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Joystick stops being connected.

2 posts by 2 people · 28 Dec 1998 - 28 Dec 1998

Hi folks I have a Microsoft Sidewinder 3d gamepad and in both MGPRS2 and GPL the joystick disables itself after a couple of laps as if it was never connected. Any suggestions?? Many Thanks
zzz 28 Dec 1998#442119
Do you have an on-board sound card - on the motherboard, not a separate card? I had this same behavior with my on-board sound, and it nearly drove me crazy in GPL. Sometimes I could race for a long time before it would happen, sometimes on the first lap, sometimes never. I am using a simple CH flightstick joystick - nothing fancy. I now have a separate card for sound and disabled the on-board, and have not had the problem one time. I could never find a solution with the on-board sound, but I discovered that I could make it recognize the joystick again without having to reboot. I would quit GPL, go to Properties of MyComputer, on the Device Manager tab, do a Refresh. -x

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