Help with Minipac programming!

[timsatari]

Hi all

Not having much luck here - Andy's been trying to help but thought I'd ask around to see if anyone else has had probs. Basically, my setup is as follows:
- Jpac USB (players 1 & 2 / 6 buttons each)
- Minipac - USB (players 3 & 4 / 3 buttons each)
- Win XP
- Arcadevga

All great components, and to date I've been happily playing games in two player modes. It's now that I've been trying to get my other 2 players up and running that I'm struggling to get it going!

Using Winipac and every conceivable mode available, every time I try to program the minipac it comes goes to reset and then states 'Failed - reconnect ipac'. Has anyone seen this / got around it?

A few points to make:
- Win XP recognises all components as USB Human interface devices
- Settings on minipac are confirmed as Alt / USB

I've even tried attaching the minipac to my pc (ie non mane) to program it away from any possible conflicts with the same results...

Any help appreciated!
tim

[drunkatuw]

You're probably using the wrong software to configure the minipac.  Unfortunately, you can't use the software on the CD shipped to you (that's for a regular IPAC).

Try this instead:
http://www.andywarne.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/WinIPAC_Setup.zip

[wakerlet]

Try what drunkatuw suggests first.  If that doesn't work then you may have a more serious problem.

On mine, I tried everything and it still didn't work.  I was using Windows XP Media Center Edition with a ton of 3rd party apps installed.  I wiped the machine, installed XP Home Edition and the MiniPac programmed fine.  Don't know what the issue was (software, registry issues, etc)

[microwrx]

You're probably using the wrong software to configure the minipac.  Unfortunately, you can't use the software on the CD shipped to you (that's for a regular IPAC).

Try this instead:
http://www.andywarne.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/WinIPAC_Setup.zip

Andy's new version of software is the WinIPAC IPD software which works for all new J-PAC's and I-PACs but I don't know if he has the new version of the Mini-PACs that use the new software out yet.  I programmed mine with the old WinIPAC software as if it were an I-PAC2 and it uploaded just fine.  But then I was using Win98SE and PS2 rather than USB.