Pidesco Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 My USB gamepad isn't detected by Windows since I got my new mobo. This seems to be a result of the combination of this specific gamepad with this specific mobo, as the gamepad works on all other computers, and all other USB devices work with this mobo. Seeing as this only seems to be a plug and play issue, I was wondering if I could do a manual installation of the device using the driver files (the inf file and whatnot) in the installation disc. I'm guessing this should be possible but, so far, my l33t googling skills have failed to find the needed information. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 It's an XFX one. It's called Xgear something. Quite good, actually. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Glad to hear that it's good (or at least as good as a non-working gamepad can get). Now if you could give me the exact model number that would be just smashing.
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/listCo...mp;productId=75 Model number: GA-CP03-SK0200G "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 That is a nice one. Now Pid, do you see a green light on the controller's LEDs when you plug it into the USB port?
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Yes, I do. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Excellent. Now are you able to configure your buttons via XFX Game Controller software?
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 No, the drivers and the software won't install without first detecting the gamepad... That's my whole problem, if I could configure the buttons, I could use the gamepad. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 1) Are you trying to install it with the software packaged on the CD? 2) What does the software say when you try and install it?
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 1)Yes, although I've also tried it with the software from XFX's site (which is exactly the same). 2)That it can't detect the device and tells me to connect it. The gamepad comes up as an unknown device in the device manager, by the way. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Okay, here's the problem. The software you have doesn't possess a Vista driver for the gamepad. Unfortunately, their latest drivers released online for your model only support Windows 2K, MCE, & XP: http://www.xfxforce.com/web/support/search...roductCode.jspa In other words, with a lack of a current Vista driver you're kinda screwed. I'm sure eventually they'll release one though...
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Err..., I'm using XP. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Ahh, then why didn't you say so? Okay, so you're not having any luck with this? ftp://ftp.xfxsupport.com/public/driver/1.0_XP_9x_xgear.zip None whatsoever, not even a smidgum?
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Nope. those are the exact same files that come on the CD. And any way the real problem isn't those drivers, it is that windows fails to detect the gamepad. If it did, it would install its own standard gamepad drivers as soon as I connected the gamepad, even without attempting to install XFX's driver. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Got ya. Have you tried plugging it in to a different USB port on the motherboard?
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 All four of them. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
jaguars4ever Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Gah. What's the make and model of this new bling-bling MOBO then?
Pidesco Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 ASUS P5L-VM 1394 "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Pidesco Posted November 7, 2007 Author Posted November 7, 2007 Solved it! I bought a 10 "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Eyahlin Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) Nope. those are the exact same files that come on the CD. And any way the real problem isn't those drivers, it is that windows fails to detect the gamepad. If it did, it would install its own standard gamepad drivers as soon as I connected the gamepad, even without attempting to install XFX's driver. I have the same exact problem here. I think it has something to do with the gamepad not supporting USB 2.0 ports. I guess installing a new USB PCI works. Was it USB 1.1? Is there a non-hardware way of fixing it? Edited February 18, 2008 by Eyahlin
Eyahlin Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Nope. those are the exact same files that come on the CD. And any way the real problem isn't those drivers, it is that windows fails to detect the gamepad. If it did, it would install its own standard gamepad drivers as soon as I connected the gamepad, even without attempting to install XFX's driver. I have the same exact problem here. I think it has something to do with the gamepad not supporting USB 2.0 ports. I guess installing a new USB PCI works. Was it USB 1.1? Is there a non-hardware way of fixing it? Hmm... I don't have a USB PCI card here, but I *do* have a spare hub! And, hey, it worked too! Yeah! Thanks for the suggestion.
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