HOW TO INSTALL THE HOTAS COUGAR FIRMWARE / SOFTWARE ON WINDOWS 7, 64 BIT
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Hi Halgrym… I have down loaded the Deview and the HCO Vista 64 bit in case it is needed. Was the Dewiew tool easy to use? I have Windows 10 and a super fast machine. That one guy suggested plugging the Cougar into a 2.0 USB port as opposed to a faster USB 3.0. First thing I’m gonna do is just plug it in and see what happens next. I guess I didn’t really need to buy this considering what I have, but I am hoping I can get this super Mint Cougar working as I really enjoy the F16 lay out.
Too bad the Cougar throttle couldn’t have some kind of PIN adapter to plug in by itself. The sticks appear to be the same. I also noticed your question is just last month as much of the Cougar discussions seem to be from 2011 or 2012.
Any Advice? How is your Cougar still running now?
Thanx
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So did you get it working for Windows 10 or not? I’m not clear if you have. I have an original Cougar I bought first hand in 2006! Can’t believe it’s damn 11 years old and has so little miles on it. But haven’t messed with it with Win 10 yet. I attempted but never followed through.
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May I ask in case of windows 10 64bit and a cougar with old firmware, how do we update the firmware?
EDIT: Updater stays on the press trigger stage and waits there for ever.
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May I ask in case of windows 10 64bit and a cougar with old firmware, how do we update the firmware?
EDIT: Updater stays on the press trigger stage and waits there for ever.
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Arty, you figured this one out? Does compatibility work?
I have Win10 64bit as well and I haven’t even got around getting Cougar working. I wonder if it will work at all
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i have installed it in WIN 10 following cubs pilot’s instructions. no problems. however i dont remember what i did with the trigger down. i do remember though that it solved some glitches on the stick.
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i have installed it in WIN 10 following cubs pilot’s instructions. no problems. however i dont remember what i did with the trigger down. i do remember though that it solved some glitches on the stick.
Alright man. As you can see I’m still going to install this since 2015 lol. One day when I get to it.
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Hey man Bushmaster78FS… long time no see… were have u gone?
Unfortunately I don’t have any news on the issue.
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Hey man Bushmaster78FS… long time no see… were have u gone?
Unfortunately I don’t have any news on the issue.
I’m still around. I was busy with school and flight instructor training. Hope all is well.
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May I ask in case of windows 10 64bit and a cougar with old firmware, how do we update the firmware?
EDIT: Updater stays on the press trigger stage and waits there for ever.
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If you dont want a half baked eprom , dont push your luck Arty…
Do it from Win7(x86/x64) !!! … I’ve even tried from Win8.1 once , and gave up. I don’t want to even think about programming firmware from Win10.
Virtual machine (vmware) with Win7 could even work ok… Even Foxy’s DirectX axis test works, which dont work in win8.1… But flashing directly from Win10… I dont think so.
Cheers
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If you dont want a half baked eprom , dont push your luck Arty…
Do it from Win7(x86/x64) !!! … I’ve even tried from Win8.1 once , and gave up. I don’t want to even think about programming firmware from Win10.
Virtual machine (vmware) with Win7 could even work ok… Even Foxy’s DirectX axis test works, which dont work in win8.1… But flashing directly from Win10… I dont think so.
Cheers
Would it be possible to program it on an old laptop with Win7 or WinXP and then plug it in on Win10?
I bought my Cougar in 2006 and since Win7 I never tried to program it.
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Would it be possible to program it on an old laptop with Win7 or WinXP and then plug it in on Win10?
I bought my Cougar in 2006 and since Win7 I never tried to program it.
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I’m not sure but when I had issues when win764 came out and till the cubpilots solution came out I remember I used my xp install to flash and then go back to win7 and it was working fine.
So I guess it will be ok.
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I’m not sure but when I had issues when win764 came out and till the cubpilots solution came out I remember I used my xp install to flash and then go back to win7 and it was working fine.
So I guess it will be ok.
I have a couple of old laptops laying around. That’s gotta do it. Otherwise BMS works fine with Win10 at the moment.
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Would it be possible to program it on an old laptop with Win7 or WinXP and then plug it in on Win10?
I bought my Cougar in 2006 and since Win7 I never tried to program it.
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It was designed for XP and below… '98… Vista stuff and drivers package came after. So, Yes
Only thing that You’ll have to manual calibrate the stick on Win10 system. , so, minimum install vista driver package, ‘HOTAS Config’ etc…
One other thing I’ve noticed after Win10 Spring 1803 update ,… after any system restart or shutdown (NOT hibernate or standby) , my HOTAS IN and OUT in device manger have to be removed and driver reinstalled or
HOTAS Config looses write to stick .
After driver reinstall it works normally … ah feckin Win10… have some problems with ‘gaming’ controllers , just google for XBOX controllers. They even break system to bsod… geeee. that’s so cool os.I’ve made custom batch script when I notice that stick lost programming input , so it removes device , rescan system, and install selected devices.
\sysinternals\DEVCON remove "USB\VID_044F&PID_0400&MI_04*" \sysinternals\DEVCON remove "USB\VID_044F&PID_0400&MI_03*" \sysinternals\DEVCON rescan \sysinternals\DEVCON install "USB\VID_044F&PID_0400&MI_03*" \sysinternals\DEVCON install "USB\VID_044F&PID_0400&MI_04*"
Good luck.
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Thanks man, I will have to get back to you as I have no idea where to start at the moment. When I first got the HOTAS 12 years ago, I remember flashing it with new firmware I want to say but never used it to its full potential as there was no BMS around etc. What I would need is a beginner guide as if I just bought the HOTAS today and start from scratch.
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So my brothers what’s the verdict on getting the Cougar going with w10/64?
Oh and is it still advisable to unplug the TQS when firmware flahing?
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Moooowwwaaaaa what’s up man? This is probably the only thread I have been following. I recently upgraded to an 8700K and an RTX2070 so I was just going to install and do a little FPS check but dude, not knowing how Cougar is going to react to newer windows have always haunted me. I think at this point, it will be just a plug and play kind of thing with many functions missing. I can’t believe I got mine in 2006 and it probably has no more than 1 hour flight time on it. So let me know how you figure this out LOL
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Roger that Brother Bushy.
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I’m not 100% sure what’s going on in this thread, but I’m using my Cougar w/ Foxy in Win 10 Pro 64-bit. I don’t remember all the details of the installation, it’s always been a PITA, but at some point I had to go back to the XP machine to reflash. No trouble since I got it running.
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Buzz, remind me what flashing was… I remember flashing it with some kind of firmware back in 2006 when we all had XP, but you are talking about uploading macros, correct? I have a laptop I am going to dual boot with Win7 soon, maybe that would help.
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but you are talking about uploading macros, correct?
No, I meant reflashing the firmware. There might have been a better way, but that’s how I got mine going.