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Mechanical Stoker Jan 4, 2016 @ 5:33pm
X52 pro Button problems
A use the saitek X52 pro as my joystick and for a long time the button that is default for boost and the button/scroll wheel for flight assist do not work. I even tested it on my friends PC an they didnt work there either. After my old one quit working i bought a new one and straight out of the box these buttons didnt work either. Also the button that toggles free look is dogdey at best. the but that is only on the new one. My question is what could possibly be the problem.
Last edited by Mechanical Stoker; Jan 4, 2016 @ 5:35pm
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alinonstorm Jan 4, 2016 @ 8:40pm 
If you use a custom setup. Copy the binds for you x52 pro to another folder and then delete the original. For some reason the binding get corrupt very easy in this game. Othewise it could be drivers. Also I know the X52 pro needs to use USB 2.0 not 3.0 or it doesn't work right.

The last think I can think of is that there was an issue with some intel USB that you may need to disable in your BIOS.
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Laurreth Jan 5, 2016 @ 12:35am 
For one of the buttons (rear thumb button on the throttle) you need to disable clutch mode in the Windows joystick control panel. No idea about the others.
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ferus Jan 5, 2016 @ 12:52am 
Originally posted by Ghillie in the Mist:
A use the saitek X52 pro as my joystick and for a long time the button that is default for boost and the button/scroll wheel for flight assist do not work. I even tested it on my friends PC an they didnt work there either. After my old one quit working i bought a new one and straight out of the box these buttons didnt work either. Also the button that toggles free look is dogdey at best. the but that is only on the new one. My question is what could possibly be the problem.

I had the same problem and if I remember correctly it had something to do with drivers for X52.
When I installed the drivers from the bundled CD the button worked. But then Windows decided to update them and I couldn't get the button working anymore.

I had to uninstall everything related to X52 and try again. But it lasted just a few days and stopped working again. So I gave up and started flying without that button.
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j0shimi Jan 5, 2016 @ 7:24am 
It sounds like you need to disable clutch mode, I recommend checking this out... https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26644
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Dread Lord Jan 5, 2016 @ 7:26am 
Originally posted by alinonstorm:
If you use a custom setup. Copy the binds for you x52 pro to another folder and then delete the original. For some reason the binding get corrupt very easy in this game. Othewise it could be drivers. Also I know the X52 pro needs to use USB 2.0 not 3.0 or it doesn't work right.

The last think I can think of is that there was an issue with some intel USB that you may need to disable in your BIOS.
really USB 2.0... I only got 4 USB 3.0 ports on my computer... I want to get the X52... so no way I can make it work?!? What are my alternativs now?
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j0shimi Jan 5, 2016 @ 8:24am 
My X52 Pro works just fine on all of my USB 3.0 ports, I have read that it is an issue for some people but not all. You can always set certain ports to USB 2.0 via the bios if you have any issues.
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Dread Lord Jan 5, 2016 @ 8:32am 
Originally posted by j0shimi:
My X52 Pro works just fine on all of my USB 3.0 ports, I have read that it is an issue for some people but not all. You can always set certain ports to USB 2.0 via the bios if you have any issues.
cool, thanks!!
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Mechanical Stoker Jan 5, 2016 @ 5:43pm 
Thank you for all the help! Turning clutch mode off fixed the i button but the scroll wheel still does not work in-game. I opened the window that shows if the inputs are working and the scroll wheel says its working. I also notices the bid E button on top was not getting an input. If anyone has a soultion for either of these please leave a comment.
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Sasha1378 Sep 9, 2016 @ 9:42am 
Originally posted by j0shimi:
It sounds like you need to disable clutch mode, I recommend checking this out... https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26644

Thanks a bunch, dude =)
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Turd Ferguson Sep 9, 2016 @ 10:28am 
one of the problems with the X52 is that it has more buttons than DirectX sees. That means if you use the default setup, some buttons are "invisible" to E:D because it's reading DirectX output.

You can fix this by using the keymap utility (download it from MadCatz website), binding keystrokes to those keys in the app, and then selecing "joystick and keyboard" from the control options in E:D.

If you bound the standard keys to those buttons it should work. if you used custom keystrokes for features that aren't mapped normally you'll have to go in and set those keybinds in E:D
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Mightylink Sep 9, 2016 @ 10:30am 
I got the normal x52 and I haven't had a problem with it, elite sees all my keys just fine. Sucks you paid extra for that pro version.
Last edited by Mightylink; Sep 9, 2016 @ 10:31am
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Turd Ferguson Sep 9, 2016 @ 10:30am 
Originally posted by Mightylink:
I got the normal x52 and I haven't had a problem with it, elite sees all my keys just fine. Sucks you paid extra for that pro version.

doesn't suck. I wanted the pro version.
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Mightylink Sep 9, 2016 @ 10:34am 
What I did is just rebound all the keys myself, put flight assist on C and speed boost on D, everything worked except for the mode switch, that was the only button elite didn't see.
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Turd Ferguson Sep 9, 2016 @ 10:36am 
Originally posted by Mightylink:
What I did is just rebound all the keys myself, everything worked except for the mode switch, that was the only button elite didn't see.

which is the "mode switch"?

if you mean the thumb throttle button, go to Windows controllers option and deselect "clutch mode" of the joystick options (you can also set the time and adjust the LED colors there).

if you mean the pinky button on your right hand, that's a shift key. you won't see that. it's basically gives each key a second function.
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Matroshka Oct 29, 2017 @ 8:29am 
Don't listen to people telling you to uninstall drivers... To fix this problem you have to create a new profile in SST (the default profile uses this button to emulate right mouse button) by clicking the X52 icon in your tray and selecting "profile editor", then scroll down to "wheel button" and switch it to "unprogrammed" by clicking the arrow to the right of button name and selecting appropriate option. The button will now work normally in game

If you don't use the SST for Elite Dangerous I suggest you also remove all the shift state columns save for the first one by clicking the "x" icon next to each mode name. Also remove the shift button for the remaining shift state by clicking the blue icon below the mode name. You might also want to clear the assignments for the scroll wheel and mouse fire the same way you did with the wheel button. Save the profile and switch to it by clicking the X52 icon in tray and selecting the name of the profile you've just created. To save yourself the trouble on subsequent launches you might want to set it as start up profile. This will open all buttons for proper usage in game without having to program them through SST
Last edited by Matroshka; Oct 29, 2017 @ 8:32am
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