Newbie (MCE User)

[Dave_e]

Hi

Firstly great app, its working flawlessly with MCE. Registration on its way :-)

The only prob I've got (I've been searching these forums and looking in the config) is that I can't use 'Fire' on the MCE remote. I can do everything else. Where do I set this up? is it possible? do I have to map something. Any help much appreciated.

Playing with a MCE remote isn't ideal but will do in the short term, so can anyone recommend a Wireless controller that will work well with this up in MCE?

Many thanks

[Censored]

I am using 2 "Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2" Gamepad.

Good quality and low battery usage.

[headkaze]

Be careful of using 2 "Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2" at the same time they are known to cause BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) on bootup. The solution is to install the newer drivers...

http://www.wingmanteam.com/files/releases/LGS/5.01.256/

[Dave_e]

@ Censored, £19.99 a punt on Amazon. Worth a punt me thinks :-) thanks.

@ Headkaze, cheers for the advice and link.

Does anyone have a remedy for my MCE Remote's lack of fire power in the meantime?

Thanks

[headkaze]

All the MCE Remote does (for simple navigation anyway) is send the cursor keys when you use it's navigation and the VK_ENTER when you press the OK button. So why can't you have the enter key as fire?

[bkenobi]

As long as MAME detects it, you should be able to use it. I guess you are saying MAME doesn't detect all the commands from the remote?

[Dave_e]

Hi,

When I play any of the games I can't fire. I've tried all the buttons but nothings works for firing.

Button '5' works for inserting a coin

Buttons '1' and '2' work for selecting 1 player or 2 player

Cursor Buttons work for directions.

Should I be doing something in the config for MAME to realise I'm using an MCE remote? I've looked but nothing strikes me as obvious.

Other than not having the ability to fire everything works flawlessly, all navigating etc even starting up MAME and exiting back to Media Center. Spot on.

A game pad will be on its way shortly but I'd love to play some games before hand.

Cheers for you help

[Brian Hoffman]

Hi,

When I play any of the games I can't fire. I've tried all the buttons but nothings works for firing.

Button '5' works for inserting a coin

Buttons '1' and '2' work for selecting 1 player or 2 player

Cursor Buttons work for directions.

Should I be doing something in the config for MAME to realise I'm using an MCE remote? I've looked but nothing strikes me as obvious.

Other than not having the ability to fire everything works flawlessly, all navigating etc even starting up MAME and exiting back to Media Center. Spot on.

A game pad will be on its way shortly but I'd love to play some games before hand.

Cheers for you help

This may be obvious but.... Did you (While in mame) press TAB and goto input settings and p1 controls and try and reassign the keys to the remote..

By default button 1 os LCTRL its quilte possable your keys on your remote arent those.

[headkaze]

Hi,

When I play any of the games I can't fire. I've tried all the buttons but nothings works for firing.

Button '5' works for inserting a coin

Buttons '1' and '2' work for selecting 1 player or 2 player

Cursor Buttons work for directions.

Should I be doing something in the config for MAME to realise I'm using an MCE remote? I've looked but nothing strikes me as obvious.

Other than not having the ability to fire everything works flawlessly, all navigating etc even starting up MAME and exiting back to Media Center. Spot on.

A game pad will be on its way shortly but I'd love to play some games before hand.

Cheers for you help

Have you pressed TAB in Mame and configured Button1 to be your OK button on the remote? Like I said OK is just the enter key.

EDIT: Brian beat me to it

[Dave_e]

Thanks Brian & headkaze, I was trying TAB from within MAME but nothing was happening until I tried it within an actual game It works now .....

I can actually fire whilst playing Afterburner!

Thanks

[bkenobi]

I guess I figured that would be the first thing to try

Anyway, glad you got it going!