rec.autos.simulators

by **Hoosier** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

----- Original Message -----

Newsgroups: TEN.games.simulations.nascar
Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 12:07 AM
Subject: OK, ACT Labs Force RS owners

> I have a funky thing going on with Win98 and my FRS.

> Every now and then, the brake pedal just flat doesn't work in the game
> controllers applet, and therefore in any DirectX sims. I know there's
> nothing wrong with the pedal unit- I can move it to my other PC and it
works
> fine, move it over here and it doesn't. It doesn't matter if I use the USB
> or the serial hookup. I have no other controllers connected thru Win98, I
> have all the latest drivers, I've uninstalled the RS drivers by hand,
edited
> the registry, and reinstalled, and have reinstalled DirectX6.1, each of
> these things about 15 times. Nothing helps- it happens at random times,
and
> just stops and starts whenever. Seperate or combined pedals, whatever
> else...just random.

> Anyone else ever seen this? When I called ACT Labs, the tech said he's
heard
> of it happening, and actually had units returned- when they were checked
> out, there was absolutely nothing wrong with them. He didn't have any idea
> why it happens or any fixes, so I'm asking you guys.

> Any help out there?

> --
> Scott Moore
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by **Josh Middelkam** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Something similar sometimes happens to me. I finally traced it down to the
cable for the pedals coming loose from the main unit, requiring a simple
push back in. It sounds like you may have a more complicated problem, but
it certainly would be nice if it were this simple.

by **Dave Bowm** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 00:09:28 -0500, "Hoosier 6"

<snip>

I'm afraid that I don't have an answer for you right now, but I'm glad
you have mentioned this problem as I am hoping to buy the ACT Lavs RS
FF wheel in the next few days and want to know as much as possible
about it beforehand.

I'll keep an eye on this thread...

Dave Bowman

by **Hoosier** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Wel, so far it's fixed- must have been a driver issue or DirectX. I did a
reinstall of Win98(and everything else <g>) last night, and things have been
peachy all day. If you don't hear anything else from me on this, that's
because it's fixed.

> On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 00:09:28 -0500, "Hoosier 6"

> <snip>

> I'm afraid that I don't have an answer for you right now, but I'm glad
> you have mentioned this problem as I am hoping to buy the ACT Lavs RS
> FF wheel in the next few days and want to know as much as possible
> about it beforehand.

> I'll keep an eye on this thread...

> Dave Bowman

by **andrew_..** » Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:00:00

After installing the new driver for Force RS
(separate pedals support,
downloadable from www.actlab.com) I'm unable to
set up controller in "Need
for Speed High Stakes". The game just freezes
when I go to
options/controllers until I disconnect power
supply for the wheel. The old
driver works fine.
Any ideas?
Did anybody use Act Labs Force RS with new driver
in NFSHS?

Tech Info:
USB connection
Win98 SE
DirectX 6.1

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by **Josh Middelkam** » Thu, 09 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Worked fine for me. Of course, I used the NFSHS demo. Perhaps the full
version is different. I use a serial connection for the wheel, running the
latest drivers.