I have some logitech knock off joystick that I bought from ebay several years ago. It was advertised as a wingman attack or something like that but it has no logitech logo on it. For some reason, Lock On won't recognize the slider thrust bar on the joystick. In the input configuration options it sees that the slider is available but when I click "test", sliding the bar doesn't produce a reaction in the meter. This is very strange because my Jane's Fighters Anthology recognizes and utilizes the slider perfectly. Does anybody have an idea as to why Lock On doesn't?
Try clicking the thrust line, then click change box, then move the thrust lever, if it shows up in the change field, click ok, and then see if it works.