MS Precesion Racing Wheel & split axis with XP

Hi, Has anyone using a MS USB Sideinder Precision Racing Wheel with Windows XP gotten split axis pedals to work with GPL and F12002/GTR? I have the 4.0 software installed on my new XP Home machine and everything works flawlessly with combined pedals. However, when I configure the Sidewinder software for split axis pedals, GPL will not allow me to assign my brake pedal at all, even though it does show up as working as axis 2 in the calibrate controller window. F12002/GTR works fine with combined pedals, but with split axis, the brake pedal is either all the way on or all the way off, you can't modulate it properly. I'm starting to wonder why I came out of (sim racing) retirement :-( -Tony-

Just a guess but, in GPL at least, did you check the second controller screen? There's a little arrow pointing to the right in the lower right-hand corner of the first controller screen. Sorry, can't help with the F12002/GTR2002 problem. Hope this helps.... Tony Jester wrote:

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> Hi, > Has anyone using a MS USB Sideinder Precision Racing Wheel with Windows XP > gotten split axis pedals to work with GPL and F12002/GTR? > > I have the 4.0 software installed on my new XP Home machine and everything > works flawlessly with combined pedals. However, when I configure the > Sidewinder software for split axis pedals, GPL will not allow me to assign > my brake pedal at all, even though it does show up as working as axis 2 in > the calibrate controller window. > > F12002/GTR works fine with combined pedals, but with split axis, the brake > pedal is either all the way on or all the way off, you can't modulate it > properly. > > I'm starting to wonder why I came out of (sim racing) retirement :-( > > -Tony-

Just a guess but, in GPL at least, did you check the second controller screen? There's a little arrow pointing to the right in the lower right-hand corner of the first controller screen. Sorry, can't help with the F12002/GTR2002 problem. Hope this helps....

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> Hi, > Has anyone using a MS USB Sideinder Precision Racing Wheel with Windows XP > gotten split axis pedals to work with GPL and F12002/GTR? > I have the 4.0 software installed on my new XP Home machine and everything > works flawlessly with combined pedals. However, when I configure the > Sidewinder software for split axis pedals, GPL will not allow me to assign > my brake pedal at all, even though it does show up as working as axis 2 in > the calibrate controller window. > F12002/GTR works fine with combined pedals, but with split axis, the brake > pedal is either all the way on or all the way off, you can't modulate it > properly. > I'm starting to wonder why I came out of (sim racing) retirement :-( > -Tony-

On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 04:18:18 GMT, "Tony Jester" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I have the 4.0 software installed on my new XP Home machine and everything >works flawlessly with combined pedals. However, when I configure the >Sidewinder software for split axis pedals, GPL will not allow me to assign >my brake pedal at all, even though it does show up as working as axis 2 in >the calibrate controller window. > >F12002/GTR works fine with combined pedals, but with split axis, the brake >pedal is either all the way on or all the way off, you can't modulate it >properly.

Tony, do you have any other game controllers either plugged in or setup so that they appear (connected or not) in Game Controllers in the Control Panel? In the past I've had some flaky issues with split-axis and having other controllers plugged in at the same time as my MS wheel. If you do have other controllers, I recommend disabling them in device manager when you want to race. Otherwise, does the test tab in the properties for the wheel seem ok? Jason

Hi Jason, I have no other controllers plugged in. The Sidewinder is the only controller displayed and it is in position #1. This is a new system and there has never been anything other than this Sidewinder installed on it. From the Sidewinder test menu screen, everything appears to be working fine. I called Microsoft support but they were not any help. His recomendation was to go back to Windows 98. Are you using split axis pedals for GPL on your system? -Tony- "Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 04:18:18 GMT, "Tony Jester" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >I have the 4.0 software installed on my new XP Home machine andeverything > >works flawlessly with combined pedals. However, when I configure the > >Sidewinder software for split axis pedals, GPL will not allow me toassign > >my brake pedal at all, even though it does show up as working as axis 2in > >the calibrate controller window. > > > >F12002/GTR works fine with combined pedals, but with split axis, thebrake

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> >pedal is either all the way on or all the way off, you can't modulate it > >properly. > > Tony, do you have any other game controllers either plugged in or > setup so that they appear (connected or not) in Game Controllers in > the Control Panel? > > In the past I've had some flaky issues with split-axis and having > other controllers plugged in at the same time as my MS wheel. If you > do have other controllers, I recommend disabling them in device > manager when you want to race. > > Otherwise, does the test tab in the properties for the wheel seem ok? > > Jason

Sorry, but I don't see the little arrow you're refering to and I don't see any second controller screen. Could you do a screen print and send it to me? [email hidden] Thanks. -Tony- "BRH @attbi.com>" <"bertrh<no-spam> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Just a guess but, in GPL at least, did you check the second controller > screen? There's a little arrow pointing to the right in the lowerright-hand

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> corner of the first controller screen. > > Sorry, can't help with the F12002/GTR2002 problem. > > Hope this helps.... > > > > Tony Jester wrote: > > > Hi, > > Has anyone using a MS USB Sideinder Precision Racing Wheel with Windows

XP > > gotten split axis pedals to work with GPL and F12002/GTR? > > > > I have the 4.0 software installed on my new XP Home machine andeverything > > works flawlessly with combined pedals. However, when I configure the > > Sidewinder software for split axis pedals, GPL will not allow me toassign > > my brake pedal at all, even though it does show up as working as axis 2in > > the calibrate controller window. > > > > F12002/GTR works fine with combined pedals, but with split axis, thebrake

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> > pedal is either all the way on or all the way off, you can't modulate it > > properly. > > > > I'm starting to wonder why I came out of (sim racing) retirement :-( > > > > -Tony- >

Unplug the wheel from the usb port...start GPL....then plug it back in. Now go to the Calibration Menu... If all is not ok,unplug the wheel again...then plug it back in. If that doesnt work then check you have no problems with your usb set up. AD

Thanks, that works for GPL, GTR still not working though. "Aidee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:auk7h3$ati$[email hidden]...

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> Unplug the wheel from the usb port...start GPL....then plug it back in. > > Now go to the Calibration Menu... > > If all is not ok,unplug the wheel again...then plug it back in. > > If that doesnt work then check you have no problems with your usb set up. > > AD > >

just so you know you aren't alone, i'm having the exact problem you describe with rally trophy and gtr. no matter what i try, i can't get split axis to work. a microsoft wheel on a microsoft operating system should work. <rolls eyes>. athlon 1700 win xp home 512 ram geforce 3 ti200 "Tony Jester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lDpP9.687$[email hidden]...

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> Thanks, that works for GPL, GTR still not working though. > > > "Aidee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:auk7h3$ati$[email hidden]... > > Unplug the wheel from the usb port...start GPL....then plug it back in. > > > > Now go to the Calibration Menu... > > > > If all is not ok,unplug the wheel again...then plug it back in. > > > > If that doesnt work then check you have no problems with your usb set

up. > > > > AD > > > > > >

On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 07:02:36 GMT, "Tony Jester" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Hi Jason, >I have no other controllers plugged in. The Sidewinder is the only >controller displayed and it is in position #1. This is a new system and >there has never been anything other than this Sidewinder installed on it. >From the Sidewinder test menu screen, everything appears to be working fine. >I called Microsoft support but they were not any help. His recomendation >was to go back to Windows 98. Are you using split axis pedals for GPL on >your system?

Yes, I use split axis in GPL, N2002, and F1-2002/GTR-2002 without any problems, plus it's worked fine in numerous other games (Rally Trophy, Rally Masters, DTR2, etc etc). I'm not really sure where to go from here if it's the only controller you've ever had installed on this machine and you haven't been manually adjusting direct-input settings via dxtweak. The only thing I can think of otherwise is to make sure that you save your profile after you change the wheel to split axis and make sure that the Sidewinder Software applet is running in the system tray. Jason

hmmm.......wouldn't i have issues with other usb devices then? i don't have any problems with any of my other game devices or my usb adsl modem. maybe it's the wheel itself. i'm not sure. "Joe Blogs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 18:50:07 -0700, "kelley" <kelley@ (blackfoot.net)> > wrote: > > >just so you know you aren't alone, i'm having the exact problem youdescribe > >with rally trophy and gtr. no matter what i try, i can't get split axisto

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> >work. a microsoft wheel on a microsoft operating system should work. > ><rolls eyes>. > > > >athlon 1700 > >win xp home > >512 ram > >geforce 3 ti200 > > Maybe it's the usb on your mb that is the problem. I use an add-on PCI > USB card using a Lucent chipset because I have had issues before with > the USB on my mb.

"kelley" <kelley@ (blackfoot.net)> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > just so you know you aren't alone, i'm having the exact problem youdescribe > with rally trophy and gtr. no matter what i try, i can't get split axisto > work. a microsoft wheel on a microsoft operating system should work. You'd think... > <rolls eyes>. Ditto.

"Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 07:02:36 GMT, "Tony Jester" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > I'm not really sure where to go from here I may try re-installing XP. I'm suspect because after I installed the DVD software that came with my Abit Ti4200 card, the system crashed and now I get an error msg every time I reboot. Worth a try, I guess... -Tony-

If you're using System Restore, go to a Restore Point prior to installing the DVD software. Would save you a complete reinstall/reformat. You could also try running "sfc /scannow" without the quotes from Start/Run to see if a system dll file was changed or corrupted. -- Chris H. Microsoft Windows MVP Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "Tony Jester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iWPP9.1349$[email hidden]... > "Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 07:02:36 GMT, "Tony Jester" <[email hidden]> > > wrote: > > > > I'm not really sure where to go from here > > I may try re-installing XP. I'm suspect because after I installed the DVD > software that came with my Abit Ti4200 card, the system crashed and now I > get an error msg every time I reboot. Worth a try, I guess... > > -Tony- > >