Xbox 360 Conroller Won't Work

[GlowFoxx]

When i plug my gamestop brand generic 360 controller in, rainbow six vegas won't let me select it or turn it on for use and i can't get it to work, does anyone know how to fix it?

[GlowFoxx]

Okay so i figured it out at last.
You'll need:
http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/hex-to-decimal-converter

Follow these instructions if you have the same problem:::::

Go into your program files, then ubisoft, then into "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2"
One of the folders inside it is "KellerGame" open it.

Inside that go into the "Config" folder, and then open the file "PCKellerJoysticks" (u can just double click on it and it will open in notepad as a text file)

The top few lines will read:
[Joystick0]
ProductName=XBox Controller HID Minidriver, XID
VendorID=***some number (a)**
ProductID=***some number (b)**
Joy1=XboxTypeS_A
Joy2=XboxTypeS_B
Joy3=XboxTypeS_X
Joy4=XboxTypeS_Y

you have to change (a) to 1118.

Now, you need to find out what your Product ID is. Before that though, two very likely IDs are :673, and 1817, so try each of those first.
(to check them, change the number, save the file, and then run the game and try to turn on the "use 360 controller" option in the game.

If neither of those work, you will have to find out what ur PID is manually.

Go to Device manager and under "Human Interface Devices" there will be your game controller. (if they also appear under "universal serial bus controllers")

right click on your controller and chose "properties"
In the window that appears select the details tab. Go to tje drop-down menu and choose "Hardware Ids"

In the "values" box you will see something that looks like this:

HID\VID_045E&PID_0719&IG_00
HID_DEVICE_SYSTEM_GAME
HID_DEVICE_UP:0001_U:0005
HID_DEVICE

Those are the ID's of your controller.
(Do not worry if your values are slightly different.)

What we will focus on is the first line at the top (HID\VID_045E&PID_0719&IG_00)

Let me translate: Human Interface Device (HID)\Vendor ID(VID) 045E (the number 1118 in hexadecimal) & Product ID (PID)**YOUR PORDUCT ID** and then the rest doesnt matter.

What you are looking for is the PID. (mine is 0719)

BUT WAIT!
That number is in hexadeximal digits. Google "hexadecimal converter" or something along the line of that, and convert what your PID is into deciaml digits.

TA DA!
You now have your prodcut ID so that you can go into the PCKellerJoysticks file and change (b) to your PID

Although the controller will now work with the game, the controls might be screwy, so you need to add this line in : "UseXInput=true"

Mine now looks like this:

[Joystick0]
ProductName=XBox Controller HID Minidriver, XID
VendorID=1118
ProductID=1817
UseXInput=true
Joy1=XboxTypeS_A
Joy2=XboxTypeS_B
Joy3=XboxTypeS_X
Joy4=XboxTypeS_Y
Joy5=XboxTypeS_RightShoulder
Joy6=XboxTypeS_LeftShoulder
Joy7=XboxTypeS_LeftThumbstick
Joy8=XboxTypeS_RightThumbstick
Joy9=XboxTypeS_Start
Joy10=XboxTypeS_Back
Joy11=
Joy12=
Joy13=
Joy14=
Joy15=
Joy16=
Axis_X=XboxTypeS_LeftX
Axis_Y=XboxTypeS_LeftY
Axis_Z=XboxTypeS_RightX
Axis_Rotation_X=
Axis_Rotation_Y=
Axis_Rotation_Z=XboxTypeS_RightY
Slider_0=XboxTypeS_RightTrigger
Slider_1=XboxTypeS_LeftTrigger
DPadUp=XboxTypeS_DPad_Up
DPadDown=XboxTypeS_DPad_Down
DPadLeft=XboxTypeS_DPad_Left
DPadRight=XboxTypeS_DPad_Right

[Copy and pasted from: http://forums.ubi.com/archive/index.php/t-211327.html]

Hope this helps everyone with the same issue!

[Lady Death's Simp]

ANOTHER WAY TO SOLVE THIS


This above method doesn't always work though. I had the same problem. I tried like 5 different controllers, everything from an Xbox One controller to a PC controller, a Rock Candy, an original white 360... and I went through all the downloads all the conversions, and all the tips given.

Nothing worked. I feared I might not be able to play one of my favorite games the way I like too anymore.

And then I thought about something.

When I loaded up the game, I'd get a steam message in the bottom right corner telling me that steam loaded It's controller configuration.

Here's the fix.

Right click on Vegas 2 in your steam library. Select properties. In the middle there will be a drop down box with some kind of message about Controller Configuration. Mine said (xbox).

Select that. Change it to "Forced Off."

Exit.

Load the game.

Try turning your controller on. It should work just fine. It did for me.