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Wheel/joystick problems in win95

N.Everet

Wheel/joystick problems in win95

by N.Everet » Tue, 08 Dec 1998 04:00:00

I've just upgraded motherboard and processor (Soyo 5ehm, K6-2 350), but
now win95 won't recognise anything connected to my soundcard gameport.
The soundcard works fine in other respects, but when I connect my GP1 or
joystick, I just get a "not connected" message.  I have TM propanel too,
but that hasn't helped.

Any suggestions.  I need my wheel to work for GPL!

Neil

Larr

Wheel/joystick problems in win95

by Larr » Tue, 08 Dec 1998 04:00:00

We need a _lot_ more information...

What sould/gamecard?  Is it PnP, or Legacy.

If it's Legacy, did you go into the BIOS and reserve the IRQ's for it?

What OS version?

Stuff like that...

-Larry


> I've just upgraded motherboard and processor (Soyo 5ehm, K6-2 350), but
> now win95 won't recognise anything connected to my soundcard gameport.
> The soundcard works fine in other respects, but when I connect my GP1 or
> joystick, I just get a "not connected" message.  I have TM propanel too,
> but that hasn't helped.

> Any suggestions.  I need my wheel to work for GPL!

Michael E. Carve

Wheel/joystick problems in win95

by Michael E. Carve » Fri, 18 Dec 1998 04:00:00


% I've just upgraded motherboard and processor (Soyo 5ehm, K6-2 350), but
% now win95 won't recognise anything connected to my soundcard gameport.
% The soundcard works fine in other respects, but when I connect my GP1 or
% joystick, I just get a "not connected" message.  I have TM propanel too,
% but that hasn't helped.

% Any suggestions.  I need my wheel to work for GPL!

You should have an entry under your soundcard in the Device Manager for
your gameport.  If not, the drivers are not installed properly.  If it
is not present, reboot Windows into safe mode and then delete your Sound
card entries in the Device Manager (make sure you have your soundcard
installation disks first!).  Then reboot and re-install your soundcard
drivers.

Check the gameport entry in the Device Manager and insure that the I/O
address is 201-201.  For some reason some gameports don't work to well
when the range includes 201-207.

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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N.Everet

Wheel/joystick problems in win95

by N.Everet » Sat, 19 Dec 1998 04:00:00



> % I've just upgraded motherboard and processor (Soyo 5ehm, K6-2 350), but
> % now win95 won't recognise anything connected to my soundcard gameport.
> % The soundcard works fine in other respects, but when I connect my GP1 or
> % joystick, I just get a "not connected" message.  I have TM propanel too,
> % but that hasn't helped.

> % Any suggestions.  I need my wheel to work for GPL!

> You should have an entry under your soundcard in the Device Manager for
> your gameport.  If not, the drivers are not installed properly.  If it
> is not present, reboot Windows into safe mode and then delete your Sound
> card entries in the Device Manager (make sure you have your soundcard
> installation disks first!).  Then reboot and re-install your soundcard
> drivers.

> Check the gameport entry in the Device Manager and insure that the I/O
> address is 201-201.  For some reason some gameports don't work to well
> when the range includes 201-207.

> --
> **************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
>      Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./.  [-  < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Thanks for the reply, but I got the soundcard working a few days ago!  Not exactly
sure what cured it, I tried a number of things and it suddenly started working.....

Thanks anyway for the suggestions.

Neil


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