G940 Firmware Update Warning

[FLS]

Do not update the Logitech G940 firmware. You will ruin the FFB. The firmware update does not fix anything, it just ruins the one thing that worked correctly.

[Kazaa]

Logicrap... why am I not surprised.

Sorry to hear this.

[oboe]

Oh crap.   Thanks for the heads up.

[Tigger29]

Do not update the Logitech G940 firmware. You will ruin the FFB. The firmware update does not fix anything, it just ruins the one thing that worked correctly.

Wow I mentioned this several hours ago HERE
I also explained why this is.

I've heard the 5.09 software is good, but don't update the G940 firmware, until there is a way to revert it back if need be.

[Wagger]

Yea I found it out the hard way.  Does anyone know how to get rid of the firmware update?

[FLS]

You'll have to wait for Logitech to release a fix. There's enough people complaining that I expect they'll have to do something. The worst part of it is that they ruined the trim forces in order to try and fix an issue that they know is caused by the  FFB API.

[Wagger]

I love how someone ask a question in here and then someone comes in and gives opinions of something they have no interest in.  If you don't like the equipment then go play with yours and let the person get the answer he wants without having to listen to garbage.

[humble]

I love how someone ask a question in here and then someone comes in and gives opinions of something they have no interest in.  If you don't like the equipment then go play with yours and let the person get the answer he wants without having to listen to garbage.

Out of curiosity...

what part of
You'll have to wait for Logitech to release a fix.
didn't you understand?

[Wagger]

It was in reply to the Logicrap comment.  I think they have a great product with the G940.  Like everything else it will have growing pains but I believe it will eventually get there.  In fact I love my G940.  Both of them. 

[Tigger29]

Enabling features is one thing...making the devices function as necessary for longer than 1-4 months is something else entirely!

I got a similar reply from someone else in a similar thread to this I started.

It's a shame because a lot of times all it does is divert the thread from it's originally intended topic to a "lets talk about how much logitech sucks" thread.

[humble]

It was in reply to the Logicrap comment.  I think they have a great product with the G940.  Like everything else it will have growing pains but I believe it will eventually get there.  In fact I love my G940.  Both of them. 

Sadly the G940 is total garbage. I bought mine the day they came out and won't ever even spit on another logicrap product. Is a complete bust...

[Wagger]

What problems have you been having with it Humble.  I have had pretty good luck with mine so far.

[oboe]

What problems have you been having with it Humble.  I have had pretty good luck with mine so far.

Wagger are you running Win 7?

[humble]

My stick repeatedly loses connection, same issue many have reported. It also loses FFB and goes floppy...

[Ghastly]

On both of the different FFB sticks I have had in the past, I'd experience something similar when the "deadman's switch" would engage - which would happen at times when I simply shifted my hand position.  On both the Logitech Wingman Force (not the POS 3D, but the original stick with the 20 lb motors) and the MSFF I ended up defeating the sensor because the stick would go dead and I'd slam it to the stops when the resistence suddenly disappeared.  

(Made for some interesting flying when that would happen)

You might try something similar and see if it eliminates the issue.  I found that on one, I needed to tape a reflective material over the sensor emitter pair, and on the other, I used black electrical tape to "permanently" interrupt the beam.

I'm mentioning this because while I don't have a G940, in both instances with the sticks I had, it wasn't immediately apparent the problem with loss of FF was simply because the stick "thought" I'd let go.

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