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Title: Setting up 2 trackballs
Post by: danscu on January 01, 2013, 01:55:10 pm
Hi
Probably a very simple fix but I have a couple of PC based trackballs, and want to use them for 2-player simultaneous games such as Marble Madness/ Rampart etc.  Got 2 problems though:
1) Mame (I'm using MameUI) does not recognise the "mouse" buttons for the trackballs even after trying to assign them via tab, game options etc.
2) Both trackballs control the same cursor

Any advice much appreciated!
Dan
Title: Re: Setting up 2 trackballs
Post by: PL1 on January 01, 2013, 04:45:25 pm
Welcome aboard, Danscu.

1) Mame (I'm using MameUI) does not recognise the "mouse" buttons for the trackballs even after trying to assign them via tab, game options etc.

MAMEUIFX had a similar problem reported here (http://www.phpbbserver.com/mameuifx/viewtopic.php?t=403&mforum=mameuifx) -- some of those recommendations might help.   :dunno

2) Both trackballs control the same cursor

Do you have -multimouse enabled?

EDIT: Possibly related threads here (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,87967.msg924018.html#msg924018) and here (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,85835.msg900749.html#msg900749).


Scott
Title: Re: Setting up 2 trackballs
Post by: drventure on January 01, 2013, 05:36:00 pm
+1 for multimouse. Mame has to have this on to start using the rawmouse caps and actually see each TB as an independent device.

About MameUI, though, haven't used it in ages. so I'm not positive how it works with rawinput support.

You might try plain vanilla command line Mame first, to make sure it's operational as you expect.

I've got 2 TBs in my cab (2 player marble madness is mucho divertido!)
Title: Re: Setting up 2 trackballs
Post by: danscu on January 02, 2013, 08:18:36 am
Thank you guys for the advice, will give that a try :)
Cheers
Dan
Title: Re: Setting up 2 trackballs
Post by: XtraSmiley on January 02, 2013, 09:18:04 pm
No help on problem, but just to chime in.

Marble Madness, yes
Rampart, Double YES
Sonic Arcade game, yes too!

Rampart with 3 players is the best though!