Playing BG II with cordless devices

theholyavenger · 11-04-2002, 09:50 AM

Has anyone tried playing BG II with cordless mouse/keyboard??? For some reason, the game doesn't detect my cordless mouse and/or keyboard...

I've got TOB installed, updated to the latest patch, but still, when i click on any of the buttons (attack, switch weapons, detect traps, formation, etc.), nothing happens. Does BG II not support cordless devices??? I've got the resolution of the game set to 1024X768 and i'm running this game on WIN XP...

Do you guys have any ideas?

Sir Exxon · 11-04-2002, 12:00 PM

This is strange. I run BG2 with a cordless mouse and keyboard on Windows ME just fine... It probably is another of those bugs on WinXP.

Lord Lothar · 11-04-2002, 03:27 PM

Have you installed the latest drivers for your mouse?

Throrgrim · 11-04-2002, 04:15 PM

u get more or less the same bug for Grand Theft Auto 3 on XP and u just had to download a patch or summin.
try reinstalling the keyboard and mouse under control panel devices.
if not i dunno.

theholyavenger · 11-04-2002, 04:26 PM

Installing new drivers for the mouse and keyboard has no avail, i've tried it before. What's more, i even format my whole computer and did a clean install of WIN XP, but the same problem persists. I've tried playing the game in WIN XP with my "old" mouse (non-cordless, non-optical) and the game runs fine. Do you guys know if bioware did put up a new patch just for win xp?

BTW, do you guys know what's the sample rate and input buffer length means? THey were in the properties of my mouse in the device manager...

Zuvio · 11-04-2002, 05:15 PM

Ehm, sample rate is IMO like the refresh rate. How many updates of the location of the mouse do you want, the higher, the smoother.

True_Moose · 11-04-2002, 07:46 PM

Yeah, I've run it with both a Microsoft Explorer Optical Cordless and a Logitech Mouseman Cordless, and never had any problems. Probably just a driver thing with XP (seems like pretty much everything is

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11-04-2002, 09:50 AM	#1
theholyavenger Manshoon Join Date: February 27, 2002 Location: Faerun Age: 41 Posts: 205	Has anyone tried playing BG II with cordless mouse/keyboard??? For some reason, the game doesn't detect my cordless mouse and/or keyboard... I've got TOB installed, updated to the latest patch, but still, when i click on any of the buttons (attack, switch weapons, detect traps, formation, etc.), nothing happens. Does BG II not support cordless devices??? I've got the resolution of the game set to 1024X768 and i'm running this game on WIN XP... Do you guys have any ideas? __________________ \"There once was a warrior true,<br />with the sense knocked out of him, too.<br />But in a hamster he found,<br />some wisdom profound,<br />and now where goes he goes his Boo!\"<br /><br />~Crazy Celvan in Baldur\'s Gate II Shadows of Amn

11-04-2002, 03:27 PM	#3
Lord Lothar Quintesson Join Date: August 7, 2002 Location: Oakville (next to the T.O.), Ontario, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 1,097	Have you installed the latest drivers for your mouse? __________________ \"King Kong ain\'t got NOTHING on me!\"

11-04-2002, 04:15 PM	#4
Throrgrim Drow Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2002 Location: England Age: 36 Posts: 283	u get more or less the same bug for Grand Theft Auto 3 on XP and u just had to download a patch or summin. try reinstalling the keyboard and mouse under control panel devices. if not i dunno. __________________ \"See battle Boo? Run, Boo! RUN!\" <br />My website:<br />[url]\"http://www.geocities.com/steveeldridge321\" target=\"_blank\">www.geocities.com/steveeldridge321</a><br />Please visit!

11-04-2002, 04:26 PM	#5
theholyavenger Manshoon Join Date: February 27, 2002 Location: Faerun Age: 41 Posts: 205	Installing new drivers for the mouse and keyboard has no avail, i've tried it before. What's more, i even format my whole computer and did a clean install of WIN XP, but the same problem persists. I've tried playing the game in WIN XP with my "old" mouse (non-cordless, non-optical) and the game runs fine. Do you guys know if bioware did put up a new patch just for win xp? BTW, do you guys know what's the sample rate and input buffer length means? THey were in the properties of my mouse in the device manager... __________________ \"There once was a warrior true,<br />with the sense knocked out of him, too.<br />But in a hamster he found,<br />some wisdom profound,<br />and now where goes he goes his Boo!\"<br /><br />~Crazy Celvan in Baldur\'s Gate II Shadows of Amn

11-04-2002, 05:15 PM	#6
Zuvio Gold Dragon Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: Blessed are those who are not.... Age: 43 Posts: 2,556	Ehm, sample rate is IMO like the refresh rate. How many updates of the location of the mouse do you want, the higher, the smoother. __________________ [img]\"http://img121.exs.cx/img121/4236/zuviodemonnoname2hf.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

11-04-2002, 12:00 PM	#2
Sir Exxon Zartan Join Date: October 15, 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Age: 36 Posts: 5,367	This is strange. I run BG2 with a cordless mouse and keyboard on Windows ME just fine... It probably is another of those bugs on WinXP.

11-04-2002, 07:46 PM	#7
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 37 Posts: 2,563	Yeah, I've run it with both a Microsoft Explorer Optical Cordless and a Logitech Mouseman Cordless, and never had any problems. Probably just a driver thing with XP (seems like pretty much everything is ) __________________ [img]\"http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/true_moose/Siggy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

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