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Kaytrim:

--- Quote from: northerngames on June 11, 2007, 01:19:21 pm ---try the mame config file maybe it work as one direction fine on one roller and fine on another single roller but both together cuase this ??? key stroke when 2 rollers are moving at the same time perhaps dunno just a thought.

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This I was able to do.  When I moved one or the other roller it worked fine.


--- Quote from: ahofle on June 11, 2007, 01:23:32 pm ---For one thing, I would stop using MAME to diagnose the problem.  If it's a hardware/driver issue you should see the problem easier in Windows.

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The problem only occurs in MAME.


--- Quote from: stuckpixel on June 11, 2007, 01:26:52 pm ---Maybe it's something with TinyXP that's fouling it up?

I mean you've pretty much eliminated the hardware from being the problem at this point. Does this happen when you're in windows normally, or only in games?

Could be a wacky USB issue or something too.


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This is a PS\2 connection.
northerngames:

--- Quote from: Kaytrim on June 11, 2007, 01:36:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: northerngames on June 11, 2007, 01:19:21 pm ---try the mame config file maybe it work as one direction fine on one roller and fine on another single roller but both together cuase this ??? key stroke when 2 rollers are moving at the same time perhaps dunno just a thought.

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This I was able to do.  When I moved one or the other roller it worked fine.


--- Quote from: ahofle on June 11, 2007, 01:23:32 pm ---
try 2 and see if it happens in mame then try it in windows if it works in windows then it should not be a software or driver issue if it does it in mame only then it would be a config file error I would think

if it does it in both windows and mame then it is a hardware issue I would asume.
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ahofle:
Didn't you say that it works fine for a while then suddenly stops working?  This statement:

--- Quote ---The machine has to be rebooted multiple times to get it to work and then it only works for a short time before it starts to act up again.
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Can you elaborate on this?  Do you mean it works perfectly in MAME for a while, then suddenly 'acts up'?  Does it ever act up in Windows?  Does it ever work fine in MAME?  Did you check your MAME analog and input settings?
RandyT:

Look into the driver side of things.  DOS needs a mouse driver to be run before any mouse devices may be used.

Do you have a mouse driver set up in your Autoexec or Config.sys?  If so, which one?  Have you tried others?


RandyT

psychotech:
Well.. trackball trouble?

A good question ..so, you know the answer already :(

DOS:
- You have a DOS driver for the TB/mouse in your autoexec.bat, YES?! Works in DOS ..for a while..
? What version of DOS are you actually using?
? What are the machine specs? Memory? .. Memory all counted & conventional memory available for programs..? (type MEM at the DOS prompt..)
? Have you tried other (DOS) mouse drivers?
? IRQ conflicts? -> Printer port (usually irq 7) comes to mind; that was the root of all evil in the "Dos time". Shouldn't really affect mouses in any way (anyway)...

Tiny XP:
- Yeah, I've heard of that way to waste your time :)
- Still, have you at least double checked your PS2 connectors..?
- Again, running out of memory?


Well, trackballs/mouse controllers, who knows:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66155.0


Actually, I think that if you can't get it working with two or three different open source/whatever drivers it must be the motherboard - or the PS2 connector - that is faulty.

No real help here I'm afraid.

psycho.
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