Analog functions not working

NatashaQuick · May 29th, 2012, 01:00

I'm running ePSXe 1.7.0 and am having problems with my analog sticks. I'm using an actual psx controller (says SCPH-110 on the back, came with slim PSOne system) and a USB converter that does not come with a driver CD. In the six years I've been playing on ePSXe I have never had this issue, or any issues with the controls at all. Looking around I find a lot of similar problems but none exactly like mine so I came here to post a thread.

I had to rebuild my system a couple of months ago, and today I felt like playing Playstation on an emulator so I set up ePSXe to work with my current hardware and loaded a game. When I set the controller buttons I made sure the analog light was turned on my controller first as always, and all the buttons responded in config. I start playing my game and all of the buttons work except the analog. I checked to make sure this game supports analog controllers and it does, so then I started just having ePSXe load into BIOS to test it and I'm getting the exact same behavior.

I looked around on Google and said I should press F5 to turn analog on in the emulator, I've never had to do that before but I hit F5 and the upper right corner said "Analog ON" with the red light. When I do that, none of the buttons work until I hit F5 again to turn it back off. If I turn off analog on my controller and the emulator then the buttons work but the directionals and the analog don't, because I set up the controller in config with the light on (this is expected behavior). Now when the emulator starts up it's saying Analog ON in the top right, which it did before I rebuilt my system but wasn't doing that when I first turned it on today.

My USB converter just uses the built in Win7 drivers for gamepads, but since I hadn't plugged in this controller since I rebuilt I restarted to see if that changed anything. Before and after restart all of the controls work properly in "Devices and Printers" in the testing/calibration area. I also use this controller and converter in every emulator I have for any system and some PC games and have never had any problem getting the analog sticks to work, even for game consoles that don't have analog support in their games or controllers.

I have some other controllers, so I tried one (SCPH-1200, listed as "DualShock" in the emulator's drop-down menu) and got the same behavior. I have the emulator config set to DualShock but I've also tried it with DualAnalog and that didn't change anything either.

Here's a list of everything I've tried:

-All of my controller functions work in Control Panel in Win7
-All of my controller functions work in other emulators and PC games
-I have the red analog light on my controller on the entire time
-All of the controller buttons respond in ePSXe 1.7.0 in the config
-With analog activated in ePSXe, none of the buttons on the controller work
-With analog off in ePSXe, all of the buttons work except the analog sticks
-The behavior is the same whether I'm running a game or just the BIOS in ePSXe
-Using a different official controller produces the same behavior
-Plugging the controller into the player 2 slot on my converter produces the same behavior
-Plugging the converter into a different USB port produces the same behavior (front or back of PC)

I don't know what could possibly be causing this bizarre behavior but since nothing I tried works and I can't find it elsewhere on the internet or here specifically I may as well write it up and see if anyone can help. And yes, I can play without analog or on one of my consoles but there's no good reason for the controller to not be working properly, and I prefer to play on my PC.

KrossX · May 29th, 2012, 02:03

From what you say of what happens when you press F5, my guess is that whatever game you're trying to run just doesn't support anything else than digital.

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NatashaQuick · May 29th, 2012, 02:07

Yeah I already checked that but I quit even trying to load the game a while back and I'm getting the same behavior in BIOS. I said that twice in the OP.

I found the config files IN THE F-ING REGISTRY and deleted them and started over, twice, same issue. Can anyone literate help?

KrossX · May 29th, 2012, 05:20

My apologies for being so illiterate. Still, the BIOS does not support analog, so it would be the proper behavior.

Try selecting digital as controller type and remapping your controller with analog disabled on your pad. If the pad duplicates the dpad and left stick, it might be what you had before.

And yes, normal psemu pro behavior was to store the settings on the registry. So it's... normal.

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NatashaQuick · May 29th, 2012, 05:34

Yeah I'm sorry I was already really mad at this problem so I snapped at you. Thanks for trying anyway, I can't come up with any reason why this wouldn't work. I tried copying the reg file from a different PC where it works to this one and it still doesn't. I don't know if this can actually be fixed it just doesn't make sense. Thanks anyway!

jimartin · May 30th, 2012, 11:21

It is possible the game that you are trying to play is not supporting Analog.
Also you can check if multitap function is checked in game pad port configuration (tested in Crash team racing). When Multitap is enabled and I hit F5 it pops up warring that I have unplugged my controller may suggestions is based on that experience.

May 29th, 2012, 01:00	#1
NatashaQuick Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Posts: 3	Analog functions not working I'm running ePSXe 1.7.0 and am having problems with my analog sticks. I'm using an actual psx controller (says SCPH-110 on the back, came with slim PSOne system) and a USB converter that does not come with a driver CD. In the six years I've been playing on ePSXe I have never had this issue, or any issues with the controls at all. Looking around I find a lot of similar problems but none exactly like mine so I came here to post a thread. I had to rebuild my system a couple of months ago, and today I felt like playing Playstation on an emulator so I set up ePSXe to work with my current hardware and loaded a game. When I set the controller buttons I made sure the analog light was turned on my controller first as always, and all the buttons responded in config. I start playing my game and all of the buttons work except the analog. I checked to make sure this game supports analog controllers and it does, so then I started just having ePSXe load into BIOS to test it and I'm getting the exact same behavior. I looked around on Google and said I should press F5 to turn analog on in the emulator, I've never had to do that before but I hit F5 and the upper right corner said "Analog ON" with the red light. When I do that, none of the buttons work until I hit F5 again to turn it back off. If I turn off analog on my controller and the emulator then the buttons work but the directionals and the analog don't, because I set up the controller in config with the light on (this is expected behavior). Now when the emulator starts up it's saying Analog ON in the top right, which it did before I rebuilt my system but wasn't doing that when I first turned it on today. My USB converter just uses the built in Win7 drivers for gamepads, but since I hadn't plugged in this controller since I rebuilt I restarted to see if that changed anything. Before and after restart all of the controls work properly in "Devices and Printers" in the testing/calibration area. I also use this controller and converter in every emulator I have for any system and some PC games and have never had any problem getting the analog sticks to work, even for game consoles that don't have analog support in their games or controllers. I have some other controllers, so I tried one (SCPH-1200, listed as "DualShock" in the emulator's drop-down menu) and got the same behavior. I have the emulator config set to DualShock but I've also tried it with DualAnalog and that didn't change anything either. Here's a list of everything I've tried: -All of my controller functions work in Control Panel in Win7 -All of my controller functions work in other emulators and PC games -I have the red analog light on my controller on the entire time -All of the controller buttons respond in ePSXe 1.7.0 in the config -With analog activated in ePSXe, none of the buttons on the controller work -With analog off in ePSXe, all of the buttons work except the analog sticks -The behavior is the same whether I'm running a game or just the BIOS in ePSXe -Using a different official controller produces the same behavior -Plugging the controller into the player 2 slot on my converter produces the same behavior -Plugging the converter into a different USB port produces the same behavior (front or back of PC) I don't know what could possibly be causing this bizarre behavior but since nothing I tried works and I can't find it elsewhere on the internet or here specifically I may as well write it up and see if anyone can help. And yes, I can play without analog or on one of my consoles but there's no good reason for the controller to not be working properly, and I prefer to play on my PC.

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May 29th, 2012, 02:03	#2
KrossX クロッスエクス Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 3,649	From what you say of what happens when you press F5, my guess is that whatever game you're trying to run just doesn't support anything else than digital. __________________

May 29th, 2012, 02:07	#3
NatashaQuick Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Posts: 3	Yeah I already checked that but I quit even trying to load the game a while back and I'm getting the same behavior in BIOS. I said that twice in the OP. I found the config files IN THE F-ING REGISTRY and deleted them and started over, twice, same issue. Can anyone literate help?

May 29th, 2012, 05:20	#4
KrossX クロッスエクス Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 3,649	My apologies for being so illiterate. Still, the BIOS does not support analog, so it would be the proper behavior. Try selecting digital as controller type and remapping your controller with analog disabled on your pad. If the pad duplicates the dpad and left stick, it might be what you had before. And yes, normal psemu pro behavior was to store the settings on the registry. So it's... normal. __________________

May 29th, 2012, 05:34	#5
NatashaQuick Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Posts: 3	Yeah I'm sorry I was already really mad at this problem so I snapped at you. Thanks for trying anyway, I can't come up with any reason why this wouldn't work. I tried copying the reg file from a different PC where it works to this one and it still doesn't. I don't know if this can actually be fixed it just doesn't make sense. Thanks anyway!

May 30th, 2012, 11:21	#6
jimartin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 85	It is possible the game that you are trying to play is not supporting Analog. Also you can check if multitap function is checked in game pad port configuration (tested in Crash team racing). When Multitap is enabled and I hit F5 it pops up warring that I have unplugged my controller may suggestions is based on that experience.