XBox Joystick hack problems

[Billkwando]

Hi all!

I've been working on building an arcade stick with the Gamester Reflex stick.

It's fully wired and set up (complete with working Communicator slot) and works PERFECTLY on the XBox, but for some reason when I hook it up to my PC (via joybox), it's registering the B button as being both the A and B button, and it's registering the white button as both the black and white button when you press it. I've traced the wires back to board and there doesn't appear to be a conflict. The only thing I can think of that could be the cause is that we didn't pay any attention to positive or negative because we ran them both directly to each switch directly as opposed to jumpering the grounds as you traditionally would. Theoretically, since the switch would be simply closing the connection, it SHOULDN'T make a difference.

The thing is, if I hook up my other Reflex stick (still all in one peice) it registers each button indiviually as it should.

Has anyone else had any issues like this? I'm wondering if perhaps the ground is actually "jumpered" in the traces on the board and if so, that perhaps I did something that's tripping the other button.

It's just freaky because it makes no sense. Hooked up to the XBox it registers ONLY the buttons it's supposed to. I've never had any other issues with the Joybox and wondered originally if the cord was somehow too long by USB standards....but again, I hooked up and ideantical stick and it worked exactly as it shouldn't. I'm stumped.

Does anyone have any idea about what could be causing this and why the XBox would be uneffected? (after all the XBox is really just a PC anyway).

Thanks!!!

[Puds]

I have the same problem with one of my hacked xbox controllers (The b button registers both b and L) It was soldered just as all the other buttons were.  Eventually I just gave up and used white and black buttons as R and L buttons so in a game the B button wouldnt try to do conflicting moves.  No idea about that gamester stick though, i read a little review about it and honestly didnt really think much of it.  If you end up tossing it I'd suggest just hacking a cheap controller.

[Billkwando]

I wonder if it could be linked to the length of the wires or something USB related? Mine works great on the xbox...only has this issue with the PC.....very frustrating...