Here's to answering your question Tom. I am running win 7 with a 64 bit processor. I had the program that comes with the 2909 installed. But every time I would fire up tdv I would get the message, something on the lines that the force feedback is turned off. So I uninstalled the cd. I don't know what I did wrong when I installed the drivers because I installed the drivers just like I did when I originally purchased the unit when I was running vista 32 bit. Any advice for reinstalling the program drivers? Should I first plug in the 2909 then run the cd to install the drivers? Please advise. Ron Ron Kolesar [email protected]
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 5:29 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sticks version game pads. > Hi Ron, > > Ummm...Didn't you install the software for the Philips 2909? If so you > would have force feedback, and I have used it with the demo of TDV, > Troopenum II, Raceway, Puppy 1, and a number of other games with > joystick support. However, not all the games out there support force > feedback devices. For example, none of the BSC games support force > feedback so none of the game devices out there will fully work with > those titles. > > As far as force feedback built in I'm not sure what you mean by that. > All of the force feedback controllers have the motors, vibrators, etc > built in, but in order to actually use those motors etc you have to > install the official device drivers, not the ones that ship with > Windows, and of course the game itself must have force feedback > support as well. Otherwise all those motors etc won't work. That's the > problem we have with Mac and Linux right now. > > On Linux someone might write a generic Philips 2909 device driver to > poll the thumb sticks, POV hat, and buttons since that stuff is pretty > standard, but won't write a device driver that actually handles the > force feedback. As a result a Linux game developer such as myself can > only extend support as far as the generic Linux drivers goes. Same > applies if you use the generic XP, Vista, or Windows 7 device drivers > rather than those that ship with the Philips 2909 controller itself. > > On 1/10/11, Ron Kolesar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> For starters. Charles, the model number of the Philips Retractable game >> controller is model 2909. >> Now I too am looking for something as follows: >> For starters it has to have force feedback written into it for the hand >> to >> ear games and hand to ear fligh simulators that have force feedback >> written >> into them. >> I'm looking for something that would work with >> Jim Kitchen's Puppy One. >> Something that would work with Three D Velocity. >> Something that would work with the hand to ear games like Blast Chamber >> and >> the other hand to ear games that are out on our small market. >> Many Thanks. >> >> Ron Kolesar >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
