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05932 Interface Critical (emulator) Always May 5, 2015, 08:26 May 20, 2016, 18:54
Tester con5duros View Status Public Platform MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To Quench Resolution Fixed OS Windows XP
Status [?] Resolved Driver
Version 0.160 Fixed in Version 0.174 Build Normal
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Summary 05932: Joysticks Using PPJOY Driver Do not work anymore
Description Since 0.160 version (also happends in version 0.161) Some Joysticks have stop Working. These particular Joystick are connected to the computer trough the parallel port and use a Windows Driver called PPJOY.

Until version 0.160 they have worked correctly in Mame. For example in version 0.159 the joysticks work perfectly. It seems like versions 0.160 and 0.161 don't detect these kind of joysticks. I could only test this error using windows XP 32 bits version.

Other kind of Joysticks work perfectly.
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Additional Information  I tried recompiling mame changing archives input.c and input.h, and using the 159 version of them. These does not solve the problem, the joysticks keep not working.

I tried other joysticks (USB) and they work perfectly.
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No.11654
B2K24
Senior Tester
May 7, 2015, 07:06
 This report seems similar to 05908 and as explained there it's the result of DIRECTINPUT 7 changing to DIRECTINPUT 8
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No.11655
Haze
Senior Tester
May 7, 2015, 09:36
edited on: May 7, 2015, 09:37
 which essentially makes it 'not our problem'

the actual hardware is deprecated by Microsoft by the sounds of it.

to move forward and take advantage of new Windows / DX features etc. we have to drop old versions.

this is unfortunate, but pretty much unavoidable in the long run.
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No.11656
con5duros
Tester
May 7, 2015, 13:20
 Ok so one solution shall be changing the directinput in Mame.lua from 8 to 7 and the recompile, right?

First of all i am going to try to update PPJOY software from verion 0.83 to 0.84.5.6..Y will share the results.

Thanks
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No.11657
con5duros
Tester
May 7, 2015, 17:48
edited on: May 7, 2015, 17:48
 Wich exact File do I hace to change in the new GIT to change from Directinput 8 to 7?....there a lot of files called MAKEFILE
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No.11658
con5duros
Tester
May 7, 2015, 20:00
 Solved recompiling mame161.exe including line Directinput = 7 in file "Makefile" :)
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No.11660
Robbbert
Senior Tester
May 8, 2015, 00:11
 Not a MAME problem.

Fixed by the user compiling with directinput = 7.
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No.12677
Quench
Developer
May 20, 2016, 17:16
 This is indeed a problem with MAME. A fix has been posted which is due in 0.174 that allows PPJOY Driver to work with DirectInput 8.
PPJoy is confirmed working now.
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No.12678
Quench
Developer
May 20, 2016, 17:19
 Resolved.
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No.12679
Tafoid
Administrator
May 20, 2016, 18:54
 Hopefully the original poster will come back to verify that it works for them now