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USB spinner and trackball keep changing IDs
squirrellydw:
I have two USB spinners (turbo twist2) and an electric ice trackball, is there away to assign ID's to them? When I turn off the computer and start it back up they connect differently, the IDs change so I have to reconfigure the controls in the games. My U360s don't have this problem.
Any idea?
SavannahLion:
Automagically? Not that I'm aware of.
Manually? There's supposed to be a way to do it in the controller configuration in Windows, but it works like ass for me.
For all the advantages USB brings to the table, users not being able to have better control over specific ID's for specific devices is a pet peeve of mine.
I have a very dim understanding on how the USB ID's are assigned in Windows, but from what I gather, using a USB hub might net you better control. I wouldn't bank on it though. I have a hard enough time finding a properly designed 2.0 HUB.
ahofle:
Did you remember to assign different IDs to your 2 spinners when you checked out of GGG's website? It says right there when you add it to the cart to select a different ID for the 2nd device.
fjl:
Wait, you have two USB spinners? Aren't you supposed to connect the second spinner to the first interface board instead of connecting each spinner seperately?
squirrellydw:
Yes I did select different IDs for the spinners when I checked out but they still change on boot up along with the trackball.
--- Quote from: efjayel on June 18, 2007, 07:31:55 pm ---Wait, you have two USB spinners? Aren't you supposed to connect the second spinner to the first interface board instead of connecting each spinner separately?
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you can do that but I choose not to, there was a reason I just don't remember .