# Psychtoolbox crashes on OSX when calling PsychHID

**URL:** <https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-crashes-on-osx-when-calling-psychhid/1095>\
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**Created:** [February 18, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-crashes-on-osx-when-calling-psychhid/1095 "2004-02-18T14:33:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Ingling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Allen\_Ingling](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/Allen_Ingling)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-crashes-on-osx-when-calling-psychhid/1095/1 "2004-02-18T14:33:16Z")

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Hi  
  
I'm running OSX 10.3 and Matlab 6.5 and use the 0.3 Alpha  
Release of the Psychtoolbox. I want to use a USB-Joystick  
but when I call some Gamepad command or even PsychHID  
Matlab chrashes. Is this a common problem? What could I do  
wrong?  
  
Cheers,  
Thomas

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**Author:** ![ingling7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@ingling7](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/ingling7)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-crashes-on-osx-when-calling-psychhid/1095/2 "2004-02-20T20:54:56Z")

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Thomas,  
  
Thanks for testing it out.  
  
That should be fixed now and you can get the most recent version here:  
[http://cns.nyu.edu/%7Eingling/OSX\_toolbox/](http://cns.nyu.edu/%7Eingling/OSX_toolbox/)  
  
Recent Psychtoolbox source packages are found there and they include   
within them the Psychtoolbox itself. These are "Development" versions   
and are not intended for serious use in science yet. They are for   
those who want to help out with development by testing out specific   
functions and reporting back bugs. Also for the curious.  
  
best,  
  
Allen  
  
PS The OS X Psychtoolbox web page is unclear about where to find the   
most recent development releases. Will make changes to correct that.  
  
  
  
  

> On Feb 18, 2004, at 9:33 AM, Thomas Wiecki wrote:  
>    
> \> Hi  
> \>  
> \> I'm running OSX 10.3 and Matlab 6.5 and use the 0.3 Alpha  
> \> Release of the Psychtoolbox. I want to use a USB-Joystick  
> \> but when I call some Gamepad command or even PsychHID  
> \> Matlab chrashes. Is this a common problem? What could I do  
> \> wrong?  
> \>  
> \> Cheers,  
> \> Thomas  
> \>  
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