PC-USB retractable game controller

[Guest]

I just bought a plug and play retractable gamepad. How do you get it to work.
It says it is intalled and hardware is working fine. When i do the test on it
all of the buttons light up. But when i go to play a game I can not get it to
work. Do I have to play only certain games for this to work? If not how do I
get it to work? Am I suppose to turn off my keyboard? If yes then How?

 

[Chris H.]

Without knowing what gamepad you've got it is a bit difficult to assist you.
Have you tried the support section for the product you bought?
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[Guest]

I have Plug & Play retractable game pad from game-elements by gemini. A
GGE908 GEPCRCP. I can not find a support page for this . There instruction
book only told how to install and uninstall. Can anyone help me.

 

[Chris H.]

I'm sorry, I can't find any information on a PC controller from that
company, only console gamepads. Are you sure there is no information in the
instructions for a home page or web site? If there isn't anything, perhaps
someone will drop by with more information to help you.
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[Guest]

No - I beginning to believe someone else had this and then took it back then
I bought it and alot of instruction or not with it. But thanks anyway. i have
been to the gemini page but i con not find anything about it.

 

[Guest]

also this might be a console gamepad it looks like a controller that you
would play on a playstation. but it is for a PC.

 

[Chris H.]

If you can't find support for it, I would take the product back and get your
money back. There are plenty of other companies which do furnish support of
the users.
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[Joshua Smith [MSFT]]

What game specifically are you trying to play. The game itself does have to
support controllers.

Joshua Smith
DirectInput and OpenGL Test Labs
Microsoft
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[Joshua Smith [MSFT]]

Check to see if you have a VIA USB chipset. If so you may need updated USB
drivers before your system will correctly recognise the controller.
You can try here for updated drivers. http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2


Also, see if this Knowledge Base article about updating the 1.1 and 2.0 USB
drivers on Windows XP is helpful:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822603&product=winxp

Let me know if that still doesn't work. You can send me a dxdiag of your
system too and I can see if I see something wrong there.
DXDIAG:
1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type "dxdiag" without the quotes and press Ok.
3. In the DirectX Diagnostic tool click "Save All Information..."


Joshua Smith
DirectInput and OpenGL Test Labs
Microsoft

 

[Syruss2125]

I just bought a plug and play retractable gamepad. How do you
get it to work.
It says it is intalled and hardware is working fine. When i do
the test on it
all of the buttons light up. But when i go to play a game I
can not get it to
work. Do I have to play only certain games for this to work?
If not how do I
get it to work? Am I suppose to turn off my keyboard? If yes
then How?

here is the support site..

http://www.gemini-usa.com/gemini/support.asp


Hope this helps.

 

[politemoon]

*I just bought a plug and play retractable gamepad. How do you get i
to work.
It says it is intalled and hardware is working fine. When i do th
test on it
all of the buttons light up. But when i go to play a game I can no
get it to
work. Do I have to play only certain games for this to work? If no
how do I
get it to work? Am I suppose to turn off my keyboard? If yes the
How?

Hey guys,
I know this is an old thread but I wound up having the same problem
What I finally did was just to uninstall the program in the add/remov
programs screen. After that it worked fine. Maybe this will help somon
else who might have one hanging out in the closet


-
politemoo

 

[Matt Hart]

Honestly, retractable controllers suck. You're better off either buying a
controller with a true wire (as they never register a disconnect when the
controller acidentally winds back or bends the wrong way) or to get a
wireless one for an extra twenty bucks. Another problem with the
retractables is that when they disconnect and reconnect, you almost always
have to recalibrate the joysticks. As for a wiring diagram, that kind of
thing is rarely released in terms of controllers, especially for ones that
are for the PC. Your best bet would be to play around with google, or to
mail the manufacturer (but they'll most likely tell you no). Didn't the
product come with a limited warranty?