Controller Recgonition With My Logitech F710

Cepheus_001 · April 9, 2016

Just bought "DARK SOULS: Prepare to Die Edition" and I wanted to play it using my Logi F710, but for some reason it recognizes it and displays all the Xbox buttons in the HUD, but I can't use the keys! I checked my Logi Software, i'm on X-input with the mode button turned off and reconnected my controller a few times, but nothing is working. it's just the same. Right now it should be playing like a regular Xbox controller!

Please help!

Cepheus_001 · April 9, 2016

If it does end up resulting in controller mapper, the F710 comes with that software, so you don't need to suggest any controller mapping software!

thankyou!

TetraSky · April 9, 2016

I don't have this issue, then again, I never actually manually installed the drivers for my F710, I just let windows 10 do it for me and it installed the Xbox 360 controller drivers for it, instead of the Logitech ones.

But, according to what others with the same controller and this same issue in Dark Soul, the solution they followed was to essentially install the Xbox 360 drivers, use a custom inf file to make it recognize the F710 and install that.

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Big Thanks to Mads Larsen and Yansern. There method worked for me.

Just to recap there method in one user friendly post.

Install the device like you would for the first time. expecting it to work. Don't "start from scratch" or anything like that. Then

Go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/downloads

Click "GAMING" tab.

Click "Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows"

Download that as normal. For WINDOWS 7 64 BIT (it should also install on Windows 8/10.)

Next download Yanserns "xusb21.inf" here. To your desktop or a location you can manipulate the file from easily.

http://www.mediafire.com/?06akk8d06l4aguk

I've made a backup here(same file): http://www.gamefront.com/files/21352745/Xusb21.zip

Now go to START>SETTINGS>CONTROL PANEL>DEVICE MANAGER

(right click Start menu, select "device manager")

You'll see a list of all your devices. Under "Other Devices" (Maybe somewhere else) you'll see a YELLOW TRIANGLE with an ! it should say something like "Logitech F710" or something descriptive enough for you to tell it's the game controller.

RIGHT CLICK on that and go to Properties. Go to the "DETAILS" tab. Select the category "HARDWARE IDS".

Should be something like

USB\VID_046D&PID_C21F&REV_0305

USB\VID_046D&PID_C21F

That's your personal HARDWARE ID. If you RIGHT CLICK you should be able to COPY it. Do that.

Now open the xusb21.inf that is on your desktop with NOTEPAD or some other bare bones word processor.

Right on the top you should see

"Wireless Common Controller USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0719"

Go to FIND/REPLACE and then select to REPLACE ALL "USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0719" with the one you COPIED from your personal DEVICE MANAGER.

SAVE the revised xusb21.inf. Open explorer and place your new xusb21.inf into the directory

PROGRAM FILES>Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories Software>

This should REPLACE the original.

Now go back to your DEVICE MANAGER. RIGHT click on the Game Controller Click PROPERTIES. Go to the DRIVER tab. Select UPDATE DRIVER and then choose the option to manually find the DRIVER just point to PROGRAM FILES>Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories Software>

Install the driver.

That should be it. You can just EDIT the original xusb21.inf from the XBOX controller install rather than downloading Yanserns as well. In case the files eventually go down.