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pudluther:


--- Quote from: AndyWarne on April 13, 2012, 03:00:01 am ---What the OP has not mentioned is that I have been assisting with this via email so in fact posting here does not really add any value.

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hmmmmm....



--- Quote from: pudluther on April 12, 2012, 05:40:22 pm ---no...right now the only problem is i cannot get the JPAC to actually program.  it keeps giving me an error message.  i've been in contact with andy over at ultimarc and he has helped me identify the problem. apparently the JPAC is rather finicky when it comes to getting it to communicate with the PC....only a specific type of adapter will do the trick.  i suspect that once i get that adapter tomorrow, i will be able to program it with no problems.

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but i do appreciate your help via email.  you've been fantastic.

pudluther:


--- Quote from: MTPPC on April 13, 2012, 03:58:31 am ---I couldn't care less about how you get your ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- wired. Hacking, adapters, easy changeout, blah, blah, blah. People have tried to help you and you pay them back by saying how you like stirring them up. Your j-pac isn't programming because you aren't using it correctly. I don't even know why you are asking for advice when you give terrible details on what you've done and then act as if you know it all and ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- on anyone who tries to help you.

The post above says it all and Andy Warne has already wasted way too much time on you and your problem. And frankly so has anyone else reading this.

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awwwww....somebody needs a hug.  or some vagina. 



giggity.

Donkbaca:

From what I gathered, its not just that he can't reprogram, its that some buttons aren't showing up.  Really, kudos to you for helping Andy, but this is a mess.  It could be the adapter that is screwed up, or maybe even the controller. Even if you could reprogram them there could be an issue with the adapter not playing nice with the Jpac, or maybe even the 360 itself having issues since they only recognize signed devices.

Really, I don't get the "easy to switch out" thing.  All CP's are pretty easy to switch out, it just a matter of unplugging a couple of disconnects or screw terminals.  What you have here is a jamma harness connected to a PC device, that is being converted to a Playstation 2 device which is then converted to an xbox 360 device.  I guess I could understand if you wanted to switch between some jamma boards and an xbox on the same cab, but that is not the case here, he's not using a jamma board and is using a TV instead of interfacing with a monitor.

Reallly it seems that all this is being done just to avoid rewiring the CP. 

Nobody cares how you interface your machine,  it is just sort of mind boggling as to why you would make something so difficult when there are numerous, simpler examples that are easy to follow.  All of the "why don't you just use 'x' suggestions isn't people being butt hurt, its people trying to help you out.  If you had just hacked pads, or replaced the buttons on a 360 joystick, or something like that, it would take maybe an hour and you would be up and running.  You are just adding complexity with no added benefit.

Anyhow.  Good luck, I hope you get it up and running, there are a TON of fun xbox games to play on a cab, I am glad I added mine to my cab


pudluther:


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 13, 2012, 10:47:25 am ---From what I gathered, its not just that he can't reprogram, its that some buttons aren't showing up.  Really, kudos to you for helping Andy, but this is a mess.  It could be the adapter that is screwed up, or maybe even the controller. Even if you could reprogram them there could be an issue with the adapter not playing nice with the Jpac, or maybe even the 360 itself having issues since they only recognize signed devices.
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yes, andy has been very helpful.  but it's not "a mess"....it's just that i could not get the JPAC programmed.  turns out i had it connected to the PC incorrectly during programming.  i have done what andy suggested and it now works.


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 13, 2012, 10:47:25 am ---Really, I don't get the "easy to switch out" thing.  All CP's are pretty easy to switch out, it just a matter of unplugging a couple of disconnects or screw terminals.  What you have here is a jamma harness connected to a PC device, that is being converted to a Playstation 2 device which is then converted to an xbox 360 device.  I guess I could understand if you wanted to switch between some jamma boards and an xbox on the same cab, but that is not the case here, he's not using a jamma board and is using a TV instead of interfacing with a monitor.
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it's easy to "switch out" because the buttons take about 10 seconds to set up and program (once you hook the JPAC to the PC correctly.  lol). 

i've connected and disconnected the CP in that cab 4 or 5 times total...it started off as an MK1 cab, then i actually hooked up golden tee complete to it while i was repairing my dedicated cab (seriously...you shoulda seen it.  ha!), and i've had a multicade in there along with something else i can't remember at the moment.

i didn't want that this time.  i wanted controller adapters.  thankfully the JPAC exists.


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 13, 2012, 10:47:25 am ---Reallly it seems that all this is being done just to avoid rewiring the CP. 
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yeah...that's pretty much it.  this way is plug 'n play.  simple.  that's what i wanted this time around.


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 13, 2012, 10:47:25 am ---Nobody cares how you interface your machine,  it is just sort of mind boggling as to why you would make something so difficult when there are numerous, simpler examples that are easy to follow.  All of the "why don't you just use 'x' suggestions isn't people being butt hurt, its people trying to help you out.  If you had just hacked pads, or replaced the buttons on a 360 joystick, or something like that, it would take maybe an hour and you would be up and running.  You are just adding complexity with no added benefit.

Anyhow.  Good luck, I hope you get it up and running, there are a TON of fun xbox games to play on a cab, I am glad I added mine to my cab


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dude.....please don't tell me you whiffed on that little exchange with what's-his-name back up in the thread.  come on.  i made a comment....A JOKE....about people being taken aback when i tell them i'm not hacking (which they are.  nearly to a man).  i even included an "lol" and this little effer:   :afro:

what's-his-name then came along and jumped to an inaccurate conclusion.  it wasn't until the second time that i jabbed back with the butt-hurt comment. 







appreciate your responses in this thread.  now it's time to play some 360 in a cab.  :)

pudluther:

just out of curiosity, donk....what 360 games do you have running in your cab?  i saw a few more fighters last night while i was looking around in the LIVE arcade (the marvel/street fighter one in particular). 

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