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Author Topic: Cannot get turbotwist 2 spinner to work in mame.  (Read 1326 times)

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Cannot get turbotwist 2 spinner to work in mame.
« on: January 15, 2017, 12:06:58 pm »
I built an arcade control panel. I have the turbotwist 2 spinner connected and it as installed successfully when USB plug connected. I have the ribbon cable plugged into the spinner from the controller board it came with then USB plugged into my PC. But nothing happens when I try to use it for Tempest. If I hit tab to bring up settings and select the dial option, nothing happens when I spin it. No clue what I am doing wrong. I am new to this setup. Only thing I see when I spin is a reoccurring gray bar in the middle of the screen, so it does seem to see the spinner but I can't figure out how to get it working.

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Re: Cannot get turbotwist 2 spinner to work in mame.
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2017, 10:29:11 pm »
Welcome aboard, bpjacobsen.   ;D

1. Does it work in Windows?  Turning the spinner left/right should move the Windows cursor left/right.

2. If so, is mouse enabled (1) in mame.ini?
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# CORE INPUT OPTIONS
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coin_lockout              1
ctrlr                     
mouse                     1  <------- enabled
joystick                  1
lightgun                  0

If you don't have a mame.ini file in either the "..\mame\" or "..\mame\ini\" folder, you can generate it using "mame -cc" . (create config)


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Re: Cannot get turbotwist 2 spinner to work in mame.
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2017, 02:04:57 am »
That there is a good answer PL1. Well done.  :)