Trying to use USB nintendo controllers
This is all a lot to read, so I appreciate your time.
I recently bought a pair of NES controllers (they are like joysticks) that were modified to connect to computers through USB. Connecting the controllers to my Windows XP computer and looking at the properties reveals that the controllers are HID compliant. They worked on Windows XP with the old nintendo emulator I have, but they do not work with my Macbook. When I connect the controllers to the USB ports, my Macbook shows no recognition, except for a brief (about a minute long) loss of smoothness on my mouse (actually my trackpad). Regardless of what I do, I cannot get the controllers to work with anything I use.
During the hours spent trying to solve the problem, I tried all the recommended programs for my case (USB Overdrive, GamePadCompanion, etc.). I have even found a post in another forum with my exact problem (though there was no solution their either):
http://forums.emulator-zone.com/showthread.php?t=8265
I then found a program called USB Prober, which revealed three log messages associated with the controllers:
1.637 [1] [0x3877300] The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in. It will keep retrying. (Port 1 of hub @ location: 0x1d000000)
5.190 [1] [0x3877300] The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.
3.517 [1] AppleUSBUHCI[0x369c000]::UIMCheckForTimeouts Too many loops around
The first two always happen in succession after I connect a controller, and appear to be a failure of the computer to recognize the controllers. The third message happens after the controller is connected for a while, and keeps repeating itself even after the controller is disconnected.
I plan to use the controllers with Nestopia and Emulator Enhancer (a nintendo emulator, and a Nestopia add-on that is supposed to add joystick compatibility).
If anyone has advice, please let me know.
Relevant questions to answer would be:
Am I doing anything wrong?
Is my case impossible to solve?
Do macs (specifically my Macbook) have support for all HID compliant devices?
Is it possible that all the programs I have installed (USB Overdrive, Emulator Enhancer, GamePagCompanion, etc.) are somehow clashing to make my controllers undetectable?
Do you know of a driver that can solve my problem?
Thanks for the help!
Anyone?
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