I have borrowed a steering wheel from a friend, but I didn't get any
software/drivers with it. The wheel is made by Digital Edge (I think), and
it's about 3 or 4 years old. You can see it here:
http://www.virtualf1.com/index.html
I couldn't find more information about this wheel, so I'm turning to this
newsgroup for advice:
How do I set this wheel up? It's not recognized by Win98, and the company
doesn't show up in the drivers list in Win98. Do I need generic wheel
drivers, or something like that?
I'm hoping to try it out in NFSHS, Colin McRae, and Midtown Madness.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Greetings, Ice D
Can you not just set it up as a 2-axis joystick in the control panel ?
Most simple wheels will work like this.
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John Hartridge
>I have borrowed a steering wheel from a friend, but I didn't get any
>software/drivers with it. The wheel is made by Digital Edge (I think), and
>it's about 3 or 4 years old. You can see it here:
>http://www.virtualf1.com/index.html
You should just plug the wheel in, set it up as a 2-axis 4 button controller
and that should be all - works in win95, would have thought it was the same
in win98. It does not have drivers supplied with it. Good luck
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> I have borrowed a steering wheel from a friend, but I didn't get any > software/drivers with it. The wheel is made by Digital Edge (I think), and > it's about 3 or 4 years old. You can see it here: > http://www.virtualf1.com/index.html > I couldn't find more information about this wheel, so I'm turning to this > newsgroup for advice: > How do I set this wheel up? It's not recognized by Win98, and the company > doesn't show up in the drivers list in Win98. Do I need generic wheel > drivers, or something like that? > I'm hoping to try it out in NFSHS, Colin McRae, and Midtown Madness. > Any help would be much appreciated. > Greetings, Ice DIts a 3 axis wheel and actually than of the better wheels you can find of
the non FF wheels
LGE
Well, I got it working (thanks to the responses in this thread), but only as
a 2 axis / 4 button controller. Are you sure about the three axis?
Ice D
Thanks, it's working now (didn't realize I could use the MS Sidewinder
control panel for this...). It appears you have the same wheel, so can I ask
you this: do you happen to know what the small 'slider' is for? I'm talking
about the black***down the shaft of the steering wheel, which slides
from left to right.
Greetings, Ice D
Its for finetuning the pot for the wheel
LGE
There is a dipswitch in the " pedalbox " there you can choose between
2-axis and 3 axis (you have to remove the lid between the throttle and the
accelerator to change it)
LGE
PS not shure the games you mentioned will support a 3 axis wheel
> > Its a 3 axis wheel and actually than of the better wheels you can find
> of
> > the non FF wheels
> Well, I got it working (thanks to the responses in this thread), but only as
> a 2 axis / 4 button controller. Are you sure about the three axis?
> Ice D
Sounds like an old GP500 or F1 Sim wheel and pedals set-up? These are
actually high quality wheel set-ups and very good controllers. To set it
up do the following:
Go to the "game controllers" icon in control panel, select add, select
(custom) from the top of the controllers list.
Now select 2 axis, and select 4 buttons, and also tick the special
characteristics box, and select "is a race car controller".
Now type in a name, say F1 Sim or GP500, and select ok.
Now calibrate and test.
8-)
*Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html
