PSX Controller Problem

[Roget]

Hi! I am new to this, so I am probably missing something easy, but I have searched everywhere (Google, forums, etc.) and I can't find the help I need.

I am running the newest version of Nestopia on my Windows XP computer. I just got a USB psx converter so I can use a PSX controller. When I plug it in, my system detects the new USB device and says it is ready to go. But I have no idea how to set up Nestopia to use it!

From the Options menu, I go to Input. From there it seems like I should be able to set up one of the Game Pads (pad 3, I guess) for my controller. So I click on Game Pad 3. Then I go to the Mapping area and feel like I should be able to click on each item on the list and map it by pressing the corresponding button on the controller. But nothing seems to happen when I do that. It just moves to the next item and shows "(joy 0) 0" for the item I was just on.

One last thing, my USB converter works for PSX controllers or N64 controllers, and there is a switch on it, which I guess goes back and forth between the two. When I have the switch flipped the other way and repeat this mapping process, still nothing happens, but this time it shows "(joy 0) +y" for the item I was just on.

If anybody can see what I'm doing wrong, or maybe give a step-by-step for setting up a controller, I would REALLY appreciate it! Thanks a lot!

-Roget

[Roget]

Nevermind. It started working.

[BubbleBobble]

I'm sorry if we're not allowed to do necro bumps, but I'm assuming it's fine since it's replyable

this is exactly what's happening to me, which I don't understand because I have not had this problem until I reformatted a week ago

I'm running Windows XP SP3, I have a USB PSX to PC converter (it's called "Gun Controller Converter Dualshooter") and is silver. it has a GAME CONTROLLER input and a GUN CONTROLLER input. I've always been able to use the Game Controller input and it's always worked until now. I'm also running the latest Nestopia version 1.40 - is there a newer one since then? I'm really just trying to use it for the video capture option - perhaps I can revert to an older version that will work?

I guess it has something to do with drivers? Unfortunately I'm a little hazy on how that works. I downloaded a driver from some website that said EMS USB JOYPAD, and installed it but it doesn't seem to be doing anything at all

I'm having that issue that OP had, where I go to the Input menu and go to set the inputs, and it "moves to the next item and shows "(joy 0) 0" for the item I was just on." It seems like my computer recognizes the controller, but Nestopia is having trouble - and again, I didn't have trouble before

if anyone happens to know anything, let me know! I'm hoping I can figure this out on my own, but I just don't understand what I'm doing incorrectly.