Gladiator NXT Evo not recognized in joy.cpl but showing up in the vkb config software.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 2:39
Hello I have come across a weird problem -
I have two gladiator nxt evos, one with the OTA, the other with a SEM attached.
They were working fine as of a few weeks ago, but upon attempting to use them recently, only one stick is recognized as a controller in joy.cpl at any given time. Similarly, only one stick is shown in the VKB Joytester.
The only change in my setup sofar has been my new keyboard (wooting two he), but even upon unplugging it the issue remains.
The recognized controller is also the only one where the "Test" tab shows buttons and axes. The unrecognized one shows it blank.
Both devices show up under "Bluetooth & Devices -> Devices".
Attempts to fix have included updating the firmware to 2.196 as well as the updated config tool to 0.93.26. I have furthermore reset the devices in an attempt to fix the issue.
Combing through the forums, I had come across the issue where joysticks would not work properly with 10+ devices connected - I have tried this with only my joysticks and my mouse connected, this issue remains.
For whatever reason I have a lot of virtual HID devices showing up in the HID device list. It is highly possible that the amount of virtual HID devices is somehow messing everything up, but I have no clue how to remove these devices. I have tried uninstalling them via the device manager, but they reappear when scanned for hardware changes.
Furthermore, I have switched USB ports, changed USB cables as well as tried different powered hubs (the joysticks were originally connected to a powered hub directly connected to the mobo.)
Kindly help if possible.
Sincerely,
PC-Fluff
I have two gladiator nxt evos, one with the OTA, the other with a SEM attached.
They were working fine as of a few weeks ago, but upon attempting to use them recently, only one stick is recognized as a controller in joy.cpl at any given time. Similarly, only one stick is shown in the VKB Joytester.
The only change in my setup sofar has been my new keyboard (wooting two he), but even upon unplugging it the issue remains.
The recognized controller is also the only one where the "Test" tab shows buttons and axes. The unrecognized one shows it blank.
Both devices show up under "Bluetooth & Devices -> Devices".
Attempts to fix have included updating the firmware to 2.196 as well as the updated config tool to 0.93.26. I have furthermore reset the devices in an attempt to fix the issue.
Combing through the forums, I had come across the issue where joysticks would not work properly with 10+ devices connected - I have tried this with only my joysticks and my mouse connected, this issue remains.
For whatever reason I have a lot of virtual HID devices showing up in the HID device list. It is highly possible that the amount of virtual HID devices is somehow messing everything up, but I have no clue how to remove these devices. I have tried uninstalling them via the device manager, but they reappear when scanned for hardware changes.
Furthermore, I have switched USB ports, changed USB cables as well as tried different powered hubs (the joysticks were originally connected to a powered hub directly connected to the mobo.)
Kindly help if possible.
Sincerely,
PC-Fluff
