Drmdx

[DaveC]

I'm not reading diagnal input, I just used the circuit board from the gamecube pad. I have no idea if it works with everything, I would guess it does not but it works on all of my emulators so I'm okay.

Ok. Maybe devs could put that in their code for all stuff to read 2 ordinals as a diagonal. Some do now by accident so it shouldn't be too tough. I thought of making a kit but the possible incompatibility is keeping me from doing it. If this mod was more popular maybe it would then be worthwhile for devs to consider.

Could there be some patch to the FW that would interpret X+Y as a diagonal? Is that possible?

 

[bacteria]

I'm not reading diagonal input, I just used the circuit board from the gamecube pad. I have no idea if it works with everything, I would guess it does not but it works on all of my emulators so I'm okay.

You now know what I was talking about a month ago, when everyone was flaming me as they were disbelieving what I was reporting. A 4-way D-pad (whether home made or from commercial salvage is unimportant and irrelevant) works perfectly on all current emulators (and even Vektar). There are very few games which don't (combo fighting games, and Whacky Penguins is probably the entire list). Unfortunately, as many forum posters are youths, there is the youth mentality of not only flaming out of ignorance (and repeatedly doing so), but also only wanting to listen to the "classroom popular members" than the "geek with few friends" - irrespective of accuracy of information and proof. When the "geek" says something interesting everyone flames it, when the "classroom popular member" says the same thing at a later date, everyone says "wow, you are a genius" (that is what I mean by kiddie mentality, because it reminds me of the school playground of years ago).

You are a popular member of the forum, and very much appreciated by all for your sterling work on your emulators, without you, and the author of MAME, the GP2x would be far weaker. I take solstice in the fact that both you (Reesy) and Grahp have made your D-pads work, and have confirmed what I have been saying for a while now about how well it works (4-way giving 8-way in real terms, in virtually all GP2x games).

I remember posts from DaveC and yourself (I could quote others too if I really wanted to hammer the point, which I don't):

Actually I'm lying DrMD would work.  I've just checked the source, for a UP-LEFT diagnal, I translate it back to UP and LEFT being pressed at the same time.  I'd guess that most other emulators will work as well.

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Does this mean that somewhere in the SDK or even the electronics it automaticaly interprets a combination of ordinals as a diagonal automatically? Would all software work this way without modification? That is strange as with the original hardware it is impossible to press two ordinals at once. I even thought it may fuck something up because the electronics were not designed to ever have those connections made. If this is true then we wouldn't need those logic chips anymore, it makes it real simple then. Hmmm.


Bacteria: I would test all of the games you can too see if ALL work with diagonals. If so then we have something here.

 

[Jarska333]

You take solice, not solstice. Unless you're a wicca or something.

 

[bacteria]

You take solice, not solstice. Unless you're a wicca or something.

:lol:

 

[craigix]

You take solice, not solstice. Unless you're a wicca or something.

You better hope he isn't or he will burn you alive for that.

 

[BaDToaD]

Vic Reeves would have a field day with bacteria.

 

[iignotus]

You take solice, not solstice. Unless you're a wicca or something.

You take solace, not solice. Unless you misspelled it or something :lol:

 

[Jarska333]

Hay, I aren't no gorram enlishman.

But that is true. Must be the lobotomy.

 

[Nickmon]

I was going to post some but a can't get a decent photo of my gp2x.

EDIT Okay managed to get a capture from my video camera instead

http://reesy.gp32x.de/reesy_gp2x_mod.png

So whats required to do the mod?

Gamecube controller strip it, remove pad, what else??

 

[Ravnos]

I was going to post some but a can't get a decent photo of my gp2x.

EDIT Okay managed to get a capture from my video camera instead

http://reesy.gp32x.de/reesy_gp2x_mod.png

So whats required to do the mod?

Gamecube controller strip it, remove pad, what else??

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=27227

 

[B4N5H33]

hey reesy...i noticed that the DrMDx-menu screen flickers after the 2.0-fw-upgrade - evertything else works fine

EDIT: ok, just found the other thread aout this problem ^_^

 

[grahf]

Gamecube Mod is almost done now, it still need some tweaks as I need to press quite firmly in order to get Up,Down, Left to register but Right is perfect. I'm sure its just a case of repositioning the gamecube circuit board so I should be able to sort it out.

I should have mentioned this before, but i didnt know you were having trouble. I had the same symptoms, and it turned out that the stick just needed to be shaved down a little more. It was probably compressing the contact pads. I tested it with the case a little looser and it worked fine, and i realised i just needed a little more shaving on the d-pad.