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Joystick Port Problems

Steve Lova

Joystick Port Problems

by Steve Lova » Fri, 05 Nov 1999 04:00:00

Problem:  Windows would not "see" Thrustmaster T2 using Sound Blaster 16 PCI
game port.  Installed a CH gamecard GC3 and disabled Blaster game port.  CH
GC3 shows as uninstalled during boot screen.  Device manager shows Blaster
game port disabled and new game port enabled with no conflicts.  All
instructions followed closely.

System:
    Asus P2B motherboard Bios version 4.12
    Celeron 300 overclocked to 450
    128 megs of Cas2 ram
    Soundblaster 16 PCI soundcard

Question:  Am I missing something easy here or has someone else run into
this problem.  I have tried other joysticks on Blaster game port, they did
not load under windows either.  I'm assuming the Blaster game port is not
fully disabled somehow even though device manager shows it as such.  Any
pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Steve

Vic Lombard

Joystick Port Problems

by Vic Lombard » Fri, 05 Nov 1999 04:00:00


I'm going thru a similar problem with a little bit different hardware. I use
the gameport on SBLive. The only controller Windows will recognize is a
Sidewinder gamepad of mine. What I'm guessing is that DirectX7 caused this.
DirectX6.1 never gave me any problems. My point is, which version of DirectX
is installed?

Borut Srebotni

Joystick Port Problems

by Borut Srebotni » Sat, 06 Nov 1999 04:00:00

Are you using WinNt? Winnt have only MS Sidewinder driver installed. If you
have another analog joystick you have to inastall those drives from your
winnt CD.

Borut

Steve Lova

Joystick Port Problems

by Steve Lova » Sat, 06 Nov 1999 04:00:00

I am using Windows 98.


Steve Lova

Joystick Port Problems

by Steve Lova » Sat, 06 Nov 1999 04:00:00

I am using DirectX 7, yikes!




> > Problem:  Windows would not "see" Thrustmaster T2 using Sound Blaster 16
> PCI
> > game port.  Installed a CH gamecard GC3 and disabled Blaster game port.
> CH
> > GC3 shows as uninstalled during boot screen.  Device manager shows
Blaster
> > game port disabled and new game port enabled with no conflicts.  All
> > instructions followed closely.

> > System:
> >     Asus P2B motherboard Bios version 4.12
> >     Celeron 300 overclocked to 450
> >     128 megs of Cas2 ram
> >     Soundblaster 16 PCI soundcard

> > Question:  Am I missing something easy here or has someone else run into
> > this problem.  I have tried other joysticks on Blaster game port, they
did
> > not load under windows either.  I'm assuming the Blaster game port is
not
> > fully disabled somehow even though device manager shows it as such.  Any
> > pointers would be greatly appreciated.

> > Steve

> I'm going thru a similar problem with a little bit different hardware. I
use
> the gameport on SBLive. The only controller Windows will recognize is a
> Sidewinder gamepad of mine. What I'm guessing is that DirectX7 caused
this.
> DirectX6.1 never gave me any problems. My point is, which version of
DirectX
> is installed?


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