Logitech Steering Wheel Fix - UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION.

**RFT** · 12-05-2008, 10:38 AM

Hi,
We've been in discussions with logitech about the problems, and have some new information to give you.

Firstly- the root cause of the problems (both axis confusion and lack of FF) is, at the point of installation of the wheel, plugging the wheel in before installing the Logitech Gaming sotware. It's very important that you don't do this, and only plug the wheel in when the software tells you to. Otherwise, windows auto-assigns a bunch of registry settings to the wheel which may not actually be right.

Despite this, We've identified an in-grid fix for the lack of force-feedback, which will appear in the upcoming PC patch.

As far was the "swapped axes" issue, it's not something we can fix with code within GRID, but after discussions with Logitech, they've created a new version of the "Clear Calibration" utility which you can find here. This performs the same actions that the previously-posted manual registry-edit did, without the requirement for you to head into your registry and fiddle with things. It shouldn't be neccesary to re-install the LGS unless it wasn't thoroughly installed the first time around (if you cancelled out of the calibration part).

Logitech is working on making improvements to the next version of the Gaming Software (5.03) so the axis problem should not happen again.

-additional-

It is not enough to just run the utility, because things still might go wrong based on the order of how things went. In some cases, just running the utility will make the force feedback work, but in others it won't.

However, if a user follows the following procedure, the force feedback should work in the game as it is now:

1. Plug in the wheel, and leave it plugged in through the whole procedure.
2. Uninstall the Logitech Gaming Software
3. Run ClrCalib. Version must be 5.03.110 or more recent. Otherwise it won't work. Find the latest at:
http://wingmanteam.com/latest_softw...tion%20Utility:
4. Install latest Logitech Gaming Software (5.02). Follow the install without ever cancelling out.
5. Start and play the game. Axes will now be Y for accelerator, and Rz for brake. Force feedback should work.

If it doesn't, then I would be interested to see what the users following registry key looks like:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\CurrentControlSet\Control \MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\Joystick\OEM

Zeemon · 12-05-2008, 11:40 AM

I can report that this fix has succesfully worked on Windows Vista 32 Bit. I now have Force Feedback and perfect controls where I did not have any Force Feedback whatsoever before, thank you very much!

The_KELRaTH · 12-05-2008, 11:45 AM

One small question before I edit; will the wheel still work ok with all the existing games?

Zeemon · 12-05-2008, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_KELRaTH

One small question before I edit; will the wheel still work ok with all the existing games?

It does for me...

(DRT) M!nd3dCobra6 · 12-05-2008, 01:01 PM

Hi,

Thanx a lot for this solution, my wheel works perfect now....

Keep Up The Good Work......

Greetzzz

The_KELRaTH · 12-05-2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeemon

It does for me...

Cheers Zeemon

and nice find Codey's

Rupertpupkin · 12-05-2008, 02:00 PM

Is there a way to save profiles before uninstalling the logitech profiler?

Edit: Got it figured out. It did work though. Force is a bit underwhelming imo but it is nice getting some type of feedback now. Thanks.

Supreme Driver · 12-05-2008, 02:34 PM

I m not going to risk that. Thanks for the info but please fix this before the release.

Wraith 9 · 12-05-2008, 03:16 PM

Wouldn't the registry cleaner available from the Logitech website do the same job?

Core Driver · 12-05-2008, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supreme Driver

I m not going to risk that. Thanks for the info but please fix this before the release.

You'd better talk to Logitech about this . . .

12-05-2008, 10:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
RFT Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,424	Logitech Steering Wheel Fix - UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION. Hi, We've been in discussions with logitech about the problems, and have some new information to give you. Firstly- the root cause of the problems (both axis confusion and lack of FF) is, at the point of installation of the wheel, plugging the wheel in before installing the Logitech Gaming sotware. It's very important that you don't do this, and only plug the wheel in when the software tells you to. Otherwise, windows auto-assigns a bunch of registry settings to the wheel which may not actually be right. Despite this, We've identified an in-grid fix for the lack of force-feedback, which will appear in the upcoming PC patch. As far was the "swapped axes" issue, it's not something we can fix with code within GRID, but after discussions with Logitech, they've created a new version of the "Clear Calibration" utility which you can find here. This performs the same actions that the previously-posted manual registry-edit did, without the requirement for you to head into your registry and fiddle with things. It shouldn't be neccesary to re-install the LGS unless it wasn't thoroughly installed the first time around (if you cancelled out of the calibration part). Logitech is working on making improvements to the next version of the Gaming Software (5.03) so the axis problem should not happen again. -additional- It is not enough to just run the utility, because things still might go wrong based on the order of how things went. In some cases, just running the utility will make the force feedback work, but in others it won't. However, if a user follows the following procedure, the force feedback should work in the game as it is now: 1. Plug in the wheel, and leave it plugged in through the whole procedure. 2. Uninstall the Logitech Gaming Software 3. Run ClrCalib. Version must be 5.03.110 or more recent. Otherwise it won't work. Find the latest at: http://wingmanteam.com/latest_softw...tion%20Utility: 4. Install latest Logitech Gaming Software (5.02). Follow the install without ever cancelling out. 5. Start and play the game. Axes will now be Y for accelerator, and Rz for brake. Force feedback should work. If it doesn't, then I would be interested to see what the users following registry key looks like: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\CurrentControlSet\Control \MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\Joystick\OEM __________________ Rich Tysoe Web Editor Codemasters. www.codemasters.com NB: I'm no longer part of the community team and don't get to spend much time on the forums any more, so urgent moderation or other forums matters need to be referred to Helios. Last edited by jigglybean; 11-06-2008 at 07:50 AM.

12-05-2008, 02:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rupertpupkin Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States of America Posts: 7	Is there a way to save profiles before uninstalling the logitech profiler? Edit: Got it figured out. It did work though. Force is a bit underwhelming imo but it is nice getting some type of feedback now. Thanks. Last edited by Rupertpupkin; 12-05-2008 at 02:31 PM.

12-05-2008, 02:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Supreme Driver Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 75	I m not going to risk that. Thanks for the info but please fix this before the release. __________________ Supreme Driver a.k.a Supreme.NL in Project Torque

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12-05-2008, 11:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zeemon Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 8	I can report that this fix has succesfully worked on Windows Vista 32 Bit. I now have Force Feedback and perfect controls where I did not have any Force Feedback whatsoever before, thank you very much!

12-05-2008, 11:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_KELRaTH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The outside looking in.... Posts: 309	One small question before I edit; will the wheel still work ok with all the existing games?

12-05-2008, 01:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
(DRT) M!nd3dCobra6 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 4	Hi, Thanx a lot for this solution, my wheel works perfect now.... Keep Up The Good Work...... Greetzzz

12-05-2008, 03:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wraith 9 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: United States of America Posts: 20	Wouldn't the registry cleaner available from the Logitech website do the same job?