Quad stick not working, Boot up Sequence changed for some reason

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Aniel Whittker-Melian

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Feb 12, 2026, 12:04:54 PMFeb 12
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Hello guys, Today for some reason when my computer was turned on then my quad stick boot I noticed the sounds for when it is in the final boot up sequence changed and when my computer on turned on the quad stick was not working Could you guys please help me with this I tried downloading a firmware and that doesn't work, I even changed the mouthpiece because sometimes that gets clogged and a button stay pressed. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you. I will be sharing a link to YouTube where I recorded the boot-up sequence.

Fred Davison

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Feb 12, 2026, 12:29:01 PMFeb 12
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The last pair of red leds being lit indicates the USB connection is up and running OK.  That's good.

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If there was an error, you would not see that pattern.

If there was a problem with the configuration files, the quadstick may have reverted back to its built in default configuration which is as a PS3 controller in the first four modes, and a mouse in mode 5.

If you had a mouse configuration as your default and that was lost or erased, you would expect the mouse pointer to move around with the joystick, but it will be outputting as the left joystick of a PS3 controller at power up.

Visit https://test.quadstick.com  and see if the numbers on the screen change when you move the joystick.

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If Axes 0 and 1 are changing, the configuration was probably lost and it has reverted to a PS3.  The hardware is fine, we just need to restore the correct configuration files. 

Alternatively, using the Windows File Manager, find the Quadstick's drive and open it up.  If it is empty, we just need to copy in a new default.csv and prefs.csv.   I will attach both files to this email and they can be copied into the Quadstick's flash, which will allow it to start working as a mouse again.


prefs.csv
default.csv

Aniel Whittker-Melian

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Feb 12, 2026, 1:26:02 PMFeb 12
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Thank you, Fred. It did erase by default. It's working now.

Fred Davison

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Feb 12, 2026, 1:32:15 PMFeb 12
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Thanks!




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