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Title: How can I keep my Howler Controller keeps remapping joysticks?
Post by: bato on June 10, 2016, 05:41:28 pm

Hi guys. New user.
I was hoping somebody may have some pointers.

I've got a working 4 joystick Mame setup. The problem is that my Howler Controller keeps remapping joysticks.
Once I've got them mapped right in Mame, it works great. However, I will come back and turn on the machine a week
later and find that Howler has remapped the joysticks with different controller ids. Ie, Joystick 1 is now Joystick 6 etc.

This is my second Howler controller that does this.

- Is this common with other usb controllers like ultimarc as well?
- Is there software that can dynamically remap for me?

My setup is
Windows 10 i5 8GB Ram
Hyperspin
Mame 1.5.1
Howler

Title: Re: How can I keep my Howler Controller keeps remapping joysticks?
Post by: Slippyblade on June 10, 2016, 06:25:27 pm

It may not be the Howler, Windows does this.  Have you tried the Controller Remap utility?

Title: Re: How can I keep my Howler Controller keeps remapping joysticks?
Post by: bato on June 10, 2016, 06:32:47 pm

No I have not tried it! Thanks for help!

Title: Re: How can I keep my Howler Controller keeps remapping joysticks?
Post by: Slippyblade on June 10, 2016, 06:51:41 pm

Sorry I didn't toss you a link, I'm at work and didn't have time.  Here ya go.

https://controllerremapgui.codeplex.com/

Title: Re: How can I keep my Howler Controller keeps remapping joysticks?
Post by: ci2own on June 15, 2016, 10:16:40 am

Hi! i'm having the same issue. When connected my Howler controller for first time it appeared as two controller devices, now appears as three and after a few reboots it changes joystick ids. Did you solve it? How dit you do?

Thanks in advance.