Driving Force GT (DFGT) Problems. . .

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Hey all, just bought the DFGT wheel and am having problems with it. Seems like when I have everything plugged in, hooked up and ready to go, the buttons don't work, some of them do, but the main ones don't.

The X, Square, Triangle and O buttons don't work at all, the D-Pad does however.

Even when I turn the normal controller on, the D-Pad works but the 4 buttons above don't.

Now they work in the dashboard, everything seems to work fine in the dashboard, just not in the game. To select something for example, say I want to go to A-Spec, I have to his the PS button and go to the dashboard then hit it again, which selects A-Spec for me, it's the only way I can select something.

Does it have something to do with the disc? I tried putting the disc that came with the DFGT Wheel in the PS3 to see if I had to install some drivers or something, but when I put it in, I don't know what to do after that.

Can someone please help me out a little bit, I'm new to the PS3 world, bought it just for GT5 pretty much.

Thanks, Cory
 
That's what happened to me yesterday, i couldn't get out of the Time Trial. Turned the gamepad aswell, but "X" just didn't work, then i went back to Time Trial, then back again, and it worked.. have no idea what that is, maybe it's something with the game and not the wheel.
 
go to settings in the main menu and select 1st the wheel dfgt in the wheel meniu, see which buttons do what, etc ?

i have the same steering wheel..works well.
 
this happened to me with my dfgt and it was because the connector from the wheel to the pedals became loose, just make sure that it is plugged in fully.
 
This happens to me sometimes aswell, I think the reason behind this is because I am pressing the accelerator pedal down, so it doesn't work.

Next time, if the buttons don't work, check if you are pressing the accelerator pedal down. 👍
 
When that happens to me the wire from the pedals isn't plugged in to the wheel properly. When i plug the pedals, then it works fine.
 
Hefaistos
go to settings in the main menu and select 1st the wheel dfgt in the wheel meniu, see which buttons do what, etc ?

i have the same steering wheel..works well.
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Yes, did that, and selected which buttons I wanted where, ect. . .

Filthy
this happened to me with my dfgt and it was because the connector from the wheel to the pedals became loose, just make sure that it is plugged in fully.
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Choosing not to use the pedals, so I don't even have them plugged in.
 
GR1P_0082R
Choosing not to use the pedals, so I don't even have them plugged in.
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there is your problem then matey, i would suggest plugging the pedals in and then trying to cofiger the buttons to your liking with them plugged in. It may not work because the x and square buttons may not work when you unplugg the pedals afterwards, but good luck.
 
Funny, this exact thing happened to me yesterday, but I like using the controller and DFGT as the 1st controller... and I thought that was screwing it up.

I then looked around and noticed the 13 pin adapter wasn't plugged it to the wheel... pad worked, buttons didn't... It's a very loose fitting in the 1st place...

Plugged it back in and all worked fine...
 
Yup, guess the pedals need to be plugged in, in order for the other buttons to work.

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Can someone explain to me what the RA Dial is? I see in the settings for the wheel that it says "Adjust RA Dial" and just below it says "(RA function) show menu"

Have no idea what this is.

Also, is there any way to adjust the actual steering radius? Needs to be shortened up quite a bit.
 
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GR1P_0082R
Can someone explain to me what the RA Dial is? I see in the settings for the wheel that it says "Adjust RA Dial" and just below it says "(RA function) show menu"
Have no idea what this is.

Also, is there any way to adjust the actual steering radius? Needs to be shortened up quite a bit.
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The dial is used to change settings whilst you are racing such as ABS, traction control etc.... The button with the arrow opens and closes the menu, the + and - buttons change the funtion and the red dial changes the settings.


As far as I know you can not adjust the steering radius, I may be wrong but i think the dfgt for gt5 uses 900 degree steering only.


My personal opinion is to just leave the settings as they are and use the pedals if you can, although it may seem a bit awkward at first if you have not used analougue controls for gt or used a wheel before; you will soon reap the rewards from using pedals and 900 degree wheel.
 
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akmuq
What's the point? I doubt it's possible anyways.
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Because my :censored:ing foot is :censored:ed up, cool?

Filthy
The dial is used to change settings whilst you are racing such as ABS, traction control etc.... The button with the arrow opens and closes the menu, the + and - buttons change the funtion and the red dial changes the settings.


As far as I know you can not adjust the steering radius, I may be wrong but i think the dfgt for gt5 uses 900 degree steering only.


My personal opinion is to just leave the settings as they are and use the pedals if you can, although it may seem a bit awkward at first if you have not used analougue controls for gt or used a wheel before; you will soon reap the rewards from using pedals and 900 degree wheel.
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So, first hairpin on the Nurb. GP Track, it's normal to have to turn this stupid thing 2 full times to get though the turn? If so I'm taking it back.
 
Depends on the car you use, but the only track I've had to use go full wheel lock to negotiate a corner using the DFGT are the hairpins on Eiger. It sounds to me like you might be taking the turn a little too fast.
 
Well, I hate this thing with a passion already. I can barely get around the High Speed Ring using this thing, the garbage force feedback is horrible to me and makes the wheel do things I don't want it to. Even on 1, is there any way to turn it completely off?

Thinking about giving it another shot tomorrow or Monday, but this thing is half way back to Game Stop. :(

What settings do you guys recommend me have this thing on? Not button settings, wheel settings. I've tried it on 1, 2, 3, and 7 as far as the 🤬 Feedback goes. I've also tried it with the Steering Assist ON and OFF. I think this thing just has a steep learning curve that I really don't feel like dealing with, maybe not.

I also have a track car that I track when I can, for the last 8 years now so it's not like I don't know how to drive.
 
That you think there shouldn't be ANY adjusting to get used to shows how unrealistic your expectations are. And, OF COURSE, one of the first things is that you can no longer do is go from hard left to hard right with the tiniest flick of your thumb! You are going to have to learn to actually DRIVE, rather than use the front tires as some kind of braking system and drive around in a constant state of understeer...

But, if you show a TRACE of patience (how old are you?) you will quickly find that your times will improve once you have learned to drive well. Do you drive a real car, yet?

If only ONE foot is working, I suggest, until your other foot heals, that you use the good one to brake AND accelerate. Afterwards, one foot for each function (there are times when it is better to stay on the gas while you brake a bit).

Show a little patience. Things WILL get better.
 
Can you not read? TRY reading what the hell I said, again. If you still can't comprehend it the read it again. It's laughable that you think this thing is ANYTHING like a steering wheel in ANY car.

Like I said, I think it would be alright with 0 🤬 Feedback.
 
GR1P_0082R
Can you not read? TRY reading what the hell I said, again. If you still can't comprehend it the read it again. It's laughable that you think this thing is ANYTHING like a steering wheel in ANY car.

Like I said, I think it would be alright with 0 🤬 Feedback.
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Laughable? How you getting on with driving real a car around without using the pedals? Working out for you?:dunce:

Actually, the OP is mostly a rant from someone who elected to play the game on the wheel without plugging the pedals in, and got all sideways when it didn't work as expected. Rather than plug the pedals in and find out for himself, he comes here to rant. Could have found it out in 5 secs if he had thought for one second. Noob questions about the RA menu display your obvious unfamiliarity with the game. How about taking your own advice, and learn to READ the posts here before you show such vitriol to those only trying to help..?

BTW, your NEXT private msg to me violating your terms of agreement to be polite ('You're a 🤬 idiot' as it's entire content merely confirms my suspicions about your age - at least mental) WILL be reported at its' next occurrence.
 
Boris Lozac
That's what happened to me yesterday, i couldn't get out of the Time Trial. Turned the gamepad aswell, but "X" just didn't work, then i went back to Time Trial, then back again, and it worked.. have no idea what that is, maybe it's something with the game and not the wheel.
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This could be an issue of you having your foot on the gas pedal while trying to use the x button. The gas is also the x button, so when you finish a game, it cannot understand. same with brake, it is the o button. if these are depressed the buttons will not work.
 
Im having some problems with my Driving force gt aswell.

I bought one a few weeks ago but i sent it back, as i thought one of the motors on the force feedback had broken. Basically i seem to remember the wheel putting up a fight when turning on somewhere like daytona, aswell as when wheel spinning. But my wheel had none of this, i could point it in the right dirrection and take my hands of the wheel and it would continue fine.

Also a noise would come from one of the motors like a squeak most notable on a oval circuit, it would happen when there should be some kind of feedback.


I bought a new wheel last week and it just arrived turned it on and it seems to be the same problem. It cant have broke already?

Does anyone else get these issues.
The sqeaking sometimes when turning(not the normal motor sound) and little to no force feedback when driving over grass (unless at high speed)

I run Profressional setting is GT5 with 5 FFB

Anyone got any ideas of what i could be doing wrong?
 
Is that squeak for like a 2 seconds, when you're going through a turn and you hold the wheel stationary at like 45 degrees? If that, than it's normal..

And put Simulation for the settings, turn off Power assisted and lower the FF level. The higher you put the level the more fake effects you're getting it seems. I find FF much 'cleaner' at 3.
 
Boris Lozac
Is that squeak for like a 2 seconds, when you're going through a turn and you hold the wheel stationary at like 45 degrees? If that, than it's normal..

And put Simulation for the settings, turn off Power assisted and lower the FF level. The higher you put the level the more fake effects you're getting it seems. I find FF much 'cleaner' at 3.
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ok yeah thanks thats the sound

Il give them setting a try thankyou
 
Destinkeys
Laughable? How you getting on with driving real a car around without using the pedals? Working out for you?:dunce:

Actually, the OP is mostly a rant from someone who elected to play the game on the wheel without plugging the pedals in, and got all sideways when it didn't work as expected. Rather than plug the pedals in and find out for himself, he comes here to rant. Could have found it out in 5 secs if he had thought for one second. Noob questions about the RA menu display your obvious unfamiliarity with the game. How about taking your own advice, and learn to READ the posts here before you show such vitriol to those only trying to help..?

BTW, your NEXT private msg to me violating your terms of agreement to be polite ('You're a 🤬 idiot' as it's entire content merely confirms my suspicions about your age - at least mental) WILL be reported at its' next occurrence.
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Getting around just fine, thanks, and please tell me where you tried to help, that's right you didn't. All you did is throw around stupid ass comments about me not "driving" in real life, and my "age" like the true troll that you are. For your information or lack there of, and definitely lack of common sense, I've had my track car on Laguna Seca, California Speedway, Button Willow, Streets of Willow, Spring Mountain Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway's road course, Phoenix International Raceway, Virginia International Raceway, and many autocross events. No I don't race door to door, but I track and Time Attack it as often as I can, so much for your lackluster assumptions of me doing "real life" driving, troll. . . and on that note, again, all I have a problem with here is this fake feeling force feedback, and that's what I'm trying to find help with. Now get somewhere.

Boris Lozac
Is that squeak for like a 2 seconds, when you're going through a turn and you hold the wheel stationary at like 45 degrees? If that, than it's normal..

And put Simulation for the settings, turn off Power assisted and lower the FF level. The higher you put the level the more fake effects you're getting it seems. I find FF much 'cleaner' at 3.
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Okay, I'll play with it more, thanks for the advice man. I'm looking for the "cleaner" feeling.
 
OP, people on gtplanet are almost always helpfull and there is next to zero flaming/bashing or agressesion. You really have to do something very very out of line to get an earful.
You start of by saying you plugged in and ready to go, but it took half a thread for you to reveal the pedals arent even plugged in. How is half the device missing even close to your descrption of your situation?

Also you seem to have maximum blame towards the dfgt but get any wheel and you will see it will be equally as **** in your view.

You really have to go in open minded and give yourself time to adjust for you to be happy with any wheel. I love wheels but even so it was extremely difficult for me to make the change from controller to wheel.

Personaly Im fine with the ff on highest now, but i know how you feel as a starter. What helped me ease into the gt5 wheel from a real car wheel is ffb on 1 and power assisted steering on.
 
I have found out that, if you have a DFGT plugged in, but elect not to power it up, and use the gamepad instead, the steering buttons don't work... Perhaps there is something going on with a pad being powered up before you plug in your DFGT's?

To the OP, you EVER drive those tracks in a car with no accelerator and no brakes? Of course you didn't. What on earth made you think that a wheel controller could do that (what on earth were you going to use for the brakes and accelerator without the pedals plugged in?). Possibly, your problems come entirely from that assumption. Unplug (switch off) ALL other controllers, and plug the DFGT in with wheels attached. NOW power up your PS3 and start GT5. You should find that everything works as it should. Have you been to the Options section and picked a level for wheel response?

There is NO option to change steering ratio (it's a popular gripe), and this may go a long way to making you feel something is different from other controllers and cars you may have driven with tighter ratios. It's just something you quickly get used to, JUST as you got used to driving a car around with a gamepad. You aren't going to tell us that this felt JUST like driving around on track day, are you?

Overall, with the exception possibly of iRacing, GT5 is considered by most to be the best simulation of driving, especially with regard to the wheel's response. And many, many players with at least as much real driving experience as you have commented positively about the handling and wheel input and FFB.

I guess they are ALL:censored: idiots, too...

From your post about the RA menu, it is obvious you are VERY new to GT5. Not knowing about the 900º turn ratio also shows that you are unfamiliar with many issues about the game that surfing here for a while will quickly fill you in about. Before you bite someone's head off next time for making perfectly reasonable assumptions given your almost total lack of knowledge about the game or its' peripherals, perhaps you might just use the 'search' option here to find these kinds of things out. I am afraid, from your first couple of posts on this thread (you never mention ANY real life experience in them) it was altogether too easy to make the mistake that you knew nothing. And the attitude of them made assuming you had no experience MUCH easier...
 
Not new to the world of GT either, just new to it with a wheel.

I planned on using the paddle shifters for brakes and gas temporarily. Left one Brake, Right one Gas. Why the hell would I want to put myself through HELL playing with pedals, with a hurt foot, for a video game. Just saying. . . and YOU comparing this to a real car was the stupidest of all. "How are you getting around in your real car working for you" or something retarded along those lines. Anyway I wouldn't even think of driving my track car (Integra) right now, at all. But the Ridgeline is so damn comfortable it's not even funny. Also don't have an adequate stand/seat for this set up yet as I just clamped it down to a dinner tray and plopped down in a wooden chair.

You last post helped out a little, thanks. I've also been reading in other threads on how there's a pretty steep learning curve for it, and how important it is to have a good seat and the wheel properly mounted, as well as the pedals. So going to team up with a buddy, get some Home Depot goods and try and come up with something decent, and give the wheel some time, well me some time, getting used to it I should say. Thanks for the help fellas.
 

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