my mame isn't recognizing any kind of mouse input

[swaffar]

ok so i'm trying to use a turbotwist 2 spinner for my 'cade, but my mame doesn't recognize any kind of mouse input period...  not the spinner, not a mouse, not my tablet. what gives?  is my tablet causing problems for my mame mouse funtion?  i've tried usb and ps2 inputs, restarting, everything.  the spinner causes my cursor to move along the X axis in windows but mame refuses to acknowledge it at all.

any help?

[Thenasty]

have you enable mouse in MAME.INI ?

[swaffar]

well i compiled my own mame and there isn't a mame.ini anywhere.  unless i have to make one...

[Tafoid]

well i compiled my own mame and there isn't a mame.ini anywhere.  unless i have to make one...

Yes.  In command-line prompt - you need to type "MAME -createconfig" or "MAME -cc".  This will create a MAME.INI in the same folder which MAME will read and you can use to adjust all items - rompaths, controller settings, video options...

[swaffar]

thanks!  i thought this would have been in another post somewhere but i couldn't find one.

[Ginsu Victim]

Look closer....

(Mame documentation is a great source of that exact sort of info...)

[Thenasty]

well i compiled my own mame and there isn't a mame.ini anywhere.  unless i have to make one...

for a guy who went to alot of reading and trouble compiling, I'm suprised you have not read the MAME DOCS