2 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.cpp b/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.cpp
index 41427629..a24224b0 100644
--- a/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.cpp
+++ b/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
 #undef NDEBUG
+#include "win32-joystick.hpp"
+#include "opentrack-compat/sleep.hpp"
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
-#include "win32-joystick.hpp"
-#include "opentrack-compat/sleep.hpp"
+#include <objbase.h>
 
 QMutex win32_joy_ctx::enum_state::mtx;
 win32_joy_ctx::enum_state win32_joy_ctx::enumerator;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ win32_joy_ctx::di_t& win32_joy_ctx::make_di()
     {
         if (SUCCEEDED(DirectInput8Create(GetModuleHandle(NULL), DIRECTINPUT_VERSION, IID_IDirectInput8, (void**)&di_, NULL)))
         {
+            qDebug() << "made di handle";
             return di_;
         }
         else
@@ -384,4 +386,13 @@ win32_joy_ctx::joy::~joy()
     release();
 }
 
+win32_joy_ctx::di_initializer::di_initializer()
+{
+    HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED);
+    if (FAILED(hr))
+        qDebug() << "dinput: failed CoInitializeEx" << hr << GetLastError();
+    win32_joy_ctx::make_di();
+    qDebug() << "made directinput8 handle";
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.hpp b/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.hpp
index 0da5554b..ab6ebc7c 100644
--- a/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.hpp
+++ b/opentrack-logic/win32-joystick.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ struct OPENTRACK_LOGIC_EXPORT win32_joy_ctx
     win32_joy_ctx();
     void refresh();
     static di_t& make_di();
+
+    class di_initializer final
+    {
+        static di_initializer self;
+        di_initializer();
+    };
+
 private:
     static QString guid_to_string(const GUID guid);