F12001 questions

I was out at Best Buy today picking up a Logitech Wingman Force wheel for my niece's birthday, and picked up a copy of F12001. First off , installation gave me woes - I first tried to install off my Plextor cd burner drive, installation appeared to go fine but when I tried to launch the game I got an error message, that " scsi host adapter" could not be found, and my computer would lock up requiring a reboot. So, I uninstalled it and re-installed it in my other plain vanilla cd rom drive, and it worked fine. I assume this has something to do with the copy protection ? I have been running Germany in testing mode, and cannot seem to get the steering very smooth, especially at higher speeds. It seems to be real twitch around center, like there is a deadzone and when I get past that the car jerks in whatever direction I am turning in. I have played both with the speed sensitivity setting and the wheel lock. I am using a stock TSW2 ( single axis). Any advice on smoothing the steering out would be appreciated. Thanks, Don Burnette

Set your x axis sensitivity to 10% or less. Set the speed sensitivity to 75% or higher (to start with and then work your way down if needed). I sent you a Hockenheim setup for the Ferrari. I don't have a dead zone problem, but the above settings with my Ferrari FF wheel give me stable steering. David G Fisher "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:NFII7.43541$[email hidden]... > I was out at Best Buy today picking up a Logitech Wingman Force wheel formy

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> niece's birthday, and picked up a copy of F12001. > First off , installation gave me woes - I first tried to install off my > Plextor cd burner drive, installation appeared to go fine but when I tried > to launch the game I got an error message, that " scsi host adapter" could > not be found, and my computer would lock up requiring a reboot. So, I > uninstalled it and re-installed it in my other plain vanilla cd rom drive, > and it worked fine. I assume this has something to do with the copy > protection ? > I have been running Germany in testing mode, and cannot seem to get the > steering very smooth, especially at higher speeds. It seems to be real > twitch around center, like there is a deadzone and when I get past that

the > car jerks in whatever direction I am turning in. I have played both withthe > speed sensitivity setting and the wheel lock. I am using a stock TSW2 ( > single axis). Any advice on smoothing the steering out would beappreciated.

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> > Thanks, > > Don Burnette > > > >

Don, Remember that, regardless of where you set the deadzone, DirectX sets an automatic one of 5%. Download DXDeadzone or DXTweak and use one of those to set that 5% to 0% or whatever. This made a *world* of difference to my own ability to place the car accurately in F1 2001. See http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/forums/ (EA Sports F1 forum) and do a search on "deadzone" to see all the others who had this problem and fixed it. best, David K Don Burnette <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:NFII7.43541$[email hidden]... > I was out at Best Buy today picking up a Logitech Wingman Force wheel formy

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> niece's birthday, and picked up a copy of F12001. > First off , installation gave me woes - I first tried to install off my > Plextor cd burner drive, installation appeared to go fine but when I tried > to launch the game I got an error message, that " scsi host adapter" could > not be found, and my computer would lock up requiring a reboot. So, I > uninstalled it and re-installed it in my other plain vanilla cd rom drive, > and it worked fine. I assume this has something to do with the copy > protection ? > I have been running Germany in testing mode, and cannot seem to get the > steering very smooth, especially at higher speeds. It seems to be real > twitch around center, like there is a deadzone and when I get past that

the > car jerks in whatever direction I am turning in. I have played both withthe > speed sensitivity setting and the wheel lock. I am using a stock TSW2 ( > single axis). Any advice on smoothing the steering out would beappreciated.

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> > Thanks, > > Don Burnette > > > >

Thanks for the tip and the setup! Don Burnette "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:CeJI7.219492$[email hidden]... > Set your x axis sensitivity to 10% or less. Set the speed sensitivity to75% > or higher (to start with and then work your way down if needed). I sentyou > a Hockenheim setup for the Ferrari. > > I don't have a dead zone problem, but the above settings with my FerrariFF

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> wheel give me stable steering. > > David G Fisher > > > "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:NFII7.43541$[email hidden]... > > I was out at Best Buy today picking up a Logitech Wingman Force wheel

for > my > > niece's birthday, and picked up a copy of F12001. > > First off , installation gave me woes - I first tried to install off my > > Plextor cd burner drive, installation appeared to go fine but when Itried > > to launch the game I got an error message, that " scsi host adapter"could > > not be found, and my computer would lock up requiring a reboot. So, I > > uninstalled it and re-installed it in my other plain vanilla cd romdrive,

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> > and it worked fine. I assume this has something to do with the copy > > protection ? > > I have been running Germany in testing mode, and cannot seem to get the > > steering very smooth, especially at higher speeds. It seems to be real > > twitch around center, like there is a deadzone and when I get past that > the > > car jerks in whatever direction I am turning in. I have played both with > the > > speed sensitivity setting and the wheel lock. I am using a stock TSW2 ( > > single axis). Any advice on smoothing the steering out would be > appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Don Burnette > > > > > > > > > >

Thanks, I'll check it out. Don Burnette "David Karr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9t0bcq$5d0$[email hidden]... > Don, > > Remember that, regardless of where you set the deadzone, DirectX sets an > automatic one of 5%. Download DXDeadzone or DXTweak and use one of thoseto > set that 5% to 0% or whatever. This made a *world* of difference to myown

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> ability to place the car accurately in F1 2001. > > See http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/forums/ (EA Sports F1 forum) and do a > search on "deadzone" to see all the others who had this problem and fixed > it. > > best, > David K > > Don Burnette <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:NFII7.43541$[email hidden]... > > I was out at Best Buy today picking up a Logitech Wingman Force wheel

for > my > > niece's birthday, and picked up a copy of F12001. > > First off , installation gave me woes - I first tried to install off my > > Plextor cd burner drive, installation appeared to go fine but when Itried > > to launch the game I got an error message, that " scsi host adapter"could > > not be found, and my computer would lock up requiring a reboot. So, I > > uninstalled it and re-installed it in my other plain vanilla cd romdrive,

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> > and it worked fine. I assume this has something to do with the copy > > protection ? > > I have been running Germany in testing mode, and cannot seem to get the > > steering very smooth, especially at higher speeds. It seems to be real > > twitch around center, like there is a deadzone and when I get past that > the > > car jerks in whatever direction I am turning in. I have played both with > the > > speed sensitivity setting and the wheel lock. I am using a stock TSW2 ( > > single axis). Any advice on smoothing the steering out would be > appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Don Burnette > > > > > > > > > >

In article <CeJI7.219492$[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Set your x axis sensitivity to 10% or less. Set the speed sensitivity to 75% >or higher (to start with and then work your way down if needed). I sent you >a Hockenheim setup for the Ferrari. > >I don't have a dead zone problem, but the above settings with my Ferrari FF >wheel give me stable steering. > >David G Fisher

Which website has a lot of setups - BHM? Also, are the setups wildly different between FF and non-FF wheels? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In F1RC and F12001, I love Ian Bell's setups. He sets up a car very similiar to the way I do, only he's better at it. All I have to do is tweak them a little to fit me. You can get some of them at Relay. http://f12001.relaygames.com/ Since F12001 doesn't have FF yet, I just set the auto centering spring to 50% and the setups feel good. David G Fisher "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <CeJI7.219492$[email hidden]>, "David GFisher" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Set your x axis sensitivity to 10% or less. Set the speed sensitivity to75% > >or higher (to start with and then work your way down if needed). I sentyou > >a Hockenheim setup for the Ferrari. > > > >I don't have a dead zone problem, but the above settings with my FerrariFF > >wheel give me stable steering. > > > >David G Fisher > > Which website has a lot of setups - BHM? Also, are the setups wildlydifferent

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> between FF and non-FF wheels? > > Eldred > -- > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPLRank - under construction... > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <j9WI7.222165$[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: >In F1RC and F12001, I love Ian Bell's setups. He sets up a car very similiar >to the way I do, only he's better at it. All I have to do is tweak them a >little to fit me. You can get some of them at Relay. >http://f12001.relaygames.com/ >Uh oh...I'm NO good at tweaking setups... But thanks for the link. >Since F12001 doesn't have FF yet, I just set the auto centering spring to >50% and the setups feel good. I should have mentioned - I don't have FF, so maybe I can use 'as is'... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <j9WI7.222165$[email hidden]>, "David GFisher" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >In F1RC and F12001, I love Ian Bell's setups. He sets up a car verysimiliar > >to the way I do, only he's better at it. All I have to do is tweak them a > >little to fit me. You can get some of them at Relay. > >http://f12001.relaygames.com/ > > > Uh oh...I'm NO good at tweaking setups... But thanks for the link. You might only want to give yourself a little more/less wing, or adjust the steering lock. > >Since F12001 doesn't have FF yet, I just set the auto centering spring to > >50% and the setups feel good. > > I should have mentioned - I don't have FF, so maybe I can use 'as is'... I don't see why not. My Ferrari wheel with no FF on feels a lot like my old T2. David G Fisher

"David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:j9WI7.222165$[email hidden]... > In F1RC and F12001, I love Ian Bell's setups. He sets up a car verysimiliar

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> to the way I do, only he's better at it. All I have to do is tweak them a > little to fit me. You can get some of them at Relay. > http://f12001.relaygames.com/ > > Since F12001 doesn't have FF yet, I just set the auto centering spring to > 50% and the setups feel good. > > David G Fisher

Can't speak for the new F1 sims, but I agree about Ian Bell's setups for F1CS2k, very driveable and fast. dave henrie

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:17:20 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote: >> In F1RC and F12001, I love Ian Bell's setups. He sets up a car very >similiar >> to the way I do, only he's better at it. All I have to do is tweak them a >> little to fit me. You can get some of them at Relay. >> http://f12001.relaygames.com/ I've tried to get some F1-2001 setups at the above link (I see the setups for almost all circuits). There's a check-box for each setup, but I can't figure out how to download the files. There's a small, blue icon (looks like a floppy disk) in the upper-right corner of each page. After selecting the setups I want, clicking on that icon, nothing happens. I used IE-5.5sp2 to try and get them. Did I miss something obvious, or perhaps I have an incorrect IE/5 setting? That blue-icon worked on other pages (for DL'ing the editor, tracks, etc.). Thanks, Matt p.s. I'd just make my own setups, but the dang interface is rough to work with.

That's the way to download them. Don't know why it isn't working for you. I can send you the setups in an e-mail if you'd like. David G Fisher "teehole" <holy-smokes@!spammy.net> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:17:20 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >> In F1RC and F12001, I love Ian Bell's setups. He sets up a car very > >similiar > >> to the way I do, only he's better at it. All I have to do is tweak thema

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> >> little to fit me. You can get some of them at Relay. > >> http://f12001.relaygames.com/ > > I've tried to get some F1-2001 setups at the above link (I see the > setups for almost all circuits). There's a check-box for each setup, > but I can't figure out how to download the files. > > There's a small, blue icon (looks like a floppy disk) in the > upper-right corner of each page. After selecting the setups I want, > clicking on that icon, nothing happens. > > I used IE-5.5sp2 to try and get them. Did I miss something obvious, > or perhaps I have an incorrect IE/5 setting? That blue-icon worked on > other pages (for DL'ing the editor, tracks, etc.). > > Thanks, Matt > > p.s. I'd just make my own setups, but the dang interface is rough to > work with. >

I went to f1relay..found Ian's setup for silverstone and checked the box. Then like you I clicked on the disc icon. Another window came up that showed two files...a zip of the setup or a self extracting file.. Just click on either of those and the setup should dload. I'm using IE 6.0 but 5.5 should work the same....good luck(I chose only one setup at a time...I guess try that) dave henrie "teehole" <holy-smokes@!spammy.net> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:17:20 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >> In F1RC and F12001, I love Ian Bell's setups. He sets up a car very > >similiar > >> to the way I do, only he's better at it. All I have to do is tweak thema

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> >> little to fit me. You can get some of them at Relay. > >> http://f12001.relaygames.com/ > > I've tried to get some F1-2001 setups at the above link (I see the > setups for almost all circuits). There's a check-box for each setup, > but I can't figure out how to download the files. > > There's a small, blue icon (looks like a floppy disk) in the > upper-right corner of each page. After selecting the setups I want, > clicking on that icon, nothing happens. > > I used IE-5.5sp2 to try and get them. Did I miss something obvious, > or perhaps I have an incorrect IE/5 setting? That blue-icon worked on > other pages (for DL'ing the editor, tracks, etc.). > > Thanks, Matt > > p.s. I'd just make my own setups, but the dang interface is rough to > work with. >

On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:25:11 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote: Thanks all for the tips. Everything else works, (check-boxes, sort-buttons, etc.) but that little blue icon still won't function. Under IE-5.5 "properties", the icon is described as: Save-20x20.gif I'm definitely hitting the save-icon file, but for some reason it is not "active" with my browser. I have the same problem at Blackhole Motorsports; there, nothing works. I must be some missing Java or Active-desktop setting, but everything is on/enabled. This is a fresh install of IE/5.5, but it always retains pervious security settings on an update too. It was nice when web-coders just used regular (URL) links to get stuff. Everything gets fancy.. <g>. Matt

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> I went to f1relay..found Ian's setup for silverstone and checked the box. >Then like you I clicked on the disc icon. Another window came up that >showed two files...a zip of the setup or a self extracting file.. Just >click on either of those and the setup should dload. I'm using IE 6.0 but >5.5 should work the same....good luck(I chose only one setup at a time...I >guess try that) >dave henrie