[Solved] Empty "Axis" fields in "Joystick and Equipment" dialog

[jonnycat]

Hello all, I am using a fresh install of the X-Plane 10 demo on Linux (Fedora20).  Unfortunately, the "Axis" fields in the "Joystick and Equipment" dialog is empty.

 

According to the wiki, it is supposed to be populated like this:  http://wiki.x-plane.com/w/images/5/5b/Joystick_and_Equipment_dialog.png

 

For me, however, it looks like this:  http://www.4freeimagehost.com/uploads/ac8680836ae1.jpg

 

Any ideas?

Edited November 19, 2014 by jonnycat

[SwissCyul]

Well, do you have any hardware connected to your computer? If yes then post your log.txt so we can see what's wrong, if not then it's clearly because you just don't have anything to assign  

[jonnycat]

Thanks Swiss, you are correct that I not yet have my flight controllers; I thought that page would still be populated while I was able to use the mouse.

[SwissCyul]

Alright, so your solution is to buy Hardware  

[jonnycat]

Well, I was planning to do that, until I looked at the cost of pedals and a flight yoke.  I'm going to cook up my own yoke and use one of those BU0836A boards from Leo, then attach my old gameport CH pedals as the rudder (for now anyway, they aren't as fancy as the ones now, and only have a pot on each foot, basically they feel like toe brakes without the rudder).

 

This way I can build something with a better "feel" at half the cost, and still have room for expansion/modification in the future. 

[SwissCyul]

Whatever fits best for you I bought all my gear from CH Products and Saitek