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monsenrm
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« on: December 31, 2009, 12:31:01 AM » |
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For some joysticks there is no usable data returned in the TV_JOYSTATE or TV_JOYSTATE2 variables. Of course that means I have tried both GetControllerState and the Advanced version.
Some joysticks are just fine. I get good data on my Logitech Extreme 3D with the twist handle. I get good data on others with various combinations of slider bars, buttons and axis.
But - a few - like some Saitek ones, I get no usable data at all - zeros or crazy numbers in other fields. The controller .GetAxisCount reports the correct axis count - put when polled I see no usable data (zeros in most used fields, wild numbers in others).
Could there be some structure problem in TV_JOYSTATE or TV_JOYSTATE2?
Also, I get the correct axis count but the button count on some of these controllers report numbers like 652.
When looking at a "Watch" of TV_JOYSTATE2 ther is totally bizarre data in some of the fields like fslider0 = 8155741432 or vx = 111204640, etc.
Also when looking at TV_JOYSTATE or TV_JOYSTATE2 variables at the same time, I get different numbers for the same fields in some cases. The main fields like x,y,z are both zeros but others like Slider0 are different - like TV_JOYSTATE.Slider0=0 and TV_JOYSTATE2.slider0=312456222.
Any help would be appreciated. I have a beta out now and my customers are complaining!
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monsenrm
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2009, 04:10:46 AM » |
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And furthermore.... I downloaded this little test Vb.net sample from here: http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23257&d=1133479532It is a nice example of using DirectX for joysticks. Anyway, all joysticks work fine here - where some are not working in TV. I can probably use this instead - but I am sure you guys would rather have your version fixed. |
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jviper
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2009, 05:41:45 AM » |
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What does your GetJoyStickCount return? If the answer is more joysticks than you have plugged in (i.e. it 2 plugged in and it returns 7), then I would suggest iterating through all of them. I have found that sometimes things end up in the joystick list that are not necessarily joysticks. So watch for that. Otherwise I would make sure drivers are installed for your joystick. I have a Saitek and it worked fine after i installed drivers for it even though it seemed to work when I ran the Windows Joystick Test.
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monsenrm
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 07:47:16 AM » |
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Right - I know what you are saying. I only "count" joysticks that have more than one axis - so I actually count devices with axis. I allow multiple joysticks that users can assign to other functions simultanously (like rudder peddles and yoke.)
All joysticks used to work in v6.1 / 6.3. Basicaly the same code.
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jviper
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2009, 05:43:19 PM » |
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hmmm, my only answer then is to make sure you have the latest drivers for the joystick installed. If that's not it, I don't know.
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monsenrm
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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2010, 02:44:32 AM » |
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Thanks - but it is not drivers. All joysticks work fine in the "other" example. They just don't work in TV.
I am in the process of converting my program to use DirectInput. It is mostly done, and all joysticks are working again - just not using the TV methods.
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SylvainTV
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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2010, 08:05:36 AM » |
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Interesting, what code are you using so that these controllers work in DirectInput? Doing anything special ? I don't see why it shouldnt work in the engine.
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AramcoRon
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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2010, 12:24:33 AM » |
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Sylvain,
I used the code -almost directly- from the xtremevbtalk.com site I mentioned in the earlier part of the thread. All joysticks work fine using this code. I replaced all the TV code with this code and have all joysticks working now.
As I said - it is not all joysticks that don't work with TV code - just some. I would suggest trying a few.
I released a beta of my new version of EL3D and was instantly hit with large quantities of people complainig that joysticks didn't work. I then plugged in a "weird" joystick which is a six axis RC flight simulator box recogonized as an Interlink USB controller. It didn't work. No data came back from a poll. My plain Logitech joystick worked fine. Other people had some joysticks that worked, some that didn't.
All joysticks worked in version 6.3 - so something changed.
I was forced to recode the joystick stuff and drop all TV game controller references. Now all joysticks work fine.
Ron
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bloomk
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2010, 02:16:07 AM » |
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i have also noticed many of my players having problems with joysticks after the novemebr update. Something is haywire..
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SylvainTV
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« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2010, 06:37:47 AM » |
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OK thanks for the info. I will see what i changed between these releases
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