OK this isn't a question. We all know Live headsets don't work with the Magic Boxes, but I have figured out why.
Basically, for some strange reason, the memory card slot on the magic box is slot number 2 (not number 1, the top slot on a regular joypad). When you plug the Live dongle in (by removing the casing), the green light comes on but nothing else happens (clicking the button doesn't do anything either).
It got me thinking - maybe the port isn't supplying enough power? I didn't have my multimeter to hand, but, plugging the Live dongle into the second slot on a regular XBox pad displays the same symptoms.
Also, when you plug a mem card into the Magic Box and access it from the dashboard, it'll say MU 1B (or 2B/3B/4B depending on which port the box is plugged in to) which means the second slot of the first pad. if it was in the first slot, it'd say MU 1A, obviously.
Now, I'm wondering, how can this be fixed? Can it even BE fixed? Looking at the Magic box circuit board, there are 3 long rectangular chips, and another one away from them that is quite flat (28-legs, 14 either side). I'm assuming the 3 are probably the converters for each controller port (1 for saturn, 1 for ps2 and 1 for dc).
Now, if the main 28-pin chip is the actual controller, then the problem is that i believe it contains the circuitry for both the xbox pad AND the pad's hub (xbox pads are essentially usb hubs, with the 'pad' circuitry and both mem card slots connected to the 'hub')
if they were separate chips (like they are on the regular pads, i think anyway!) then i could probably just rewire the port so it'd be connected correctly and would show up as port A not B
so, now we know WHY the live headset won't work with a magicbox, what are your thoughts on how to sort this out? there MUST be a way!
Basically, for some strange reason, the memory card slot on the magic box is slot number 2 (not number 1, the top slot on a regular joypad). When you plug the Live dongle in (by removing the casing), the green light comes on but nothing else happens (clicking the button doesn't do anything either).
It got me thinking - maybe the port isn't supplying enough power? I didn't have my multimeter to hand, but, plugging the Live dongle into the second slot on a regular XBox pad displays the same symptoms.
Also, when you plug a mem card into the Magic Box and access it from the dashboard, it'll say MU 1B (or 2B/3B/4B depending on which port the box is plugged in to) which means the second slot of the first pad. if it was in the first slot, it'd say MU 1A, obviously.
Now, I'm wondering, how can this be fixed? Can it even BE fixed? Looking at the Magic box circuit board, there are 3 long rectangular chips, and another one away from them that is quite flat (28-legs, 14 either side). I'm assuming the 3 are probably the converters for each controller port (1 for saturn, 1 for ps2 and 1 for dc).
Now, if the main 28-pin chip is the actual controller, then the problem is that i believe it contains the circuitry for both the xbox pad AND the pad's hub (xbox pads are essentially usb hubs, with the 'pad' circuitry and both mem card slots connected to the 'hub')
if they were separate chips (like they are on the regular pads, i think anyway!) then i could probably just rewire the port so it'd be connected correctly and would show up as port A not B
so, now we know WHY the live headset won't work with a magicbox, what are your thoughts on how to sort this out? there MUST be a way!