Cobalt Flux Dance Platform

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[Agent]

I'm going to, for sure. In fact, I could actually just lie and say I told them the same thing you did. They don't keep good enough records to know the difference, and it's not like I'm cheating them. I ordered the mat and the extra panels, the way they're doing it, I'm being cheated several panels and they're probably saving money.

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[4ndy]

[Armagon]

Mine just arrived, but I'm having a problem with the Flux. I'm uncertain as to what the source of the problem is.

First and foremost I've tried running it using the TigerGame Xbox drivers and a spare cable from my USB hard drive. However, whenever I step on the pads fairly frequently within a time period of about 10 seconds, the pads stop working and Windows tells me there's insufficient bandwidth for the controller to maintain it's connection. I checked the game controller window afterwards and it read the device as "not connected".

At this point I'm uncertain whether this is simply the result of the cable not being good enough, or whether it could potentially be the TigerGame Xbox drivers. I tried installing the Microsoft Xbox 360 drivers, but it doesn't seem to do anything (unless the Tigerbox one IS the Microsoft drivers), as no Xbox controller option comes up in the "add device" or "add hardware" windows, it only allows me to select the Tigerbox drivers.

I am uncertain as to whether the cable from my USB hard drive is a USB1 or USB2 cable, but it goes quite fast on my hard drive, so I'm pretty sure it's USB2. I tried using the PS2 point with my PS2 to USB converter, but as I had expected, mine adds latency to the reaction of the pad, which is really annoying. Other than that, the PS2 connection seems to work fine.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

EDIT: It seems ok when I stick to 4 and 5 steps, though there are still occasions when the steps become more frequent that the pad drops out. One time when it dropped out, I got an error message from windows saying that the device was demanding 243% of USB power output from that slot, when most of the other devices were reading at 20%. It didn't give me any way of changing it though.

[kirbyrockz]

All right, my pad is now out delivery. Will keep you all posted.

EDIT: Okay, so I got my pad in. Unfortunately, I have two issues.

1. It slides like crazy for me, even with the grips on. Would getting some "sheet rubber" and sticking it to the bottom of the pad help? Or would that crack the melanine?

2. The sensitivity sucks. I know this isn't what everybody says about CF, so I think it's something fixable. The up arrow is rarely responding for me... and you have to press REALLY hard to hit most of the arrows. What do you think I should do to fix this? Lighten the screws, or tighten them up? I think the up arrow is the worst of them all... a little screwdriver job might fix it.

Thanks.
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[geeeuknitt]

wow!! kirby im relaly nervous about getting my pad now i hope i dont have those type of problems hopefully it's just a screw tighting issue i'll be really pissed if my 347 bucks were all spent for nothing it's suppose to come in on moday i guess i was wrong about the faster shipping but overall ups's shippings sucks FEDEX FTW!! i got a package shipped via fedex from california to ny in 2 days with ground shipping tsk tsk ups

[Joe11613]

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[Agent]

Guess what came in the mail today for whatever reason? Another CF with the arcade mod. Obviously I'm not keeping it. Somebody else is waiting for a mat and I'm not going to rip off the company and make other people wait for another shipment. Especially if they sent it to me instead of someone else. They might not get their order. I'm thinking that what happened is that they never changed the status on my order, so they thought I was still waiting on a mat. It would make sense, considering that they never charged the credit card. My mother is going to see if they charged it now.

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[Agent]

I'll have to go over to my uncle's house to confirm it, as I haven't seen it yet (it was delivered there, because that's where it was supposed to be for me birthday, it just arrived over a month after my birthday). Also, my order still says Awaiting Shipment and it was delivered several weeks ago. I think that may be the problem, I don't know. But it's probably routine for them to not bother updating it.

[kirbyrockz]

Gee- Don't worry about it. It's because the screws were too tight. Works great now, although I think I have to tweak it a bit more in order to keep away the ghosts. As for shipping, it went pretty fast here... from Tuesday to Friday. 3 days... but then again, I'm only two states away.

[Agent]

The mesh thing would have to be so thin that there's no way it will damage the base. Don't worry about it.

[kirbyrockz]

Installing a Cobalt Flux to your Computer
by KirbyRockz, 9/8/07

So, trying to get your Cobalt Flux to function properly on your PC? The drivers that Cobalt Flux gives you themselves is faulty, and will not function correctly for most players. Basically, it can perform any arrow direction, but if you try to press Up+Down or Left+Right, it won't register it in the game. This is because, on a regular Xbox controller (what the USB module is designed for), the D-Pad cannot be pressed with left-right, or up-down. So, we'll have to use a different driver.

(Note: Before you begin this, if you tried the TigerGame drivers or any other drivers to make this work, you must uninstall it. To do this, plug in your CF and go to Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager. Look under Human Interface Drivers, and right click the driver you currently have installed. Choose "Uninstall." You should be set now. Unplug the CF when it's finished uninstalling.)

Because the drivers CF gives are faulty, we'll have to get a new one, and with that a new program. Go to this website...

http://www.redcl0ud.com/xbcd.html

...and download the newest version (as of writing this guide, it's version 1.07). Once it's finished, run it and you'll get a message saying this:

[ChilliumBromide]

I've linked to this page citing your guide on my site. Let me know if you don't want that and I'll remove the link.
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[kirbyrockz]

Not a problem at all. If you don't mind me asking, can I get a link to your website?

Agent: Okay, cool. Thanks.
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[NIQ9]

wow, nice.

also, if anyone needs Mad taco's cleaning guide or the Cobalt Flux Mega FAQ, i have them. would it be useful to post them here?

if so, i'll edit this post so it would be on the same page as the computer guide.

EDIT: