This might be lame, but I thought I'd ask...
I've recently upgraded my mame cab with a new computer running winXP. I finally got everything working well again, except for my old CompUSA Crystal Trackball/Mouse (listed under TRACKBALLS here --
http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_controls.shtml#CompUSA) that I hacked into the control panel.
It worked perfectly on my old windows 98 build but on this new computer it's a no go. First I had to get a ps/2 to usb adapter for the trackball as my new computer lacks ps/2 ports. Second, XP refused to recognize it as a mouse -- instead listing it as an HID (human interface device) and telling me it was working perfectly... which it obviously isn't. (although it does get power and light up properly, etc.)
I've tried tracking down a driver, reading posts about this particular trackball or about ps/2 to USB conversion and gotten basically nowhere.
It's starting to look like I might have to replace it with something else... But in order to do so I'll probably have to go in an redo my whole control panel because the layout can really only support a trackball this small (the hole in the panel for this trackball is only about 1 3/4 inches) which means a hell of a lot of sawing, cutting, drilling, nightmares and death.
So, as a last ditch effort, I thought I'd ask around here for any experts in winXP/ps-2 to usb/trackball alchemy. Any suggestions? Software drivers? Can I re-hack the hacked trackball with the innards from a newer mouse? Anything considered at this point.
Thanks,
BluepointVance