wheel/pedals

I've been using a home build wheel since GP2 with CH pedals on an AMC game card. Windows doesn't recognize it, but GP2 and GPL did so I never cared. Now, GP3 doesn't see it. I tried re-enabeling my SBL game port and plugging it in, but WIN98 says no "joystick" is connected. I use one axis for steering and seperate axis for brake/gas. I vaguely recall something about windows needing to see all 4 not 3 asis? It doesn't have FF, but it's build like a tank and I hate to give up on it. I've been thinking about dumping the AMC game card anyway, so I'd like to get it working in Windows. Would it help if I installed a clutch so all 4 asis are in use? Any thoughts? Thanks, Steve

I had a similar problem when I wired my T2 up for split axis, windows would not recognize it. Then someone told me that the brake needed to be on J2X while, the accelerator needed to be on J1Y, with steering being on J1X. If this is how you have it setup already, try download ProPanel from thrustmaster, install it. Then choose T2 with seperate pedals, and it should work. On Wed, 2 Aug 2000 19:48:41 -0400, "Steve Rosko" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I've been using a home build wheel since GP2 with CH pedals on an AMC game >card. Windows doesn't recognize it, but GP2 and GPL did so I never cared. >Now, GP3 doesn't see it. I tried re-enabeling my SBL game port and plugging >it in, but WIN98 says no "joystick" is connected. I use one axis for >steering and seperate axis for brake/gas. I vaguely recall something about >windows needing to see all 4 not 3 asis? It doesn't have FF, but it's build >like a tank and I hate to give up on it. I've been thinking about dumping >the AMC game card anyway, so I'd like to get it working in Windows. Would >it help if I installed a clutch so all 4 asis are in use? Any thoughts? >Thanks, >Steve >

GP3 doesn't recognize my home built cockpit pedals either, although it works fine in most other sims if they support dual axis. IMO adding the clutch will not make it suddenly work in GP3. I hope you prove me wrong, Good luck Edward "Steve Rosko" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mabqc$8jt$[email hidden]... > I've been using a home build wheel since GP2 with CH pedals on an AMC game > card. Windows doesn't recognize it, but GP2 and GPL did so I never cared. > Now, GP3 doesn't see it. I tried re-enabeling my SBL game port andplugging > it in, but WIN98 says no "joystick" is connected. I use one axis for > steering and seperate axis for brake/gas. I vaguely recall somethingabout > windows needing to see all 4 not 3 asis? It doesn't have FF, but it'sbuild

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> like a tank and I hate to give up on it. I've been thinking about dumping > the AMC game card anyway, so I'd like to get it working in Windows. Would > it help if I installed a clutch so all 4 asis are in use? Any thoughts? > Thanks, > Steve > >

"Steve Rosko" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mabqc$8jt$[email hidden]... > I've been using a home build wheel since GP2 with CH pedals on an AMC game > card. Windows doesn't recognize it, but GP2 and GPL did so I never cared. > Now, GP3 doesn't see it. I tried re-enabeling my SBL game port andplugging > it in, but WIN98 says no "joystick" is connected. I use one axis for > steering and seperate axis for brake/gas. I vaguely recall somethingabout > windows needing to see all 4 not 3 asis? It doesn't have FF, but it'sbuild > like a tank and I hate to give up on it. I've been thinking about dumping > the AMC game card anyway, so I'd like to get it working in Windows. Would > it help if I installed a clutch so all 4 asis are in use? Any thoughts? > Thanks, > Steve There were some posts here about setting up two controllers in Windows on id 1 & 2, both with two axis and 4 buttons. Then calibrate both in windows first and then in GP3 using control driven calibration. Search this news group for more info, I have no hands on experience, just struggling with the MSFF problem here. Bart Westra

I posted this earlier. I don't have GP3 but it works for SCGT which uses the win98 driver. I hope it helps. I calibrated my home built setup in win98 using the generic joystick drivers. In control panel select the joystick\gamecontroller icon and then add a generic joystick that matches your setup (or alternately create a custom one). I have separate brake and throttle axis so I use the 3 axis 4 button joystick. You should then be able to click on calibrate and follow the instructions. Once you calibrate you can click on test to check the calibration. If you still can't get win98 to see the controller it may be due to which axis you are using. Win98 seems to look at the Y-axis to see if there is a controller connected. For example I had to move my wheel pot from joy B X-axis to Joy B Y-axis in order to get win98 to see the 3rd axis. If rewiring is a problem you may be able to trick it by placing a suitable resistor across the Y-axis.(or adding a clutch pot). Ken MacKay Halifax, Canada GPL Handicap +88.79 Steve Rosko wrote:

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> I've been using a home build wheel since GP2 with CH pedals on an AMC game > card. Windows doesn't recognize it, but GP2 and GPL did so I never cared. > Now, GP3 doesn't see it. I tried re-enabeling my SBL game port and plugging > it in, but WIN98 says no "joystick" is connected. I use one axis for > steering and seperate axis for brake/gas. I vaguely recall something about > windows needing to see all 4 not 3 asis? It doesn't have FF, but it's build > like a tank and I hate to give up on it. I've been thinking about dumping > the AMC game card anyway, so I'd like to get it working in Windows. Would > it help if I installed a clutch so all 4 asis are in use? Any thoughts? > Thanks, > Steve

-- Ken MacKay Halifax, Canada GPL Handicap +88.79

Turns out my home build wheel uses only 1 axis while the CH pedals represent an additional "joystick" with 2 axis. Windows needs to see both axis for "joystick A" and my wheel only had one. I temporarily wired up an old pot into my wheel as the 2nd axis and now windows recognized it fine. As a bonus, I'll make it into a clutch. Edward, mail me if still need help with yours. Steve E. Crawford <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b13i5.249690$[email hidden]... > GP3 doesn't recognize my home built cockpit pedals either, although itworks > fine in most other sims if they support dual axis. IMO adding the clutch > will not make it suddenly work in GP3. I hope you prove me wrong, Goodluck > > Edward > > "Steve Rosko" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8mabqc$8jt$[email hidden]... > > I've been using a home build wheel since GP2 with CH pedals on an AMCgame > > card. Windows doesn't recognize it, but GP2 and GPL did so I nevercared.

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> > Now, GP3 doesn't see it. I tried re-enabeling my SBL game port and > plugging > > it in, but WIN98 says no "joystick" is connected. I use one axis for > > steering and seperate axis for brake/gas. I vaguely recall something > about > > windows needing to see all 4 not 3 asis? It doesn't have FF, but it's > build > > like a tank and I hate to give up on it. I've been thinking about

dumping > > the AMC game card anyway, so I'd like to get it working in Windows.Would

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> > it help if I installed a clutch so all 4 asis are in use? Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > > > >