weird controller problem

Simply stated, I don't have any brakes with my TSW2 when it's plugged into the gameport. I'm at my wits end trying to solve my controller problems. I run in both a gpl and nascar 2003 t/a mod league and the problem occurs with both sims. I've been using a TSW2 steering wheel for three years and haven't had a single problem with it other then changing pots every so often. I've been using it in the split axis mode plugged into the gameport,1st with my Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer 5.1, then after a computer upgrade to a A7V333 MB, AMD XP 2000+ cpu, Xtacy Ti 4-4400 graphics card, I used the onboard sound card since the SB caused my system to lock up during the booting process. About a month ago I lost the brakes in both sims using the gameport. I changed pots and still had the problem. I switched back to the USB adapter from TSW and in both sims I had functioning brakes, so the problem can't be the pots, nor the plug. I don't like using the USB adapter since the Asus motherboard uses the VIA chipset which has problems maintaining contact with the USB gaming device. I've installed the lastest Nvidia drivers, the latest 4 in 1 drivers, and the 1.10 patch for VIA that was supposed to correct the problem. It didn't. So I need to go back to the game port option. Tonight I installed a Turtle Beach sound card after uninstalling the PCI sound drivers, and disabiling the onboard soundcard. The TB card installed perfectly. The sound is great, but even after recalibrating my TSW, 1st in the windows applet then in each sim, I still don't have any brakes. I switched back to the USB adapter, and I have brakes again. None of this makes much sense. There has to be a logical reason not to have brakes with the game port, but they work with the USB adapter. All three pots are the recommended 250 ohm pots from TSW. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Joel Willstein

Have you tried contacting Dave Jr at [email hidden] ? Before I had them install the USB update, I was having problems with the Rockfire USB adapter. Dave sent me a new one, and all was fine. --Bob "Joel Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:WvRBb.29209$[email hidden]... > Simply stated, I don't have any brakes with my TSW2 when it's plugged > into the gameport. > > I'm at my wits end trying to solve my controller problems. I run inboth > a gpl and nascar 2003 t/a mod league and the problem occurs with bothsims. > I've been using a TSW2 steering wheel for three years and haven't had a > single problem with it other then changing pots every so often. I've been > using it in the split axis mode plugged into the gameport,1st with mySound > Blaster Live X-Gamer 5.1, then after a computer upgrade to a A7V333 MB,AMD > XP 2000+ cpu, Xtacy Ti 4-4400 graphics card, I used the onboard sound card > since the SB caused my system to lock up during the booting process. > > About a month ago I lost the brakes in both sims using the gameport.I > changed pots and still had the problem. I switched back to the USBadapter > from TSW and in both sims I had functioning brakes, so the problem can'tbe > the pots, nor the plug. I don't like using the USB adapter since the Asus > motherboard uses the VIA chipset which has problems maintaining contactwith > the USB gaming device. I've installed the lastest Nvidia drivers, the > latest 4 in 1 drivers, and the 1.10 patch for VIA that was supposed to > correct the problem. It didn't. So I need to go back to the game port > option. > > Tonight I installed a Turtle Beach sound card after uninstalling thePCI > sound drivers, and disabiling the onboard soundcard. The TB cardinstalled

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> perfectly. The sound is great, but even after recalibrating my TSW, 1st in > the windows applet then in each sim, I still don't have any brakes. I > switched back to the USB adapter, and I have brakes again. > > None of this makes much sense. There has to be a logical reason not to > have brakes with the game port, but they work with the USB adapter. > > All three pots are the recommended 250 ohm pots from TSW. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Joel Willstein > >

Have you tried contacting Dave Jr at [email hidden] ? Before I had them install the USB update, I was having problems with the Rockfire USB adapter. Dave sent me a new one, and all was fine. --Bob "Joel Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:WvRBb.29209$[email hidden]... > Simply stated, I don't have any brakes with my TSW2 when it's plugged > into the gameport. > > I'm at my wits end trying to solve my controller problems. I run inboth > a gpl and nascar 2003 t/a mod league and the problem occurs with bothsims. > I've been using a TSW2 steering wheel for three years and haven't had a > single problem with it other then changing pots every so often. I've been > using it in the split axis mode plugged into the gameport,1st with mySound > Blaster Live X-Gamer 5.1, then after a computer upgrade to a A7V333 MB,AMD > XP 2000+ cpu, Xtacy Ti 4-4400 graphics card, I used the onboard sound card > since the SB caused my system to lock up during the booting process. > > About a month ago I lost the brakes in both sims using the gameport.I > changed pots and still had the problem. I switched back to the USBadapter > from TSW and in both sims I had functioning brakes, so the problem can'tbe > the pots, nor the plug. I don't like using the USB adapter since the Asus > motherboard uses the VIA chipset which has problems maintaining contactwith > the USB gaming device. I've installed the lastest Nvidia drivers, the > latest 4 in 1 drivers, and the 1.10 patch for VIA that was supposed to > correct the problem. It didn't. So I need to go back to the game port > option. > > Tonight I installed a Turtle Beach sound card after uninstalling thePCI > sound drivers, and disabiling the onboard soundcard. The TB cardinstalled

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> perfectly. The sound is great, but even after recalibrating my TSW, 1st in > the windows applet then in each sim, I still don't have any brakes. I > switched back to the USB adapter, and I have brakes again. > > None of this makes much sense. There has to be a logical reason not to > have brakes with the game port, but they work with the USB adapter. > > All three pots are the recommended 250 ohm pots from TSW. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Joel Willstein > >

What version of Windows are you runnung? Do you see the brake axis in Windows and/or GPL and N2003 when connected to the gameport? "Joel Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:WvRBb.29209$[email hidden]... > Simply stated, I don't have any brakes with my TSW2 when it's plugged > into the gameport. > > I'm at my wits end trying to solve my controller problems. I run inboth > a gpl and nascar 2003 t/a mod league and the problem occurs with bothsims. > I've been using a TSW2 steering wheel for three years and haven't had a > single problem with it other then changing pots every so often. I've been > using it in the split axis mode plugged into the gameport,1st with mySound > Blaster Live X-Gamer 5.1, then after a computer upgrade to a A7V333 MB,AMD > XP 2000+ cpu, Xtacy Ti 4-4400 graphics card, I used the onboard sound card > since the SB caused my system to lock up during the booting process. > > About a month ago I lost the brakes in both sims using the gameport.I > changed pots and still had the problem. I switched back to the USBadapter > from TSW and in both sims I had functioning brakes, so the problem can'tbe > the pots, nor the plug. I don't like using the USB adapter since the Asus > motherboard uses the VIA chipset which has problems maintaining contactwith > the USB gaming device. I've installed the lastest Nvidia drivers, the > latest 4 in 1 drivers, and the 1.10 patch for VIA that was supposed to > correct the problem. It didn't. So I need to go back to the game port > option. > > Tonight I installed a Turtle Beach sound card after uninstalling thePCI > sound drivers, and disabiling the onboard soundcard. The TB cardinstalled

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> perfectly. The sound is great, but even after recalibrating my TSW, 1st in > the windows applet then in each sim, I still don't have any brakes. I > switched back to the USB adapter, and I have brakes again. > > None of this makes much sense. There has to be a logical reason not to > have brakes with the game port, but they work with the USB adapter. > > All three pots are the recommended 250 ohm pots from TSW. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Joel Willstein > >

I was having some similar problems with my old TSW too; turned out to be a bad stereo jack.

Sid, I'm running Win98se. I see the brake axis in both the windows applet and in gpl and nascar 2003 when I'm connected to to the game port. They look and respond exactly as they do with the USB adapter. Joel "Sid Chapple" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3fd842ec$0$1741$[email hidden]... > What version of Windows are you runnung? Do you see the brake axis in > Windows and/or GPL and N2003 when connected to the gameport? > > "Joel Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:WvRBb.29209$[email hidden]... > > Simply stated, I don't have any brakes with my TSW2 when it'splugged

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> > into the gameport. > > > > I'm at my wits end trying to solve my controller problems. I run in > both > > a gpl and nascar 2003 t/a mod league and the problem occurs with both > sims. > > I've been using a TSW2 steering wheel for three years and haven't had a > > single problem with it other then changing pots every so often. I've

been > > using it in the split axis mode plugged into the gameport,1st with my > Sound > > Blaster Live X-Gamer 5.1, then after a computer upgrade to a A7V333 MB, > AMD > > XP 2000+ cpu, Xtacy Ti 4-4400 graphics card, I used the onboard soundcard > > since the SB caused my system to lock up during the booting process. > > > > About a month ago I lost the brakes in both sims using thegameport. > I > > changed pots and still had the problem. I switched back to the USB > adapter > > from TSW and in both sims I had functioning brakes, so the problem can't > be > > the pots, nor the plug. I don't like using the USB adapter since theAsus

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> > motherboard uses the VIA chipset which has problems maintaining contact > with > > the USB gaming device. I've installed the lastest Nvidia drivers, the > > latest 4 in 1 drivers, and the 1.10 patch for VIA that was supposed to > > correct the problem. It didn't. So I need to go back to the game port > > option. > > > > Tonight I installed a Turtle Beach sound card after uninstalling the > PCI > > sound drivers, and disabiling the onboard soundcard. The TB card > installed > > perfectly. The sound is great, but even after recalibrating my TSW, 1st

in > > the windows applet then in each sim, I still don't have any brakes. I > > switched back to the USB adapter, and I have brakes again. > > > > None of this makes much sense. There has to be a logical reason notto

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> > have brakes with the game port, but they work with the USB adapter. > > > > All three pots are the recommended 250 ohm pots from TSW. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Joel Willstein > > > > > >

Monty, I never thought of that. I'll head on down to Radio Shack and buy one. Who knows, it just may work. Joel "Monty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was having some similar problems with my old TSW too; turned out to be a > bad stereo jack. > >