MAME 105 and tballs...

[KillerArcades]

So, I'm setting up the latest version of MAME, and it looks like I have to edit the centipede.cfg file in order to use my trackball now...?

Anyone have a sample centipede.cfg they could share, or words of wisdom on just what I should add to the cfg file to get it to work?

Thanks,

[ahofle]

You don't have to edit the cfg.  Just go into the tab menu in game for 'input all games' and change all the paddle and track devices.

[KillerArcades]

yeah, the problem I have with that is when I go into that menu and try to change the input, etc. and I spin my tball (as the mouse, right?) nothing happens, like it doesn't recognize it.

I've got my mame.ini file setup with mouse=1 (ON) and my trackball=mouse1 (instead of the default setting of "keyboard").

Is there something else I need to do to get mame to recognize the tball when I spin it? It works in windows as my mouse without any problems...?

[ahofle]

I'm assuming you made sure you have the mouse enabled in mame. 
Try it again, but be very careful to only spin in the X or Y direction.  I had a little trouble at first too with it recognizing my trackball.  Also, don't 'spin' it per say, just quickly move it up or to the right (for Y or X respectively).  See if that works for you. 

[miles2912]

yeah, the problem I have with that is when I go into that menu and try to change the input, etc. and I spin my tball (as the mouse, right?) nothing happens, like it doesn't recognize it.

I've got my mame.ini file setup with mouse=1 (ON) and my trackball=mouse1 (instead of the default setting of "keyboard").

Is there something else I need to do to get mame to recognize the tball when I spin it? It works in windows as my mouse without any problems...?

My Spinner is plugged into the PS2 port and the trackball is on a mini-pac.  Enabling mouse support lets the spinner work just fine.  To get the trackball working I tabbed into the config screen for each TB game and set the X an Y axis by just moving the trackball.  In my mame.ini trackball=keyboard still.  Kind of a pain.

Don

[KillerArcades]

Thanks for the help guys, I figured out what I was missing. Between my ledwiz, IPAC and trackball, I had three things plugged into USB ports, and my trackball needed to be set to:

mouse 2

instead of mouse  1

apparently mame's seeing my trackball as my "second mouse"...?

anyways, it's working thanks!