hi folks,
as the sidewinder wheel ff software refuses to install on
w2k, would it be possible to just set the ff variables in gpl's
ini files and have ff all the same, without having to use the
ff sidewinder software?
I cannot test this myself, so I'm just tossing about ideas as
it's for a newly-won over friends installation.
Thanks for any suggestions,
uwe
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"Uwe hoover Schuerkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> hi folks,
>
> as the sidewinder wheel ff software refuses to install on
> w2k, would it be possible to just set the ff variables in gpl's
> ini files and have ff all the same, without having to use the
> ff sidewinder software?
If it's the USB wheel the answer is yes. When I had W2k, I didn't have the
profiler software installed, and it worked fine. When I installed XP I could
not get separate axis. I found out that the 4.0 profiler that came with the
wheel, was compatible with both W2k and XP, even though the installer gives
a warning message.
If it's a gameport wheel, I think it's a no go on W2k and XP.
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> If it's a gameport wheel, I think it's a no go on W2k and XP.
Not necessarily, I use a MS Sidewinder FF on XP Pro very successfully. Key
to this working is definitely do NOT install the profile software.
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:31:56 +0800, Peter Ogden wrote:
>> If it's a gameport wheel, I think it's a no go on W2k and XP.
>
> Not necessarily, I use a MS Sidewinder FF on XP Pro very successfully. Key
> to this working is definitely do NOT install the profile software.
I would guess the mechanisms of getting ff to work on the
*gameport* version would be quite similar under Win2k... care
to outline for us what you did in order to get it working with
FF?
TIA,
Uwe
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Hi again, Uwe
I can't guarantee it will work with W2K, but all I needed to do once I got
the wheel recognised in control panel was to add/enable the following in
core.ini:
[ Joy ]
allow_force_feedback = 1 ; Use FF if device has it
force_feedback_latency = 0.085000 ; force feedback latency (secs) (MSFF)
force_feedback_damping = 40.000000 ; force feedback damping coefficient
max_steering_torque = 225.000000 ; steering torque in N*in giving max
device force
P.S. I had W2K before WinXP Pro and wasn't able to get it working with it,
but this was over 2 years ago (maybe before DX8). But then, I was unable to
get the wheel working at all - if you have it works without FF, then I
suspect you should be able to get FF working too.
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"Uwe hoover Schuerkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:31:56 +0800, Peter Ogden wrote:
> >> If it's a gameport wheel, I think it's a no go on W2k and XP.
> >
> > Not necessarily, I use a MS Sidewinder FF on XP Pro very successfully.
Key
> > to this working is definitely do NOT install the profile software.
>
>
> I would guess the mechanisms of getting ff to work on the
> *gameport* version would be quite similar under Win2k... care
> to outline for us what you did in order to get it working with
> FF?
>
> TIA,
>
> Uwe
>
>
>
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"Peter Ogden" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > If it's a gameport wheel, I think it's a no go on W2k and XP.
>
> Not necessarily, I use a MS Sidewinder FF on XP Pro very successfully. Key
> to this working is definitely do NOT install the profile software.
>How do you get pedals separated to different axis without the software ?
Otherwise
it works just fine without the software on XP Pro
Pasi,
> How do you get pedals separated to different axis without the software ?
> Otherwise it works just fine without the software on XP Pro
In XP, with the Game Controllers Applet set to Microsoft Sidewinder
(Autodetect), my ONLY set up is for separate axis for brake and accelerator.
Been racing GPL for 12 months like that.
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