Posted by Dave K. on January 23, 2002 at 13:15:35:
In Reply to: X-Box Controller Hack Through USB posted by Dave C on January 22, 2002 at 22:30:13:
A couple other people at www.xboxhacker.net have done the same thing (mostly going the other way...trying to get a USB mouse/keyboard to work on the xbox). Problem is drivers. MS will most likely not release PC drivers for the xbox controller. But that doesn't mean somone can't write them from scratch (which is what will probably happen).
As for hooking a USB mouse/keyboard to the xbox via a hacked cable: the xbox in turn doesn't have drivers loaded to support the devices. So game developers can't write anything to support them either. I on the otherhand, am working on a completely different approach, and will post my findings soon.
-Dave
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: I've got an X-box controller patched to a USB extension cord (ignoring the 5th wire from the controller). When I plug it in WinXP a couple of devices show up. Microsoft USB controller and USB device. All I need now is a USB driver. Any takers?
: The hack was simple. After much deliberation and research, it just turned out to be connecting the same color wires together. Of course your wires may be different. The 5th wire could prove to be a challenge, though. I think it could be power for the USB controller (mem packs) and data for the rumble pack multiplexed on one line.