Logitech gamepad issues -- some buttons not recognized

[Scrapper-Lock]

Hey folks. I just got ETS 2, and I have a logitec f310 gamepad. (Windows 8.1, btw). The gamepad works fine in other games. I have used it a lot in Farming Simulator for example. No problems. Every button works just fine.

But in ETS2, trying to set up the gamepad, although the game recognizes it by name and all that, when I try to assign buttons to various commands, only some are recognized. For example, the joysticks are recognized, as is the Dpad, and I can assign them to various commands like turn, look, and so on. But only the left trigger (LT) button will register. When I try to assign a command, like accelerate, to the right trigger (RT), the game acts like I am not pressing the button (even though, of course, I am). Ditto with LB, RB, and A-X-Y-B. None of those buttons can be assigned to anything -- it ias if they are not being pressed.

I would suspect either a faulty controller or faulty windows calibration, were it not for the fact that both before and after trying to get this thing to work with ETS2, it worked with other games just fine, including, as I say, FS 15. So I know all the buttons work and are capable of being recognized.

On the other hand I have read online in various places that the f310 works just fine with ETS2... so clearly something is not working right here.

Any suggestions as to what I can do to get the game to recognize ALL the buttons and not just some of them?

Thanks.

[Humpfester]

Had the same issue and after a reboot of windows I was able to get my G27 to assign bottons in ETS2, hope it works for you as well.

[Scrapper-Lock]

Already rebooted twice, unfortunately. The issue has not gone away. This is very frustrating, as for me a driving game i snot playable on a keyboard.

[room217au]

I believe Logitech offers a profiler application for that device.
I bought earlier this year for RAGE but decided only last night to try it with ETS2.
Everything was fine except the two trigger buttons failed to register when assigning them.
I would check with logitech's website and look for the profiler.

[room217au]

Originally posted by steven.viscido:

This is very frustrating, as for me a driving game i snot playable on a keyboard.

Keyboard + mouse works really well. 750hours in this game and still using M+KB

[Scrapper-Lock]

It's great that keyboard and mouse works really well for you. For me it is just a displeasurable way to play a driving game, so it is a non-starter.

I will try messing with the logitech software and see if I can get it to work right. Thanks.

[Scrapper-Lock]

Update:

I dl'ed the Logitech controller. I tried using the controller with the buttons assigned as regular (RT for RT, etc), and playing in game with it on. No dice. It still only detects about 1/3 of the buttons.

Then I thought, what the heck, let's let the controller pretend to do keypresses. I bound the various necessary keys to RT, RB, LT, A, X, Y and the like. I then tried the game with both keyboard only and keyboard and gamepade. It still does not work. So the profiler is active and saying I am pressing buttons, but the game is ignoring them.

At this point, I am highly frustrated and, frankly, sorry I spent money on this game. I just can't enjoy playing a driving game with the keyboard and so it is basically useless to me. I suppose I could go out and spend more money on a different controller in the hope that it might work, but frankly that feels like just throwing good money after bad.

[room217au]

When I plugged my 310 into the computer to use in ETS2 and looked at the "Controller" section in Options, one of the pull-down options was "310 controller + keyboard" and another was "310 controller" on its own. Perhaps some of the controls on the 310 are hard-coded to the keyboard when the former selection is made?

[Dave Gates]

Did u check under the Control Panel and check the drivers r up to date none the less prpoerly installed? i had to do that with all of my game controllers, as my pc was not working with the controllers, until i configured them in the CP. Also, in ETS2, in the controllers opntion in the options menu, is the contoller selected from the pull down menu, of contoller input option, e.g "keyboard only", or "keyboard with mouse steering" (much like room217au said already). Hope this helps.

[Scrapper-Lock]

I have been selecting the controller from the dropdown menu... Controller + keyboard mostly, I will see if just controller works. my drivers are, I think, up to date but I will check that too.

EDIT: Update
All drivers are listed by windows as 'up to date.' There is no driver DL available from the logitech site to do it manually, even if I wanted to.

Also, there is no 'just gamepad' option. My choices are keyboard, keyboard + mouse, keyboard + gamepad.

[room217au]

Was that your post on SCS Forum about the problem with the f310 controller?

Other than that, all I've heard is that sometimes you have to have ETS2 running, then plug in your controller?

[Dave Gates]

OK, it sounds like to me, based on my past experience, and knowledge, u may have to do some setting changes, despite if the controller works fine in the other games, and also, u may need to backup ur profile, and reinstall the copy of ETS2 u have, and then testing the follwing suggestion below, u may need to do the following in the CP...

1) go to Hardware & sound, then click on Devices and printers
2) Right click( if right handed) on the controller with it it plugged in already prior to opening the CP
3) slect "Game controller Settings"
4) Select "Properties"
5) Under the settings tab, u can calibrate the controller, then test it under the Test tab
6) after that, right click the controller again in the devices and printers menu, then slect properties
7) click the Hardware tab, then do the folowing for ALL the things in the Device functions box...
A) double click to open a window, then under the general tab, click the change settings button
B) when the new window opens, select the driver tab, then update drivers
C) then have the pc search automatically for the newest/latest driver, and install it (if available)
D) then click OK and close the window
8) then repeat the steps above in part 7 for the rest of the items in the Device functions box

NOTE: this is based off of what i could see on my windows 7 pc, it might be different for u having windows 8/8.1 ... ALSO, be advised to restart ur pc when finished, and also, if u have a screen capture software, e.g. Greenshot screenshot software (its free when i last got it, and google Greenshot )OK, it sounds like to me, based on my past experience, and knowledge, u may have to do some setting changes, despite if the controller works fine in the other games, and also, u may need to backup ur profile, and reinstall the copy of ETS2 u have, and then testing the follwing suggestion below, u may need to do the following in the CP...

1) go to Hardware & sound, then click on Devices and printers
2) Right click( if right handed) on the controller with it it plugged in already prior to opening the CP
3) slect "Game controller Settings"
4) Select "Properties"
5) Under the settings tab, u can calibrate the controller, then test it under the Test tab
6) after that, right click the controller again in the devices and printers menu, then slect properties
7) click the Hardware tab, then do the folowing for ALL the things in the Device functions box...
A) double click to open a window, then under the general tab, click the change settings button
B) when the new window opens, select the driver tab, then update drivers
C) then have the pc search automatically for the newest/latest driver, and install it (if available)
D) then click OK and close the window
8) then repeat the steps above in part 7 for the rest of the items in the Device functions box

NOTE: this is based off of what i could see on my windows 7 pc, it might be different for u having windows 8/8.1 ... ALSO, be advised to restart ur pc when finished, and also, if u have a screen capture software, e.g. Greenshot screenshot software (its free when i last got it, and google Greenshot )

[Dave Gates]

i had this issue with ets2 on my old pc before, and it was not easy for me to figure it out. As u can see it took me awhile, to type all that up, so if u cant uninstall the game, try the second part first then by it self. Also my appologies 4 the long text i typed above

[Scrapper-Lock]

Davidn, thanks for your very detailed instructions. I had tried those things, since I know how hardware drivers and such works, but just in case I tried them all again. All the drivers are up to date. The calibration was already correct.

Room217, yes, that is my post over on the SCS forum. No response yet.

I will try leaving the controller unplugged and THEN plugging it in. This seems wildly counter-intuitive but since the stuff that makes sense doesn't work, I am willing to try the stuff that doesn't make any sense.

[room217au]

Originally posted by steven.viscido:

I will try leaving the controller unplugged and THEN plugging it in. This seems wildly counter-intuitive but since the stuff that makes sense doesn't work, I am willing to try the stuff that doesn't make any sense.

Sherlock Holmes would be proud.
The only reason I mentioned it was that I saw in a post here some months ago about a steering wheel that ETS2 wouldn't recognise until the game was running and then plugging it in.

[Dave Gates]

Bummer to hear that didnt work, i'll think of something hopefully, or all of us might, who knows, people thing alike is sometimes a miracle. but then again.... And yes Sherlock Holmes would b proud... but anyway, sorry to hear that my suggestions didnt work, and hopefully the solution(s) come soon for u.