Reply to Joshua Smith - Force Feedback and XP

[Ian Swift]

Thanks for your response regarding my query.

The wheel is connected via the gaming port and has been
added via the gaming options and although most of the
functions work correctly the brake pedal does not. When
calibrating the red bar chart does move up and down as
required but in the game the brake reacts like it is
perminately depressed, either that or it doesn't work at
all. I have calibrated the wheel both through Gaming
Options and MTM 2 but with no joy.

Any other suggestions would be gratefully apprieciated.

Regards,


Ian.


Hi Ian,
You should be able to get htis device working by
adding it using Gaming
Options in the Control Panel. This device should be a
gameport device
though, not serial.

1. Connect your wheel to the gameport of your sound card.
2. Start -> Control Panel -> Gaming Options
3. Click Add...
4. Highlight "Microsoft SideWinder (Auto Detect)" from the
list and click OK

Let me know if that doesn't help.

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Joshua Smith
DirectInput Test Lab

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"Ian Swift" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone help or relate to this:
>
> I have an old (well, 1999) Sidewinder Force Feedback
Wheel
> that is NOT USB, it came as standard with a serial plug
> (even though looking at the Sidewinder site it doesn't
> seem to mention the non-usb wheel). I have updated my OS
> to XP Professional and since doing so my Brake Pedal has
> not been functioning correctly. It is either perminantly
> on or doesn't work at all. I have calibrated the wheel
> through Game Options in Control Panel and through the
game
> itself (Monster Truck Madness II) with no result. I also
> cannot install the Sidewinder software as it only seems
to
> be available for Win 95/98.
>
> Has Microsoft produced an OS that won't run Microsoft
> Hardware or am I missing something?
>
> Really grateful for any Feedback, Force of course ;)
>
>
> Ian.

[Amethyst]

Ian Swift wrote:
> Thanks for your response regarding my query.
>
> The wheel is connected via the gaming port and has been
> added via the gaming options and although most of the
> functions work correctly the brake pedal does not. When
> calibrating the red bar chart does move up and down as
> required but in the game the brake reacts like it is
> perminately depressed, either that or it doesn't work at
> all. I have calibrated the wheel both through Gaming
> Options and MTM 2 but with no joy.
>
> Any other suggestions would be gratefully apprieciated.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Ian.


Ian,

MS has discontinued support for all its gaming devices and is no longer
working in that field (except for XBox). There are is no XP driver and is
never likely to be. Your only choice may be to purchase another wheel from a
company that is still producing such devices (Logitech for example).

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[Joshua Smith [MSFT]]

This is not entirely true. While active development isn't=20
being done on the driver the drivers are both in Windows=20
XP. For the newer USB devices that would have used 4.0=20
software just plug the device in and it will work,=20
including the Keymapper software. For the older gameport=20
devices that used the 3.02 software just add hte device=20
in the Gaming Options control panel as "Microsoft=20
SideWinder (Auto Detect)" they will function but will not=20
have any keymapping abilities.
--=20
Joshua Smith
DirectInput Test Lab

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and=20
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>-----Original Message-----
>Ian Swift wrote:
>> Thanks for your response regarding my query.
>>
>> The wheel is connected via the gaming port and has been
>> added via the gaming options and although most of the
>> functions work correctly the brake pedal does not. =20
When
>> calibrating the red bar chart does move up and down as
>> required but in the game the brake reacts like it is
>> perminately depressed, either that or it doesn't work=20
at
>> all. I have calibrated the wheel both through Gaming
>> Options and MTM 2 but with no joy.
>>
>> Any other suggestions would be gratefully apprieciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Ian.
>
>
>Ian,
>
>MS has discontinued support for all its gaming devices=20
and is no longer
>working in that field (except for XBox). There are is no=20
XP driver and is
>never likely to be. Your only choice may be to purchase=20
another wheel from a
>company that is still producing such devices (Logitech=20
for example).
>
>--=20
>Cassandra
>Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead=20
Are People Too!'
>
>Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse,=20
insults, bequests
>of =A31million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve=20
(dot) co (dot)
>uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
>Private requests for assistance will not be=20
acknowledged. Please post all
>correspondence to the group so that all may benefit.=20
Thank you.
>
>
>.
>