Thrustmaster FF problems

In N4 my Interact V4FX wheel would stop responding every so often making my driving appear jerky and lose valuable time. I decided to get a new wheel and went for the Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel as there is little choice in most retail outlets. My first problem is the force feedback effects seem very week even with the settings in the various games and in the windows control panel set at max. For example in GP3 my old wheel would really vibrate when going over the rumble strip or crashing into anything, with the new one I can hardly feel a thing. I can feel the resistance when going round corners but not the other effects. It is the same in N4, I have to force the wheel round bends but when I crash I hardly feel a thing. My second and most important problem is the amount of error messages and lock ups I am receiving. I have tried to connect the wheel using both the serial and USB connections but the same errors occur. When I switch my computer on it either locks up or I get an error message such that contain the following: An exception has occurred at 0028:C002F7D6 in VxD ---. This was called from 0028:C002DD49 in VxD ---. Error: OE : 0028 : C002F7D6 An exception has occurred at 0028:C00142CC in VMM(01) + 000132CC. Called from: 0028:C0013BE4 in VxD VMM(01) + C002F5B0. Error: OE : 0028 : C002F5B0 I get these errors whether the device is switched on at the rear or not. If I go into game controllers then sometimes the thing just locks up completely. I have been to the Thrustmaster and Guillemot web sites looking for an updated driver but they are the same as the one I already have. On the Thrustmaster site the driver says it is for just Win2000! My system is: Athlon 750, Asus K7V motherboard, Asus V6800 deluxe graphics card (GeForce 32mb DDR), 448 MB 133mhz SDRAM, IBM 25gig Hard Drive (UDMA66), SoundBlaster Live Value, Windows Millennium, Direct x8.0a, MS Sidewinder Precision Pro USB, Freecom USB portable CD Writer. Thanks in advance. Ian

Dont know about weak forces but the lock ups could be caused by the Wheel Editor Program. The software package and support for this wheel sucks!!!!!!!!! "Cowly" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9b4s1c$7pvlq$[email hidden]... > In N4 my Interact V4FX wheel would stop responding every so often makingmy > driving appear jerky and lose valuable time. I decided to get a new wheel > and went for the Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel as there islittle > choice in most retail outlets. > > My first problem is the force feedback effects seem very week even withthe > settings in the various games and in the windows control panel set at max. > For example in GP3 my old wheel would really vibrate when going over the > rumble strip or crashing into anything, with the new one I can hardly feela > thing. I can feel the resistance when going round corners but not theother

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> effects. It is the same in N4, I have to force the wheel round bends but > when I crash I hardly feel a thing. > > My second and most important problem is the amount of error messages and > lock ups I am receiving. > > I have tried to connect the wheel using both the serial and USB

connections > but the same errors occur. When I switch my computer on it either locks up > or I get an error message such that contain the following: > > An exception has occurred at 0028:C002F7D6 in VxD ---. This was calledfrom

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> 0028:C002DD49 in VxD ---. > Error: OE : 0028 : C002F7D6 > An exception has occurred at 0028:C00142CC in VMM(01) + 000132CC. Called > from: 0028:C0013BE4 in VxD VMM(01) + C002F5B0. > Error: OE : 0028 : C002F5B0 > > I get these errors whether the device is switched on at the rear or not.

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> I go into game controllers then sometimes the thing just locks up > completely. > > I have been to the Thrustmaster and Guillemot web sites looking for an > updated driver but they are the same as the one I already have. On the > Thrustmaster site the driver says it is for just Win2000! > > My system is: > Athlon 750, Asus K7V motherboard, Asus V6800 deluxe graphics card (GeForce > 32mb DDR), 448 MB 133mhz SDRAM, IBM 25gig Hard Drive (UDMA66),

SoundBlaster

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> Live Value, Windows Millennium, Direct x8.0a, MS Sidewinder Precision Pro > USB, Freecom USB portable CD Writer. > > Thanks in advance. > > Ian > >

I removed the editor and the drivers, unplugged the wheel and still my machine would lock up and come up with error messages. As there is no uninstall program for the immersion software I went about searching for and removing files I thought connected with it. My machine now works normally again. It therefore seems that the problem is connected with the immersion software and not the wheel itself. Has anyone had similar problems or knows of a solution. Ian "Mick Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9b5kbt$oob$[email hidden]... > Dont know about weak forces but the lock ups could be caused by the Wheel > Editor Program. > The software package and support for this wheel sucks!!!!!!!!! >

Hi Ian The only other thing I know is that Dx8 had controller issues associated with it. If you are not already using it I suggest you DL and install Dx8a and try again. I have spent a couple of evenings trying to install the software for this wheel and as of yet have been unsuccessful. There is an uprated driver on their web site its a bit difficult to track down, but Im afraid that wont install either - for me anyway. The only other thing I am going to try is copying the CD to the hard disk and then trying to install from that. If that does't work I am going to take it back and get a refund. Mick. "Cowly" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9b7lht$88skh$[email hidden]... > I removed the editor and the drivers, unplugged the wheel and still my > machine would lock up and come up with error messages. As there is no > uninstall program for the immersion software I went about searching forand > removing files I thought connected with it. My machine now works normally > again. It therefore seems that the problem is connected with the immersion > software and not the wheel itself. Has anyone had similar problems orknows

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> of a solution. > > Ian > > "Mick Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9b5kbt$oob$[email hidden]... > > Dont know about weak forces but the lock ups could be caused by the

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> > Editor Program. > > The software package and support for this wheel sucks!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > >

I have tried Dx8a and spent another afternoon trying to get the wheel to work without error messages or lock ups but still no luck. I have a week left to keep the wheel before the 10 day no quibble return policy expires so I hope I find a solution soon. I did notice that on the Thrustmaster technical Forum this problem has been mentioned before and that no known solution exists up to now. Besides already e-mailing tech support I am also going to e-mail one of the people who wrote in the forum. Ian hope someone gives me a solution before I have to take it back "Mick Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9b7ovh$doh$[email hidden]... > Hi Ian > > The only other thing I know is that Dx8 had controller issues associated > with it. If you are not already using it I suggest you DL and installDx8a > and try again. I have spent a couple of evenings trying to install the > software for this wheel and as of yet have been unsuccessful. There is an > uprated driver on their web site its a bit difficult to track down, but Im > afraid that wont install either - for me anyway. The only other thing Iam > going to try is copying the CD to the hard disk and then trying to install > from that. If that does't work I am going to take it back and get arefund. > > Mick.

Try turning up the latency setting in N4. I was disappointed with the FF (same thrustmaster wheel) until I cranked up the latency. Bammo the effects are now in your face. Roy Berube > My first problem is the force feedback effects seem very week even withthe > settings in the various games and in the windows control panel set at max. > For example in GP3 my old wheel would really vibrate when going over the > rumble strip or crashing into anything, with the new one I can hardly feela > thing. I can feel the resistance when going round corners but not theother

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> effects. It is the same in N4, I have to force the wheel round bends but > when I crash I hardly feel a thing. > > > Ian > >

Thanks, I always thought the latency setting was to do with the time between hitting something and feeling it. The force feedback is still not as strong as my other wheel but it will certainly do. All I need now is to fix the problem of the lock-ups and error messages whenever I have the wheel plugged in. Ian "Roy Berube" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8F8C6.29$[email hidden]... > Try turning up the latency setting in N4. I was disappointed with the FF > (same thrustmaster wheel) until I cranked up the latency. Bammo theeffects > are now in your face. > > Roy Berube >