Quote from bishtop :

without signature enforcement disabled,it installed the drivers but the system would not allow them to be used and i only managed to fix that by disabling the signature check
which is what the following quote is having same problem

hmm, I think that might have to do with the program not being able to find or call the DLL that is linked to the program. I will have to do some testing this weekend for 64 bit and I'll report back on what I get.

Quote from bishtop :

did you load windows with force driver signature check(something similar worded) as disabled. its on the same menu as where you can choose safe mode ect when booting your pc

currently, I am using a method where the program loads a custom certificate into the system with the drivers signed with that certificate. by doing so, the user do not have to install with driver signature enforcement disabled.

Quote from PoVo :

I wanted to try this out on Windows 7 X64 and it's not working.

I installed the program on the PC, connected to it using the phone but in Game Controllers on Windows I don't see any controllers connected and no controller is detected in LFS.

I tried uninstall the program on the PC and I get an error. The log file shows: http://pastebin.com/PVi2wFJd

Hi,

I seems that several people are having this problem. I think it still has to do with the buggy 64 bit drivers. For some reason, on some systems, the driver is not installing correctly. As for the uninstallation error, thanks for posting the log. I just realized that there is a bug in the installer.

I am planning on rewriting the custom driver in the next 3-4 weeks. After that, I will most likely move the project out of beta stage.

Sorry for any problems and thanks for waiting.

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

The axis finally worked for me, but still have a problem. When I hold my phone straight is will turn to right. I can seem to steer to the left normally but to the right is shifts quickly over to full lock. I have tried to calibrate it via gamecontroller tab and via lfs still same problem.

Hmm, I think it has to do how LFS is setup. When initially setting up the axis, I think you have to unlock the axes and center the one that corresponds to virtualwheel. then after that, you lock the axis again. I can't explain what is going on there, but I think that should fix your problem.

EDIT: Actually, this might also be a problem with the app. When you hold your phone straight, what does the top colored bar show (does it also show that you are turning to the right)? Also, what device are you using?

Just published a new update.
Added steering angle adjustments and deadzone.
Also added 64-bit support (might not be the best implementation. Ii am still learning Windows driver development)

hmm that's strange with the Dll not found.
also, the driver is currently not compiled for windows 8. I will do that, but I have to pickup a copy of windows 8 first.
that's my next goal after I release the update for 64 bit support and deadzone support this weekend.

Can you just get a screen shot of HID devices in the device manager in Windows 8? Without the app running. I just want to see if the driver installed properly. I am guessing that the driver most likely did not install properly, which is causing the crash.

Quote from hyntty :

Tried running this on my Win8 and subsequnetly on a (virtual) 32 bit XP - neither works.

On win8 the app crashes either immediately or after I try to connect the phone

unfortunately, I am not able to test windows 8 capabilities yet. however, it should work on xp, it may be because that you are running on virtual machine.

can you check what the device manager shows for human input devices in windows 8?

OK, try that and see if anything changes. Can you post a screenshot of what the set up USB game controller window(the one that shows the buttons and the axis) shows when you are running the PC client with your phone connected?

hmm, that's strange. what operating system are you running?

you can try uninstalling virtual wheel on your computer and reinstalling it so the driver gets reinstalled. it baffles me that your buttons work but the axis doesn't work

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

It won't tilt on that windows controller tab either. Also tried a Xperia S, still not working. The buttons do flash when I press them though.

Does the PC client show connected? And also, are you saying the buttons flash on the phone or on the computer?

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

I have installed this app on both my systems.

I can configure the buttons, but not the accelerometer. However, the app shows a bar on my phone wich does work when I tilt phone to left or right.

Phone is a Xperia Arc S

Are you saying that in LFS, you can configure the buttons, but you can't configure the steering axis?

If yes, can you check by going to "Set up USB game controllers" (search for it in the start menu), and then go to properties for VMulti HID. If the X axis moves when you tilt your phone, then the app and pc client should be working fine.

After that, you can go into LFS -> options -> Controls -> Axes/FF
Then proceed to set the steer axis by clicking on the grayed out "none" or "axis" depending on how your game is setup.

Maybe this video can help you if you are having trouble setting up the steering: here

Thanks for downloading.

The response time should be very low. I haven't tested the ping time from my app to the computer, but I will imagine it to be around 10-20ms from my past experiences with UDP communication through wifi.

The only sort of delay will be the low pass filter I am using to smooth out the accelerometer data. However, I've tuned so that the control is both very responsive and smooth. Unless you are constantly going from full left to full right and vice versa 2-3 times per second (from experimental testing), you will not notice the delay of the low pass filter.

Compared to an actual wheel like a g27 or dfgt, there is a delay. But that delay is so small that it has no effect on control performance and response.

Yes, I've actually used that app before. I liked it very much, but ever since I upgraded to an Android phone, I've missed that app. As of right now, I don't think I am copying that app (other than tilting the phone to control the steering, but of course, that is more of a general concept that exists in every mobile racing game). The layout is similar probably because I remember the MungoGamer app. I liked the control scheme. However, I will be implementing customizable control layout in the near future. For example, right now, I have the throttle mapped to to gear up and + mapped to gear down. I am using a "ghetto setup" that has a keyboard on the floor acting as pedals for gas and brake (if you arer curious, space bar is brake and down arrow key is gas; I pried off the up, left, and right keys to prevent unintention changes to brake balance and etc).

Also, since many laptops and even desktops nowadays have bluetooth, I will create bluetooth communication ASAP, which will allow users to play racing games on the go without wifi networks around.

Hi Everyone,

I have been playing LFS for a while now, but I hated using the mouse for steering. So as a solution, I created an app for android that allows users to use their phones/tablets as a wireless steering wheel for any racing game that supports joysticks/wheels.

Here is the link to the app on Google Play: Virtual Wheel

Currently, it only works on 32bit windows, but I am going to create 64 bit in the coming week. All of the requirements and installation instructions are in the app description.

Once everything is setup, the controller should show up in LFS as VMulti HID, and you can set it up just as any real joystick or steering wheel. The max turning angle for the app is left/right 90 degrees.

I would love suggestions and criticisms for future improvements.

Thank You