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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Max on March 01, 2003, 11:12:59 AM

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: Max on March 01, 2003, 11:12:59 AM

Since the release of 1.11 my stick (Saitek Cyborg USB) just won't hold calibration. Sometimes I need to re-calibrate 2x+ in one sortie.

Anyone else find this to be true? Any suggestions?

Thanks,
DmdMax

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: Mini D on March 01, 2003, 12:18:05 PM

This may be a good one to throw into the "bugs" forum.  HiTech is usually very good about tracking down JS problems.

MiniD

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: SKurj on March 01, 2003, 03:35:41 PM

I use the same stick, and have no problems.  I've had 3 of them and they've all held calibration fine.

The first one, I calibrated basically once.. and only when replacing it (static killed it) a year later that I calibrated again.  I do NOT use any saitek software.  I am running WinXP Pro.

If you have 2 pairs of USB ports try plugging the stick into the other pair.

Also what is sharing an IRQ with your USB?


SKurj

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: Max on March 02, 2003, 11:15:44 AM

The Saitek shares a Hub with a ZIP drive. I'll try a direct connect to the USB on the box.

I do not use Saitek software and I do use XP Home. How does one display the IRQ root tree on XP? That's not the same as device manager, is it?

Max

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: dracon on March 05, 2003, 10:49:57 AM

The HUB is definitely the problem!!  Controllers hate hubs.  Once you plug your controllers directly into your USB ports your problem will end.  Use the HUB for scanners and the like or....toss the dang thing in the trash!  I did and I'm not sorry.  the grief it caused me for 6 months it deserved it :)

GL,
Dracon

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: Max on March 12, 2003, 11:25:07 AM

Guys -

I'm STILL having calibrations problems. I'm now using a USB port on the puter. I tried deleting the Saitek SST drivers and that made matters worse. I reinstalled the same drivers and things are better but far from perfect.

It dawned on me that since installing DirectX9, the stick won't hold calibration. Skuzzy advised installing DX8.1 over DX9. After a lenghty web search I did find DirectX8.1 and attempted to install it but my system is still showing as DX9. Shane said to use a DirectX uninstaller but all sites say the program is not compatable with XP Home.

I'm really a wits end here. Any other ideas?

Thanks
DmdMax

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: SKurj on March 12, 2003, 01:49:18 PM

not sure if we can blame dx9 in this case.... mebbe...

but i am using dx9 no probs..


SKurj

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: akak on March 12, 2003, 03:03:28 PM

Quote

Originally posted by DMax


It dawned on me that since installing DirectX9, the stick won't hold calibration. Skuzzy advised installing DX8.1 over DX9. After a lenghty web search I did find DirectX8.1 and attempted to install it but my system is still showing as DX9. Shane said to use a DirectX uninstaller but all sites say the program is not compatable with XP Home.

I'm really a wits end here. Any other ideas?

Thanks
DmdMax

Use this to uninstall DirectX 9 from your system so you can go back to DirectX 8.1.

Win2k/XP DX9 Uninstaller (http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2935&cat=28)

Ack-Ack

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: Max on March 12, 2003, 03:17:45 PM

Thanks ack-ack!

That link looks like a great XP resource site.

DmdMax

Title: Calibration - or lack thereof
Post by: Max on March 12, 2003, 06:22:08 PM

OK...I rolled back DirectX to 8.1
The Cyborg still spikes and loses calibration. :((