Strange Caibration Problem??

Hi, I'm hoping someone has some suggestions for this calibration problem that has just occured with my system.. My controller is a TSW (1996) and I've never had a calib problem until now.. Here's the situation.. The other day I reinstalled WIN98SE, over top of an existing install, just to clean up the files.. Now, when I go to calibrate the TSW in my win98-->ctrl panel-->joy calib. screen, all 4 axis seem to be "pulsating" on a 10 second clock... They axis' will be relatively still, after I calibrate it, except every 10 seconds they all go hay wire for about 1-2 seconds.. At first I though a pot was going bad.. But that wasn't it.. I've changed the pots *twice* now, just to be sure that wasn't it, and still the same thing.. I checked and unchecked the "poll with interrupts" box, with no change.. Now, when I enter NR2002 (About the only game I play) I can also see the calibration pointers jumping around.. And when Im in the game it feels like I have a miss in the motor, cause it sputters the whole way around the track. (I use the direct driver, because of my GPL USB Shifter) But if I use the "Generic" driver (optimised) it seems to be able to overcome the "pulsating" and it works ok.. Only thing with that is, now I can't use the USB Shifter.. Now, I've had the same system and everything, working fine now, for about 6 months.. Just after reinstalling win98 has this problem occured.. I removed and reinstalled my sound card (SBLive X-Gamer 5.1) and all it's software.. I've reinstalled Nascar 2002 also.. Does anyone have any idea what could be going on?? I just can't figure out why it's going nuts on a 10 second cycle.. Please Help!! All suggestions welcome!! Thanks in advance, and sorry for the lengthy post. Mick

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 04:03:30 GMT, Mick <[email hidden]> wrote: > Hi, > to be sure that wasn't it, and still the same thing.. I checked and > unchecked the "poll with interrupts" box, with no change.. Now, when I enter > NR2002 (About the only game I play) I can also see the calibration pointers > jumping around.. And when Im in the game it feels like I have a miss in the Have you tried using Papy's "generic" input driver with n2002? Superior to what DirectX provides by a mile or two. Too bad about the USB shifter, though... > reinstalled Nascar 2002 also.. Does anyone have any idea what could be going > on?? I just can't figure out why it's going nuts on a 10 second cycle.. > Please Help!! All suggestions welcome!! Thanks in advance, and sorry for the > lengthy post. Mick I think it's the same problem that prevents the wheel from being used in split axis mode with ISI titles unless you rewire the axis. Take a look at this page http://www.schuerkamp.de/zope/hoover/racing/tsw and see if it helps. It's quite easy and you can always revert to the old setup by switchin a couple of cables (no soldering required). Cheers, Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Don't you know this is a sure-fire way to open up a hell-gate?!!! Good luck, young Captain! I hear Beezlebub likes his human sacrifices med-rare. Seriously, don't ever do this. Instead, use something like Norton Ghost to make images of a stable system and then roll back to that when the system starts getting flaky. Restoring from a saved image is much faster than an OS reinstall, and actually solves the problem, instead of compounding it in an untold number of ways. HTH, Gerald "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<ms7X8.17905$[email hidden]>... > The other day I > reinstalled WIN98SE, over top of an existing install, just to clean up the > files..

Yea, I've already rewired it for seperate axis.. It's too bad my circa 1996 model wasn't quite as easy to work on as the newer TSW 's =) But it's been done for a few years now.. Like I was saying, all was just fine until the other day.. Now something is interfering with my calibration. The way the pointers are acting, in both the windows and NR2002 joy calibration screens, it's as if it's hearing interferrence from something.. (And if anyone missed the original post, I've changed all the pots, twice now, just to be sure that wasn't it) Maybe some old drivers or settings from my SBLive didn't get properly removed after I reinstalled the sound card?? This is a real bummer.. Never had a problem with the controller before.. Other than basic maintenance/pot replacement every so often.. Oh well, if anyone else can think of something that may help, I'm all ears!! =) Thanks again, Mick > http://www.schuerkamp.de/zope/hoover/racing/tsw and see if it > helps. It's quite easy and you can always revert to the old setup > by switchin a couple of cables (no soldering required).

I recently switched to the converter box and the uss adapter with my taw. works good except every few races it switches itself to controller id 2 in gaming options and messes up everything. I then need to recalibrate in windows and the game (gpl, n2002). Sometimes it locks in id2 and I need to reboot. what gives here? Thomas Enterprises is going to have to change some things in order to keep up with the OS's of the future. to charge top dollar for these wheels yet compatibility issues are always present. Not too mention Microsoft doesn't seem to keen on gameport technology. DC Mick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ms7X8.17905$[email hidden]... > Hi, > I'm hoping someone has some suggestions for this calibration problem that > has just occured with my system.. My controller is a TSW (1996) and I've > never had a calib problem until now.. Here's the situation.. The other dayI > reinstalled WIN98SE, over top of an existing install, just to clean up the > files.. Now, when I go to calibrate the TSW in my win98-->ctrl panel-->joy > calib. screen, all 4 axis seem to be "pulsating" on a 10 second clock... > They axis' will be relatively still, after I calibrate it, except every 10 > seconds they all go hay wire for about 1-2 seconds.. At first I though apot > was going bad.. But that wasn't it.. I've changed the pots *twice* now,just > to be sure that wasn't it, and still the same thing.. I checked and > unchecked the "poll with interrupts" box, with no change.. Now, when Ienter > NR2002 (About the only game I play) I can also see the calibrationpointers > jumping around.. And when Im in the game it feels like I have a miss inthe

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> motor, cause it sputters the whole way around the track. (I use the direct > driver, because of my GPL USB Shifter) But if I use the "Generic" driver > (optimised) it seems to be able to overcome the "pulsating" and it works > ok.. Only thing with that is, now I can't use the USB Shifter.. Now, I've > had the same system and everything, working fine now, for about 6 months.. > Just after reinstalling win98 has this problem occured.. I removed and > reinstalled my sound card (SBLive X-Gamer 5.1) and all it's software..

I've > reinstalled Nascar 2002 also.. Does anyone have any idea what could begoing > on?? I just can't figure out why it's going nuts on a 10 second cycle.. > Please Help!! All suggestions welcome!! Thanks in advance, and sorry forthe > lengthy post. Mick > >

On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 12:11:39 GMT, David Ciemny <[email hidden]> wrote: > reboot. what gives here? Thomas Enterprises is going to have to change some > things in order to keep up with the OS's of the future. to charge top dollar That's your view of the situation. TSW charges top dollar for their products, and rightly so. They are superbly engineered items. Most sound cards still come with a game port you can use with your TSW, so use an operating system that will support it. Just because "Microsoft isn't keen to" support game ports any more doesn't mean they're not good for gaming. Microsoft OTOH "is very keen to" grab your money, and keep you plodding along in the pony circus they consider "innovation". It's your choice. Regards, Uwe happy TSW owner. -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Well I am a happy TSW owner but if a business does not change with the times they will eventually go under. That is a fact in the business world. I have an idea..everyone go out and get a top of the line TSW and purchase the latest "sim" from the west brothers... Like a guy named Barnum once said...there is a sucker born every minute. DC Uwe Schuerkamp <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 12:11:39 GMT, David Ciemny <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > reboot. what gives here? Thomas Enterprises is going to have to changesome > > things in order to keep up with the OS's of the future. to charge topdollar

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> > That's your view of the situation. > > TSW charges top dollar for their products, and rightly so. They > are superbly engineered items. > > Most sound cards still come with a game port you can use with > your TSW, so use an operating system that will support it. Just > because "Microsoft isn't keen to" support game ports any more > doesn't mean they're not good for gaming. Microsoft OTOH "is > very keen to" grab your money, and keep you plodding along in > the pony circus they consider "innovation". It's your choice. > > > Regards, > > Uwe > > happy TSW owner. > > > > -- > Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ > Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) > PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61