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Title: Ultrastick 360 question **I'll drag this thread back to ask another question**
Post by: Sir Headless VII on September 15, 2009, 11:52:50 am

I plan on getting a pair of U360s and hooking them up via ipac and usb to both mame and my old ps2 (I'll put in a switch to switch which it controls). Will I have to constantly be fiddling with it to get it to switch modes automatically when connected to my computer but work as an 8 way when connected to the console adapter?

BONUS QUESTION: Is there a difference between the usb and ps2 versions of the ipac? can I just plug in a usb cable even if i order one with a ps2 cable?  I will probably want to switch back and forth.

Title: Re: Ultrastick 360 question
Post by: Ginsu Victim on September 15, 2009, 12:15:44 pm

In my frontend, I have it set to always switch it back to 8-way when I exit a game and when I exit the frontend. That way it's always 8-way when not in a game.

Title: Re: Ultrastick 360 question **now with BONUS question!**
Post by: AndyWarne on September 16, 2009, 10:25:11 am

Quote from: Sir Headless VII on September 15, 2009, 11:52:50 am

BONUS QUESTION: Is there a difference between the usb and ps2 versions of the ipac? can I just plug in a usb cable even if i order one with a ps2 cable?  I will probably want to switch back and forth.

There is no difference, the boards auto-detect the type of interface and switch operation accordingly.

Title: Re: Ultrastick 360 question **I'll drag this thread back to ask another question
Post by: Sir Headless VII on September 30, 2009, 09:17:15 am

One last thing (this is likely not the last thing) if I plug a cable into both ps2 and usb ports will it detect which is sending a signal (ie can I leave my pc and console plugged in at the same time and make sure I only turn one on at a time) or does it detect based on which port has something plugged in.

Title: Re: Ultrastick 360 question **I'll drag this thread back to ask another question**
Post by: Ummon on October 01, 2009, 12:01:17 am

Quote from: Sir Headless VII on September 30, 2009, 09:17:15 am

One last thing (this is likely not the last thing) if I plug a cable into both ps2 and usb ports will it detect which is sending a signal (ie can I leave my pc and console plugged in at the same time and make sure I only turn one on at a time) or does it detect based on which port has something plugged in.

This has been talked about a bit, but I forget what the result was....