HOW-TO:Fix Joystick Support error on startup - Revision history

Karellen at 21:41, 16 December 2020

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Karellen: Fix dead links

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Fix dead links

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	This error happens when the ~~[[Addon:Joystick Support\|~~Joystick Support add-on]] has an outdated version.		This error happens when the '''Joystick Support add-on''' has an outdated version.

Garbear at 08:56, 10 February 2017

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	<section begin="intro"/>Joystick support in Kodi v17 has been moved to an binary add-on. Because it uses a binary API, it must match the version that Kodi is expecting.		<section begin="intro"/>Joystick support in Kodi v17 has been moved to an binary add-on. Because it uses a binary API, it must match the ''exact'' version that Kodi is expecting.


	== Symptoms ==		== Symptoms ==
	~~If the [[Addon~~:~~Joystick Support\|Joystick Support~~ add-~~on]] has an outdated version, you will see~~ an error about ~~Incompatible add-ons on startup:~~		<gallery widths=360px heights=180px>
			File:Incompatible add-ons.png\|Kodi shows an error about "Joystick Support"
			</gallery>

	~~<tt>The following add-ons are incompatible with this version of Kodi and have been automatically disabled~~: Joystick Support~~</tt>~~		This error happens when the [[Addon:Joystick Support\|Joystick Support add-on]] has an outdated version.


	~~[[File:Incompatible~~ add-~~ons.png\|600px~~]]


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	Unless you can compile this add-on yourself, you will need to get an updated version from whomever built the program.		Unless you can compile this add-on yourself, you will need to get an updated version from whomever built the program.

	When you have installed the correct version, ~~find~~ the add-on ~~in the "Peripheral libraries" category in "Add-ons / My Add-ons"~~:		When you have installed the correct version, enable it in the add-on manager:


	[[File:Joystick Support add-on.png\|~~600px]]~~		<gallery widths=360px heights=180px>
			File:Joystick Support add-on.png\|Find the "Peripheral libraries" category under "Add-ons / My Add-ons"
			File:Enable Joystick Support.png\|Open the add-on screen and select Enable
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	~~When you find the add~~-~~on, open it and select Enable~~:		== See also ==
			* {{big\|'''[[HOW-TO:Configure controllers]]'''}}
			* {{big\|'''[[HOW-TO:Share button maps]]'''}}


	[[~~File~~:~~Enable Joystick Support.png\|600px~~]]		[[Category:Gaming]]
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Garbear: Add section on enabling joystick add-on

2017-02-10T07:28:15Z

Add section on enabling joystick add-on

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	== Solution ==		== Solution ==
	Unless you can compile this add-on yourself, you will need to get an updated version from whomever built the program.		Unless you can compile this add-on yourself, you will need to get an updated version from whomever built the program.

			When you have installed the correct version, find the add-on in the "Peripheral libraries" category in "Add-ons / My Add-ons":


			[[File:Joystick Support add-on.png\|600px]]


			When you find the add-on, open it and select Enable:


			[[File:Enable Joystick Support.png\|600px]]

Garbear: Initial page

2017-02-10T07:19:26Z

Initial page

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{{mininav| [[Remote controls]] {{l2| [[Games]] }} | [[Game controllers]]}}

<section begin="intro"/>Joystick support in Kodi v17 has been moved to an binary add-on. Because it uses a binary API, it must match the version that Kodi is expecting.

== Symptoms ==
If the [[Addon:Joystick Support|Joystick Support add-on]] has an outdated version, you will see an error about Incompatible add-ons on startup:

<tt>The following add-ons are incompatible with this version of Kodi and have been automatically disabled: Joystick Support</tt>

[[File:Incompatible add-ons.png|600px]]

== Solution ==
Unless you can compile this add-on yourself, you will need to get an updated version from whomever built the program.