MAME not rotating, trackball/multiple keyboards

[dboyrecords]

Hi,

I'm adding joysticks, buttons, trackball and eventually spinners to my cabinet. I was using an old version of PBX and mame, rotation was fine but keyboards weren't. I updated both to the latest. I also setup controllerremap utility which made my wired keyboard 1, wireless keyboard 2, zeb plunger as 3 and ipac2 as 4 and trackball is mouse 3. I can set trackball in mame but it wont register in PBX. Any suggestions? 

[simbamame]

Please attach a copy of your pinballx.ini and log.txt files.

[dboyrecords]

thank you!

log.txt

PinballX.ini

[dboyrecords]

bump

Things are working great in mameui, just PBX giving me trouble...

Thanks in advance!

[Draco1962]

You provided the requested files Wednesday and bump 1 1/2 days later? I am not sure you should expect a quick response to this request as you have quite a few moving parts outside of PinballX that have to be considered. Just a hunch, but I think it is likely that PinballX may be conflicting or overriding your Controllerremap program. I haven't looked at your pinball.ini file yet, but it may be that you will have to use the launch before and launch after features for each system to launch the Controllerremap app and kill it respectively.

[dboyrecords]

Sorry, about being impatient... Just excited, didn't mean to be rude, thought maybe after 24 hours it had fallen far enough down to be forgotten.

Thank you 

[Draco1962]

No problem. It has been a little sluggish. In the mean time, you may want to try experimenting with opening the remap app in the launch before commands to see if that makes a difference.

[dboyrecords]

I tried controllerremap in launch before, no luck

[dboyrecords]

Made a few changes but still no joy in PBX. Latest files attached...

Am I spinning my wheels? Should I forget about mame in PBX and start looking at a diff FE?

 

PinballX.ini

controllerremap.cfg

MAMEUI.ini

[Draco1962]

If you are not able to get this sorted, there is always GameEx or GameEx Arcade in combination with PinballX using Adultery's LauncherX app to select which program to launch from Startup.

[dboyrecords]

Thanks. Can either of those do the same 2 screen config like pbx? I've committed to the portrait layout with custom lay files with control panel, bezel and marquee all in one.

[dboyrecords]

Well, I haven't given up but I'm about to. 

I can't assign any joysticks in settings wizard.

I can assign UI_up in mame to keyboard 1 up, keyboard 2 up and keyboard 5 up but when i open same rom in PBX and hit configure it's just keyboard, keyboard, keyboard no numbers. 

I broke my zeb plunger so all buttons and joysticks are through ipac2 which I thought would simplify but no luck...

Are multiple keyboards even possible in PBX? 

[Draco1962]

I am not sure why or how you will use more than one keyboard as you are limited to a finite number of keypresses and key combos.

Maybe someone else has some suggestions.

[dboyrecords]

Keyboard 1 is wired (something required num lock keys, can't remember, maybe I don't need it anymore)

Keyboard 2 is wireless w/trackpad

Ipac2 is joysticks and buttons

Happ usb trackball

2 hacked mice used as spinners

Zeb plunger not currently connected.

Before adding the arcade stuff, PBX ran fine with 2 keyboards and zeb plunger (buttons connected to zeb)

[dboyrecords]

After much google-ing it appears part of the problem is Windows 10 reordering usbs. I figured out a work around by ditching the wired keyboard, never again restarting ALWAYS shut down and unplug my wireless keyboard before starting up. Only ipac2 and trackball connected at startup. I'm bailing on spinner mice for the moment. 

All that aside, there doesn't seem to be mouse support at all in PBX. Is this true?? 

[dboyrecords]

Anyone have a fix for mice/trackball working in PBX??? Still trying...

[Draco1962]

I don't think that it is so much a matter of PBX supporting mice (and trackballs which are just large mice so far as the OS is concerned). I think it is more a matter of figuring out the proper order for setting up all of these things to work together to achieve the end result you desire. You have a very custom setup with lots of moving parts.

I don't know if you have followed @TerryRed's Pinkadia build thread, but there is a level of customization and complexity with his build that you just might get some information and inspiration for accomplishing your goals.

[dboyrecords]

Thanks, I'll check it out. I've simplified the setup and it's working well in mame but no mouse support in PBX is just a major roadblock.