FFB Probe Diagnostic
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Download · v1.0.8

Download FFB Probe

Install the guided wizard, test your stick, and decide whether to share the redacted result. Nothing uploads automatically.

Windows · 64-bit
ffb-probe-setup-1.0.8-x64.exe
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No account Published by Rohsam Inc. Per-user install Self-contained runtime Share is opt-in
SHA-256 83d8aed9d4e3d70dcfce74a85fce8e82544db1ede9c0ef579bcc6c651344d79a Size 57.6 MB Version v1.0.8 View manifest
Verify after download: Get-FileHash .\ffb-probe-setup-1.0.8-x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256
Linux · x64 AppImage
FfbProbe-1.0.8-x86_64.AppImage
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No install required Self-contained runtime evdev live effects Share is opt-in
SHA-256 f5c7a24c19ee7d8cfec8a36af729bf0d0eaf1718a273791683dc0e7fa3b9caf8 Size 64.6 MB Version v1.0.8
Verify after download: sha256sum ./FfbProbe-1.0.8-x86_64.AppImage
After downloading

Three steps.

  1. 1

    Install

    On Windows, the per-user installer needs no admin password and adds desktop and Start Menu shortcuts without touching system folders. On Linux, run the AppImage in place or use its --install command for user-scoped desktop integration.

    FFB Probe is published by Rohsam Inc. Stable Windows releases are signed. Before running the installer, confirm Windows shows Rohsam Inc. as the publisher and verify the SHA-256 on the Download page.

  2. 2

    Plug in your stick

    USB or USB-via-gameport-adapter. Make sure it's powered. Close any sim or controller-config tool that might already own the device (joy.cpl, Logitech Profiler, MSFS, DCS, X-Plane).

  3. 3

    Run, review, then share

    The wizard takes about five minutes. After the run you can open the HTML report, inspect the JSON payload, and click Share only if you're comfortable sending it.

Release notes

See everything that changed in v1.0.8, including update behavior and platform-specific install details.

Automatic updates

The GUI reads a small stable-release manifest at startup. It sends no install ID, current-version query, device information, or probe results; offline and malformed responses stay silent.

Linux permissions

Live effects need read/write access to the joystick's /dev/input/event* node. The docs include a temporary test command and a per-device udev rule.

Release manifest

Machine-readable version, filenames, sizes, and SHA-256 hashes.

Privacy model

See exactly what the app collects, what it never collects, and what appears publicly.
System requirements

What you need

  • Windows 10 or later for the DirectInput live-effect wizard, or Linux x64 for the evdev AppImage.
  • A force-feedback joystick with power connected and room to move.
  • No .NET install required. Release binaries are self-contained.
  • Linux input permissions may be needed for live effects through /dev/input/event*.
  • No automatic upload. Local reports are written whether or not you share anything later.
Windows10+ · x64 · DirectInput
Linuxx64 · AppImage · evdev
Runtimeincluded .NET 10
PublisherRohsam Inc.
Versionv1.0.8

Run the probe. It takes about five minutes.

The wizard checks the stick, plays live effects, records what you felt, and writes local report files you can inspect before sharing.

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