Author Topic: GunCon2 driver here!!! (Bacon is tasty) (Read 232222 times)

XtraSmiley · « **Reply #560 on:** July 09, 2005, 02:59:04 pm »

This is f'ing awesome. I was going to sell this wheel i got on a trade:

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,crid=2250,contentid=7226,detail=2

But now I may keep it just for Outrun! Does anyone know if it is possible to get this wheel to work with a PC? It is usb.

Billkwando · « **Reply #561 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:01:39 pm »

Thou shalt not sell thine DFP. (unless it's to me lol)

Billkwando · « **Reply #562 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:08:38 pm »

Yes it works with a PC. I thought you said PCB or I woulda answered before.

The driver is here: http://www.logitech.com/pub/techsupport/joystick/lgs440enu.exe

(stupid link abbreviators....fixed now)

and everything you eeeeeever wanted to know about the DFP is here:
http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=44139

I'm glad I could brighten your day.

XtraSmiley · « **Reply #563 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:10:00 pm »

I've actually been trying to sell it for a month, but can't get enough for it, it was going to ebay unitl I saw the FFFB, if I can play outrun....

When I plug the wheel in though, it is recognized in XP, but nothing works (in Control Panel, joysticks section).

XtraSmiley · « **Reply #564 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:11:16 pm »

^^beaten, thanks a ton man!

Billkwando · « **Reply #565 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:12:55 pm »

I need one of those. It can join my army of wheels next to my Playseat, lol.......now back on topic lol.......

XtraSmiley · « **Reply #566 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:14:03 pm »

hey, the driver link is dead, did you type it correct?

Billkwando · « **Reply #567 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:18:10 pm »

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EDIT:

peanut · « **Reply #568 on:** July 12, 2005, 12:27:30 pm »

Maybe i havent searched enough, but im having alot of troubles with my guncon2. I cant seem to get it to reload offscreen on area 51. I have lightgun, duel_lightgun, and offscreen_reload all set to 1.

vibez · « **Reply #569 on:** July 12, 2005, 12:35:16 pm »

Quote from: peanut on July 12, 2005, 12:27:30 pm

Maybe i havent searched enough, but im having alot of troubles with my guncon2. I cant seem to get it to reload offscreen on area 51. I have lightgun, duel_lightgun, and offscreen_reload all set to 1.

not sure if this is related or not, but there is no need to enable lightgun & dual_lightgun.

The best way to figure out how to reload is see what p1button1 & button2 are mapped to is the mame tab menu & change that if needed

Silver · « **Reply #570 on:** July 12, 2005, 03:39:43 pm »

Hmm, just bumping to ask if anyone out there is using a scorpion3 gun successfully without having the controller plugged into a PS1 or PS2 while using it on the PC?

I'm not having any luck with a powered USB hub or anything....

Billkwando · « **Reply #571 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:52:18 pm »

Uh oh, watch out for the "bump police", you just might get a lecture...

peanut · « **Reply #572 on:** July 12, 2005, 05:04:50 pm »

Ok so if i dont have to engale dual_lightguns or lightgun, what do i need to enable? mouse 1 ? offscreen_reload 1 ?

vibez · « **Reply #573 on:** July 12, 2005, 05:18:34 pm »

no you only enable light or dual lightgun, not both

peanut · « **Reply #574 on:** July 12, 2005, 05:21:59 pm »

ok but on area51, it wont reload when u shoot offscreen

Toonces · « **Reply #575 on:** July 12, 2005, 08:56:45 pm »

Man, what a great thread. I am as confused as ever. Can someone help me with some recomendations?

I have a Namco Cyberlead cabinet with 29" Arcade monitor (Low Res Only). MY pc is a P4 2.4Ghz w/ 1GB RAM & ArcadeVGA (new, 9200 series) connected via JPAC. My questions are:

1. Which gun has been found to be the best for accuracy without any recoil, etc?
2. Which gun is most accurate that has recoil?
3. How do I connect everything up when using the JPAC/ArcadeVGA for a non-recoil gun?
4. How do I connect everything up when using the JPAC/ArcadeVGA for a recoil gun? (what else do I need? an old PS?)

I've read a tremendous amount between this thread and SMOG's blog, etc but am confused with all of the possibilities. Can someone help me straighten this out for the hardware I have?

Thanks!

Toonces

Lilwolf · « **Reply #576 on:** July 13, 2005, 03:50:25 pm »

btw, has there been any update on the VGA board version?

fl0yd · « **Reply #577 on:** July 13, 2005, 04:57:56 pm »

Quote from: Lilwolf on July 13, 2005, 03:50:25 pm

btw, has there been any update on the VGA board version?

Silver · « **Reply #578 on:** July 14, 2005, 05:37:40 am »

Looks like someone has tried out powering the guns that need it without using a whole PS1 or PS2 to provide the power. (answering my own questions here)...

Thread is here:

http://www.freeforumzone.com/viewmessaggi.aspx?f=66424&idd=39

Although he mentions he's using a 9V battery due to some problem with his jamma/PC power.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #579 on:** July 14, 2005, 04:02:26 pm »

Billkwando, any interesting links that come out of this add them to the first post so new people reading this don't have to go through 15 pages of threads to figure it all out

I posted the current site with the info on the guncon2 circuit and driver.

Billkwando · « **Reply #580 on:** July 14, 2005, 04:04:17 pm »

Oh ok! Great idea!

I should've thought of that before.....

Billkwando · « **Reply #581 on:** July 14, 2005, 04:41:31 pm »

I added new links to the first post, and wrote a basic guide to the thread. Suggestions are welcome.

*Goes back to writing the movelist for King Of The Monsters*

Bill Mote · « **Reply #582 on:** July 14, 2005, 07:24:52 pm »

I have a Radeon 9200 SE w/S-Video out. Question: Can I use an S-Video Y-cable and an S-Video to Composite (RCA) to connect 1 leg to the TV via S-Video and the other leg to the lightgun (composite). I have the Scorpian GunCon2 compatible gun.

Bill Mote · « **Reply #583 on:** July 14, 2005, 08:36:35 pm »

So, I installed the driver and attached my Scorpian 3 in GunCon2 mode. Nothing happens. I don't have the composite video connection attached yet, but shouldn't the gun still be detected by Windows XP?

Billkwando · « **Reply #584 on:** July 15, 2005, 10:20:31 am »

Quote from: dot on July 14, 2005, 07:24:52 pm

I have a Radeon 9200 SE w/S-Video out.

Bill Mote · « **Reply #585 on:** July 15, 2005, 10:30:17 am »

It doesn't have composite out. The card has S-Video, VGA, and DVI. That's it. It wasn't a VIVO model. I have a dongle from another ATI card. It won't fit in the S-Video jack. The "key" is vertical instead of horizontal.

DanteBK · « **Reply #586 on:** July 17, 2005, 08:29:01 pm »

Okay, so here's what I did.

I bought a generic GunCon2 compatible gun and plugged it into a USB port, and to the TV composite in. From the computer I put the s-video into an s-video/composite adapter (I couldn't find an s-video splitter yet). I installed the latest driver, and because it said I didn't have TABCTL32.OCX I downloaded the "full install" control panel and register TABCTL32.OCX with regsvr32.

The TV only registers I'm pointing the gun at it if I hold it like 6 inches away, and then it's wobbly and crazy and off by several inches. I tried calibrating it with the control panel but it didn't make a difference, and who knows if I calibrated it right.

Another possible problem is my cab has smoked plexiglass.

I read through every page of this topic and most of Smog's original release blog, but all the information has filled my head like angry fire ants and in the end I'm still very confused.

What I'm trying to do is figure out if the problem is with the gun, the plexiglass, or the driver/installation of the driver, or some combination of the above. Any insight would be appreciated.

Silver · « **Reply #587 on:** July 17, 2005, 10:43:43 pm »

Quote from: dot on July 14, 2005, 08:36:35 pm

So, I installed the driver and attached my Scorpian 3 in GunCon2 mode. Nothing happens. I don't have the composite video connection attached yet, but shouldn't the gun still be detected by Windows XP?

It appears that some guns - or at least the Scorpion3 - require more power than a PC USB port supplies, even from a powered hub. Everyone who has reported using them has said 1) they are very accurate and 2) they have the psx-connector plugged into an actual PS or PS2. Useless to me as I don't own one. I have now tested 2 brand new Scorpion3's and both play dead with only a USB connected to the PC.

Howver a chap posted here:

http://www.freeforumzone.com/viewmessaggi.aspx?f=66424&idd=39

That he had success making a circuit to power the gun from a PC internal power connector. It also appears to work for him using a 9V battery. Pictures/diagrams in the link.

Billkwando · « **Reply #588 on:** July 22, 2005, 11:27:29 am »

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I bought a generic GunCon2 compatible gun and plugged it into a USB port, and to the TV composite in.

You mean "composite out" from your video card, right?

If not, that's your problem right there....

DanteBK · « **Reply #589 on:** July 23, 2005, 12:20:43 am »

Quote from: Billkwando on July 22, 2005, 11:27:29 am

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I bought a generic GunCon2 compatible gun and plugged it into a USB port, and to the TV composite in.

You mean "composite out" from your video card, right?

If not, that's your problem right there....

I guess I didn't explain it quite right. My video card only has an s-video out, and that's going to an s-video to composite converter, and that's going to the gun's in-out plug, and that's going to the in on the TV.

Acorn · « **Reply #590 on:** August 04, 2005, 10:32:03 pm »

No replys in over a week! Whats up with that?

Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know there is a new WinGun up. Get it at http://guncon.acornscity.com !

Nipedley · « **Reply #591 on:** August 05, 2005, 08:35:54 am »

I got this working using my s-video out from my graphics card,
I didnt have a s-video to rca adapter so I had to hack an RCA jack into my cable, but the s-video connects to the tv to display the picture with the rca jack on the side feeding the signal to the lightgun (mine is a original guncon 2) and it works a treat, maybe you could try something similar ?? Thanks to all the information in this thread =)

Dazz · « **Reply #592 on:** August 06, 2005, 08:53:16 am »

Hey Guys,

I'm sorry if this has already been asked... I don't have time to read the thread today as my cabinet is going to Quakecon and I need to get it ready. I need an answer as to if this would work or not for the lightguns...

I have a TI4600... it uses a 9 pin s-video cable, but it comes with a VIVO splitter. It one is video in and the other is video out. Can I take the video out to the TV and use the video in for an RCA to s-video converter for the lightgun(s)? It sounds like it would work in theory, but I want to know if anyone has had any luck doign this...

Thanks,
Dazz

Smog · « **Reply #593 on:** August 09, 2005, 01:07:29 pm »

GunCon2 driver v0.0.8 is OUT

A new program is added to the suite that should solve all the problems with the dark areas. Please download the installer at http://xoomer.virgilio.it/smogdragon

the installer contains :

GunCon2Mouse driver v0.0.8
GunCon2CPL v0.0.8
GunCon2Flasher v0.0.3

Billkwando · « **Reply #594 on:** August 10, 2005, 03:25:59 pm »

*crickets*

Did everybody accidentally unsubscribe from the topic?

SirPoonga · « **Reply #595 on:** August 10, 2005, 03:38:19 pm »

Nope, I am patiently waiting for info on the vga stuff...

Acorn · « **Reply #596 on:** August 13, 2005, 06:44:26 pm »

Its that time yet again! Check http://guncon.acornscity.com for details - this time, bugfixes and lots of features YOU have been requesting.

I think you will enjoy the improved screen brightening

Acorn · « **Reply #597 on:** August 29, 2005, 02:06:54 pm »

Annnd it looks like authors posting about new versions are the only posts we get around here anymore

Maybe everyone moved to the driver specific boards?

Anyway, check out the new WinGun - V0.8B at http://guncon.acornscity.com .

Better multigun support, calibrate on the fly, tons of bugfixes and tons of little enhancements. If you want a feature added or have any problem just ask about it!

Ed_McCarron · « **Reply #598 on:** August 29, 2005, 07:43:34 pm »

Perhaps a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway.

I noticed all the drivers are for XP/2000. Is there a software related reason, or is it just that the authors are using XP/2000?

Just curious. I'd love to see something in the 98SE flavor. My programming skills kinda stopped at

10 ?"Hello";

Ed

Acorn · « **Reply #599 on:** August 29, 2005, 07:50:50 pm »

Well, mine will work on 2000 as well. Originally my driver worked on 98 and ME as well, however the API's for these are extremely outdated. In order to implement screen flashing, a qued input system, etc I had to use calls only on 2k and XP.

In Smog's case he would have to recompile for the different OS - not easy to do for kernel mode code!

The basic thoughts are, 98 is outdated (and ME sucks donkey balls... sorry) - anyone that can run mame/emulators and guncon stuff should have a fast enough machine to run XP.


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