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by **Bradd** » Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:58:27

Here is my dilemma - note this machine is dual boot win98 and win2k

AMD 1.4, 512Mb RAM, Gigabyte 7DX MB
Geforce 3, SB Live Plat
Dual Boot
win98 SE and Win2k SP2 (Both running DirectX8.0a and Nvidia 12.41 Drivers)
Contollers:
(1) USB - Original LWFF (Running version 4.0 of LWFF software in both OS's)
(2) CH Pedals

Under Both win98 SE and Win2K SP2 the controllers are seen in the game
controllers as follows:

LWFF USB is seen as controller 1
CH Pedals seen as Controller 2

Problem 1: How are people installing the CH Pedals in Control Panel - (I
have set them up as 3axis 4 button but that does not work in GP3 - the Yaxis
is not available. So I downloaded the JOYREG util from Stickworks and
install the Z Only controller reg hack. My CH Pedals then appear in Win98
and Win2k as "Z only".

I then run both Nascar 4 and GPL and bother controllers run like a dream.
However I have noticed something strange.

Under Win98 LWFF is always controller a in a game and ch pedals (z only) is
controller b. However under Win2k they are reversed ?? Even though the
LWFF still appears as controller 1 in control panel and ch pedals still
appear as controller 2.

This is where GP 3 has a major problem in Win2k. GP3 (with the 1.13 path)
sees the LWFF as controller B therefore disables Force feedback. It sees
Controller A as the Z only (CH Pedals) ?? I am lost.

If I load win98SE GP3 sees LWFF as controller A and Z Only (CH Pedals) as
controller B so I have Force feedback.

Any Ideas?

My Questions are :

How are other CH Pedals owners configuring your pedals under win98 and
win2k? i.e.How are you defining them in Control Panel Game Controllers.?

Like I said smart games like Nascar 4 and GPL detect the multiple axis and
give me no problems however GP3 is painful. I think I need to determine the
best way to define the CH pedals under the CP to start forging ahead.

Thanks in advance

Brad

by **BRH** » Wed, 01 Aug 2001 10:53:21

I don't know if this helps at all, but I have to switch controller ID's every
time I switch between GPL and GP3. I'm using Win 98SE, with an LWFF (serial
port) and TSW pedals (gameport). In GPL, in order to get FF effects, the TSW
peds must be on ID 1 and the LWFF on ID 2. In GP3, the reverse is true (LWFF
must be on ID 1, while the TSW peds are on ID 2).

I don't know why that is, and it's a pain in the a__ switching between them
before firing them up, but that's the way it seems to have to be.......

If anyone has some insight into this, a workaround would be nice.

Bert

> Here is my dilemma - note this machine is dual boot win98 and win2k

> AMD 1.4, 512Mb RAM, Gigabyte 7DX MB
> Geforce 3, SB Live Plat
> Dual Boot
> win98 SE and Win2k SP2 (Both running DirectX8.0a and Nvidia 12.41 Drivers)
> Contollers:
> (1) USB - Original LWFF (Running version 4.0 of LWFF software in both OS's)
> (2) CH Pedals

> Under Both win98 SE and Win2K SP2 the controllers are seen in the game
> controllers as follows:

> LWFF USB is seen as controller 1
> CH Pedals seen as Controller 2

> Problem 1: How are people installing the CH Pedals in Control Panel - (I
> have set them up as 3axis 4 button but that does not work in GP3 - the Yaxis
> is not available. So I downloaded the JOYREG util from Stickworks and
> install the Z Only controller reg hack. My CH Pedals then appear in Win98
> and Win2k as "Z only".

> I then run both Nascar 4 and GPL and bother controllers run like a dream.
> However I have noticed something strange.

> Under Win98 LWFF is always controller a in a game and ch pedals (z only) is
> controller b. However under Win2k they are reversed ?? Even though the
> LWFF still appears as controller 1 in control panel and ch pedals still
> appear as controller 2.

> This is where GP 3 has a major problem in Win2k. GP3 (with the 1.13 path)
> sees the LWFF as controller B therefore disables Force feedback. It sees
> Controller A as the Z only (CH Pedals) ?? I am lost.

> If I load win98SE GP3 sees LWFF as controller A and Z Only (CH Pedals) as
> controller B so I have Force feedback.

> Any Ideas?

> My Questions are :

> How are other CH Pedals owners configuring your pedals under win98 and
> win2k? i.e.How are you defining them in Control Panel Game Controllers.?

> Like I said smart games like Nascar 4 and GPL detect the multiple axis and
> give me no problems however GP3 is painful. I think I need to determine the
> best way to define the CH pedals under the CP to start forging ahead.

> Thanks in advance

> Brad

--
Bert

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