Re: Joystick in DOS

"Rob Berus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:xek_4.14213$[email hidden]... > Having problem with joystick not working in DOS mode games with SB Live! > card. Loaded Grand Prix 2, tried to calibrate joystick but get noreadings > in DOS mode and system locks up in a Win98 DOS window. Tried IndyCar, same > problem but also noticed calibration for joysticks is grayed out, I'm > assuming because the game cannot locate joystick port. > > Checked all my setttings, all are correct. Tried adjusting settings, no > change. Talked to someone at work with this card, he says his works buthe > cannot remember what he had to do to get it to work. > > Help! Racing games suck using the keyboard. > >Well, I know a stick/wheel will work in GP2 with W98 and a SBLive because I've used a LWFF in the game. Make sure your controller is device #1 in Windows, then you have to calibrate in the game. As others mention, I don't think a digital device will work. Jerry Morelock

Most DOS racing games had seperate "setup" programs that setup the soundcard..I know ICR has one, and that requires your soundcard to have some sort of DOS drivers loaded in the autoexec.bat or dosstart.bat and usually a 'set blaster to........" line too. hope this helps.

Having problem with joystick not working in DOS mode games with SB Live! card. Loaded Grand Prix 2, tried to calibrate joystick but get no readings in DOS mode and system locks up in a Win98 DOS window. Tried IndyCar, same problem but also noticed calibration for joysticks is grayed out, I'm assuming because the game cannot locate joystick port. Checked all my setttings, all are correct. Tried adjusting settings, no change. Talked to someone at work with this card, he says his works but he cannot remember what he had to do to get it to work. Help! Racing games suck using the keyboard.

Rob, If you've overclocked the system that may be the culprit. Some soundcards don't work well when overclocked and this includes the gameport on the card. Otherwise, it sounds like a conflict. Some device is sharing the same i/o address as the joystick. Don't depend on windows to tell you where the conflict resides. Sometimes it doesn't know either! Rich Rob Berus wrote in message ...

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>Having problem with joystick not working in DOS mode games with SB Live! >card. Loaded Grand Prix 2, tried to calibrate joystick but get no readings >in DOS mode and system locks up in a Win98 DOS window. Tried IndyCar, same >problem but also noticed calibration for joysticks is grayed out, I'm >assuming because the game cannot locate joystick port. > >Checked all my setttings, all are correct. Tried adjusting settings, no >change. Talked to someone at work with this card, he says his works but he >cannot remember what he had to do to get it to work. > >Help! Racing games suck using the keyboard. > > > > >

Thats not the problem. Sound plays just fine.

No, system is not overclocked, and no, there are no i/o address conflicts. Rich <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Rob, > If you've overclocked the system that may be the culprit. > Some soundcards don't work well when overclocked and this includes the > gameport on the card. > Otherwise, it sounds like a conflict. Some device is sharing the same i/o > address as the joystick. > Don't depend on windows to tell you where the conflict resides. > Sometimes it doesn't know either! > > Rich > > > Rob Berus wrote in message ... > >Having problem with joystick not working in DOS mode games with SB Live! > >card. Loaded Grand Prix 2, tried to calibrate joystick but get no

readings > >in DOS mode and system locks up in a Win98 DOS window. Tried IndyCar,same > >problem but also noticed calibration for joysticks is grayed out, I'm > >assuming because the game cannot locate joystick port. > > > >Checked all my setttings, all are correct. Tried adjusting settings, no > >change. Talked to someone at work with this card, he says his works buthe

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> >cannot remember what he had to do to get it to work. > > > >Help! Racing games suck using the keyboard. > > > > > > > > > > > >

Thats not the problem. Sound plays just fine. CarlMz <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Most DOS racing games had seperate "setup" programs that setup thesoundcard..I > know ICR has one, and that requires your soundcard to have some sort ofDOS > drivers loaded in the autoexec.bat or dosstart.bat and usually a > 'set blaster to........" line too. > > hope this helps.

A couple ideas for you: You didn't mention what kind of joystick you're using (you should really try a wheel, you'll never go back :) ) but I understand that digital controllers will not work with DOS games. Also, both GP2 and ICR might be happier running in pure DOS mode, which means rebooting. You can change the program properties, advanced, and check the box that says MS-DOS mode. This also gives you a place to customize the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT for when your PC reboots for this program. Good luck. "Rob Berus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:xek_4.14213$[email hidden]... > Having problem with joystick not working in DOS mode games with SB Live! > card. Loaded Grand Prix 2, tried to calibrate joystick but get noreadings > in DOS mode and system locks up in a Win98 DOS window. Tried IndyCar, same > problem but also noticed calibration for joysticks is grayed out, I'm > assuming because the game cannot locate joystick port. > > Checked all my setttings, all are correct. Tried adjusting settings, no > change. Talked to someone at work with this card, he says his works buthe

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> cannot remember what he had to do to get it to work. > > Help! Racing games suck using the keyboard. > > > > >

Gary Wampler <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Gdt_4.170652$[email hidden]... > A couple ideas for you: > You didn't mention what kind of joystick you're using (you should reallytry > a wheel, you'll never go back :) ) but I understand that digitalcontrollers > will not work with DOS games. Actually, it is a wheel, a Thrustmaster NASCAR Pro. My bad for calling it a "mere joystick". :) > Also, both GP2 and ICR might be happier running in pure DOS mode, which > means rebooting. You can change the program properties, advanced, andcheck > the box that says MS-DOS mode. This also gives you a place to customizethe > CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT for when your PC reboots for this program. > Tried that. I use system commander to boot between DOS 7 and Windows 98. Doesn't make a difference. I'll probably just break down and buy a game card for wheel use. Until then, g/f's computer just got Russian Volunteer Army volunteered to run my older DOS games, like GP2, since it has a SB16 ISA in it. :) Rob

yeah, if it is a digital wheel, then you'll have to run icr2 in a window rather than a dos boot. If you are trying to use the rendition version,,then good luck...it's one of the mOST finicky programs from the good ol dos days. dave henrie Rob Berus wrote:

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> > Gary Wampler <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Gdt_4.170652$[email hidden]... > > A couple ideas for you: > > You didn't mention what kind of joystick you're using (you should really > try > > a wheel, you'll never go back :) ) but I understand that digital > controllers > > will not work with DOS games. > > Actually, it is a wheel, a Thrustmaster NASCAR Pro. My bad for calling it a > "mere joystick". :) > > > Also, both GP2 and ICR might be happier running in pure DOS mode, which > > means rebooting. You can change the program properties, advanced, and > check > > the box that says MS-DOS mode. This also gives you a place to customize > the > > CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT for when your PC reboots for this program. > > > > Tried that. I use system commander to boot between DOS 7 and Windows 98. > Doesn't make a difference. > > I'll probably just break down and buy a game card for wheel use. Until > then, g/f's computer just got Russian Volunteer Army volunteered to run my > older DOS games, like GP2, since it has a SB16 ISA in it. :) > > Rob

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> > "Rob Berus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:xek_4.14213$[email hidden]... > > Having problem with joystick not working in DOS mode games with SB Live! > > card. Loaded Grand Prix 2, tried to calibrate joystick but get no > readings > > in DOS mode and system locks up in a Win98 DOS window. Tried IndyCar,

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> > problem but also noticed calibration for joysticks is grayed out, I'm > > assuming because the game cannot locate joystick port. > > > > Checked all my setttings, all are correct. Tried adjusting settings, no > > change. Talked to someone at work with this card, he says his works but > he > > cannot remember what he had to do to get it to work. > > > > Help! Racing games suck using the keyboard. > > > > > Well, I know a stick/wheel will work in GP2 with W98 and a SBLive because > I've used a LWFF in the game. Make sure your controller is device #1 in > Windows, then you have to calibrate in the game. As others mention, I

don't > think a digital device will work. > > Jerry Morelock >Funny , I thought an LWFF was digital. I'm personally using a MSFF with GP2 in Dos window and SB Live Player and W98SE . It works fine except that I can't get the brake pedal to work so I'm using one of the buttons . If your wheel is USB then try the following patch mentioned in a newer thread "http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~tahatson/Gp2joy9x.zip" someone mentioned that it had ruined his Nocdrom patch so I haven't tried it myself yet. Andrew