Getting a DirectInput error in MAME

[JUDDERMANG]

Hey everyone, I just recently downloaded UMK3 just to reacquaint myself with the MK system before MK9. I downloaded MAME and got the game but whenever I open the game I receive the error:

DirectInput: Unable to set absolute mode for joystick 0 (Arcade Stick (MadCatz FightStick TE))

The game then opens, but it won't let me map inputs to my arcade stick. I have no issues with my stick when I use it on GGPO and FBA, it seems to be MAME exclusive. Is there any way to fix this issue?

 

[Dark_Rob]

I have encountered the same problem. Believe it or not its the stick. Some T.E.'s use a board that is just not compatible with mame(We just had this problem at NEC trying to setup marvirrasta's stick.) There is a fix for it but I dont know it off the top of my head.
If you have another stick try using that.

 

[JUDDERMANG]

I have encountered the same problem. Believe it or not its the stick. Some T.E.'s use a board that is just not compatible with mame(We just had this problem at NEC trying to setup marvirrasta's stick.) There is a fix for it but I dont know it off the top of my head.
If you have another stick try using that.

I tried my Hori Fighting Stick EX2 and that didn't work either. :cry:

I've tried Googling a fix but I can't find an answer for this issue. I guess I'm on keyboard for the time being.

 

[BeRB]

I have encountered the same problem. Believe it or not its the stick. Some T.E.'s use a board that is just not compatible with mame(We just had this problem at NEC trying to setup marvirrasta's stick.) There is a fix for it but I dont know it off the top of my head.
If you have another stick try using that.

He has to go through with setting up XBCD and doing the drivers etc, I don't remember the tut for it off my head though