Bad Luck with Joystick Port and Logitech Wingman Formula GP

[goofy]

I have never had any luck getting joysticks to work on my PCs. I currently have a Logitech Wingman Formula GP steering wheel plugged into the joystick port (it's not a USB version) and the computer does not recgonize it.

I've tried setting it as 2-axis 4-button device, but still no recognition. I've had the same problem with other devices on my other PC.

Anyone know what I can try or what I may be doing wrong.

I know this is a little off subject, but I'd like to get this wheel working and then try it with some MAME games.

Thanks for the help.

[Trenchbroom]

Some gameport accessories needed their own drivers (Sidewinder gamepad was one of them).  Did you check to see if there are specific drivers for that wheel on the net?

[goofy]

I downloaded and installed the Logitech software and still no recognition. Any other suggestions?

[Chris]

Is the gameport enabled in the BIOS?  Can you see it in Device Manager?

[_Iz-]

I downloaded and installed the Logitech software and still no recognition. Any other suggestions?

Wasn't the sidewinder a microsoft part? Logitech drivers won't work with it...

[goofy]

It's not a Sidewinder . . . it's a Logitech product for sure.

[goofy]

I didn't see anything in the BIOS that sets a joystick port to enable or disable. Would it be called anything else?

It seems strange though that the BIOS would default to disable and I wouldn't have ever changed it to disable if there was one there.

[Chris]

I didn't see anything in the BIOS that sets a joystick port to enable or disable. Would it be called anything else?

It seems strange though that the BIOS would default to disable and I wouldn't have ever changed it to disable if there was one there.

Not all BIOSes have the option... it was worth looking for, though.

Do you see the game port in Device Manager?

[goofy]

Does Windows 98 have a device manager or just control panel?

[Hamselv]

Is the game port on a sound card or on the motherboard?
If it is the latter, there *will* most likely be a Game port option in the BIOS. Typically you can find it under something like "Integrated Peripherals" and maybe in there under "I/O devices". You can set a couple of DMA addresses for it or disable it. Just choose the first of the addresses if it is there....

What motherboard are you using, btw?

In Win98 you should look under "Control Panel/System", as far as I remember. In the device list that lists all the installed hardware, look under "Sound, Video & Game Controllers" or something like that. See if there is a standard game port listed and if it is working. Actually, if it is there, just remove/delete it and reboot so that Windows might detect it properly again.

Good luck!

[goofy]

Thanks for that advice; I'll try deleting it tonight and see if that works. The port is on a soundcard I believe (it's not integrated into the MB). I can't remember the MB right now. It's my older computer and I can't remember what I used inside of it.