Insane and MSFFW problem

hiya, I cannot get my MSFF wheel to work with Insane. In the advanced config screen the settings for the wheel is kept ghosted all the time. Any ideas? Cheers Chriso

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** Oh, my. Here we go again... I guess I'm the 'daxe' target of the week. That's cool. Humor is good :) And again, you completely ignore all the other complaints by other users with the same problems, and go off on some sort of rant... -Larry "daxe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hey Larry, > > I got my MSFF to work perfectly in the Insane Demo _in WinME_. > If you can't help someone solve their problems, why chime in to > trumpet your ineptitude? You remind me of the obnoxious guy who shows > up really late for a party, then horns in on every conversation, even > when you have nothing to add. > > I've seen you offer a lot of really good advice on different > things, but it's outweighed by your apparent need to try and answer > every question (including the ones asked two months ago), even if you > don't have an answer. > > To Christo.... > > Set your MSFF to 2 axis, shut off the FF (vie the center mounted > button) and leave your hands off it. The Insane controller config > freaks if it is getting any input at all when you try to assign the > controls. I kept getting that "release all controls" thing until I > did it that way. > > Any more more difficulty with it you can email me privately and I will > try to help you fix it. > > ~daxe > [email hidden] > > > On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 14:03:59 -0500, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >As far as I know, nothing works with Insane's insane controller > >configuration. > > > >-Larry > > > >"Christo van Schalkwyk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:[email hidden]... > >> hiya, > >> > >> I cannot get my MSFF wheel to work with Insane. In the advanced config > >> screen the settings for the wheel is kept ghosted all the time. Any

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On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:56:58 -0500, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Oh, my. Here we go again... > >I guess I'm the 'daxe' target of the week. > >That's cool. Humor is good :) > >And again, you completely ignore all the other complaints by other users >with the same problems, and go off on some sort of rant... > >-Larry

Bonehead, What planet are you on? I gave him (and anyone else with the same problem) a possible solution. One that worked for me and other people. I even offered to help further if needed. How is that "completely ignore all the other complaints by other users with the same problems"? Isn't offering solutions acknowledging the problems? All you did in your infinite wisdom was tell him it doesn't work AS FAR AS YOU KNOW. If you don't know how to help someone, why are you answering the post? Who or what do you suppose you are helping by telling this guy that "As far as I know, nothing works"? I don't know anything about how to do setups for GPL cars, but I don't chime in to threads about it to say "Hey, I have no idea how to do that, as far as I know it can't be done." I read that people were having trouble with the controller configuration in Insane. I had trouble with it, too. I read all the answers that came in and did some of my own experimentation and found a way to make my controller work. Lots of other people made their controllers work, too. But, just like with WinME, I guess if it doesn't work perfectly right out of the box with no hassles at all, it's broken and YOU can't figure it out! You obviously never took the time to try and find a solution to this persons problem by reading up on it or you would have known that there are ways to make it work and people who have it working. However you found it necessary to "answer" his plea for help by telling him you don't know anything about it? I think a rational person understands that a post for help is directed towards people who actually CAN help. Everyones posts do appear in your newsreader, but they are not all directed at you. Like I said before, I have seen you have good, constructive, well informed answers for people, but I just don't get the point of answering people by telling them something can't be done when it can, that things are broken when they aren't or that you just don't know anything about their problems. In some cases your frivolous, negative posts might just be discouraging and put people farther away from a solution. ~daxe

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>"daxe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Hey Larry, >> >> I got my MSFF to work perfectly in the Insane Demo _in WinME_. >> If you can't help someone solve their problems, why chime in to >> trumpet your ineptitude? You remind me of the obnoxious guy who shows >> up really late for a party, then horns in on every conversation, even >> when you have nothing to add. >> >> I've seen you offer a lot of really good advice on different >> things, but it's outweighed by your apparent need to try and answer >> every question (including the ones asked two months ago), even if you >> don't have an answer. >> >> To Christo.... >> >> Set your MSFF to 2 axis, shut off the FF (vie the center mounted >> button) and leave your hands off it. The Insane controller config >> freaks if it is getting any input at all when you try to assign the >> controls. I kept getting that "release all controls" thing until I >> did it that way. >> >> Any more more difficulty with it you can email me privately and I will >> try to help you fix it. >> >> ~daxe >> [email hidden] >> >> >> On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 14:03:59 -0500, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >As far as I know, nothing works with Insane's insane controller >> >configuration. >> > >> >-Larry >> > >> >"Christo van Schalkwyk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> >news:[email hidden]... >> >> hiya, >> >> >> >> I cannot get my MSFF wheel to work with Insane. In the advanced config >> >> screen the settings for the wheel is kept ghosted all the time. Any >ideas? >> > > > > > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** > http://www.usenet.com >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=