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other hotas grip compatible for AB9 ?

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Hello, I'd like to switch to Linux, and what was holding me back was the Moza Cockpit software, which wasn't compatible. Having discovered your software, I'm hopeful I can switch to Linux, but I had a question regarding the different grips from Moza and other manufacturers, particularly Winwing. I have a Winwing F16 grip with the vibration module installed. In the Moza software, all the buttons work except for the integrated vibration. Will the buttons also be detected by your software?

Regarding firmware updates for the Moza base, will it be necessary to keep a Windows installation in dual boot alongside it to continue updating, or will there be a direct implementation in your software for these updates?

I also have another question regarding other simulators: will you be integrating DCS, IL2 and War Thunder for force feedback management?

Thank you for all the hard work you must have put in to make this software a reality.

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#2

Hey,

Regarding the WinWing - it ought to work just as it does with the Moza software on Windows.

My software just talks to the base for the effects; that is to say, it outputs force feedback info from the computer (sim) to the base.

The input (from the base to the sim - you move the stick, you press the buttons, etc) is handled by the standard OS drivers just like any joystick. FFB-Bridge is not involved in that.

So as long as the joystick works as a joystick in Linux, without FFB-Bridge running, no feedback, just a regular joystick - if the buttons work here, it should work with FFB-Bridge running.

Please note that I cannot guarantee this without testing the stick myself; this is not the final word. But I'm pretty sure it will work as it does in Windows with respect to the buttons.

For firmware - no, FFB-Bridge will not incorporate this. I'm not trying to build a replacement for Moza's software, and doing firmware updates and all can get tricky. All of that is best handled by the manufacturer. I treat the Moza as just another stick FFB-Bridge sends force output to, and I just make sure that FFB-Bridge knows how to initialize the Moza so it can receive the data. I do not touch any firmware or any Moza specific settings. So yeah, if you need to update firmware you'll have to use Moza Cockpit (or maybe there are linux tools for this? No idea).

DCS/IL2/WarThunder/EliteDangerous/P3D/FSX/Condor and more are all on my "maybe" roadmap. That is to say, I would like to support as many sims as possible, but it all depends on what's possible - if the sim doesn't output the correct data, nothing I can do. Some are easier than others. I know P3D and FSX should be possible as they are quite similar to MSFS, just older. For the others, it's going to take me a few weeks to investigate whether it's possible to do.

So on that one, check back in August to see what's up. I hope this helps, feel free to ask more questions!

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#3

No worries, I'll test if the grip works as soon as I've installed Linux on my PC. Everything works correctly on the Windows version of your software. For the DCS simulators, IL-2 and War Thunder work in Moza Cockpit, so I think the implementation shouldn't be difficult. Elite Dangerous requires EDForceFeedback to generate telemetry, but I don't know if Frontier has made it native recently. In any case, I'll follow future updates with interest.

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#4

Cool. Yeah, let me know about the grip. I'm pretty sure it will work, but will be nice to have that confirmed.

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#5Accepted solution

Hello, I'm revisiting this post to confirm that the WinWing F16 joystick works perfectly on Linux. the buttons are detected and FFB-Bridge correctly transmits force feedback.

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#7

Oh, I forgot one thing: during the installation of the SimConnect script with FFB-Bridge, the software couldn't find the location of the MFS2024 installation because I had installed it on a different hard drive. I had to manually locate the file. But if I had to suggest a feature, it would be to add the ability to manually specify the path to the SteamLibrary folder so that the software can make the change directly.

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