http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWWIuh1vsoM

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microsoft is just lazy dont get your hopes up =/ the chatpad already works for linux. i dont see whats all the fuss about?

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Please let us all know where to find the details on the chatpad working for linux. It's not like that Windows demo that needs an XBOX360 and a working internet connection to run, is it?

I've been looking for a solution for any operating system, and so far, all I've found has been a bunch of modifications that lets you change a chatpad into something that can be used with some versions of the PSP. Once you have done the change, it won't work as a regular chatpad ever again.

If you don't see what the fuss is, you likely haven't tried to use it yet.

 Colin Pye wrote:

Please let us all know where to find the details on the chatpad working for linux. It's not like that Windows demo that needs an XBOX360 and a working internet connection to run, is it?

I've been looking for a solution for any operating system, and so far, all I've found has been a bunch of modifications that lets you change a chatpad into something that can be used with some versions of the PSP. Once you have done the change, it won't work as a regular chatpad ever again.

If you don't see what the fuss is, you likely haven't tried to use it yet.

not sure =/ i think as long as its updated and you have it on uni repositores =) i found it out by accident =/ i just left it plugged in and hit a key by accident and it started using gedit search for any word of that letter when i was fixxing a script for snort =S itried typing with it  and it works. me personally i get a kick of the wii remote on linux xD

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me want drivers for the pc too!!! pls microsoft :/

Over a year and half and no drivers...
Great way for MS to support their customers. Total disappointment

 Kirk Edwards wrote:

microsoft is just lazy dont get your hopes up

Man, you need to sell your 360, and get a different console!

Just because you cant see what they are doing, doesn't mean they are sitting on their backsides, playing solitaire. Im sure they have far far greater things on their mind, and chatpad drivers are very low in their priority list.

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 SnailUK wrote:

 Kirk Edwards wrote:

microsoft is just lazy dont get your hopes up

Man, you need to sell your 360, and get a different console!

Just because you cant see what they are doing, doesn't mean they are sitting on their backsides, playing solitaire. Im sure they have far far greater things on their mind, and chatpad drivers are very low in their priority list.

lol, its not something that needs to be seen...its their actions oh i mean lack of actions

that game of solitaire sure is taking a long time...

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Ugh, I want to buy the chatpad for my pc too!

No I guess it doesnt!  I found out the hard way.  I just bought one so I could have the option with typing in media center.  Shocked!   I cant imagin why the xbox controler would work with media center, but the chatpad "pluged into the controler wont work!   what a POS!   very dissapointing.   another half A$$ product from MS.   just like the
"Internet TV" app in media center that has been in "BETA" for 3 years!   WTF?

Come on MS, make a Chatpad Driver already!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pc drivers for chatpad  are necessary!!!! 

I wonder if a boycott would work... Something like "Don't buy the 'natal' addon until they release pc drivers for the chat pad"?

Please add me to the list of people who want a driver.

For the people buying this because the package says it will work on Windows, can't you just return the messenger (along with all the packaging) for a refund on the basis that it doesn't work?

MS will notice when they start losing money from getting "defective" merchandise returned to them constantly by retailers.

im still waiting microsoft.

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its not about how big it is, its about how many pixels you've got.

 EDDS wrote:

im still waiting microsoft.

So stop waiting for Microsoft and come up with your own soultion if you want it that badly

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3848&cl=us,en

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 Superman TAS wrote:

 EDDS wrote:

im still waiting microsoft.

So stop waiting for Microsoft and come up with your own soultion if you want it that badly

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3848&cl=us,en

150 dollars is'nt a solution

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its not about how big it is, its about how many pixels you've got.

 EDDS wrote:

150 dollars is'nt a solution

Depends on how bad you want it

Seeing how you re-activated a dead thread, my guess is you want it pretty bad. So since MS isn't going to make it happen (otherwise they would have already) it's time to take matters into your own hands

I would recommend a search into other similar products until you find exactly what you are looking for

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there are no other products that have anywhere near a solution, i specifically want the chat pad to work on a 360 controller on pc, no harm in bringing this thread back. maybe a microsoft dev might be browsing and come across this and get something done, not likely but possible.

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its not about how big it is, its about how many pixels you've got.

Microsoft, the pc drivers for chatpad NOOOOW!!!!

Maybe MS (and the rest of us) can better understand why this wish is so important to some people, if somebody were to actually explain why a PC needs a chatpad, when it already has a full sized keyboard

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 Superman TAS wrote:

Maybe MS (and the rest of us) can better understand why this wish is so important to some people, if somebody were to actually explain why a PC needs a chatpad, when it already has a full sized keyboard

Two real reasons
1) IT IS PRINTED ON THE BOX! Sorry, I had to use caps. On the box of the Xbox 360 Wireless receiver it says that you can use it with all present and future accessories on PC with no issues. Yet, the Chatpad doesn't work. False advertising.

2) New possibilities. I occasionally use my Xbox 360 controller on my PC to play some games. However, if I ever need to type anything I need to sit down my controller to type. With the chatpad I could type while I play. Also, I have used my Xbox controller as a wireless mouse, and it worked flawlessly btw. However, whenever I needed to type a URL I had to sit my controller down and go over to my computer to type. Really annoying.

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I keep it real.

Halo 3 Beta tester
CoD 4 Beta tester
CoD: WW Beta tester
TC: EndWar Private/Public Beta tester

While the 2nd reason is valid, I don't believe the 1st one is.

Now hang on - just hear me out

It says you can use it with "all present and future accessories on PC with no issues" In this case, it's an XB360 controller that is the accessory. And the Chatpad is an accessory of the XB360 controller.

Thus - the Chatpad is not actually an accessory of the Xbox 360 Wireless receiver - It's an accessory of the accessory

Now - some folks may call foul on this, but think about it very carefully - then think about what other "accessory of the accessory" we use everyday

Rechargeable Batteries in Remotes or Controllers for instance - a use inside of a use

But then - think of some other "accessory of the accessory" we would like to use, but can't because there is no direct support between the 2nd accessory and the host device

Like say, connecting a USB Gaming Keyboard with two additional USB ports to the XB360, and connecting a mouse to one of those USB ports on the Gaming Keyboard

The keyboard would work fine, but the mouse would not because the XB360 has no support for it

In this case - there are no PC support of a "accessory of the accessory"

I'm sorry to say - but a controller just isn't like a USB Hub that automatically extends the host's support.

The XB360 Chatpad was designed only for the XB360 console

This is a challenge PC gamers have faced for years, even decades (yes - plural). I know - I was a PC gamer myself once

While this is definitely a wish to hope for to come true someday - you should broaden your wish to include 3rd party solutions - as I have a feeling they will develop this solution sooner than MS, and I'm not talking about PC Drivers for the XB360 Chatpad

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why are you so against drivers for the chatpad super?

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its not about how big it is, its about how many pixels you've got.

 EDDS wrote:

why are you so against drivers for the chatpad super?

Just simply pointing out the facts & reality - and for any wish to come true to reality, they must be based on reality - not fantasy.

If the wish can not be based in reality, then it stays in fantasy until it can be based in reality - that's the logic of it

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It could have something to do with the full sized keyboard being all the way over there wired into the PC e, and not fitting ono the coffee table with the remotes, the game controllers, and the coffee...

Perhaps your regular keyboard doesn't have backlit keys, for use in a darkened room...

Maybe your hands aren't big enough to hold both the game controller and a full-size keyboard at the same time...

No, the real answer is "The same reasons that the Xbox360 needs a chatpad, when it already can ha/.ve a full sized keyboard"

The hardware development has already been done, and the end result looks very good.

The headset that comes with the Chatpad (and PLUGS INTO THE CHATPAD!) works,

THe batteries and rechargeable battery packs for the controller work on both the 360 and the PC.

The charge cable works on both the 360 and the PC.

The only thing that isn't working are the keys on the chatpad.

I don't know about you, but I bought the controller with the receiver for PC use as a package deal. One box with both, and I believed the part where it said it would work with my PC. I bought the charge cable and battery pack for PC use, without having to think, "Hey, will this work with the hardware I already have?" I bought the Messenger Kit thinking "Wow, that investment in the controller is really paying off, I'm getting all sorts of great additions that make my media centre PC much more useful, entertaining, and fun"

The fun ended when the keys didn't work. And they didn't work on the second, third, and fourth ones, either. Why does everything else work when the keys don't?

This seems like the only place where there's even the slightest hope that someone from the Mother Ship might take notice of the please of the lowly customer and do the right thing. If they can make the hardware, surely MicroSOFT can make the SOFTware.I It's almost their middle name!

Chatpad drivers... make them already!