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Title: Gameport Blues...
Post by: Lilwolf on September 13, 2003, 03:02:42 pm

I just got my PC adapter for my new actlabs RS Steering wheel....

I plug it all in... attach it to my cabinet (kinda) and nothing...  

Not-Connected...

So I play around with it for a bit... Got lights on the front... everything seems fine...

Finally I plug in another joystick I've had for a bit...

Not-Connected...

crap... I've never used this gameport since getting my new computer.  

Driver... check
enabled in bios... check
changed i/o address... check (windows even recognized it)

Still nothing.... Its an ATX case so there isn't any cables.

Well... ok...I have a gameport card... go to plug it in..

NO ISA SLOTS!

And EVERY sound card I have is isa (since they where the only ones I could use in dos)...

sigh...

Any suggestions out there?

There are some gameport -> usb... anyone have any luck with them?

Any other suggetions?  

I'm running 98... Drivers from 98... but I don't think there is an updated version... Going to check for updated bios... but I have a feeling I'm hosed.

btw... Its really for my dreamcast... I haven't got the dreamcast adapter yet so I was hoping to test it... but I do want this to work with my PC at some point.

Title: Re:Gameport Blues...
Post by: BobA on September 13, 2003, 03:26:43 pm

Is that the older Actlabs RS wheel without force feedback?  If it is isnt the PC adapter a serial/usb unit not a gameport unit?

PC interface link
http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=27 (http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=27)

Or is it a gameport interface that they no longer sell?

BobA

Title: Re:Gameport Blues...
Post by: Lilwolf on September 13, 2003, 04:33:27 pm

Its the non-forcefeedback.. and yes I got the wheel, the pc adapter and the dreamcast adapter for less then the usb adapter... all new...

but...

I got the gameport to work.  I had a Gravis xterminator and plugged it in, loaded the drivers and everything is working.

So now its the pc-adapter (that aren't being sold anymore and I bought it on ebay...hopefully thats not it).

I am hoping to get the dreamcast adapter in the next few days.  So I will test the wheel with that... then I will probably know whats broken...