No Controls with X55

[spaceraver]

Well as the title says, I have no analog controls with the X55 Rhino..

As far as I know and have tested, the MI8 is the only module I have a problem with.

BS2: Full control. Tested by jumping back and forth between modules.

P51D: Full control.

 

The Mi-8 I can use all my buttons on the Hotas, but none of the axes. I seems that I have all my axes "locked", as they do not respond to any input whatever seat I am sitting in. And it doesn't respond to keyboard commands regarding cyclic or collective. This is very wierd. :music_whistling:

I did a DCS Repair and retried it, but still no functions. All other modules work.

 

Attached logs and Dxdiag. Not much point in including a track nor screenshots..

:helpsmilie:

DxDiag.txt

Logs.zip

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

There are a few things you need to know about (new) controllers.

 

1: If you plug-in a new controller/joystick, DCS world assigns all the axis automatically for you. And it almost always screws things up. So you'll have to un-assign all the axis and re-assigning them your self.

 

2: Joystick in the Mi-8 only works when the engine is running. Even though all the axis were assigned properly. There was an almighty discussion about it a while ago whether this was a bug or a feature.

 

Is the X55 new for you?

Edited July 18, 2015 by 1.JaVA_Platypus

[Buzzles]

My x55 works fine for all the axis with the Mi8, so it's not the module as a whole.

 

FYI, DCS Repair doesn't do much if your control setups are broken as repair only touches the items in the DCS game directory, and your control setups are not stored there.

 

Try going to your saved games, and removing (or just renaming) the Mi-8mt folder located here:

C:\Users\[username]\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input

Next time you load up DCS and go to setup your controls in the menu, it'll recreate the default ones for you.

 

See what happens after that.

[spaceraver]

Platypus.

So you are saying that I have to start the helo before I can see the controls move ingame?

That's where my problem is, I need to lower the collective before I can start (cheat starting it the first couple of times) :music_whistling:

And I haven't added any controllers since, the P51D module and the Mi-8 were bought the same day, and it's only the mi-8 I am having trouble with.

So in short, the virtual stick, collective and rudder do not respond to my physical setup at all. :joystick:

 

Buzzles, I tried removing the mi-8mt and mi-8mt_easy folders from my config folder, that just repopulated all my mi-8 controls with default bindings.

 

Just to be certain I have attached zip files of both the sim and easy config versions.

 

You are welcome to check mine against yours or even attach your config, don't know if it would help though.

 

Edit: This is my setup, there are no double binds as far as I can see:

 

And the one for "Game" is FUBAR:

 

Note that there is two Collective in "Game" but I cannot set an axis for either.

mi-8mt.zip

mi-8mt_easy.zip

Edited July 20, 2015 by spaceraver
Added screenshot of options.

[Gladman]

I think the part you are missing (didn't read it in your last post) is that you have to go into "Options" select controls, then Mi-8. ONce there, in the drop down menu, click axis controls. Delete and reassign as required.

 

This isn't an X-55 thing, its a DCS thing.

[spaceraver]

Gladman, tried and still no dice.. :/

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Platypus.

So you are saying that I have to start the helo before I can see the controls move ingame?

That's where my problem is, I need to lower the collective before I can start (cheat starting it the first couple of times) :music_whistling:

 

That was my first guess. I've seen this on 'my' Mi-8 as well. There was a pretty hefty discussion over it a while ago. Something about the hydraulic amplifiers not... well... amplifying anything with the engines off. But if you start the 'free flight' mission, the Mi-8 should be ready to go with all the bells and whistles turned on. So you only have to raise the collective to take-off. (and applying a fair amount of rudder of course :smartass:)

[spaceraver]

I managed to get a training where the helo is started and the controls work.

This is where I am stumped..

But I still don't get why my virtual collective is stuck at full up position when I try to start it from cold. The auto start sequence aborts with it saying I have to lower the collective, but I can't do that.

 

But thanks for the help. Guess I must forgo the cold start practice..