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GPL & Serial port Wheels

Yippee3

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by Yippee3 » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Anybody get GPL to work with a steering wheel that uses the serial port
instead of the joystick port?  If so, what'd you do to get it working?

Yippee38

Tony Wys

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by Tony Wys » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

I sure haven't, it doesn't recognize the steering movement in configuring.
Please help us saps :)

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Paul

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by Paul » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Yes I have a "Guillemot Race leader Force Feedback" and it uses the
serial-port. It works fine in GPL .
Trye to remove the joy-stick in the control-panel before you start GPL and
calibrate the wheel.


Tony Wys

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by Tony Wys » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

That doesnt work either.. GPL knows the wheel is there.. cus it lets me
calibrate it and bress the buttons but wont let me assign the wheel to
steering :(

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>Yes I have a "Guillemot Race leader Force Feedback" and it uses the
>serial-port. It works fine in GPL .
>Trye to remove the joy-stick in the control-panel before you start GPL and
>calibrate the wheel.


>>Anybody get GPL to work with a steering wheel that uses the serial port
>>instead of the joystick port?  If so, what'd you do to get it working?

>>Yippee38

René van Lobbere

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by René van Lobbere » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00


> I sure haven't, it doesn't recognize the steering movement in configuring.
> Please help us saps :)



> >Anybody get GPL to work with a steering wheel that uses the serial port
> >instead of the joystick port?  If so, what'd you do to get it working?

If you've got an internal modem at the 'opposite' port (COM1<->COM3 or
COM2<->COM4), then that will probably be the cause.
If there's no option to avoid this then try ripping the modem out (turn off
puter first :) ) and try again. It'll probably work then, but leaves you with
having to remove the modem each time you want to race, and no online racing.
You may also want to try disabling the modem in 'Start-Setup-Config-System-
Devices tab' (try to imaging where I'm heading you, I'm using Dutch Win).

Hope this helpes,
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Yippee3

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by Yippee3 » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

That sounded logical, but it did not help.  Thanks for the advice.

I posted a message on Sierra's site and they said it will be resolved in the
patch.  However, no release date is available on that patch.

Yippee38



> > I sure haven't, it doesn't recognize the steering movement in configuring.
> > Please help us saps :)



> > >Anybody get GPL to work with a steering wheel that uses the serial port
> > >instead of the joystick port?  If so, what'd you do to get it working?

> If you've got an internal modem at the 'opposite' port (COM1<->COM3 or
> COM2<->COM4), then that will probably be the cause.
> If there's no option to avoid this then try ripping the modem out (turn off
> puter first :) ) and try again. It'll probably work then, but leaves you with
> having to remove the modem each time you want to race, and no online racing.
> You may also want to try disabling the modem in 'Start-Setup-Config-System-
> Devices tab' (try to imaging where I'm heading you, I'm using Dutch Win).

> Hope this helpes,
> --
> Ren van Lobberegt, The Netherlands.

> Cheetah Racing :
>     http://renevanl.www.cistron.nl/cheetah/index_nl.html

> Personal site : http://www.toptown.com/INNERCIRCLE/1846/

> AMCA web master : http://www.amcaracing.nl/


Yippee3

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by Yippee3 » Mon, 08 Feb 1999 04:00:00

That will let me play the game, but not use the wheel.  Thanks anyway.

What version of DirectX are you using?

Yippee38


> Yes I have a "Guillemot Race leader Force Feedback" and it uses the
> serial-port. It works fine in GPL .
> Trye to remove the joy-stick in the control-panel before you start GPL and
> calibrate the wheel.


> >Anybody get GPL to work with a steering wheel that uses the serial port
> >instead of the joystick port?  If so, what'd you do to get it working?

> >Yippee38

Andrew Rembe

GPL & Serial port Wheels

by Andrew Rembe » Tue, 09 Feb 1999 04:00:00


> Anybody get GPL to work with a steering wheel that uses the serial port
> instead of the joystick port?  If so, what'd you do to get it working?

> Yippee38

 I am using a Logitech Wingman Formula Force connected to a serial port.
It
works fine in GPL, but I have to use Direct Input. The Generic driver
doesn't
work, i.e. it won't calibrate because it doesn't see the axes properly.

Andrew


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