[rogerlsmith]

Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday

A numeric keypad is not going to work with the DS. A numeric keypad will appear like a keyboard to the DS, not a joystick. Those who have suggested that an HID-compliant device will work are only half correct. It needs to be an HID-compliant game controller device.

The strange characters you are seeing on the DS are likely because you are typing on the keyboard and sending those keystrokes to the Linux terminal in which the DS program is running.

Thanks Dave, what you've described is kinda what I thought. I hoped it might be a quick way to add lots of inputs and thought it was worth a try. Anyhow, thanks again.