lol!
Still no shifter (FFshifter to the rescue), clutch is not analogue (yet) and the handbrake I fitted isn't wired up yet either.
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Anyway.
The monitor in my Ridge Racer cab wasn't working - but redoing a bunch of dodgy solder joints and it was fine. It's a 33" Hantarex Polo, which takes VGA-level signals without an amplifier, but only at 15kHz (or, possibly, 25kHz).
Installed "Soft-15kHz" on my PC, and it works great - runs up to 800x600. Bit low I guess but means it won't need a really fast PC to get good results, I can use the extra power to turn the detail up instead.
It really is the dog's!
I'll post a video or two once Google Video has processed them.
The monitor in my Ridge Racer cab wasn't working - but redoing a bunch of dodgy solder joints and it was fine. It's a 33" Hantarex Polo, which takes VGA-level signals without an amplifier, but only at 15kHz (or, possibly, 25kHz).
Installed "Soft-15kHz" on my PC, and it works great - runs up to 800x600. Bit low I guess but means it won't need a really fast PC to get good results, I can use the extra power to turn the detail up instead.
It really is the dog's!
I'll post a video or two once Google Video has processed them.
It's not a TV! It has an RGB input, not composite.
Anyway, there is software (soft-15k) that will work with Nvidia 8xxx series cards and work directly with it. I'll try it out tommorrow.
Anyway, there is software (soft-15k) that will work with Nvidia 8xxx series cards and work directly with it. I'll try it out tommorrow.
haha!
Yes, it does!
It's not composite - it's RGB, apparently some graphics cards can handle it wired directly, some will need an amplifier, and all will need the frequency changed from 31kHz to 15.7. Need to try this out - I'll probably do that later today.
Yes, it does!
It's not composite - it's RGB, apparently some graphics cards can handle it wired directly, some will need an amplifier, and all will need the frequency changed from 31kHz to 15.7. Need to try this out - I'll probably do that later today.
Anyone else here using an arcade monitor?
I got a Ridge Racer cabinet for free, but it seems I need some sort of converter to put VGA signals into the monitor in it. The rest of the PC conversion is simple, I'll just wire the switches and pots up to guts of some old wheels and joysticks, but the monitor I may need some help with!
just got it today, looking forward to hooking it up to the PC - might take some time though.
Thanks for that - couldn't find a link like that when I looked.... I'll drop them a line just now.
Real tracks in LFS (hold your fire!!)
If I told you I could get permission to recreate, fully, 2 or maybe 3 real life racetracks in LFS - could someone in Development drop me a line if they're interested?
only if it comes with dags and it's in the perrywinkle blue, boys.
Something Scooby/Evoish. 4WD turbo saloon.
Possibly something DTMish - FWD non turbo saloon.
Like the truck ideas.
Possibly something DTMish - FWD non turbo saloon.
Like the truck ideas.
That monitor setup's just temporary - I'm going to lower where the wheel is, and where the monitor is, and bring it closer. I'm going to pick up a free 21" monitor tommorrow.
Cockpit ideas - shifter help.
OK, since introducing LFS to the workers and visitors to my garage (I own a car repair place in Scotland), it's been a smash hit.
Had some spare parts lying around, so we decided to start flinging something together.
First, I took a wooden base and fitted a Rover half leather seat to it (i had two lying around). The seat still slides back and forth as it should.
Then I cobbled up a makeshift desk for the wheel (Using my trusty old MS Sidewinder Precision Pro). Need to adjust it for height still, as there's a bunch of us who play it.
I'm looking out for a large monitor, until I can afford a triplehead2go.
Got the handbrake lever from a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4, bolts right to the frame and has a tail of cable on it that has the yoke for the car's two handbrake cables - same as the handbrake on my own Starion. Means I can hook it up to two big springs with a threaded adjuster and make the handbrake feel realistic - then I just need to mount a pot on it and connect it in place of one of the controls on the second Sidewinder racing wheel I'm waiting on coming.
Best bit, and the bit I need help with, is the gearshift.
I have the gear level from the Evo 4 as well, again bolts right to the floor, fair bit of room under it. It's spring loaded left to right, so it self centres in the middle horizontally.
I can have my mate laser cut a metal plate for an H gate if I just send him the drawings - so any ideas how I can go about connecting this up to either switches or a joystick to make it work?
I might also have a go at using a real steering column and controls from the Evo as well - I've got the steering column, switches and the complete dash there.
Would be so cool to get it all working, including the instruments!
One step at a time, any help with the shifter would be apreciated for now - I'll post some pics tommorrow of the shifter to help you get an idea.
Here's my mate frew enjoying himself with it:
Had some spare parts lying around, so we decided to start flinging something together.
First, I took a wooden base and fitted a Rover half leather seat to it (i had two lying around). The seat still slides back and forth as it should.
Then I cobbled up a makeshift desk for the wheel (Using my trusty old MS Sidewinder Precision Pro). Need to adjust it for height still, as there's a bunch of us who play it.
I'm looking out for a large monitor, until I can afford a triplehead2go.
Got the handbrake lever from a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4, bolts right to the frame and has a tail of cable on it that has the yoke for the car's two handbrake cables - same as the handbrake on my own Starion. Means I can hook it up to two big springs with a threaded adjuster and make the handbrake feel realistic - then I just need to mount a pot on it and connect it in place of one of the controls on the second Sidewinder racing wheel I'm waiting on coming.
Best bit, and the bit I need help with, is the gearshift.
I have the gear level from the Evo 4 as well, again bolts right to the floor, fair bit of room under it. It's spring loaded left to right, so it self centres in the middle horizontally.
I can have my mate laser cut a metal plate for an H gate if I just send him the drawings - so any ideas how I can go about connecting this up to either switches or a joystick to make it work?
I might also have a go at using a real steering column and controls from the Evo as well - I've got the steering column, switches and the complete dash there.
Would be so cool to get it all working, including the instruments!
One step at a time, any help with the shifter would be apreciated for now - I'll post some pics tommorrow of the shifter to help you get an idea.
Here's my mate frew enjoying himself with it:
FGED GREDG RDFGDR GSFDG