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GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

Tyler Eave

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Tyler Eave » Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:11:09

Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting. Hop
down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS wheel
is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.
Tyler Eave

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Tyler Eave » Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:22:51

Also, on the Control Panel, it says Error initiaing Force Feedback.
I'm guessing its a USB problem. I have an AMD based computer.


>Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
>FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting. Hop
>down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS wheel
>is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.

Thierry SIMONNE

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Thierry SIMONNE » Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:35:51


> Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
> FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting. Hop
> down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS wheel
> is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.

Remove "return to neutral force" from your control panel. It's more realistic
and better for your fps ;-)

Th. Simonnet

Roger Squire

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Roger Squire » Sat, 24 Feb 2001 02:03:04

    If a via chipset, install the 4n1 drivers, if amd750, amd.com has a usb
driver also

rms

Olav K. Malm

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Olav K. Malm » Sat, 24 Feb 2001 18:06:51



> > Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
> > FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting. Hop
> > down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS wheel
> > is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.

> Remove "return to neutral force" from your control panel. It's more realistic
> and better for your fps ;-)

Wrong :) GPL disables the return to neutral force anyway, so it
doesn't really matter :)

--
Olav K. Malmin
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Dave Henri

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Dave Henri » Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:07:32

  The original wheel WAS supposed to be a cpu hog...but even back then your
results would have been outside the norm.  I guess make sure you have the
latest drivers for the wheel.  And if you are running a wheel profiler, try
disabling that before starting gpl.
good luck.
dave henrie

Jagg

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Jagg » Sun, 25 Feb 2001 03:25:32



>> > Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
>> > FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting. Hop
>> > down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS wheel
>> > is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.

Their FF2 joystick isn't much better. I returned it because I was
losing about 10fps in European Air War with FFB enabled on that stick.
Mikey Scot

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Mikey Scot » Tue, 27 Feb 2001 22:20:04

I found that using the glide patch that's available out there really helped
my FPS when using the MSFF wheel.
Not sure where I got it from but the filename is Glide2x.zip ... I'm sure
it's easily available out there.
Mikey


>   The original wheel WAS supposed to be a cpu hog...but even back then
your
> results would have been outside the norm.  I guess make sure you have the
> latest drivers for the wheel.  And if you are running a wheel profiler,
try
> disabling that before starting gpl.
> good luck.
> dave henrie


> > Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
> > FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting.
> Hop
> > down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS
wheel
> > is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.

Mikey Scot

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Mikey Scot » Tue, 27 Feb 2001 22:22:04

found it
http://www.kotr.de/org/tools/tools.htm
Mikey


>   The original wheel WAS supposed to be a cpu hog...but even back then
your
> results would have been outside the norm.  I guess make sure you have the
> latest drivers for the wheel.  And if you are running a wheel profiler,
try
> disabling that before starting gpl.
> good luck.
> dave henrie


> > Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
> > FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting.
> Hop
> > down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS
wheel
> > is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.

Thierry SIMONNE

GPL + MSFF = ARRRRGHHHH

by Thierry SIMONNE » Wed, 28 Feb 2001 01:11:33




> > > Just got a new MSFF wheel. Eabled FFB in GPL. Hop on to Monza....get 0.5
> > > FPS. This is on a machine with NO problems doing 36FPS at that setting. Hop
> > > down to 640 x 480, still no joy...getting about 1 FPS. I know the MS wheel
> > > is supposed to be CPU intensive, but it can't be THAT bad.

> > Remove "return to neutral force" from your control panel. It's more realistic
> > and better for your fps ;-)

> Wrong :) GPL disables the return to neutral force anyway, so it
> doesn't really matter :)

> --
> Olav K. Malmin
> remove .spam when replying

It matters for CPU and fps. I'll try it !!

Th. Simonnet


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