Author Topic: Need help with My Flight stick (Read 285 times)

Furis · « **on:** May 03, 2007, 12:12:27 PM »

Hi folks,

Im an Old Airwarrior and War Birds Player and Just gettign Mack into the fun.

Besides all the rust that formed on me over the years is the fact that My CH combat stick, pro throtle and rudder peddles are all mand for using a Game card (remeber them? :> )

I got a "gamecard port to USB" converter and plugged it in SO i get the Joystick and and 4 of its button working, (no Hats) the throtle works (no hats or Buttons work) and the peddles are fine.

the configuration Loading only has one configuration to pick (USB mode or somesuch)

Any Help?

Furis

The Fugitive · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2007, 01:52:54 PM »

Go to CH-Hanger for all kinds of help. There is even a way to get your old analoge stuff reprogrammed to work all the buttons even in XP.

I got tired of messing with minor troubles ( voltage problems due to the DIM plugs being shorted power when boards transfer power to USB ports), that buying one piece at a time I've upgraded them all to USB.

Krusty · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2007, 02:15:54 PM »

Does your mobo have a gameport plug inside it? If so you can just buy a rear expansion slot jack and plug the wire into the mobo.

Also many Creative Labs cards have gameports.

I've got 2 on my system, one for old analog pedals, one for MS Prec Pro. I use 'em both.

Why switch to USB when you can just use gameport?

A few $ might save you some hassle, who knows?

The Fugitive · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2007, 03:00:14 PM »

the problem with the old CH stuff, for me anyway was the "button programming" worked through the keyboard DIM plug, making the buttons mimic keystokes. I upgraded my mobo, and I started getting a lot of "keyboard dis-connected" errors at boot. Figured out it was the CH stuff pulling too much juice. New mobo didn't allot enough voltage to the DIM plug. Guess they figured that everyone uses USB, and they just didn't need it there.