Win XP and PDPI

Hi, trying to install the PDPI on XP: "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" I am! Wheres the fault? Michael

Hi, trying to install the PDPI on XP: "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" I am! Wheres the fault? Michael

Hi, trying to install the PDPI on XP: "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" I am! Wheres the fault? Michael

Hi folks, anybody has a solution: I like to install my PDPI on my new XP system.When i start the installation,it says,that I�m not allowed to make the following system modifications and that I should restart with an administrator account. As i�m the only user of this system,i�m configured as computer administrator. Where is the problem? Michael

Hi folks, anybody has a solution: I like to install my PDPI on my new XP system.When i start the installation,it says,that I�m not allowed to make the following system modifications and that I should restart with an administrator account. As i�m the only user of this system,i�m configured as computer administrator. Where is the problem? Michael

Hi folks, anybody has a solution: I like to install my PDPI on my new XP system.When i start the installation,it says,that I�m not allowed to make the following system modifications and that I should restart with an administrator account. As i�m the only user of this system,i�m configured as computer administrator. Where is the problem? Michael

Michael, The PDPI drivers do not work under WinXP or Win2K. Unfortunately PDPI have gone bust, so I doubt you'd ever see drivers for this card. Sorry for the bad news. "Michael Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a0530h$5ce$[email hidden]...

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> Hi, > > trying to install the PDPI on XP: > > "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" > > I am! > > Wheres the fault? > > Michael > >

Hi Les, why did i buy then a ABIT KT7A Board just because it has an ISA slot for the PDPI? Damn! Michael "Les Marton" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:N_vV7.8762$[email hidden]... > Michael, > > The PDPI drivers do not work under WinXP or Win2K. Unfortunately PDPIhave

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> gone bust, so I doubt you'd ever see drivers for this card. > > Sorry for the bad news. > > > "Michael Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a0530h$5ce$[email hidden]... > > Hi, > > > > trying to install the PDPI on XP: > > > > "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" > > > > I am! > > > > Wheres the fault? > > > > Michael > > > > > >

Are you willing to surrender your PDPI to run Windows XP? Why not make a dual booth system and run your racing sims in Windows 98 while you use Windows XP for whatever else you wish to do? --- Joeri J. Cox European Racing League - Taming The NASCAR Tracks Since April 2000 http://www.europeanracingleague.com ERL is proudly sponsored by Thomas Enterprises, makers of the TSW and TSW2 http://www.thomas-superwheel.com Co-founder of 502 Racing http://www.502racing.com "Schuhhaus Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht news:a06vnd$hhv$02$[email hidden]... > Hi Les, > > why did i buy then a ABIT KT7A Board just because it has an ISA slot forthe

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> PDPI? > > Damn! > > Michael > > "Les Marton" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:N_vV7.8762$[email hidden]... > > Michael, > > > > The PDPI drivers do not work under WinXP or Win2K. Unfortunately PDPI > have > > gone bust, so I doubt you'd ever see drivers for this card. > > > > Sorry for the bad news. > > > > > > "Michael Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:a0530h$5ce$[email hidden]... > > > Hi, > > > > > > trying to install the PDPI on XP: > > > > > > "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" > > > > > > I am! > > > > > > Wheres the fault? > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > >

Michael, I bought an Iwill KK266 mobo for the same reason (a single legacy ISA slot); but I'll never attempt to run GPL under XP, not after everybody's troubles with GPL & NT/2K (the Editor of Car and Driver gave up long after I would've). --Steve Smith "Schuhhaus Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a06vnd$hhv$02$[email hidden]... > Hi Les, > > why did i buy then a ABIT KT7A Board just because it has an ISA slot forthe

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> PDPI? > > Damn! > > Michael > > "Les Marton" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:N_vV7.8762$[email hidden]... > > Michael, > > > > The PDPI drivers do not work under WinXP or Win2K. Unfortunately PDPI > have > > gone bust, so I doubt you'd ever see drivers for this card. > > > > Sorry for the bad news. > > > > > > "Michael Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:a0530h$5ce$[email hidden]... > > > Hi, > > > > > > trying to install the PDPI on XP: > > > > > > "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" > > > > > > I am! > > > > > > Wheres the fault? > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > >

"Les Marton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:N_vV7.8762$[email hidden]... > Michael, > > The PDPI drivers do not work under WinXP or Win2K. Unfortunately PDPIhave > gone bust, so I doubt you'd ever see drivers for this card. > > Sorry for the bad news. > There are PDPI drivers available for Linux. If you download the standard gameport driver, you'll see that it fully supports the PDPI. It wouldn't be too hard to use this as a base to write your own XP driver. I intended to do this, but didn't have access to the Windows XP DDK (device driver kit) at the time. I've pulled the PDPI card from my machine and plan on moving to a new USB based setup in the future (if WSC is ever released). Therefore I've lost my motivation to do the port. I still think it's an interesting project. I've never written a device driver and I'm not sure that my 10+ years of software development has given me the courage to attack the Microsoft device driver model. Good luck.

From the looks of your fifteen duplicate posts, it looks like you don't have a clue about much. Alanb "Michael Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a0530h$5ce$[email hidden]...

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> Hi, > > trying to install the PDPI on XP: > > "you must rerun the installation as a system administrator" > > I am! > > Wheres the fault? > > Michael > >

From the looks of your fif*** duplicate posts, it looks like you don't have a clue about much. Alanb

8 Posts. I think that's a record! "Michael Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a053sl$5si$[email hidden]...

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> Hi folks, > > anybody has a solution: > > I like to install my PDPI on my new XP system.When i start the > installation,it says,that I�m not allowed to make the following system > modifications and that I should restart with an administrator account. > > As i�m the only user of this system,i�m configured as computer > administrator. > > Where is the problem? > > Michael > > >

Back away from the send button, slowly... Place your hands on the monitor. Hehe :) -Larry "Michael Wollenschein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a053sl$5si$[email hidden]...

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> Hi folks, > > anybody has a solution: > > I like to install my PDPI on my new XP system.When i start the > installation,it says,that I�m not allowed to make the following system > modifications and that I should restart with an administrator account. > > As i�m the only user of this system,i�m configured as computer > administrator. > > Where is the problem? > > Michael > > >

True. The standard gameport driver will work on the PDPI as it will emulate a gameport, but you will not get the benefits of a digital gameport. You will need a specific driver written for the PDPI as you mentioned.. I've written gameport drivers for Win9x, 2K/XP and you are right the DDK's do have sample joystick drivers which could be used to read a digital device (in fact they actually mention it the doco). When I took the plunge I had 11 years software engineering experience (C, C++) and it was a fair effort to get you head around it all, but probably not as difficult as designing a system with a few hundred C++ classes... However, I must say I had more enjoyment writing the driver :) The problem I see is obtaining the specification on how to interface with the PDPI card from the driver. You would not read it in the typically gameport fashion as this defeats the idea of having a digital interface. Cheers, Les. "Internet User" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > "Les Marton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:N_vV7.8762$[email hidden]... > > Michael, > > > > The PDPI drivers do not work under WinXP or Win2K. Unfortunately PDPI > have > > gone bust, so I doubt you'd ever see drivers for this card. > > > > Sorry for the bad news. > > > > There are PDPI drivers available for Linux. If you download the standard > gameport driver, you'll see that it fully supports the PDPI. It wouldn't

be > too hard to use this as a base to write your own XP driver. I intended to > do this, but didn't have access to the Windows XP DDK (device driver kit)at > the time. I've pulled the PDPI card from my machine and plan on moving toa > new USB based setup in the future (if WSC is ever released). ThereforeI've

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> lost my motivation to do the port. I still think it's an interesting > project. I've never written a device driver and I'm not sure that my 10+ > years of software development has given me the courage to attack the > Microsoft device driver model. > > Good luck. > >

"Les Marton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pwPV7.10292$[email hidden]... > True. The standard gameport driver will work on the PDPI as it willemulate > a gameport, but you will not get the benefits of a digital gameport. You > will need a specific driver written for the PDPI as you mentioned.. I've > written gameport drivers for Win9x, 2K/XP and you are right the DDK's do > have sample joystick drivers which could be used to read a digital device > (in fact they actually mention it the doco). When I took the plunge I had11

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> years software engineering experience (C, C++) and it was a fair effort to > get you head around it all, but probably not as difficult as designing a > system with a few hundred C++ classes... However, I must say I had more > enjoyment writing the driver :) > > The problem I see is obtaining the specification on how to interface with > the PDPI card from the driver. You would not read it in the typically > gameport fashion as this defeats the idea of having a digital interface. > > Cheers, > Les.

So the Linux driver ignores all the good stuff the PDPI card will do? I didn't really look into it very much. Just pulled the source and dug around briefly. That's too bad.

Yes - if the Linux, at least that's what it looks to be given some of the Linux drivers that say it supports the PDPI. BTW, where did you get the Linux driver source to this driver? I'd be interested to see if it's any different from the ones I've seen. Cheers, Les. "Internet User" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c2813f3$[email hidden]...

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> "Les Marton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:pwPV7.10292$[email hidden]... > > True. The standard gameport driver will work on the PDPI as it will > emulate > > a gameport, but you will not get the benefits of a digital gameport. You > > will need a specific driver written for the PDPI as you mentioned.. I've > > written gameport drivers for Win9x, 2K/XP and you are right the DDK's

do > > have sample joystick drivers which could be used to read a digitaldevice > > (in fact they actually mention it the doco). When I took the plunge Ihad > 11 > > years software engineering experience (C, C++) and it was a fair effortto > > get you head around it all, but probably not as difficult as designing a > > system with a few hundred C++ classes... However, I must say I had more > > enjoyment writing the driver :) > > > > The problem I see is obtaining the specification on how to interfacewith

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> > the PDPI card from the driver. You would not read it in the typically > > gameport fashion as this defeats the idea of having a digital interface. > > > > Cheers, > > Les. > > So the Linux driver ignores all the good stuff the PDPI card will do? I > didn't really look into it very much. Just pulled the source and dug

around > briefly. That's too bad. > >

"Les Marton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:VciW7.13249$[email hidden]...

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> Yes - if the Linux, at least that's what it looks to be given some of the > Linux drivers that say it supports the PDPI. BTW, where did you get the > Linux driver source to this driver? I'd be interested to see if it's any > different from the ones I've seen. > > Cheers, > Les. >

I believe this is the driver I had looked at: http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/input/ In regards to the PDPI implementation, I don't think there's been much change since the original 'linux joystick driver' found here: http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/joystick/