Re: FF&GPL..seriously depressing:(

I haven't ever had problems, have you downloaded the latest drivers. it could be because a cpu overload, try turning some things down like number of sounds? -- Kieran www.pcracing.co.uk for GP3 and WSC wsa <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hi, > > Just got a new FF wheel...the ferrari thing. > Works like a charm except in GPL..sigh... > > I've tried everything with the ini lines in GPL...left them > out...tried all sorts of values... > But whatever i do the FF craps out in GPL.. > The wheel either losses all it's force....or it suddenly goes to 100% > force...or it steers heavier to the right then to the left or vice > versa...or it spontaneously turns all the way right by itself..or it > doesn't return to center when i let go on one side...but does from the > other side... > this is REALLY sad...cause when it works in GPL it's great...but it > craps out most of the time:( > > works fine in any other sims i tried...just GPL giving me probs > sofar... > any clues or fixes? > > aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh > > cheers

Hi, Just got a new FF wheel...the ferrari thing. Works like a charm except in GPL..sigh... I've tried everything with the ini lines in GPL...left them out...tried all sorts of values... But whatever i do the FF craps out in GPL.. The wheel either losses all it's force....or it suddenly goes to 100% force...or it steers heavier to the right then to the left or vice versa...or it spontaneously turns all the way right by itself..or it doesn't return to center when i let go on one side...but does from the other side... this is REALLY sad...cause when it works in GPL it's great...but it craps out most of the time:( works fine in any other sims i tried...just GPL giving me probs sofar... any clues or fixes? aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh cheers

Hi, thanx for the suggestions but i tried all that.... i'm running a P3 600 and still have the details turned down to prevent cpu overload...i get a constant 36 fps. Also got the new drives which was the first thing i did when i installed the wheel.(1.23) Do you have the guillemot ferrari wheel?... If so at least i know it's not the wheel in general or GPL...but probably my wheel or something with my system.... thanx On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:12:20 +0100, "Kieran Larkin" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I haven't ever had problems, have you downloaded the latest drivers. it >could be because a cpu overload, try turning some things down like number of >sounds?

I think it is Gpl as there other people with such a problem, I haven't. try the ff setting at www.slottweak.com -- Kieran www.pcracing.co.uk for GP3 and WSC wsa <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hi, > > thanx for the suggestions but i tried all that.... > i'm running a P3 600 and still have the details turned down to prevent > cpu overload...i get a constant 36 fps. > Also got the new drives which was the first thing i did when i > installed the wheel.(1.23) > Do you have the guillemot ferrari wheel?... > If so at least i know it's not the wheel in general or GPL...but > probably my wheel or something with my system.... > > thanx > > > > On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:12:20 +0100, "Kieran Larkin" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I haven't ever had problems, have you downloaded the latest drivers. it > >could be because a cpu overload, try turning some things down like number of > >sounds? >

On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 21:50:37 GMT, wsa <[email hidden]> wrote: >Hi, > >Just got a new FF wheel...the ferrari thing. >Works like a charm except in GPL..sigh...*snip* I have the Logitech force wheel myself but I have heard the disappearing forces problem with the Guillemot wheel can be cured by turning off "centering forces" in the wheel's software. Hope that helps, Mortado "Regrettable... I was hoping for a colleague, but at least we have another experimental subject..." -Mesa of Lost Women Mortado's Page of Filth http://www.shadows.com/mortado/

On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 21:50:37 GMT, wsa <[email hidden]> wrote: >Just got a new FF wheel...the ferrari thing. >Works like a charm except in GPL..sigh... What version of DirectX do you have installed? Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

make sure you have your power connections plugged in tight. I have had similar problems with my Logitech wheel when the plug to the pedal unit had partially worked it's way loose. dave henrie

[email hidden] (wsa) wrote in <[email hidden]>: >Hi, > >Just got a new FF wheel...the ferrari thing. >Works like a charm except in GPL..sigh... I'm not a FF user, but this site has a bunch of FF info http://www.slottweak.com/ -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -3.51 Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

Make sure u dont have Poll with Interrupts enabled in Control Panel/Game controllers Martyn_D wsa wrote:

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> Hi, > > Just got a new FF wheel...the ferrari thing. > Works like a charm except in GPL..sigh... > > I've tried everything with the ini lines in GPL...left them > out...tried all sorts of values... > But whatever i do the FF craps out in GPL.. > The wheel either losses all it's force....or it suddenly goes to 100% > force...or it steers heavier to the right then to the left or vice > versa...or it spontaneously turns all the way right by itself..or it > doesn't return to center when i let go on one side...but does from the > other side... > this is REALLY sad...cause when it works in GPL it's great...but it > craps out most of the time:( > > works fine in any other sims i tried...just GPL giving me probs > sofar... > any clues or fixes? > > aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh > > cheers

Hi, I have directX7a installed.. poll with interupts is disabled... win98se... fresh GPL install with first the 1.1 patch then the 1.2 patch installed... all the connectors are in as tight as they go... I'm not yet sure about this yet but it seems to happen online all the time...and offline a lot less or not... For whatever reason when driving online and then exiting GPL going back to vroc i get a 'GPL caused a general protection error in the win98 kernel' message... This 'seems' to be the cause of the FF crapping out.. Somewhere during the online race the error happens, GPL keeps on running but the FF stops working correctly. I think I never had those general protection errors untill the GPL discofix came along...it doesn't matter if i install the discofix or not...but maybe it matters if the server has it installed or not.. Anyways...it's just a theory that it might be the disconnection fix... cheers and thanx for the suggestion ya'all On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 02:05:37 GMT, [email hidden] (Brett C. Cammack) wrote:

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>On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 21:50:37 GMT, wsa <[email hidden]> wrote: >>Just got a new FF wheel...the ferrari thing. >>Works like a charm except in GPL..sigh... > >What version of DirectX do you have installed? > >Regards, >Brett C. Cammack >That's Racing! Motorsports >Pompano Beach, FL

On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 11:51:34 GMT, wsa <[email hidden]> wrote: >I have directX7a installed.. >poll with interupts is disabled... >win98se... >fresh GPL install with first the 1.1 patch then the 1.2 patch >installed... >all the connectors are in as tight as they go... What version of WinSock? Is the port interfacing the wheel to the computer sharing an interrupt with the port you are connecting to the internet with? If the problem is manifesting itself exclusively during on-line play then we have a direction to investigate. Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

Hi, Don't know what version of winsock...should be the standard one w98se installs...but i'll check tomorrow. I checked on the IRQs...the USB port was sharing an IRQ with the SBlive...moved the SBlive to another slot and the USB port now has it's own IRQ....network card didn't share interrupts with anything... I drove hours after that both on and offline and again i experienced the FF crap out only online...not offline... I have to test it some more to see if it's confined to certain curcuits.. My eyes are now completly squared and red and all i hear in my head is the lotus roar....need sleep...:) cheers On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:30:15 GMT, [email hidden] (Brett C. Cammack) wrote:

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>On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 11:51:34 GMT, wsa <[email hidden]> wrote: >>I have directX7a installed.. >>poll with interupts is disabled... >>win98se... >>fresh GPL install with first the 1.1 patch then the 1.2 patch >>installed... >>all the connectors are in as tight as they go... > >What version of WinSock? Is the port interfacing the wheel to the >computer sharing an interrupt with the port you are connecting to the >internet with? If the problem is manifesting itself exclusively >during on-line play then we have a direction to investigate. > >Regards, >Brett C. Cammack >That's Racing! Motorsports >Pompano Beach, FL