01-17-2013, 08:22 AM
Scarlett,
Sure enough, that did the trick. having the programs run as administrator worked like a charm. Thats great news, seeing now that it should work correctly with most programs. Will there be any fix to get this working without needing to run as administrator all the time? obviously im the administrator myself, but I hope I wont have to run it like that all the time. I should point out too that I did that thing another user suggested with changing the setting in the service under the log on tab to "local system account" because the service wouldnt autorun on its own, or even start manually for the matter. Also, im running Windows 8 pro 64-bit, if that helps anything. As for the shutting down issue, whats odd is that sometimes the system will still shut down properly with a controller connected, but like i said usually it doesn't. I have my system currently setup for "fast boot". Maybe that has something to do with the issue. I'll play around with the settings sometime. Another issue that I have is sleep. If I try to put the computer to sleep, sometimes it wakes back up on its own. Not sure if that particular issue is related to the controller or not, but just pointing it out that maybe its something related to my system in particular. I will play around and try to figure out whats going on when I get a chance.
bloodroke: if you havent already, you might want to make sure you have all of the latest driver/software updates for the driver. I'm not too sure if the drivers you stated before are the latest, but at some point scarlett added rev A1 support, and mentioned that B1 should be working properly as well. Also, does the issue occur the same whether connected via bluetooth or usb? If so then it sounds like you might have a defective DS3, unfortunately. I have old broken controllers, with similar issues that you stated. Cant make any promises, but if you look on the back of the controller, theres a small hole above the model number sticker on the right side, find something small like a paperclip, and press that button to reset the controller. you may want to make sure your not pressing or holding any buttons on your controller as well, same for plugging in or pairing the controller. Oh, and if none of that works, you could always try going into some sort of local game shop (like gamestop) and asking a rep there if they could test out your controller. If they have a working PS3 somewhere, they might be nice enough to allow you to test it out yourself, or test it out for you. Lastly, since the controller is so new, if you still have the receipt maybe take it back where you bought it for an exchange? Hope this helps.
Sure enough, that did the trick. having the programs run as administrator worked like a charm. Thats great news, seeing now that it should work correctly with most programs. Will there be any fix to get this working without needing to run as administrator all the time? obviously im the administrator myself, but I hope I wont have to run it like that all the time. I should point out too that I did that thing another user suggested with changing the setting in the service under the log on tab to "local system account" because the service wouldnt autorun on its own, or even start manually for the matter. Also, im running Windows 8 pro 64-bit, if that helps anything. As for the shutting down issue, whats odd is that sometimes the system will still shut down properly with a controller connected, but like i said usually it doesn't. I have my system currently setup for "fast boot". Maybe that has something to do with the issue. I'll play around with the settings sometime. Another issue that I have is sleep. If I try to put the computer to sleep, sometimes it wakes back up on its own. Not sure if that particular issue is related to the controller or not, but just pointing it out that maybe its something related to my system in particular. I will play around and try to figure out whats going on when I get a chance.
bloodroke: if you havent already, you might want to make sure you have all of the latest driver/software updates for the driver. I'm not too sure if the drivers you stated before are the latest, but at some point scarlett added rev A1 support, and mentioned that B1 should be working properly as well. Also, does the issue occur the same whether connected via bluetooth or usb? If so then it sounds like you might have a defective DS3, unfortunately. I have old broken controllers, with similar issues that you stated. Cant make any promises, but if you look on the back of the controller, theres a small hole above the model number sticker on the right side, find something small like a paperclip, and press that button to reset the controller. you may want to make sure your not pressing or holding any buttons on your controller as well, same for plugging in or pairing the controller. Oh, and if none of that works, you could always try going into some sort of local game shop (like gamestop) and asking a rep there if they could test out your controller. If they have a working PS3 somewhere, they might be nice enough to allow you to test it out yourself, or test it out for you. Lastly, since the controller is so new, if you still have the receipt maybe take it back where you bought it for an exchange? Hope this helps.