Author Topic: AH not detecting button presses (Read 273 times)

HFMudd · « **on:** September 30, 2002, 12:14:23 AM »

For the last few days I've been having problems with AH not catching all of my JS (CH Products) button press events. It doesn't seem to be the JS because:
1) In setup, it catches and displays the event 100% of the time.
2) It is not always the same button (it is hard for me to believe that the three buttons I use most on JS would all have problems at the same time)

It seems to me this must be some sort of packet loss issue.

Any other thoughts?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2002, 06:30:25 AM »

Button presses occur at the local client. Is the stick a USB stick and do you have other USB devices?

HFMudd · « **Reply #2 on:** September 30, 2002, 09:18:35 AM »

It occurred to me on the way to work that the button presses would be client side.

Yeah, USB. My setup is CH Products Fighter Stick USB , Pro Throttle USB and Pro Pedals USB.

Are you thinking a reinstall of the drivers might be in order?

Dingbat · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2002, 01:29:38 PM »

Are you using the control manager? If so, I recommend you try it with out it. You'll also need to reconfig all the button presses.

HFMudd · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2002, 03:19:09 PM »

Nope, don't use control manager. My theory being that the less SW between me and AH, the better.

Ghosth · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2002, 10:41:13 PM »

If the stick is USB recalibrate EVERY time you enter the arena.

HFMudd · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2002, 11:06:54 AM »

Oh, I already do that. Sometimes I even need to recalibrate in mid-flight...

Again, this is new problem. I've been playing AH for quite some time and this is first time I've run up against this.

HFMudd · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2002, 12:36:15 PM »

For anyone who is interested in the continuing saga of Me, my Combat Stick USB and AH...

- I'm unable to get the pinky switch or either fire button to fail in CH Setup or in the Win 98 Controller Setup.

- All three buttons work for the first 5 minutes or so of AH online or offline play.

- I've tried removing the USB devices and rebuilding them, not help there.

- I've tried using the CH Control Manager to configure a single 6 axis 32 button controller. Oddly, the CM can't seem to detect the button presses from the stick but does detect them from the throttle. A clue I suspect. Result in AH is the same.

- I've tried using the Control Manager to set up 3 separate devices. Again, the CM can't detect the JS buttons. Result is the same in AH.

- I've gone back to not using the CM at all. Of course this take me right back to where I started from in the beginning.

- This stick has been in use for around 2 years with no trouble until a week ago.

So... Since the control manager is not seeing the button presses one would think it is a hardware problem... but since three button quit working all at once and Windows can see they it must be software related... but I haven't installing anything new and I did rebuild the USB drivers...

*sigh*