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Postby adthrawn » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:15 am

I have a ReactRocker Wired Guitar Controller. I use a Ps2-.USB adaptor from RadioShack. I have the latest drivers and everything, and for some reason today, it stopped working. Are there any quick fixes I can try?
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Postby DotAtSlash » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:06 am

i remember reading a while back that the radioshack ps2 to usb adapter sucked the big one, so that could be the problem.
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Postby homerrulz » Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:49 am

So it was working, and now isn't?
Try reinstalling it.. also plug the usb adapter into a different USB port.. this should redetect the device etc..

it could be stuffed though :p
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Postby Rogue_F » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:43 am

Make sure it's detected in windows first. Go to the game controllers control panel and see if it's there and detects button presses.

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Postby adthrawn » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:20 am

WEll I tried reinstalling the drivers, did nothing. I'll try that control panel

Oh, I'm running Vista if that helps...
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Postby Rogue_F » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:45 pm

Vista is generally not supported well.

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Postby adthrawn » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:20 pm

HERE
That is the adapter I have. It says it supports 98/98SE/ME/200/XP. I removed the driver than reinstalled it. It worked under the control panel. However, it froze up when I pressed the orange button on my guitar.

Does it sound like the guitar or the adapter? I'm a software guy.
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Postby Scutch-Nukem » Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:14 pm

adthrawn wrote:[url=http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?summary=summary&techSpecs=techSpecs¤tTab=support&custRatings=custRatings&features=features&accessories=accessories&productId=2348187&support=support&tab=summary]HERE[/url]
That is the adapter I have. It says it supports 98/98SE/ME/200/XP. I removed the driver than reinstalled it. It worked under the control panel. However, it froze up when I pressed the orange button on my guitar.

Does it sound like the guitar or the adapter? I'm a software guy.

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Postby Ichi_Vanilla » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:02 pm

oh this is such ****, i just bought the radioshack one too, and I tried it on XP and Vista, no matter how many times i install drivers, update drivers, or try to calibrate the controller, nohing responds

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Postby adthrawn » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:55 pm

Red-Octane makes a adapter? What retail stores carry it?
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Postby Grifter » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:52 pm

I have the same adapter from Radio Shack, and I have Vista Ultimate. The adapter works, the only problem I had was that the CD that the drivers came in wouldn't install.

So, I just plugged in the adapter by itself. Vista found and downloaded the drivers for it. And it works, I am able to use the PS2 Guitar Hero controller for this game.

I can also use the PS2 controller, it works fine with my emulators such as Mame. You just have to push the Analog button on the controller for the analog sticks to work.

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