Setting up X65F (need some help)
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Hi!
Please read this whole thread, you must find what you are looking for, link below!
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?23661-Flounder-s-X52-Pro-Keyfile-DX-Profile-for-BMS-4-33
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?37112-move-radar-cursor-with-x52pro
There is a MOD, which applies to the Windows 7 registry key, I just can’t say if it works for Windows 10!
This Agave_Blue thread is very good, good read!
I hope I helped you!
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If you are using the predelivered BMS - BasicDX X-65F.key file you have to load the BMS - BasicDX X-65F.pr0 through the Saitek/MadCatz profile editor as well. The cursor is set up to the ministick on the throttle and set up as band in the X65 Profile editor.
If you want to stay with having the ministick with keystrokes I suggeast to change the band to use an advanced command instead of simple keypress with propper press and release order to avoid floating cursor.
I personally don’t use any keystrokes on my X65 for cursor on the ministick but use the cursor as real analog axis. But in order to be able to do that diue to the restiction of 8 axis per devices you would have to give up one of your other axis. So i.e as I use rudder pedals I gave up the twiest rudder axis as I don’t use it at all and on a forcesensing stick it’s not really usefull. Giving up an axis and reordering the axis to have the ministick available to be selected as analog axis would require to add a new axis order to the registry. I wanted I can supply the information how to do it
Thank you for the reply. What is exactly Saitek/MadCatz profile and where can I find it? I did load BMS - BasicDX X-65F.pr0 but I placed it in Falcon BMS 4.35\User\Config folder along with BMS - BasicDX X-65F.key file.
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Thank you for the reply. What is exactly Saitek/MadCatz profile and where can I find it? I did load BMS - BasicDX X-65F.pr0 but I placed it in Falcon BMS 4.35\User\Config folder along with BMS - BasicDX X-65F.key file.
The profile itself is the BMS - BasicDX X-65F.pr0 but it has to be loaded with the software that comes with your X65F.
If your X65F Driver and software is correctly installed you should have an icon in your taskbarA) Software installed but no profile loaded
B) Software installed and profile loaded
if no profile is loaded right click the icon
In order to have profiles directly selectable as in 1 they need to placed in
C:\Users\Public\Documents\SmartTechnology Profiles
to load them from another save folder select 2
and got to programmingselect open and browse to where your BMS - BasicDX X-65F.pr0 is saved
then select the profile button to attach the profile to your stick abd close the Profile editor software
The icon in the taskbar now should show as in image B) (green highlighted)
In addition to all said above some hints about the 32 DX Button Limitation. As BMS is limited to 32DX buttons and 8 Axis per Device you are not able to use all the buttons on the X65F as DX. There are 2 ways to be able to use all buttons on the HOTAS
1. Mixed DX and keystroke setup (the way is use my stick)
As the buttons marked as 2 as well as those on the additionionla Panel go over the 32 DX limitation if have those bound with keystrockes in the ProfileEditor software2. Pure DX setup
in order to be able to use all buttons on the X65F as DX buttons you would have to use 3rd party software such as vJoy and JoystickGremlin so basically create 2 Virtual Devices with vJoy and remap your physical buttons and axis to the 2 virtual devices using JoystickGremlin. after diong so use those new virtual devices to map in BMS -
thank you very much for going through so much trouble to explain it. I do show now a green Icon. Now the mouse moves but once it does it never stops moving from side to side or up to down. I wonder if it needs calibration because that’s what the cougar does and once calibrated it goes away. Is there a calibration for X65F?
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thank you very much for going through so much trouble to explain it. I do show now a green Icon. Now the mouse moves but once it does it never stops moving from side to side or up to down. I wonder if it needs calibration because that’s what the cougar does and once calibrated it goes away. Is there a calibration for X65F?
Again as posted in my first answer if you are using the prebuilt BMS profile and encounter a floating cursor you have to open and change the profile as I showed in my screenshots and switch the key press only setup on the bands to use an advanced command with spearate press and release commands in propper order
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you can try this profile. It’s the one delivered with BMS 4.35 just the commands for the radar cursor band are switched from simple keypress to avanced commands with seperate press and release sequences
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MJyqNwkIL0F-dqEdH41qtpwwdeqYhqQQ/view?usp=sharing
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the files that came with BMS 4.35 are BMS-BasicDX X-65F.key, BMS-BasicDX X-65F_MFD.key, and BMS-BasicDX.pr0. But nothing like BMS X-65F_DX_advcursor.mp3 which I wasn’t able to download.
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the files that came with BMS 4.35 are BMS-BasicDX X-65F.key, BMS-BasicDX X-65F_MFD.key, and BMS-BasicDX.pr0. But nothing like BMS X-65F_DX_advcursor.mp3 which I wasn’t able to download.
Ok seems that some browser treat pr0 files hosted on google drive as sound files I uploaded the BMS X-65F_DX_advcursor.pr0 within a zip file so that shouldn’t confuse the browser
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M9SVzIN46MpzrDfOSgGytrx_YAT6eyi2/view?usp=sharing
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thank you very much for going through so much trouble to explain it. I do show now a green Icon. Now the mouse moves but once it does it never stops moving from side to side or up to down. I wonder if it needs calibration because that’s what the cougar does and once calibrated it goes away. Is there a calibration for X65F?
Hi, Alfred,
With full respect to Oak, who I know knows his stuff, I may have another couple of options for you…- When I had my -65 many moons ago, in the pre-Alternate Launcher days I solved the running cursor problem by making the cursor a non-combo key command. (Ie: up arrow, not shift + up arrow) using SST. It wasn’t a calibration issue , for mine, at least.
- It was towards the end of my -65 days when the BMS Alternate Launcher came along. To use the AL, you need to use the BMS-Full keyfile.
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Hello oakdesign
I’ve just read your post and I am very interested.
I want to use the ministick as the radar cursor of the x65f and give up rudder right on SST .
Can you send me your profile;maybe it will help me.
I well understood about Vjoy and Joystick Gremlin.
I don’t know how to set x65f in a mixed way : “ So mainly 32 buttons as DX and the rest through SST”
Thanks for your help !
Danpil -
Hello oakdesign
I’ve just read your post and I am very interested.
I want to use the ministick as the radar cursor of the x65f and give up rudder right on SST .
Can you send me your profile;maybe it will help me.
I well understood about Vjoy and Joystick Gremlin.
I don’t know how to set x65f in a mixed way : “ So mainly 32 buttons as DX and the rest through SST”
Thanks for your help !
DanpilI’m currently on vacation for the next 2 weeks. I’ll check if I have my profile stored on my cloud storage and come back with an answer later.
For the mixed setup I am currently using neither Gremlin nor vjoy is needed.Gesendet von meinem SM-G930F mit Tapatalk
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HELLO OAKDESIGN
I download your profile
It works UP not DOWN
It works LEFT but RIGHT it works but goes up at the same time -
Viel Dank
Ich hoffe dich gute ferien -
Hello Oak
Need your help about the radar cursor with ministick.
It works well but now I can’t use the range knob
Can you help me?
Thank you
Danpil