Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: rduval on January 16, 2005, 09:40:31 PM
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Salute,
I've used a MS Force Feedback 2 for almost four years, and I have nothing to complain about it.
A week ago I upgraded my whole system and got windows 2000 (and updated to SP4). Since then my MS FF2 lost its "return to center tension" when I play AH2. Before I log in the game, it runs fine, after I log in and take off, there's no more "tension". :confused:
I tried to uninstal the original driver and use the win 2K driver, but to no avail.
Any idea on how to solve this problem? :(
My system is:
OS: Windows 2000 (SP 4)
Mobo: A7N8X-Deluxe
CPU: AMD Sempron 2.8Ghz
VC: FX5200 128Mb
512Mb DDR400
Controls: MS Sidewinder FF2 and CH Throttle.
Cyaup,
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AGalland
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since you have win 2000 i think like XP you shouldnt need to load a driver for the MSFF2. go into the stick set up undercontrol panel!
I have te same mobo and practicaly the same set up but use XP pro.
if you have alot of things running on the USB channels try unpluggins one or two. I seem to get interferance if i have my USB web cam plugged in at the same time i have my stick plugged!
Since i rarely use the cam i just leave it unplugged! but it could be something else interfering! Try and reistall / updated the USB drivers too!
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since you have win 2000 i think like XP you shouldnt need to load a driver for the MSFF2. go into the stick set up undercontrol panel!
I have te same mobo and practicaly the same set up but use XP pro.
if you have alot of things running on the USB channels try unpluggins one or two. I seem to get interferance if i have my USB web cam plugged in at the same time i have my stick plugged!
Since i rarely use the cam i just leave it unplugged! but it could be something else interfering! Try and reistall / updated the USB drivers too!
Firstly I loaded the FF2 driver (CD). When I noticed the issue, I unplugged stick, uninstalled the driver, rebooted and then just plugged it in. Win2K recognized it as MS Sidewinder FF2 prefectly, but the problem still goes on. As soon as I take off, all "return to center tension" vanishes (X and Y axis).
I have no other USB devices plugged in.
I'm gonna look for USB drivers, but I think they just exist to Win98 and ME (at least I just found them on ASUS download Helper: USB 2.0 driver for Win98, and WinME).
Thx and cyaup,
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AGalland
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I'm gonna look for USB drivers, but I think they just exist to Win98 and ME (at least I just found them on ASUS download Helper: USB 2.0 driver for Win98, and WinME).
Well, I couldn't find any USB driver for Win2K or XP.
Does anyone have an idea on how to solve the FF2 "tension"? Please... :confused:
Cyaup,
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AGalland
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Just another information regarding the "return to center" issue.
If I disable all forces, return to center works fine.
It looks like an AH bug :(
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You eng-elish pig dog; i fart in your general direction!
Howww-dddyyy agg!
Can you fly with that stick the way it is?
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Howdy Bockko!!! :D
It's been hard: if I use forces, stick is just a limp noodle, but at least I have stall alert, trim, guns (learned to fly with them, and they are very useful). If I disable all forces the return to center works fine, but that's harder to fly once I don't have any clue on what's going on (plane's envelope). :confused:
I have preferred to use forces even losing RTCT (return to center tension)...
Cyaup,
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AGalland
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have you switch the USB port your plugging into?
that whole senario seems wierd to me ! mine works fine on the same MOBO and OS. i did adjust some forces in AH but thats preferance!
i would say un plug reboot plug in goto Game Controllers panel and set it up /check it . test the forces in windows..........then start AH and calibrate it there too!
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have you switch the USB port your plugging into?
Yes boxboy, I tried all the six USB ports I have on my system...
i would say un plug reboot plug in goto Game Controllers panel and set it up /check it . test the forces in windows..........then start AH and calibrate it there too!
As soon as I plug the USB cable in one port, it recognizes the device as Sidewinder Force Feedback 2, so I don't have the opportunity to manually install it. I checked System icon on control panel and it shows the josytick as "Human interface USB device". Tried to update the driver asking to check on "Windows Update", but it says I already have an appropriate driver.
I can't even try force feedback on windows, cause the properties window don't show any "forces" tab. It just shows "Test" and "Config" tabs.
Just asserting I had installed the latest NVidia NForce drivers...
Thx and cya,