rec.autos.simulators

T2 woes

Eldred Picke

T2 woes

by Eldred Picke » Thu, 09 May 1996 04:00:00


>BTW, I saw T2's at Circuit City for $99.  Egghead wants $129 for the same
>unit.

Circuit City, huh?  I gotta find my credit card... :)

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Eldred Pickett

I am NOT paranoid.  And why are you always watching me?!?

Chuck Stuar

T2 woes

by Chuck Stuar » Sun, 12 May 1996 04:00:00


> I just bought a Thrustmaster T2, but am having some
problems with it.
> First off, does anyone know if it will work with the
joystick port on
> your soundcard?  I've tried this; when I use either the
wheel or pedals
> separately, they work fine, but when use both of them on my
one port,
> the wheel doesn't work.  Has anyone else had this problem?

> Matt

Works fine on my SB AWE32.

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Alte

T2 woes

by Alte » Wed, 15 May 1996 04:00:00



> > I just bought a Thrustmaster T2, but am having some
> problems with it.
> > First off, does anyone know if it will work with the
> joystick port on
> > your soundcard?  I've tried this; when I use either the
> wheel or pedals
> > separately, they work fine, but when use both of them on my
> one port,
> > the wheel doesn't work.  Has anyone else had this problem?

> > Matt

> Works fine on my SB AWE32.

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> Chuck Stuart - Mesquite TX USA  
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> Debug, Profiler and much more. Shareware $49.
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> -----------

Matt:
It does work on the joystick port. However, the joystick port needs to
be able to support multiple joysticks from a single port. You need
to look at your documentation for your sound card. I'm using an
Ensoniq Soundscape Wavetable card and it works find.
Billy Frase

T2 woes

by Billy Frase » Wed, 15 May 1996 04:00:00




>> I just bought a Thrustmaster T2, but am having some
>problems with it.
>> First off, does anyone know if it will work with the
>joystick port on
>> your soundcard?  I've tried this; when I use either the
>wheel or pedals
>> separately, they work fine, but when use both of them on my
>one port,
>> the wheel doesn't work.  Has anyone else had this problem?

>> Matt

>Works fine on my SB AWE32.
>WORKS Fine with my soundblaster16,you have to set it up correctly for

each game.f1gp works brill.

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Ed Reynol

T2 woes

by Ed Reynol » Thu, 16 May 1996 04:00:00



> >I just bought a Thrustmaster T2, but am having some problems with it.  
> >First off, does anyone know if it will work with the joystick port on
> >your soundcard?  I've tried this; when I use either the wheel or pedals
> >separately, they work fine, but when use both of them on my one port,
> >the wheel doesn't work.  Has anyone else had this problem?

> >Matt

>Matt,
>You don't mention what kind of sound card you are using.  You need to make
>sure that your card supports TWO joysticks through one port if you want to use
>the T2 wheel and pedals.  My T2 came with an adapter that lets you put the
>pedals onto the y-axis of joystick 1, so this is great for games like NFS
>which don't read joystick 2.  BTW, I am using a SoundBlaster16 with my T2 and
>it works fine.

>Clark

Matt,

My setup is similar to Clark's.  I'm using a SoundBlaster 32-PNP on a
Pentium-166.  I haven't experienced any problems that are
supposed" to happen with fast machines (i.e. needing the special ACM card).

Ed

Aaron Tayl

T2 woes

by Aaron Tayl » Thu, 16 May 1996 04:00:00


says...




>>> I just bought a Thrustmaster T2, but am having some problems with it.
>>> First off, does anyone know if it will work with the joystick port on
>>> your soundcard?  
>>> Matt

>>Works fine on my SB AWE32.
>>WORKS Fine with my soundblaster16,you have to set it up correctly for
>each game.f1gp works brill.

I agree with the consensus that it should work with most sound cards'
MIDI/Joystick port.  There are several factors to be aware of:

-Each game usually has a special setup routine for steering wheels.  Check the
game documentation for details.

-Your T2 should have come with a 15-pin white adapter.  This allows those
ports that need it to accept dual joystick input. Some games will require that
you use this adapter, and some will not need it. (ie. The Need for Speed
requires it, NASCAR does not)

-Finally, I've found the joystick port will just not work with some game
titles. (Particularly "Screamer")  When I try it on one system using the sound
card port, I only get gas/brake.  When I try it on another system using the
same T2 but use the game port, it works.  Their tech support agrees with this.
Every other game that advertises T2 compatibility I've managed to make work.

Good luck.
-Aaron Taylor


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