Thrustmaster Nascar Pro Problems

I have a Thrustmaster Nascar Pro steering wheel(NOT the new Sprint) with the pedals/steering set to combined. I have the Game Controller program from Direct X 5.2 and the Thrustmaster ProPanel V1.01.1 software. The Game Controller program from the Windows 95 control panel shows the Nascar Pro with combined pedals selected for device 1 and gives a Status of OK. However, when I go to calibrate, it says that the joystick is not properly connected and gives an error. If I go into the ProPanel program, it just says that the Nascar Pro is Unplugged and will not allow me to test or calibrate. I have removed it and added it back. I have shut down, booted back up, and added it back, and the same thing happens everytime. Here is the strange part, if I select the Thrustmaster T1/T2 option it calibrates and works just fine. I am able to use it in the Grand Prix Legends Demo, Need for Speed III, Nascar 2, Indycar 2, Ubisoft F1RS, Cart Precision Racing, etc. Is there anything to be gained or lost by not having the Nascar Pro selected, as opposed to the T1/T2? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Don Chapman

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> I have a Thrustmaster Nascar Pro steering wheel(NOT the new Sprint) with the > pedals/steering set to combined. > I have the Game Controller program from Direct X 5.2 and the Thrustmaster > ProPanel V1.01.1 software. > The Game Controller program from the Windows 95 control panel shows the > Nascar Pro with combined pedals selected for device 1 and gives a Status of > OK. However, when I go to calibrate, it says that the joystick is not > properly connected and gives an error. If I go into the ProPanel program, it > just says that the Nascar Pro is Unplugged and will not allow me to test or > calibrate. I have removed it and added it back. I have shut down, booted > back up, and added it back, and the same thing happens everytime. > Here is the strange part, if I select the Thrustmaster T1/T2 option it > calibrates and works just fine. I am able to use it in the Grand Prix > Legends Demo, Need for Speed III, Nascar 2, Indycar 2, Ubisoft F1RS, Cart > Precision Racing, etc. Is there anything to be gained or lost by not having > the Nascar Pro selected, as opposed to the T1/T2? Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > Don Chapman

This might be a stupid answer but have you tried using the separate option on your pedals. I just got the Pro and a TM ACM game card and I have it set on separate. Works great in N2. Let me know if this helps. Doug D

>I have a Thrustmaster Nascar Pro steering wheel(NOT the new Sprint) with the

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>pedals/steering set to combined. >I have the Game Controller program from Direct X 5.2 and the Thrustmaster >ProPanel V1.01.1 software. >The Game Controller program from the Windows 95 control panel shows the >Nascar Pro with combined pedals selected for device 1 and gives a Status of >OK. However, when I go to calibrate, it says that the joystick is not >properly connected and gives an error. If I go into the ProPanel program,

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>just says that the Nascar Pro is Unplugged and will not allow me to test or >calibrate. I have removed it and added it back. I have shut down, booted >back up, and added it back, and the same thing happens everytime. >Here is the strange part, if I select the Thrustmaster T1/T2 option it >calibrates and works just fine. I am able to use it in the Grand Prix >Legends Demo, Need for Speed III, Nascar 2, Indycar 2, Ubisoft F1RS, Cart >Precision Racing, etc. Is there anything to be gained or lost by not having >the Nascar Pro selected, as opposed to the T1/T2? Any help would be greatly >appreciated.

It doesn't make sense to me that T1/T2 works, but what I have to do is to have both the joystick and the wheel listed in the ProPanel. When I disconnect one or the other, I switch the current game device to Device 1 in ProPanel and set the unused controller as Device 2. If I don't do that, I can't use the wheel or the joystick. Once I set both devices in ProPanel, the status will show Device 1 as OK and Device 2 as Unplugged. I am then able to calibrate and use Device 1. No rebooting necessary. -- Bill Jones e-mail addresses: (860) 437-5650 WWW: http://pages.cthome.net/billj

that is strange that it will calibrate under t1/t2, I have had my wheel not want to be recognized, usually the way I fixed it was removing and reinstalling the gameport drivers, and/or reinstalling propanel. >I have a Thrustmaster Nascar Pro steering wheel(NOT the new Sprint) with the

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>pedals/steering set to combined. >I have the Game Controller program from Direct X 5.2 and the Thrustmaster >ProPanel V1.01.1 software. >The Game Controller program from the Windows 95 control panel shows the >Nascar Pro with combined pedals selected for device 1 and gives a Status of >OK. However, when I go to calibrate, it says that the joystick is not >properly connected and gives an error. If I go into the ProPanel program,

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>just says that the Nascar Pro is Unplugged and will not allow me to test or >calibrate. I have removed it and added it back. I have shut down, booted >back up, and added it back, and the same thing happens everytime. >Here is the strange part, if I select the Thrustmaster T1/T2 option it >calibrates and works just fine. I am able to use it in the Grand Prix >Legends Demo, Need for Speed III, Nascar 2, Indycar 2, Ubisoft F1RS, Cart >Precision Racing, etc. Is there anything to be gained or lost by not having >the Nascar Pro selected, as opposed to the T1/T2? Any help would be greatly >appreciated. >Don Chapman

After that you could define controller of your own with Control Panel's Game Controllers. Add Custom controller with 2 axis and pedals there. Defining my own wheel solved the problems with TM F1 Racing wheel, which is similiar with Nascar Pro wheel. -Markus

Every now and then this happens with win95 (I haven't quite got it figured out, but. . .) Usually the only sure way I can get either control panel or ProPanel to recognize my NASCAR Pro is to remove it from the game controller or ProPanel (to be safe only have one device installed and always as ID 1). Unplug the NASCAR Pro and then install my old reliable joystick. Set up the ProPanel for a simple joystick, calibrate. Then remove the joystick from ProPanel and then plug the NASCAR Pro back in and then select it for device ID 1. This usually works for me. % I have a Thrustmaster Nascar Pro steering wheel(NOT the new Sprint) with the % pedals/steering set to combined. % I have the Game Controller program from Direct X 5.2 and the Thrustmaster % ProPanel V1.01.1 software. % The Game Controller program from the Windows 95 control panel shows the % Nascar Pro with combined pedals selected for device 1 and gives a Status of % OK. However, when I go to calibrate, it says that the joystick is not % properly connected and gives an error. If I go into the ProPanel program, it % just says that the Nascar Pro is Unplugged and will not allow me to test or % calibrate. I have removed it and added it back. I have shut down, booted % back up, and added it back, and the same thing happens everytime. % Here is the strange part, if I select the Thrustmaster T1/T2 option it % calibrates and works just fine. I am able to use it in the Grand Prix % Legends Demo, Need for Speed III, Nascar 2, Indycar 2, Ubisoft F1RS, Cart % Precision Racing, etc. Is there anything to be gained or lost by not having % the Nascar Pro selected, as opposed to the T1/T2? Any help would be greatly % appreciated. % Don Chapman -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=