I am guessing all my USB info is installed. It recognizes my Saitek joystick
(USB) easily. The adapter I have has no switches whatsoever. Just a simple
plug to plug. It sees the new hardware but no recognition. IT shows as
functioning properly in my device manager as an unknown device. hmmm,
sometimes these things can be so fickle.
V
> The game port to USB adaptor should have a selector switch on it. On the
> Rockfire's it should be set to position 3. The radio shack adaptor should
be
> set to wheel (position 4) Windows XP should recognize the the adaptor
> automatically as a 4 axis, 4 button joystick. Possibly your adaptor is
> faulty or your windows install does not have all the usb info it should.
You
> should not need any drivers for the wheel itself.
> Steve
> > I just tried the W2K drivers. It tries to do the wheel through the game
> > port. How can I get XP to recognize the wheel through USB??
Remember.it's
> a
> > game port cable with a USB adapter. Not possible to recognize it??
> > V
> > > i would think u could use win2k drivers. i have before when xp was
first
> > > released.
> > > > My luck. This MoBo has onboard sound and NO gameport. I can't set
the
> > > wheel
> > > > up as anything as the "gameport is not configured". I bought an
> adapter
> > > for
> > > > the wheel. Plugs the gameport pins into a USB connector. It is seen
as
> > an
> > > > unknown USB device. I can go no further. I cannot justify buying a
new
> > > wheel
> > > > for the "spare" system, so I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to get this
one
> > to
> > > > work if at all possible Damn well sucks. The install disk that came
> with
> > > it
> > > > is W95/W98 era..........EGADS !!! Thanks for the
> > > suggestion
> > > > though.
> > > > V
> > > > > > Okay, so I wanna set up the old TM Nascar charger wheel/pedals
> onto
> > my
> > > > > GF's
> > > > > > PC to play against each other. Go to TM site.NO XP DRIVERS ?!?!
> > Damn
> > > > !!
> > > > > > Will Win2K drivers work with the wheel?? It won't configure with
> the
> > > Win
> > > > > > generic TM with or w/o adapter choices. Can anyone direct me to
a
> > fix
> > > > so
> > > > > we
> > > > > > can race each other?? Much appreciated.
> > > > > > Thanks all...............V
> > > > > You could try setting it up a generic 2 axis 2 button joystick.
> Maybe
> > a
> > > > > three axis if the pedals are seperated.
> > > > > MadDAWG