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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Riven on December 29, 2002, 03:40:08 pm

Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Riven on December 29, 2002, 03:40:08 pm: I've been using my Thrustmaster Afterburner 2 on my ME system for a year or 2 with no trouble but for Christmas i got a nice new Computer. Only trouble is XP is arsing about with my joystick. I can't get new drivers because it is a USB devise which has been built as a HID (Human interface devide) so XP can automatically use it. And it's right because the joystick works fine. Only trouble is if i shut down my PC with the stick plugged in the window gets to the "Windows Shutting Down" Screen then nothing happens, it freezes. If i unplug the joystick first it shuts down fine.

Anyone help me! It's dam annoying having to unplug it every time i close down and plugging it in when i want to use it.
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Levyathan on December 29, 2002, 04:23:06 pm: Hey, at least yours works. Mine just turns up and to the right.
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Anaz on December 29, 2002, 09:37:35 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Levyathan
Hey, at least yours works. Mine just turns up and to the right.

:wtf: dude....calibrate the joystick....calibrate...
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Levyathan on December 29, 2002, 10:10:24 pm: It's not about calibration. Something wrong about both axis.
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Styxx on December 30, 2002, 05:48:22 am: Quote
Originally posted by Analazon
:wtf: dude....calibrate the joystick....calibrate...

Trust me, I've tried that. Lots of times. And with a hammer.
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Levyathan on December 30, 2002, 02:12:47 pm: It stopped working right after you returned it to me. Isn't that a coincidence.
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Styxx on December 31, 2002, 05:48:34 am: Quote
Originally posted by Levyathan
It stopped working right after you returned it to me. Isn't that a coincidence.

Nah, it stopped working long before that...

* whistles innocently *
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Gortef on January 04, 2003, 12:32:47 pm: can't really figure out what's wrong there mate... but I'd recommend you contacted Thrustmaster, they might have some sort of clue what's happening.
Title: Re: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Warlock on January 04, 2003, 03:23:17 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Riven
I've been using my Thrustmaster Afterburner 2 on my ME system for a year or 2 with no trouble but for Christmas i got a nice new Computer. Only trouble is XP is arsing about with my joystick. I can't get new drivers because it is a USB devise which has been built as a HID (Human interface devide) so XP can automatically use it. And it's right because the joystick works fine. Only trouble is if i shut down my PC with the stick plugged in the window gets to the "Windows Shutting Down" Screen then nothing happens, it freezes. If i unplug the joystick first it shuts down fine.

Anyone help me! It's dam annoying having to unplug it every time i close down and plugging it in when i want to use it.

Had this happen b4 with other USB devices, is the stick a USB 2 connection on a USB 1 port ? My Saitek X45 did that everytime until I installed a USB 2 board and used that for my stick,.. then Win shut down without a hitch.
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Grey Wolf on January 04, 2003, 03:51:08 pm: I wonder if that's why my computer has refused to shut down right about half the time....
Title: Joystick/XP bug
Post by: Vertigo1 on January 04, 2003, 10:33:02 pm: Does your motherboard have a VIA chipset? If so, download the VIA USB Filter driver and see if that fixes it.