GPL: Can't get full revs - calibration problem?

I've just managed to re-install GPL after a couple of years absence (that installation is a tale of woe in itself, but for another time). I've got it to the stage where its all running smoothly bar one thing: fully depressing the accelerator pedal doesn't give me anywhere near full revs - the rev indicator on the Ferrari only reaches around the 9 o'clock position on the dial. I've recalibrated both in Windows and GPL until I'm blue in the face, to no effect. Even short-calibrating in GPL (i.e. only depressing the pedal half-way when asked to move it the full distance) had no effect. What on earth is wrong? If it's relevant, I have Windows XP Home MS Sidewinder FF (the gameport version, not the USB one). Help! -- Dave :-(

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> I've just managed to re-install GPL after a couple of years absence > (that installation is a tale of woe in itself, but for another time). > > I've got it to the stage where its all running smoothly bar one thing: > fully depressing the accelerator pedal doesn't give me anywhere near > full revs - the rev indicator on the Ferrari only reaches around the 9 > o'clock position on the dial. > > I've recalibrated both in Windows and GPL until I'm blue in the face,

to > no effect. Even short-calibrating in GPL (i.e. only depressing thepedal

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> half-way when asked to move it the full distance) had no effect. > > What on earth is wrong? > > If it's relevant, I have > Windows XP Home > MS Sidewinder FF (the gameport version, not the USB one).

I'd guess your pedal pot is spiking. When a pot is dirty or worn it doesn't always give a clean value, and can suddenly increase or decrease in resistance. I thought the MS stuff used optical pots though, but if you look at the value bar when calibrating, see if the value changes smoothly & stays level when you hold the throttle in a certain position. If it spikes, change the pots, or clean them, or whatever solution suits your budget ;-) The other thing is that although I have no experience of it ( I have a Momo Force, highly recommended) I understand there is a compatibility problem between XP & gameport versions of the MS wheels. You might get lucky & find a gameport-USB adaptor that solves your problem, but try the wheel with another OS to see if this is your problem. Malc.

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> "Dave Weaver" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> I've just managed to re-install GPL after a couple of years >> absence (that installation is a tale of woe in itself, but for >> another time). >> >> I've got it to the stage where its all running smoothly bar one >> thing: fully depressing the accelerator pedal doesn't give me >> anywhere near full revs - the rev indicator on the Ferrari only >> reaches around the 9 o'clock position on the dial. >> >> I've recalibrated both in Windows and GPL until I'm blue in the >> face, > to >> no effect. Even short-calibrating in GPL (i.e. only depressing >> the > pedal >> half-way when asked to move it the full distance) had no effect. >> >> What on earth is wrong? >> >> If it's relevant, I have >> Windows XP Home >> MS Sidewinder FF (the gameport version, not the USB one). > > I'd guess your pedal pot is spiking. When a pot is dirty or worn > it doesn't always give a clean value, and can suddenly increase or > decrease in resistance. I thought the MS stuff used optical pots > though, but if you look at the value bar when calibrating, see if > the value changes smoothly & stays level when you hold the > throttle in a certain position. If it spikes, change the pots, or > clean them, or whatever solution suits your budget ;-) > > The other thing is that although I have no experience of it ( I > have a Momo Force, highly recommended) I understand there is a > compatibility problem between XP & gameport versions of the MS > wheels. You might get lucky & find a gameport-USB adaptor that > solves your problem, but try the wheel with another OS to see if > this is your problem. > > Malc. > > >

Another possibility -- but you've checked this, right? -- is that you are running in one of the lesser car modes -- Advanced Trainer or Novice Trainer. These cars only rev to about half of what the F1 cars do -- and they have fewer gears as well. (From memory, so I am probably wrong aboput both the class names and the number of gears. Memory ain't what it used to be, as far as I remember.) -- Darryl

Dave, This might be a really stupid idea, but are you in F1 mode or one of the training car modes. If you're in the beginners cars, then they do rev a lot lower, and I think the default when you install GPL is for the beginners cars. Andrew. "Dave Weaver" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I've just managed to re-install GPL after a couple of years absence > (that installation is a tale of woe in itself, but for another time). > > I've got it to the stage where its all running smoothly bar one thing: > fully depressing the accelerator pedal doesn't give me anywhere near > full revs - the rev indicator on the Ferrari only reaches around the 9 > o'clock position on the dial. > > I've recalibrated both in Windows and GPL until I'm blue in the face, to > no effect. Even short-calibrating in GPL (i.e. only depressing the pedal > half-way when asked to move it the full distance) had no effect. > > What on earth is wrong? > > If it's relevant, I have > Windows XP Home > MS Sidewinder FF (the gameport version, not the USB one). > > Help! > -- > Dave > :-(

>"Dave Weaver" <[email hidden]> wrote > I've got it to the stage where its all running smoothly bar one thing: > fully depressing the accelerator pedal doesn't give me anywhere near > full revs - the rev indicator on the Ferrari only reaches around the 9 > o'clock position on the dial. Try changing cars to the full-blown GP class, you're stuck with an F2 or an F3 <G> -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

Darryl Johnson <[email hidden]> wrote: > Another possibility -- but you've checked this, right? -- is that you > are running in one of the lesser car modes -- Advanced Trainer or > Novice Trainer. <embarrassment> Ahem. Um. Yes, well, as I said, it's been a few years since I played GPL. Ah well, good to know it's not a fundamental problem with my wheel or PC... </embarrassment> Thanks for pointing out my stupidity! ;-) Dave.