defcon.klaxon
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Hi guys,
I recently bought an SNES to USB adapter so that I could use an SNES controller with emulators. Unfortunately, the device is acting strangely and not working properly. I was hoping someone might be able to help me figure out what is going on.
Basic info: I'm running Windows XP Pro x64 edition with an AMD quadcore (Phenom II X4 Black Edition) and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Video card is ATi Radeon HD 5850.
Basically what happens is I plug the adapter and controller in, and if I go to the Windows Control Panel and check "Game Controllers" the device shows up just fine. The problem is that if I check the controller under "Properties" the D-Pad will automatically be in the lower right hand corner, and buttons 1, 2, 3, and 4 are permanently pressed (Select, Start, Y and B). If I press any other buttons, there is no response. If I move the d-pad, no response. If I push the buttons that are apparently pressed, no response. Sometimes if I plug the device in, it'll actually work for a few seconds...d-pad is centered, d-pad and buttons respond as usual. Then it'll automatically go back to d-pad in lower right corner, buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4 pressed permanently. Sometimes I'll plug it in and the controller won't respond at all to any commands, but d-pad is centered and no buttons pressed. It's completely erratic. I've tried plugging it into many different USB ports (different buses), response is the same.
I'm going to try to get ahold of the Retrozone.com guy and ask what I should do, but until I get ahold of him I was wondering if anyone else has had problems similar to this, and if so, did they figure out what was up? Has anyone heard of these devices malfunctioning right out of the package?
Thanks for any help!
I recently bought an SNES to USB adapter so that I could use an SNES controller with emulators. Unfortunately, the device is acting strangely and not working properly. I was hoping someone might be able to help me figure out what is going on.
Basic info: I'm running Windows XP Pro x64 edition with an AMD quadcore (Phenom II X4 Black Edition) and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Video card is ATi Radeon HD 5850.
Basically what happens is I plug the adapter and controller in, and if I go to the Windows Control Panel and check "Game Controllers" the device shows up just fine. The problem is that if I check the controller under "Properties" the D-Pad will automatically be in the lower right hand corner, and buttons 1, 2, 3, and 4 are permanently pressed (Select, Start, Y and B). If I press any other buttons, there is no response. If I move the d-pad, no response. If I push the buttons that are apparently pressed, no response. Sometimes if I plug the device in, it'll actually work for a few seconds...d-pad is centered, d-pad and buttons respond as usual. Then it'll automatically go back to d-pad in lower right corner, buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4 pressed permanently. Sometimes I'll plug it in and the controller won't respond at all to any commands, but d-pad is centered and no buttons pressed. It's completely erratic. I've tried plugging it into many different USB ports (different buses), response is the same.
I'm going to try to get ahold of the Retrozone.com guy and ask what I should do, but until I get ahold of him I was wondering if anyone else has had problems similar to this, and if so, did they figure out what was up? Has anyone heard of these devices malfunctioning right out of the package?
Thanks for any help!