Re: Can Windows recognise 2 input devices, eg Joystick and wheel?

It's my understanding that Windows can only recognize one input device at a time. However, a switching box means you don't have to disconnect and reconnect each device when you want to use it. Having said that, I have two wheels connected to my system. One goes through a USB port and is only used in Windows and the other goes through the sound card game port and is only used in DOS. They never see each so there is no conflict. On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 22:51:39 GMT, [email hidden] (grc) wrote:

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>I purchased one of these switching boxes that is to allow you to >switch between a joystick (eg for flight simulation) and my MSFFF >wheel which I use for my racing sims. > >The way I see it you have to disable each profile and add a new one >each time you want to swap devices. > >Is this so? > >If so, I cant understand how they can sell these so called switch >boxes. > > >Thanks for the help > >Glenn

Remove "hi" from address or it will bounce....

I have a jstick on USB, and a wheel on gameport Alotta games only look for the gameport, my wheel will only work as ID#1, however in several flight sims, i can leave the stick as #2. Some older flight sims, like rb2, and falcon 4 require me to set the jstick to #1 Other sims like EAW, and CFS, the stick can stay as #2 Martyn_D [email hidden] wrote:

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> It's my understanding that Windows can only recognize one input device > at a time. However, a switching box means you don't have to > disconnect and reconnect each device when you want to use it. Having > said that, I have two wheels connected to my system. One goes through > a USB port and is only used in Windows and the other goes through the > sound card game port and is only used in DOS. They never see each so > there is no conflict. > > On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 22:51:39 GMT, [email hidden] (grc) wrote: > > >I purchased one of these switching boxes that is to allow you to > >switch between a joystick (eg for flight simulation) and my MSFFF > >wheel which I use for my racing sims. > > > >The way I see it you have to disable each profile and add a new one > >each time you want to swap devices. > > > >Is this so? > > > >If so, I cant understand how they can sell these so called switch > >boxes. > > > > > >Thanks for the help > > > >Glenn > > Remove "hi" from address or it will bounce....

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (grc) writes:

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>I purchased one of these switching boxes that is to allow you to >switch between a joystick (eg for flight simulation) and my MSFFF >wheel which I use for my racing sims. > >The way I see it you have to disable each profile and add a new one >each time you want to swap devices. > >Is this so? > >If so, I cant understand how they can sell these so called switch >boxes.

Set up your controllers as ID#1 and ID#2. When you need to switch, just change the order. Take #1 and put it on #3, take #2 down to #1. You can have both configs/callibrations, and not have to *re-create* every time. Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +69.95 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> I purchased one of these switching boxes that is to allow you to > switch between a joystick (eg for flight simulation) and my MSFFF > wheel which I use for my racing sims. > > The way I see it you have to disable each profile and add a new one > each time you want to swap devices. > > Is this so?

Pretty much > If so, I cant understand how they can sell these so called switch > boxes. Because you just set the switch instead of getting in the back of your computer and screwing around with the cables. If you had some USB devices you could get around this to a point. Your joystick could be on ID#1 and the USB stuff could be on ID#2 thru whatever. However the problem is that far too many games (and driving games) will only recognize the controller on ID#1. For instance, SCGT used to work great with my LWFF USB setup on ID#2. Right up until patch 1.5x came out. Then it was ID#1 all the way... We are pretty much screwed with this at the moment. -- [email hidden] > Thanks for the help > > Glenn

Windows will recognize all the controllers you have attached. Some games do,too, but most will not. It's the game's fault, not Windows'. Windows makes it easy for the games to do this, but the programmers are lazy or just don't care. I can have a wheel as ID#1 and my PantherXL as ID#2. When I want to play Unreal Tournament, it sees the PantherXL with no problems. In other words, when a game looks for the controller, it could look past ID#1 and give you a choice of all connected controllers. -- Slot www.slottweak.com Tweaks & Reviews "grc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I purchased one of these switching boxes that is to allow you to > switch between a joystick (eg for flight simulation) and my MSFFF > wheel which I use for my racing sims. > > The way I see it you have to disable each profile and add a new one > each time you want to swap devices. > > Is this so? > > If so, I cant understand how they can sell these so called switch > boxes. > > > Thanks for the help > > Glenn

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:57:12 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >I have a jstick on USB, and a wheel on gameport >Alotta games only look for the gameport, my wheel will only work as ID#1, >however in several flight sims, i can leave the stick as #2. Some older >flight sims, like rb2, and falcon 4 require me to set the jstick to #1 >Other sims like EAW, and CFS, the stick can stay as #2 I used to have that problem. I fixed it by going all USB and getting a USB extension so I don't have to go to the back of the computer to unplug a device. Now when I need to switch devices I just unplug the USB connector from one device and plug in the one I wan to use (a 10 second operation). Device is automatically detected by windows and no changing of ID# needed. -- Nos

Games like GPL and AMA Superbike do a good job of recognizing multiple controllers. As you've stated, most of the time the programmers just don't give you enough options... Wayne Hutchison "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5ENf5.27230$[email hidden]... > Windows will recognize all the controllers you have attached. Some games > do,too, but most will not. It's the game's fault, not Windows'. Windows > makes it easy for the games to do this, but the programmers are lazy orjust > don't care. I can have a wheel as ID#1 and my PantherXL as ID#2. When Iwant > to play Unreal Tournament, it sees the PantherXL with no problems. Inother

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> words, when a game looks for the controller, it could look past ID#1 and > give you a choice of all connected controllers. > > > -- > Slot > > www.slottweak.com > Tweaks & Reviews > > > > "grc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I purchased one of these switching boxes that is to allow you to > > switch between a joystick (eg for flight simulation) and my MSFFF > > wheel which I use for my racing sims. > > > > The way I see it you have to disable each profile and add a new one > > each time you want to swap devices. > > > > Is this so? > > > > If so, I cant understand how they can sell these so called switch > > boxes. > > > > > > Thanks for the help > > > > Glenn > >

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:24:55 -0500, "Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >We are pretty much screwed with this at the moment. See my earlier post on this. -- Nos

thus spoke: See my earlier post on this. -- Nos

I purchased one of these switching boxes that is to allow you to switch between a joystick (eg for flight simulation) and my MSFFF wheel which I use for my racing sims. The way I see it you have to disable each profile and add a new one each time you want to swap devices. Is this so? If so, I cant understand how they can sell these so called switch boxes. Thanks for the help Glenn

I have NEVER been able to fathom the two or more controller thing. I have a Sidewinder wheel, and nothing seems to want to run alongside it. I used to have, back in the day, two Gravis Grips, and they worked just fine, but I'd love the opportunity to put something with the wheel for two player. I have switchboxes, about 15 different controllers....nearest I got was getting two buttons of each controller to work, I think, and no steering on the second. If anyone knows a good web page I can gen up on this, please send details! -- Colin Harris ColinHarris in N3/NL and VROC Bomber Racing: http://fullspeed.to/Bomber ICQ 25485061 EldredP <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (grc) > writes:

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:57:12 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I have a jstick on USB, and a wheel on gameport >Alotta games only look for the gameport, my wheel will only work as ID#1, >however in several flight sims, i can leave the stick as #2. Some older >flight sims, like rb2, and falcon 4 require me to set the jstick to #1 >Other sims like EAW, and CFS, the stick can stay as #2 > >Martyn_D

I had problems with EAW until I made the stick my #1 controller. I just bought a Race Leader FF wheel which connects through the serial port. When I start GPL, I now have 6 axis which can be calibrated and used as controllers. It picked up four axis' from the old wheel through the gamecard, plus the wheel and pedals from the serial port. David Snider

Hello [email hidden]. You wrote: >It's my understanding that Windows can only recognize one input device >at a time. However, a switching box means you don't have to >disconnect and reconnect each device when you want to use it. Having Windows will recognize multiple devices, . two normal 2-button joysticks with Y-cable works in one joystick port. But if you want to use multiple wheels and other "better" controllers you need second joystick port, like Thrustmaster ACM-card has. Problem here is that default address for joystick port is 201 and ACM's second port goes 207-209 or something and DOS games won't find that second port. In windows second port works fine. -- Tuomas Paasiala | Multitasking in Windows? | - Use UAE Helsinki FINLAND | Remove _NO-SPAM_ for reply