bulge2 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Posted January 4, 2010 right bit of an update - the trackball i bought off ebay didn't recognise at all and now wont light up . it was optical underneath anyway so couldnt be used. anyone know where i can get a cheapo usb ball mouse in the UK?
bulge2 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Posted January 4, 2010 right ok - another question can i wire in a ps/2 mouse? i see that some of them can be used as usb with an adapter - can i hardwire one with usb support?
BritneysPAIRS Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 CoinOPS works with a USB mouse..any mouse that works with XBMC sould work in CoinOPS.
Simmo76 Posted January 8, 2010 Posted January 8, 2010 right ok - another question can i wire in a ps/2 mouse? i see that some of them can be used as usb with an adapter - can i hardwire one with usb support?Don't know if this helps you or not - but I have a usb keyboard and (optical) mouse for my good old Xbox and when I bought it I was advised by a much more computer literate friend to buy the cheapest one of each, as these DON'T require extra drivers etc (I think he was refering to PC here) and thus making them compatible with Xbox...I subsequently followed this advice and bought a Trust branded mouse (from Wilkinsons) for about £5 and an ASDA smartprice keyboard for about £8, and both work perfectly. Hope this might be of some use to you?
cba.gy Posted January 8, 2010 Posted January 8, 2010 ditto, im in the UK. I got a cheap optical mouse from Wilko's and an expensive Midi keyboard (£30). They both work fine on the xbox. They are both USB. Dont bother trying to re-wire ps2 mice or keyboards only USB can be re-wired.
bulge2 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Posted January 18, 2010 right ive now tried 2 different usb mice and had no luck at all - the wires are the same colour so cant of got them wrong. also have used a proper working ms pad lead. i think im going to give up now - shame as i have a working trackball here and would have been a nice addition. p.s do you usb mice show up on the pad test screen in fba xxx?
cba.gy Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 While the wires are colour coded and you've wired them correctly.Not all manufaturers (not necessary what brand written on the device) use the same colour coding.Twist the wires securely and don't solder till you have it right.Stick to cheap devices then no additional drivers are required.If you can still get hold of a USB to Xbox connector then thats even easier.
bulge2 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Posted January 18, 2010 hmm i will try the cables the other way around - it seems there are still usb-xbox converters on egay - ill purchase one of those and see what happens
bulge2 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Posted January 20, 2010 must have been my cable - used a usb adapter and it works straight away in xbmc and coinops rom select. now im going to try and wire up my trackball thanks for previous help guys
sharpfork Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 must have been my cable - used a usb adapter and it works straight away in xbmc and coinops rom select. now im going to try and wire up my trackball thanks for previous help guys What did you end up ordering? I'm trying to do the same thing.
PhilExile Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 I've been using the X-Arcade trackball - not to mention spinner dial* - with CoinOps for a few years now. Is mouse input supported in FBL? * - http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.p...products_id=268
sharpfork Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 I'd love to get this budget model working: http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/47-ps...-trackball.html Even cheeper here: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10758
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