Gameport on SoundBlaster Live

[wetcat007]

I was wondering if anyone knows how to get the gameport of the Soundblast live sound cards to work? I tried plugging a gamepad into and it couldnt detect any gamepad when I tried to set it up. Anyone know how to get this working right on winxp?

-Mark

 

[wetcat007]

BUMP

 

[snidy1]

Did you install the drivers for the gamepad?

 

[wetcat007]

It's a classic old gamepad that just uses windows 4 buttons gamepad drivers.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Did you check Hardware Devices / Device Manager to see if the gameport is there and without a yellow warning! triangle?

 

[wetcat007]

It doesnt detect that it's there at all, it's basically like having it unpluged.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Did you check Hardware Devices / Device Manager to see if the gameport is there and without a yellow warning! triangle?

Not the gamepad controller, the port on the soundcard: "Game port for Creative Soundblaster" item under "Sound video and game controllers." mine lists an Input-Output range (of D400-07) under Resources tab.

 

[Poohbee]

If I remember right, I think there is a jumper on the SB live that enables or disables the gameport connector. check the documentation or the sb website.

 

[ViRGE]

It might also be that the pad is a so-called "digital" pad. The MS Sidewinder 3D Pro was a digital joystick, which caused conflicts with newer gameports such as the Live's.

 

[MasterHoss]

Aren't the old midi game ports dead? WinXP or newer = game port dead????

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: MasterHoss
Aren't the old midi game ports dead? WinXP or newer = game port dead????

No I've gotten it to work b4, using onboard port on my old motherboard in XP.

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Did you check Hardware Devices / Device Manager to see if the gameport is there and without a yellow warning! triangle?

Not the gamepad controller, the port on the soundcard: "Game port for Creative Soundblaster" item under "Sound video and game controllers." mine lists an Input-Output range (of D400-07) under Resources tab.

It lists standard gamepad port.

 

[snidy1]

Did you check for updated sound card drivers?

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: snidy1
Did you check for updated sound card drivers?

Got the most recent ones.

 

[JellyBaby]

Did you try configuring it under Game Controllers? Can you add it there?

 

[wetcat007]

Yeah that's what I did, but it doesn't work and doesnt see it or anything. I can get it to work with the addin cards for my motherboards gameport but i dun wanna waste another PCI slot.

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: wetcat007

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Did you check Hardware Devices / Device Manager to see if the gameport is there and without a yellow warning! triangle?

Not the gamepad controller, the port on the soundcard: "Game port for Creative Soundblaster" item under "Sound video and game controllers." mine lists an Input-Output range (of D400-07) under Resources tab.

It lists standard gamepad port.

I had this issue with WinXP too....for some odd reason, the onboard sound was disabled but the onboard gameport was not and I just used the onboard gameport for controllers....can't remember if I ever solved it before a complete reinstall.

Try removing and uninstalling the live and then completely reinstall, also try running an add hardware to see if it's been missed for some reason...check bios setting for any disablings/enablings.

Jamie

 

[wetcat007]

Is there anything seperate in the bios i have to disable to make sure the gamepad port that can be hooked up to my motherboard is nonexistant?

 

[zephyrprime]

It lists standard gamepad port.

That's your problem. Windows is only seeing the game port on your MB. Your soundblaster game port should be listed as "Creative game port".

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime

It lists standard gamepad port.

That's your problem. Windows is only seeing the game port on your MB. Your soundblaster game port should be listed as "Creative game port".

How do I stop it from seeing the standard gameport though?

 

[DaveSimmons]

> How do I stop it from seeing the standard gameport though?

Try going into the motherboard BIOS to see if it can be disabled, it should be on the same menu(s) as onboard audio and the serial, parallel, IDE ports.

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
> How do I stop it from seeing the standard gameport though?

Try going into the motherboard BIOS to see if it can be disabled, it should be on the same menu(s) as onboard audio and the serial, parallel, IDE ports.

I don't see anything in there that disables gameport onboard audio is disabled, does it use a different name or something?

 

[zephyrprime]

Why don't you just use the MB gameport? Besides, it should be able to see both.

 

[wetcat007]

Because then I have to use the add on thing for it and that takes up a PCI slot.

 

[ViRGE]

Just a thought, what motherboard are you using? One of the limitations of the nForce chipset is that it won't allow external gameports; you have to use the on-board gameport.