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axewater:

*sob*

disconnected EVERY wire from the iPac 2 except PLAYER 1 START and PLAYER 1 SW 1 (button1)

still no SHIFT function working !?!?!?!? I must be retarded or something ... it really was working when I first put it together .. where did I go wrong ? Is it possible the iPac has 'forgotten' what button should be 'shift' and I have to reprogram it ? I tried loading defaults in the WinIpac software and programming it with those a few times to no avail. Is the only way to program the shift function using the COPY CON method ?

I guess I have to wait for that PS/2 keyboard now ...

oh btw, when firing up the box, the Ipac flashes 2 times briefly and then stays lit .. this means 'PS/2 detected' so that seems to be ok ...

Epyx:

I had the same thing happen. I had no error light but I did have a short which I found with my multimeter. I know you re-wired but did you check everywhere to ensure there is no overlap somewhere?  For me it was my ground connecting with a button which produced no error light.

AndyWarne:


--- Quote from: axewater on October 15, 2009, 11:21:04 am ---*sob*

 Is the only way to program the shift function using the COPY CON method ?



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No, you can do this with WinIPAC. In table view, the shift connection is shown under the "SHIFT" box in the top left corner.

axewater:

Hmm so the error can be in the grounding ?
I'm sorry, I'm such a complete no-no when it comes to electronics. I'm a network security expert and am still kicking myself for never picking up electronics when I was in school.

Ok, I tried reprogramming the SHIFT using WinIpac .. it is currently set to something called 'P1 - A' ? No clue what that is ... I click the entry in the table and it asks me to press the button I want there, I hit PL1 STRT and it shows there. I hit program and it programs the iPac ... when I close and reopen WinIpac, the setting is back to P1-A !?!?!?!

Here are screenshots to show what I see now in WinIpac, maybe Andy or someone else has an idea where I went wrong :

blank control panel in winipac ? what happened here ? not important .. i'm going to use table view anyway ...


Table view :
ok here I see assigned to SHIFT = P1 - A ?? what is that ? I tried reprogramming it to P1 start but that didnt stick.


Table view when I press P1 start, which should be SHIFT (?)


Anyway ... I'm most likely gonna order new sticks, buttons and wires and redo the whole thing. I'm now working with close to 20 year old material and its actually no surprise that something isn't working :)

AndyWarne:

All you need to do is:

Click on the box which currently says "P1-A"  (under the Shift box)
Click on the box which says "P1 Start" to assign the shift to P1 Start instead of P1-A

Click Program Board

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