Hi guys,
after playing CPR for too long I thought I'd check out ICR2 again to see
whether it's still fun. I had to dig really deep, but I was lucky to find
it. But hey: somehow I can't seem to be able to use my T2 in Windows 95 b
with ICR2! The wheel works fine with all other sims I've got (e.g. NASCAR 2,
CPR, F1RS, TOCA) but ICR2 just won't cooperate. I remeber playing it in
Windows 95 a - version without problems. Someone got a cure? Thanks people,
Nick
% Hi guys,
% after playing CPR for too long I thought I'd check out ICR2 again to see
% whether it's still fun. I had to dig really deep, but I was lucky to find
% it. But hey: somehow I can't seem to be able to use my T2 in Windows 95 b
% with ICR2! The wheel works fine with all other sims I've got (e.g. NASCAR 2,
% CPR, F1RS, TOCA) but ICR2 just won't cooperate. I remeber playing it in
% Windows 95 a - version without problems. Someone got a cure? Thanks people,
I remember this problem some time back here in r.a.s.land, and I don't
really recall a "solid" solution. Is this the DOS version of ICR2 or
the Windows version? It seems odd that there should be a problem with
the DOS version as it doesn't use any of the Win95 dll's for the
joystick routine. This would lead me to believe that you have something
"missing" in your soundcard/gamecard setup that is not letting it be
seen by the DOS version of ICR2. But, then again, you say it works with
N2, so. . . Thrustmaster's tech help for setting up the T2 for ICR2
DOS version, says that if you can't get it to recognize the wheel you
"should" re-boot to DOS mode.
It may not work, but try setting up your T2 with Thrustmaster's ProPanel
applet (if you haven't already done so).
ftp://208.129.210.78/pub/library/calibration/propanelv11.exe
Just for the record, here are a couple of old posts from r.a.s.
regarding this issue:
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Subject: Suggestion : N2/win95b/T2
Date: 1997/03/21
Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators
Several people have reported problems getting the T2
recognized by Nascar 2 running under win95b. I think I can offer some
help. I was running win95a a week ago with the Extreme Competition
Controller which I re-wired (with the help of the Extreme Competition
Controller manufacturers) to work exactly like the T2. Under win95a,
I could easily run Indycar Racing 2, Nascar 2, Screamer 2, MTM, etc.
But, when I downloaded and installed the updated drivers for the
Sidewinder 3d pro (which I gather are substantially similar to the
win95 joystick drivers), I could no longer configure my Extreme
Competition Controller to work with Screamer 2 although it worked fine
in Win95 with everything else.
Screamer 2 would not allow me to configure the Extreme
Competition Controller because in addition to seeing a J1 X-axis and
J1 Y-axis (thanks to Thrustmaster dongle from my old T1), Screamer 2
also saw a phantom J2 axis (I forget whether it was J2 x or y). I
suspect Nascar 2 may be running into the same problem with your T2s
under win95b.
I solved my problem by cutting pins 11 and 13 out of a cheap
joystick extension cable and plugging that into the loop between the
Thrustmaster dongle and my computer. Note: pins 11 and 13 carry the
J2 axis information. Once I did that, Screamer 2 no longer saw the
phantom 3rd axis and no longer hung during setup. This may not solve
your problems, but hopefully it will get you thinking in the right
direction.
Brent K. Osterstock
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Subject: Re: Update...Re: W95+Nascar2+No Joystick or T2... Survey
Date: 1997/03/06
Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators
>It is a problem with win95b.... all we need now is to know how to fix
>it,.
>>The only problem I have with blaming it on version (b) is that Eric is
>>using the same version (b), and his SB port, and his works fine. Go
>>figure.
Works okay for me, too, with OSR2/FAT32 and a T2. I'm using a cheap
speed-selectable joystick card.
Two things that may be different between my machine and others:
1. I have "*** devices" instead of "joystick" in my control panel,
courtesy of the drivers for my Microsoft gamepad. That may mean
that I have different joystick DLLs and whatnot than most people
running OSR2. If you have a MS joystick or pad, there are updated
drivers for it at www.microsoft.com. (If you don't, you may or
may not be able to do something with them anyway.)
2. I have an entry in my devices list for my gamecard. I had to
tell Win95 that it's a Thrustmaster ACM, since there's no entry
for a generic game card. Initially I didn't have my gamecard
in my devices list, just my joysticks, and that worked with
most games, but not Monster Truck Madness. I had to add the
gamecard entry before MTM would look for a joystick or wheel.
Anyway, that's a couple more things to try, unless someone already
mentioned them while I wasn't paying attention.
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