Saitek - Where do you get the drivers?

[Eagler]

Yeah, unfortunately you can't get the additional "modes" to work though. It recognizes all of the modes as being the same buttons, and I would like to  remap the the info and the mouse buttons.

It works fine but with only about a third of the programming buttons that should be available.

that is is incorrect - you can program all three modes on an X52 inside AH.
You have to program the 3way mode switch to switch to the 3 different modes as well when you are programming the different buttons/modes or else the app will not know when you switch modes with the rotor.
I think the only thing that doesn't work inside AH is the mouse dongle on the throttle but I don't use that anyways.
Running the SST software is a waste of resources for AH imo.

[Denholm]

He meant switching between X52 profile modes, not AH flight-modes.

[Gearmesh]

Correct. I was not speaking about the AH flight modes. The rotary that shifts modes, on the stick itself, was not registering as a button in AH so I couldn't do anything with that rotary. Maybe I had something setup wrong.

I tried the new programming software and it seems much improved over the package that shipped with the stick.

- First thing I noticed stable in Vista so far. Matybe the old package did all of the things I can do now, but it would crash for me the moment I tried to do anything.
- I can finally program everything like the clutch "i" button, programmed the mouse wheel on the stick for up and down trim and pressing the wheel toggles combat trim.
- Graphical interface for programming that is easy to understand.
- The ability to change the brightness of the stick LED's and MFD's
- Finally displaying the correct time.

Basically the stick is finally doing all the stuff that Saitek says it should do.

I have not received any performance hit at all by using the profiler. Obviously your mileage may vary.

I did a quick search, but could not verify. Does the profile get loaded into the stick? Or is it like the sticks of old that run a little app in your systray that is constantly translating the profile for you. It is acting like it is in the stick, because the MFD indicates the profile name and the key mappings, but this could be a software trick. Sorry at work and this thought just crossed my mind, I guess I could check it myself when I get home.

[VonMessa]

I'm fairly certain that if you run the profiler, it runs an app in the systray.

[Tigger29]

Correct. I was not speaking about the AH flight modes. The rotary that shifts modes, on the stick itself, was not registering as a button in AH so I couldn't do anything with that rotary. Maybe I had something setup wrong.

Still Incorrect... there is NO WAY to program the different X52 modes without the SST software.

You CAN program the switch (which will report as button presses) to switch between AH modes, but you can't physically change the joystick modes.

Theoretically using the SST software *AND* playing Aces High, you could program 18 Completely different button configurations!!!

3 X52 Modes TIMES 3 AH Modes = 9 Modes
9 Modes TIMES two using the Joystick's Shift-State = 18 'Modes'

Keep in mind I DO use the SST software, but I do NOT use the different X52 nor the AH Modes, as just about everything I can possibly think of programming in AH fits in a single mode (Using Shift-states).

[Gearmesh]

Still Incorrect... there is NO WAY to program the different X52 modes without the SST software.

Yeah I think everyone understands that. They were discussing using the rotary buttons to change AH modes as a work around I believe. Unfortunately, I could move the mode rotary and the i\clutch button and they would not register as a button press in AH. Made it impossible to program them for anything, all of the other buttons programmed as expected.

Why that happened? could not tell you. I installed the drivers that came with the stick and no joy. Installed the latest and greatest package from Saitek...everything has worked great so far.

You CAN program the switch (which will report as button presses) to switch between AH modes, but you can't physically change the joystick modes.

Good suggestion, but like I said before the mode roatary simply was not registering as a button press.

Now that everything is programmable, I think one mode may be enough. I gained basically 5 more buttons on the throttle by getting the i\clutch button, mouse wheel up\down, mouse wheel press and the left click button programmed to what I wanted. I may do a second profile mode tailored for bombing, and a third for vehicles.

Thanks for all the help guys, it is appreciated.

[Eagler]

Still Incorrect... there is NO WAY to program the different X52 modes without the SST software.

You CAN program the switch (which will report as button presses) to switch between AH modes, but you can't physically change the joystick modes.

Theoretically using the SST software *AND* playing Aces High, you could program 18 Completely different button configurations!!!

3 X52 Modes TIMES 3 AH Modes = 9 Modes
9 Modes TIMES two using the Joystick's Shift-State = 18 'Modes'

Keep in mind I DO use the SST software, but I do NOT use the different X52 nor the AH Modes, as just about everything I can possibly think of programming in AH fits in a single mode (Using Shift-states).

sorry but if i understand you correctly, you are incorrect...
I have three different functions on most of my X52 buttons. They are different when i change the "Mode" with the rotor on the stick.
From my AH jsm file:
Button 23
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_1
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_1
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_1
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_1
Button 24
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_2
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_2
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_2
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_2
Button 25
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_3
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_3
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_3
GLOBAL,STICK_STICK_3