Multiple controllers advice please.

Hi people, My setup is: Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Steering Wheel (gameport version) Logitech Wingman Force 3D Joystick (usb version) My problem is that the controller I wish to use needs to be #1 in the ids list in control panel. If both controllers are installed, the wheel always grabs the #1 spot. This is fine for Grand Prix Legends, but not so good for Combat Flight Simulator! :-( I try to renumber the wheel as #3, with a view to then renumbering the stick as #1. However, all that happens is that I get two wheels, as #1 AND #3. Aaaargh!!! Does anyone have any good answer to this? It seems like the whole game controller thing in Windows is naff. John P.S. I did use a non-feedback joystick, which apparently worked fine as controller #2. However, I now discover that the game was 'officially' seeing the wheel but actually also responded to the stick. BUT, with that setup, using the feedback stick, no feedback effects are felt. ???

i had a similar problem...my f1 game always took the joystick and wouldn't see the wheel... i finally unplugged the joystick and wheel was recognized...i know it's a pain but try unplugging one or the other...

This doesn't necessarily apply to other racing sims, but GPL _does_ recognize a controller on ID 2. I would think that you can have your joystick on ID 1 and the wheel on ID 2, and GPL would still find the wheel. As I said, this is not necessarily the case with all sims, however. John Fryatt wrote:

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> Hi people, > > My setup is: > > Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Steering Wheel (gameport version) > Logitech Wingman Force 3D Joystick (usb version) > > My problem is that the controller I wish to use needs to be #1 in the > ids list in control panel. > If both controllers are installed, the wheel always grabs the #1 spot. > This is fine for Grand Prix Legends, but not so good for Combat Flight > Simulator! :-( > > I try to renumber the wheel as #3, with a view to then renumbering the > stick as #1. However, all that happens is that I get two wheels, as #1 > AND #3. Aaaargh!!! > > Does anyone have any good answer to this? It seems like the whole > game controller thing in Windows is naff. > > John > > P.S. I did use a non-feedback joystick, which apparently worked fine > as controller #2. However, I now discover that the game was > 'officially' seeing the wheel but actually also responded to the > stick. > BUT, with that setup, using the feedback stick, no feedback effects > are felt. ???

-- Bert

Get QJsetup.exe at http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/main.shtml John >

Get QJsetup.exe from http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/main.shtml John

On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:23:36 +0100, "John Hartridge" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Get QJsetup.exe from http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/main.shtml Sorry, this Site is not available.... :( -- Controller nach der Landung einer British Airways-Maschine: "Just let you know on the approach you were a little left of the centerline." Pilot: "That is correct, Sir. And my first officer was slightly to the right."

John, I got that program, and it did the job brilliantly. Excellent! Thanks, John "John Hartridge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9oc95a$[email hidden]... > Get QJsetup.exe from http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/main.shtml > > John > > >

Markus, I found it ok. That little utility is great, and solves a silly headache with Windows. John "Markus Gebhardt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:23:36 +0100, "John Hartridge" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Get QJsetup.exe fromhttp://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/main.shtml > > Sorry, this Site is not available.... :( > -- > Controller nach der Landung einer British Airways-Maschine: > "Just let you know on the approach you were a little left of thecenterline." > > Pilot: "That is correct, Sir. And my first officer was slightly tothe right."

FYI... This is a good solution for Win9x only. It will not work with Win2K or Windows XP. -Larry "John Hartridge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9oc93v$[email hidden]... > Get QJsetup.exe at http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/main.shtml > > John > > > >