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Need for speed & T1 Wheel

Dan Gormle

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Dan Gormle » Mon, 27 Nov 1995 04:00:00

Has anyone had any luck getting the wheel to work with NFS? I can
get the wheel to work but not the pedals. Any help would be appreciated.
BMead

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by BMead » Mon, 27 Nov 1995 04:00:00

I have the formula T2.  I have the same problem.  The steering wheel
works.  The pedals don't.

                                                  Scott Meadow

Bob Dunca

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Bob Dunca » Tue, 28 Nov 1995 04:00:00


>I have had my T2 and Thrustmaster gamecard for about two
>weeks, playing with NFS. The pedals didn't work until I
>hooked up an adapter that came with them. It went between
>the card and the joystick cable. Call Thrustmaster to get
>one of these if you didn't get one in your package. It
>works great with NFS once you get it all hooked up right!

Tried it.  Still doesn't work.  The next obvious cause would be that Idon't
have a true dual-port card, but I do... or at least the documentation says...

any other ideas?

Ron Bu

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Ron Bu » Tue, 28 Nov 1995 04:00:00



>>I have had my T2 and Thrustmaster gamecard for about two
>>weeks, playing with NFS. The pedals didn't work until I
>>hooked up an adapter that came with them. It went between
>>the card and the joystick cable. Call Thrustmaster to get
>>one of these if you didn't get one in your package. It
>>works great with NFS once you get it all hooked up right!

>Tried it.  Still doesn't work.  The next obvious cause would be that Idon't
>have a true dual-port card, but I do... or at least the documentation says...

>any other ideas?

Bob, I was having this problem also.  Right inside the booklet it shows
where to put the adapter.  If you don't have it, it says to put it where
you would plug in your joystick, if you have enough room between your box
and the wall.  I put mine in the cable at the very first junction of the
cable out from the box.  They are the same electrically.  My mistake was
I was putting it in at the next junction and it wasn't catching the pedals.
I hope this works for you.  If not, possibly you have a defective adapter.
Ron
Stephanie Robert

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Stephanie Robert » Tue, 28 Nov 1995 04:00:00

I have had my T2 and Thrustmaster gamecard for about two
weeks, playing with NFS. The pedals didn't work until I
hooked up an adapter that came with them. It went between
the card and the joystick cable. Call Thrustmaster to get
one of these if you didn't get one in your package. It
works great with NFS once you get it all hooked up right!
William A Charet

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by William A Charet » Tue, 28 Nov 1995 04:00:00



>>I have had my T2 and Thrustmaster gamecard for about two
>>weeks, playing with NFS. The pedals didn't work until I
>>hooked up an adapter that came with them. It went between
>>the card and the joystick cable. Call Thrustmaster to get
>>one of these if you didn't get one in your package. It
>>works great with NFS once you get it all hooked up right!

>Tried it.  Still doesn't work.  The next obvious cause would be that Idon't
>have a true dual-port card, but I do... or at least the documentation says...
>any other ideas?

What kind of card do you have? a friend of mine has a Tandy (hey..he got
a good deal on it) and his soundcard won't recognize the T1 OR a joystick
in NFS, Nascar, OR ICR...I'm thinking he'll have to invest in a game card.
Tim Wortm

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Tim Wortm » Tue, 28 Nov 1995 04:00:00

Sounds like your friend does not have the joystick port on the sound
card enabled. There is usually a jumper that must be removed to do
this. You'll need to consult the documentation for the card to find
out.

If it's an older card, chances are it may not accept a dual input
devise like the T1 either.

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Bob Dunca

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Bob Dunca » Wed, 29 Nov 1995 04:00:00



>>Tried it.  Still doesn't work.  The next obvious cause would be that Idon't
>>have a true dual-port card, but I do... or at least the documentation says...

>>any other ideas?

>Bob, I was having this problem also.  Right inside the booklet it shows
>where to put the adapter.  If you don't have it, it says to put it where
>you would plug in your joystick, if you have enough room between your box
>and the wall.  I put mine in the cable at the very first junction of the
>cable out from the box.  They are the same electrically.  My mistake was
>I was putting it in at the next junction and it wasn't catching the pedals.
>I hope this works for you.  If not, possibly you have a defective adapter.
>Ron

Thanks for the advice.  I'll try it.  I don't have the unit in front of me so I
don't know how it's hooked up, but I think I remember plugging the adapter
directly into the game card.  Is this right?  (You say it's where the book says
to put it, but I'm not sure from your message if that's the correct placement.)
Incidentally, a frien'd adapter also didn't work.  I'll double check it,
though.

My game card is really a game/sound card (I know, I know) but the manual says
it is a dual port card (which is what I need for NFS).  

Works for NASCAR, doesn't for anything requiring adapter (assuming I didn't
hook it in wrong.)

Thanks for the advice and I'll pass along if I get it to work.  My worst
thought (not too bad actually) is that I may have to get a dedicated game card.
Oh well.

Bob

Jud

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Jud » Thu, 30 Nov 1995 04:00:00


>I have the formula T2.  I have the same problem.  The steering wheel
>works.  The pedals don't.

>                                                  Scott Meadow

   Had the same problem till I figured out that the adapter that came
the T2 was needed.  Install it on game port 1 (if using a multiport) and
thne hook the wheel up to it.  What is seems to do is fools the game into
thinking the T1/2 and pedals are one joystick, since in most games they
read as two.  Then just set up the controls in NFS for the steering to be
the left and right axis and the gas and brake to be the for and aft axis.
 Works like a champ except everytime you go from something like ICR2 or
NASCAR to NFS you've got to install the adapter...
Tom Piccia

Need for speed & T1 Wheel

by Tom Piccia » Thu, 30 Nov 1995 04:00:00




>>I have the formula T2.  I have the same problem.  The steering wheel
>>works.  The pedals don't.

>>                                                  Scott Meadow

>   Had the same problem till I figured out that the adapter that came
>the T2 was needed.  Install it on game port 1 (if using a multiport) and
>thne hook the wheel up to it.  What is seems to do is fools the game into
>thinking the T1/2 and pedals are one joystick, since in most games they
>read as two.  Then just set up the controls in NFS for the steering to be
>the left and right axis and the gas and brake to be the for and aft axis.
> Works like a champ except everytime you go from something like ICR2 or
>NASCAR to NFS you've got to install the adapter...

Just leave the adapter on for ICR2 and Nascar as well.  You just have to
change the control settings to recognize the change in configuration.

I leave the adapter on all the time.

Also,  I purchased a joystick switchbox from Cables America (Computer shopper)
and installed my Gravis joystick on one port and the wheel on the other.
Just a flick of the switch and I'm racing or running doom.

Tom P.


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