Cannot get F310 Logitech gamepad to work in FFXI

[QuickRelease21]

Ever tried to install the proper drivers for the OS your using?

If that dont work, ever tried installing the newest directx files?

[geekgirl101]

Check under <wheverver steam is installed>/Steam/steamapps/common/ffxi/SquareEnix/FFXI/ folder.

In there there should be multiple folders labelled "Tools", one for each region. Try configuring your pad from the config exe under ToolsEU and see if that fixes your gamepad issue.

I have been using that one since it's an EU install, although the SoE expansion was US and had to be patched up to be compatible with EU version.

As far as I'm aware there is nothing else after directx 11 and I've had that for a very long time, and there hasn't been any updates for the official F310 drivers since 2010.

I did a bit of mucking about uninstalling and reinstalling divers in case there was any conflict with old devices that had been plugged in the past. I just ran the profiler now at the same time as FFXI. During POL both the profiler and POL recognised the key presses. As soon as I got to the FFXI Terms of Service screen the gamepad was not registering, however the profiler was recognising the key presses.

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

During POL both the profiler and POL recognised the key presses. As soon as I got to the FFXI Terms of Service screen the gamepad was not registering, however the profiler was recognising the key presses.

Does Windows recognize it as an F310 or some flavor of Dual RumblePad? (The latter is preferable.)

Does the controller work in testing in the Final Fantasy XI Config program?

[geekgirl101]

No it doesn't work in the config. The profiler recognizes it as a Logitech Dual Action USB. I don't know what Windows recognizes it as, it just thinks it's a Logitech Virtual Hid Device.

I suspect that FFXI registered a mouse I once had plugged in as being a gamepad and won't recognise the F310 in the config. Is there a way to force FFXI to reset it so I can switch to the F-310 gamepad? It's a Belkin n52te mouse with 14 additional buttons for hotkeying macros.

[geekgirl101]

Took a hint from somewhere, deleted every HiD device on my machine and uninstalled all drivers, rebooted, plugged them in again and started up FFXI config... it worked! However it now no longer works in POL, lol! I can live without it in POL but I'm glad it's working in FFXI now.