Thrusmaster T2 question : using it in WIN95 games

To all who uses T2 controllers, I am helping a friend get his T2 controller along with SB16 sound card as the game interface to work in WIN95. We are frustrated and confused. We have great success using the T2 in DOS games, but when it comes to using it in WIN95, We cant get it to calibrate when you select the joystick icon in the control panel. We have tried two different computers with same sound board and still did not calibrate. When the icon is selected, and with all controls centered, the crosshair pointer in in pinned to the far lower right hand corner. I have the adaptor attached for T2. I have tried all the suggestions thrustmaster has mentioned in FAQ with no success(such as setting range to 201-201_) etc. Then when you get into the game the car just goes around in circles. We even removed the adaptor to see if it would recognize it as joystick #2. Nop, didnt work. We can't believe we have to buy a special card just to run WIN95 games. The only reason I am questioning that is because my TSW wheel contoller works fine with the WIN95 calibration and all thats in these controllers are variable pots and switches. What is so special with the other cards and the T2 in WIN95? So if anybody has gotten this combination to work with WIN95, can you give us some suggestions to get by the calibration. Thanks for any help, Dave Thayer

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> To all who uses T2 controllers, > I am helping a friend get his T2 controller along with SB16 sound card > as the game interface to work in WIN95. > We are frustrated and confused. > ...pointer in in pinned to the far lower right hand corner... > So if anybody has gotten this combination to work with WIN95, can you > give us some suggestions to get by the calibration. > Thanks for any help, > Dave Thayer

I went through the same ordeal just tonight. But, I use a Thrustmaster ACM card. I don't know why the TSW works, maybe it has better pots. I had to use the ACM's own speed calibration control to get it to calibrate in Win95. You DO need the axis converter to be plugged in. Your joystick setup should be 2 axes, 2 buttons. It doesn't seem to matter if you check the "is a race car controller" box under "Special Features" even though MTM's help says not to. Mine works both ways. IMPORTANT! If you do get an ACM card, when you configure it in System/Device Manager under Sound, Video and Game controllers, the Thrustmaster ACM Game Card Properties/Resources should be set to "Basic Configuration 0". I think Win95 defaults to "3" which doesn't work. When I couldn't get the little crosshairs out of the lower-right hand corner, I tried adjusting the ThrustMaster's speed adjustment pot. It moved the crosshairs to the center of the box. Then, I continued with the Win95 calibration routine. I suspect that if I *didn't* have the ACM card, I would not be able to calibrate my T1 in Win95. Like you said, it works fine in DOS. Looks like you're gonna be spending another $35. Sorry, and good luck! Pat.

Well said Patrick. Thanks for the additional info too. Dave

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> > To all who uses T2 controllers, > > I am helping a friend get his T2 controller along with SB16 sound card > > as the game interface to work in WIN95. > > We are frustrated and confused. > > ...pointer in in pinned to the far lower right hand corner... > > So if anybody has gotten this combination to work with WIN95, can you > > give us some suggestions to get by the calibration. > > Thanks for any help, > > Dave Thayer > I went through the same ordeal just tonight. But, I use a Thrustmaster > ACM card. I don't know why the TSW works, maybe it has better pots. I > had > to use the ACM's own speed calibration control to get it to calibrate in > Win95. You DO need the axis converter to be plugged in. Your joystick > setup should be 2 axes, 2 buttons. It doesn't seem to matter if you > check > the "is a race car controller" box under "Special Features" even though > MTM's help says not to. Mine works both ways. > IMPORTANT! If you do get an ACM card, when you configure it in > System/Device > Manager under Sound, Video and Game controllers, the Thrustmaster ACM > Game > Card Properties/Resources should be set to "Basic Configuration 0". I > think Win95 defaults to "3" which doesn't work. > When I couldn't get the little crosshairs out of the lower-right hand > corner, > I tried adjusting the ThrustMaster's speed adjustment pot. It moved the > crosshairs to the center of the box. Then, I continued with the Win95 > calibration routine. I suspect that if I *didn't* have the ACM card, I > would not be able to calibrate my T1 in Win95. Like you said, it works > fine in DOS. > Looks like you're gonna be spending another $35. Sorry, and good luck! > Pat.