rec.autos.simulators

> I picked up Colin MacRae Rally on my recent trip to Austria, and I'm
> having problems getting it to recognize my TSW Wheel.

> I'm all configured properly in Windows, but I get no response from the
> accelerator, although the shifters work fine.  I can't tell if the
> steering works, though, because I haven't moved.  ;-)

> The manual is in German (naturally), and I can't quite decipher the
> section on controllers.  At least the readme.txt file and the sounds are
> in English, but they don't explain how to get my wheel to work.  (I'd
> like to get it to work using split-axis, by the way).

> > I picked up Colin MacRae Rally on my recent trip to Austria, and I'm
> > having problems getting it to recognize my TSW Wheel.

> > I'm all configured properly in Windows, but I get no response from the
> > accelerator, although the shifters work fine.  I can't tell if the
> > steering works, though, because I haven't moved.  ;-)

> > The manual is in German (naturally), and I can't quite decipher the
> > section on controllers.  At least the readme.txt file and the sounds are
> > in English, but they don't explain how to get my wheel to work.  (I'd
> > like to get it to work using split-axis, by the way).

> CMR doesn't work with split axis, but it should work fine with the TSW
> (at least, it works for me!).

> If you're using a standard gameport (as opposed to the PDPI) then you
> must NOT have the "poll with interrupts enabled" option set, as this
> seems to***it up completely (random movements of the wheel when in
> the menu screen cause it to choose options all by itself).

> I think you need to calibrate the wheel using the Windows game
> controller stuff, before entering the game.

> Thanks.

> > > I picked up Colin MacRae Rally on my recent trip to Austria, and I'm
> > > having problems getting it to recognize my TSW Wheel.

> > > I'm all configured properly in Windows, but I get no response from the
> > > accelerator, although the shifters work fine.  I can't tell if the
> > > steering works, though, because I haven't moved.  ;-)

> > > The manual is in German (naturally), and I can't quite decipher the
> > > section on controllers.  At least the readme.txt file and the sounds are
> > > in English, but they don't explain how to get my wheel to work.  (I'd
> > > like to get it to work using split-axis, by the way).

> > CMR doesn't work with split axis, but it should work fine with the TSW
> > (at least, it works for me!).

> > If you're using a standard gameport (as opposed to the PDPI) then you
> > must NOT have the "poll with interrupts enabled" option set, as this
> > seems to***it up completely (random movements of the wheel when in
> > the menu screen cause it to choose options all by itself).

> > I think you need to calibrate the wheel using the Windows game
> > controller stuff, before entering the game.