Enable Controller checkbox disable permanently

[Barbs]

Hi guys,

Tried AVSIM with no luck. Does anyone here know how to ensure that the Enable Controller checkbox in the FSX menu is disabled (unchecked) and stays that way. I am finding that it is enabled randomly and I have to remember to uncheck it every time I load FSX otherwise it causes issues with my FSUIPC setup.

Is there a CFG tweak or something I can use? Anything?

[Pete Dowson]

Hi guys,

Tried AVSIM with no luck. Does anyone here know how to ensure that the Enable Controller checkbox in the FSX menu is disabled (unchecked) and stays that way. I am finding that it is enabled randomly and I have to remember to uncheck it every time I load FSX otherwise it causes issues with my FSUIPC setup.

Is there a CFG tweak or something I can use? Anything?

 

 

I've never heard of it becoming re-enabled by itself. I think it is morte likely that your FSX.CFG file isn't being updated when you close FSX. Perhaps FSX isn't closing correctly, but crashing instead?

 

Take a look in your FSX.CFG file. In the section called [CONTROLS] you should have

 

JOYSTICKS=0

 

 

If not just set it that way.

 

Pete

[Barbs]

Hi Pete,

Ordinarily I would have thought the same thing. Nevertheless sometimes when loading FSX the checkbox would be unchecked from last time, yet another time I would load FSX and it would be Enabled.

The JOYSTICKS=0 wasn't there but I have added it as that's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for.. I'll report back whether the problem persists.

[Barbs]

Just to report back.  Adding JOYSTICKS=0 doesn't appear to have worked. It would appear that whenever the controller configuration on the system changes (say I unplug a throttle to use the USB port or something) the next time I load up FSX, the controllers are enabled again.

[English Rebel]

Just to report back.  Adding JOYSTICKS=0 doesn't appear to have worked. It would appear that whenever the controller configuration on the system changes (say I unplug a throttle to use the USB port or something) the next time I load up FSX, the controllers are enabled again.

Greg

That's normal.  FS thinks it's a new device and enables the controls.  I have mine disabled and it's never been re-enabled.  Have you set your joystick numbering so that FS "remembers" them and doesn't think they are new devices?  Look at page 27 in the User Guide for information.

Alan