GamePad Companion Support
Supported Devices
All devices recognized by the Mac OS X HID mechanism should work with GamePad Companion. This includes gamepads, joysticks, mice and other simmilar devices.
Please download and try the demo to see if your device works properly. Here is a listing of devices that have been tested by users:
Devices that have worked with GamePad Companion
GamePads:
Gravis Destroyer Tiltpad
Gravis Eliminator AfterShock Runmble GamePad
Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro
Gravis GamePad Pro USB
MacAlly iShock
MacAlly iShock II
Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad USB
Microsoft SideWinder plug & Play Game Pad
Microsoft Stratogoc Commander
nostrom n50SpeedPad
Thrustmaster Firestorm Digital 2
Saitek X45(should work with OS 10.2 but has not been tested yet)
Saitek P750(Requires OS 10.2 and GamePad Companion 2.1 or later)
Joysticks:
Gravis Destroyer AfterShock
Gravis Destroyer Xtreme
Microsoft SideWinder Joystick
Microsoft SideWinder Precision 2 Joystick
Logitech Inc. WingMan Strike Force 3D
Logitech WingMan Attack 2
Saitek Cyborg 3D USB Gold
Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner
Thrustmaster Top Gun Fox 2
Other Gaming Devices:
CH F16 FighterStick
CH ProPedals
CH ProThrottle
Logitech Inc. WingMan Formula Force GP
MicrosoftSideWinder Precision Racing Wheel USB version 1.0
"Monster" USB PSX<-->PC (PS2 converter)
Supported Machines
All Apple computers that officially support Mac OS X should work with GamePad Companion. Please download
and try the demo to see if your machine works properly.
Supported Applications
Any application that runs on Mac OS X version 10.1 or later, either natively or in Classic mode, should
work with GamePad Companion. You should not use it with games that have built in support for HID devices.
Please download and try the demo to see if it works with your applications.
Using Multiple Devices Simultaneously
You should be able to simultaneously use up to 6 HID devices
with the full version of GamePad Companion.
Uninstalling Gamepad Companion
If you need to remove GamePad Comapanion, just delete the preference panel located at /Library/PreferencePanes/GamePadCompanionPrefPanel.prefPane
Trouble Shooting
1. If your device is a HID device and it is not recognized by GamePad Companion, try disconnecting/reconnecting
your device, and then try restarting GamePad Companion. If that does not work then try restarting your computer.
Also make sure there are no other applications running that are directly connected to your device.
2. If GamePad Companion was working fine and now crashes on launch or otherwise is acting odd, then you might have a corrupt preferences file. Try deleting or renaming the ~/Library/Preferences/com.carvware.gamecompanionpref.plist file located in your home directory.
3. If you press the start button and your machine starts beeping and acting weird, then it is probably
because either one of the mapped buttons on your controller is stuck down, or more likely because the
sensitivity is set too high on one of the mutli-key elements that you have mapped. Make sure none of your mapped
buttons are stuck, and try decreasing the key sensitivity for the multi-key elements.
4. If you press the start button then begin playing a game, and the controller acts like the left, right, down,
or up key is being held down, even though you are not pressing anything, then the key sensitivity is most likely
set too high. Try decreasing it for whichever key was acting as if it were held down.
5. Some devices are recognized by GamePad Companion, but when you try to select elements on them using the "Select control" button, or when you press start and try to use the controller, GamePad Companion does not respond. Devices currently known to have this problem include: Saitek P750. This problem is fixed with OS 10.2 and GamePad Companion 2.1. Please try your device with the demo version
before purchasing GamePad Companion to ensure that your device works as expected.
6. Mac OS X 10.3.x, Panther, requires GamePad Companion 2.2 or later.
7. If you use Stuffit Expander 8.0 to uncompress the GamePad Companion download, than the installer might fail with an error like "The preflight script was either not executable or not readable." Here is an article from Aladdin's describing the issue: http://www.aladdinsys.com/support/techsupport/qanda.php?id=534&sessionid=55337 Please try with a different version of Stuffit.
8. Mac OS X 10.4.x, Tiger, requires GamePad Companion 2.3 or later.
9. Intel based Macs require GamePad Companion 2.4 or later.
If you have questions not answered above then please e-mail them to me here: GamePad Companion Support, and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible
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