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[daddyklein]

will not installnin x plane 11 what to do ?

[fallout9]

Once calibrated your device should get recognized in any game. There's no need to 'install' the joystick in game, just bind the controls and that's it.

[daddyklein]

Everything works expect the yaw-roll-pitch-thrust works flaps work I have done everything to get it to work on x-plane 11 you would think if you pay 100- bucks it should plug and play NOT !!!!!!!

[fallout9]

When you buy a new car, even if you pay a lot for it, you still have to adjust mirrors, seat, put on your seatbelt and from time to time fill up with gas and check oil. It's the same with your joystick, there are some steps to be followed in order to get the device working properly. One of these steps that you can't skip is the calibration. I could guide you through the process, but I've no idea what device you got as you didn't even mentioned that.

[daddyklein]

VKB GLADIATOR MK II I just had gotten is last night and I spent till 3am last night and all day today trying to read all find to get it installed.

Thanks For The Help
Mike

PS Your Wright you Know !!!!!!

[fallout9]

Hi Mike! About calibrating the device: you could do it through the native software, but that's a bit of time consuming. If you're in a rush to get in the game do this:
- unplug the joystick from computer;
- plug back the joystick to the computer and in the next 10 seconds press on the 2 Flaps buttons on the left side and on the Eject button on the right side of the base;
- hold all 3 buttons pressed until the green LED on the base is starting to flash; then you could release the buttons;
- now push your grip up and down along pitch axis and left right along roll axis - you don't have to push it hard at the end, just as much as you'll be using it in the game. Twist the grip left and right and push the mini-throttle all the way up and down. Do all these a few times.
- when done squeeze the trigger button and the joystick will restart;
- check the LEDs lights - if light is constant on everything was fine with the calibration process; if the LEDs are flashing something was wrong and you'd need to run the calibration process again.

After this you could get in game, but you'll have to assign the axes and buttons to the controls you'd need.

If you ever decide to flash your device (not recommended now as your device is new), here's the procedure:
1. Go to https://vkbcontrollers.com/, click on Donwload section.
2. Download the VKB Device Firmware (v1.98.F), the VKBDevCfg (v0.91.22) and the Bootloader (ZBootloader (v1.18).
3. Put all these 3 files in a separate folder and unzip them.
4. Open VKBDevCfg and navigate to Tools tab, then press on the big square Bootloader button.
5. In the new window press the ... button and navigate to the folder V1.98F and choose the file named _Gladiator_v1_98_F.vkb.
6. Select that file and click OK button. The Bootloader will flash that file and will close.
7. Open again VKBDevCfg and go to Tools tab and press the big square Default button.
8. After joystick restarts go to the Test tab, then Axes section.
9. Press the Start Calibr button and move all the axes on your joystick: pitch, yaw, twist, throttle.
10. When done press End Calibr and from there you're good to go: your joystick is flashed and calibrated properly.
Here's a video that covers this operation, might help you: https://youtu.be/8Ht8yMsdlCQ.

That's about keeping your joystick updated and calibrated. Do not try to calibrate it through any calibration tools (like Windows') other than its native software detailed above.
Also don't forget to bind your controls in game.

Have fun!

[daddyklein]

I'm trying to have FUN Thanks..!! BUT.. I Have done everything you have said to a T and I still can not get it to run yet. But I digress. Going to try a few thing today. if you can HELP I THANK YOU. IF Not I THANK YOU
PS if you can tell me which software to flash for X-PLANE 11 to WORK. that would be great.


THANKS MIKE

[TheFace]

It doesn't automatically show up in XPlane as needing to be calibrated when you load in?

[daddyklein]

no

[fallout9]

Are you playing through Steam Mike? If not through Steam, does your Gladiator shows up in Settings/Joystick - Device roll down menu?

[daddyklein]

yes on Steam. and yes I can see it in the roll down.

[fallout9]

K try this: open Steam client, go to Steam -> Settings -> Controller -> General Controller Options => uncheck the Generic Gamepad Configuration Support, save changes and try again in game.

After that you could configure the joystick in game as per this tutorial: https://youtu.be/PAz9QbNOF4k

[daddyklein]

ok I will try and get back to you. YOU ROCK!!!!!!!

[daddyklein]

did not work can I try anything else ? should I text the company ?

[Ron61]

Take a short video where it will be visible, what does not work for you.