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Title: light gun doesn't keep is configuration
Post by: redketchup on April 04, 2009, 08:42:37 am

Hi

When I turn off the mame and I turn it on the light gun don't work, I have to unplug the usb and replug it after is Ok. Is there something i can do to stop that... All the rest is Ok trackball and spinner keep is configuration

Thank's gino

Title: Re: light gun doesn't keep is configuration
Post by: severdhed on April 04, 2009, 02:10:47 pm

maybe a little more information would be helpful...

perhaps:

type of guns
OS used
version of mame

Title: Re: light gun doesn't keep is configuration
Post by: redketchup on April 04, 2009, 03:00:17 pm

ems topgun II
windows XP
last mame version

Title: Re: light gun doesn't keep is configuration
Post by: Spacedueler on April 05, 2009, 12:07:20 am

Do you really mean when you turn off mame, or do you mean when you re-boot Windows?

Title: Re: light gun doesn't keep is configuration
Post by: redketchup on April 05, 2009, 07:56:52 am

when reboot windows!!! sorry

Title: Re: light gun doesn't keep is configuration
Post by: Spacedueler on April 05, 2009, 01:29:37 pm

This is what is most likely happening:

Light guns are recognized by Windows as mice. When you have more than one mouse connected, or a mouse and a light gun, Windows assigns each one its own number.

When you first got your light gun, Windows was already running and you had your normal mouse plugged in. Windows assigned your normal mouse as mouse one. When you plugged in your light gun, since windows recognized it as a mouse, it was assigned as mouse 2. Then you went to your mame game and in the game controls setup, you told your game to use light gun 2/mouse 2

When your light gun is plugged in when the computer is off and Windows boots, Windows is assigning your light gun as mouse one, and your mouse gets assigned as mouse 2. Therefore your game settings aren't matching Windows mouse assignments anymore.

After performing a reboot with the light gun already connected, run your game and hit the TAB key. Go to INPUT THIS GAME and reassign your light gun X and Y.

Your gun should then work all the time as long as you always keep it plugged in. If you ever boot with the gun unplugged, you'll have to go back into the game controls settings.

Title: Re: light gun doesn't keep is configuration
Post by: redketchup on April 06, 2009, 06:56:32 pm

Hi

I know this, but the problem is somewhere else, when it's stop working, it's stop after the first shot. I boot windows, go to aera 51, and shout the first shot, and that's it no more shot and the target don't move. It's not like that all the time, just sometimes. I can be 4-5 days without having problem and then... pouf don't work.
any idea....

thank,s Gino