mala controls

[br2000ad]

i,ve set up a mame cab with a j-pac before now  i,am goin to try with
usb Input controller pcb V2.1 just like to know if anyones tryed one of these before..?
as i,am havin abit of trouble with it...some of the controlls work and most don,t in mala
it works in mame but when it comes to say move joystick left&right or ok to start
it don,t work i have to do it from a keyboard.

[Furry131]

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Controls

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Wiki



this should help out lots...

[br2000ad]

i,ve set them up in mala like that but about half the controls working...?

[Furry131]

And you say they work in mame just fine? 

Have you tried reinstalling mala? That seems to help me when I have these type of troubles.

[br2000ad]

yeah they work in mame but still need to start a game in mame by keyboard...
no not tryed reinstalling mala i,ll try it asap
thx

[br2000ad]

reinstalled mala but doin the same with controls....
still have to press ok on keyboard to start
player2 controls work but no buttons do
p1 joystick don,t work but buttons do work
no player 2 start or credits.done from keyboard

[BadMouth]

reinstalled mala but doin the same with controls....
still have to press ok on keyboard to start
player2 controls work but no buttons do
p1 joystick don,t work but buttons do work
no player 2 start or credits.done from keyboard

That has nothing to do with Mala.

That is your mappings in MAME.  If you have multiple keyboard enabled in mame.ini, it will only accept control from the specific keyboard the button is mapped to.  (keyboard #1, Keyboard #2, etc).  Your jpac shows up as a different keyboard.  Either disable multiple keyboards in mame.ini or remap all your controls in MAME.  Keep in mind that if you unplug your keyboard, the numbers will change.

If you don't have a MAME.ini file in your mame folder, google how to create one.

[br2000ad]

will try that asap...i,ve remapped the keys in mame but still gettin the problem...

[br2000ad]

reinstalled mala but doin the same with controls....
still have to press ok on keyboard to start
player2 controls work but no buttons do
p1 joystick don,t work but buttons do work
no player 2 start or credits.done from keyboard

That has nothing to do with Mala.

That is your mappings in MAME.  If you have multiple keyboard enabled in mame.ini, it will only accept control from the specific keyboard the button is mapped to.  (keyboard #1, Keyboard #2, etc).  Your jpac shows up as a different keyboard.  Either disable multiple keyboards in mame.ini or remap all your controls in MAME.  Keep in mind that if you unplug your keyboard, the numbers will change.

If you don't have a MAME.ini file in your mame folder, google how to create one.

i,ve not got mulitiple keyboard in my mame.ini...?
i,am using a USB Input PCB - MAME & Custom Input Compatible V2.1   not a j-pac
also tryed the tab button in mala that works but when i leave the game all controls reset..but don,t just in mame

[BadMouth]

also tryed the tab button in mala that works but when i leave the game all controls reset..but don,t just in mame

The TAB button opens the menu to set up the controls in MAME.
It has nothing to do with MALA.

If the device you're using shows up as a gamepad, joystick will need to be enabled in mame.ini
joystick = 1

[br2000ad]

that don,t work aswell....

[br2000ad]

left it for a few weeks,still had no joy with it......