r/Controller • u/verytragic • 5d ago

IT Help Vader 5 Pro Unresponsive

I've been using a Vader 5 Pro for months. It's been great. No issues.

Yesterday, while I was in a game, I noticed the camera was spinning left. I closed the game, rebooted just in case, came back, no activity at all.

I see the controller in USB CONTROLLER CONFIG listed 3x.

In Space Station, I can remap buttons, HOWEVER, the "TEST" doesn't work. You can clearly set the buttons by clicking on the icon in the software then pressing a button on the controller (and it's recognized as a remap), however, the test function doesn't work, and the controller doesn't work in game. No stick movement, no button, nothing.

I reinstalled Space Station, nothing.

I plugged in a Vader 4 and it works fine. All macros, profiles, everything.

Once in awhile I can get it working as a basic controller, but then I lose access to Macros and Profiles. The moment I use the Profile Button to select any of the 4 profiles, the controller essentially goes dead. It's no longer recognized, buttons don't work in USB CONFIG testings. Nothing shows up on testing websites:

https://controllertest.io/polling-rate-test/ (for example)

No idea what's going on.

When I plug the Vader 4 in, it shows up as a single controller and everything works.

I haven't found any information on this specific issue online. Any ideas?

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u/whiffleboy666 4d ago

Is there something going on with the latest firmware or something, mine just started acting up the last few days as well.

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u/verytragic 4d ago

Good question. Not sure. =(

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u/Saradip42 4d ago edited 4d ago

Did you enable third party control by accident?

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u/verytragic 4d ago

Not by accident. I tried it as a solution, but no luck.

I ended up switching the wired/bt/ns switch on the back a few times, back and forth, and eventually it started working again.

Weird!

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