aah so its not all that bad. I must admit I had till I ran out of space and well games that did not care an now 10 year old ffb stick from logitech, a force 3d. the software, is just that a pile of inaccessible rubbish. I think my next stick is probably going to be a gamepad or something. At 01:39 p.m. 14/08/2009, you wrote: >Ok folks, for anybody who might've been interested in the previous >post, I'm now up and running. thought I may as well post the solution >to the list too in case anybody searches the archives for the problem >in future. > >Install the software that came on the cd without the wireless dongle >connected. If you don't have the cd, you can get the latest version >from the microsoft website. At the time of writing, it's 1.1. >Plug in the wireless dongle once the software seems happy, and Windows >should detect it without any issues. >Now, the batteries have to be in your 360 controller the right way of >course. Off the top of my head I can't recall which end of an AA >battery is positive and negative, so let's go for simple speak. On an >AA battery, you have a flat end and an end with a protruding dot on >it. If you're holding the battery pack in front of you, with the >release button at the top and the back facing away from you, exactly >as it would be if it were re-connected to the control pad once this is >done, then the left battery goes in dot first, the right battery goes >in flat end first. >With the battery pack re-connected, take your controller in one hand >and your wireless dongle in the other. There's a small circular button >on top of the dongle, it's the only one there. There's also a small >circular button directly above the right hand joystick of your >controller. Hold those two buttons down at the same time, and after a >couple of seconds Windows should make a pop noise and your screen >reader of choice will announce that the xbox 360 controller has been >found successfully. > >Tips: >To turn your controller on next time you want to use it, just hold >down the same button on the pad you used to pair it up with the >dongle. You won't need to pair them again unless you've disconnected >the controller and used it on an actual xbox between Windows sessions. >There doesn't seem to be a way of turning the pad straight off to >retain maximum battery life. Apparently it shuts off after 10 minutes >of inactivity, or you can just briefly disconnect the battery pack >without doing any harm to the installed software. >The large circular button right in the centre of the pad will bring up >the status window from anywhere in Windows. Upon first inspection >this is pretty much inaccessible, but if you hit alt-space you'll be >able to get at most things you need from that menu I think. > >I'll post more as I discover it, the bad and the good. > >Cheers >Scott > >On 8/14/09, Scott Chesworth <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> Pretty much on a whim today, I picked up an x box 360 controller, one >> of the wireless ones that come with the USB wireless dongle thingy and >> Windows drivers. Far from my usual style to just take a punt on >> something without daft amounts of research, but I really liked the >> design of the pad for almost every type of game I could think of, and >> I haven't seen that in a pad since dreamcast days so I had to have it. >> >> Now, here's the issue. I've installed the software that came on the >> cd called microsoft xbox 360 accessories, and the drivers too. From >> what I can tell with Jaws 10, everything except for the help system >> seems to be totally inaccessible, so thanks for that Bill! The dongle >> half of the equation is detected fine by Windows, but in spite of >> batteries being in the controller I'm getting no action. I guess I >> have to pair them up somehow, but the help system only describes how >> to use the accessories software post-installation, and I couldn't find >> an electronic copy of the manual on the cd. >> >> I fear it might be a case of sit down with a sighty for a few minutes >> to figure this one out. Next time I'll have chance to do that isn't >> until late into the weekend though, so I also figured it'd be worth a >> post to the list to ask if anybody has the same hardware and knows >> what I'm missing. >> Really hoping that the inaccessible software won't matter too much >> once I know what I'm doing because I'm all over the design of the pad >> itself and don't want to return it unless I have too. >> >> Cheers in advance >> Scott >> > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [email protected].
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