas, they do not work in the actual games.

Anyone know if the Current FS-UAE supports USB joysticks on this platform? Cheers.

[Jason H]

So, looking at some other Intel Apps (running under Rosetta), it seems that joysticks are not supported.

Anyone have a link for a 'how to compile from source'?

[FrodeSolheim]

There are build instructions here: https://github.com/FrodeSolheim/fs-u...s/compiling.md

[Pyromania]

Will a version of FS-UAE be coming out soon for Apple Silicon?

[FrodeSolheim]

Originally Posted by Pyromania

Will a version of FS-UAE be coming out soon for Apple Silicon?

Not soon. I don't have access to M1 hardware. Not yet, anyway. While cross-compiling from x86-64 is possible, it would be quite time-consuming to set up a build pipeline for that + I wouldn't be able to test the resulting builds.

Maybe FS-UAE users and M1 owners should team up, and you could appoint one of you to create unofficial FS-UAE builds for M1? It's not really difficult, and I would assist with help and instructions (but preferable help someone who is familiar with compiling stuff).

[cloverskull]

I should receive my M1 Mac Mini some time next week. I've already confirmed all the dependencies listed on https://github.com/FrodeSolheim/fs-u...s/compiling.md already have binary builds and are fully supported by brew on Apple Silicon/Big Sur.

I've set up enough Mac dev environments for my job by now that it shouldn't take me long to at least get started

[cloverskull]

For Apple Silicon build attempts, I've started a new thread: https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php...79#post1468379

[Jason H]

Thread answered here - http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=106154

[FrodeSolheim]

Originally Posted by Jason H

Just upgraded to a new M1 (Silicon) Mac mini running Big Sur.

I now see that no Joysticks are working with FS-UAE. The Launcher App (3.0.5) will detect my joysticks but alas, they do not work in the actual games.

Anyone know if the Current FS-UAE supports USB joysticks on this platform? Cheers.

It might be that the controller issue is solved by using a newer SDL version than the once bundled with FS-UAE 3.0.5 (Don't know that for sure). Please try the x86-64 version I posted in http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=106794 and see if that improves anything

[Jason H]

Originally Posted by FrodeSolheim

It might be that the controller issue is solved by using a newer SDL version than the once bundled with FS-UAE 3.0.5 (Don't know that for sure). Please try the x86-64 version I posted in http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=106794 and see if that improves anything

Hey Frode. Yes, I downloaded both files - and indeed they now work with my USB/9-Pin Joystick Adapter! Many thanks for the updates.

[FrodeSolheim]

Originally Posted by Jason H

Hey Frode. Yes, I downloaded both files - and indeed they now work with my USB/9-Pin Joystick Adapter! Many thanks for the updates.

Thanks for confirming I should probably get started (soon) on doing an official 3.1 release (with this and other minor fixes), so people don't get a bad experience needlessly.