Logitech® Gaming Software 4.40

[Grendel]

..is available here.

New features of Logitech® Gaming Software 4.40 include:

- Option to create FPS style mappings for POVs/D-Pad.
- Allows to swap D-Pad/mini joysticks on the Logitech® Dual Action� Pad.
- Allows to swap Left/Right mini joysticks on the Logitech® Dual Action� Pad using the control panel.
- Allows to set axis properties in Profiler for "Combined Axis" on wheels. Whatever is set for the accelerator axis applies to combined axis too.
- Fixes Profiler commands involving "Pause" and "Num Lock" keys for all supported operating systems.
- Fixes corner cases issue with "Shifted Cycled" commands in Profiler.
- Added support for Logitech® RumbeblePad� 2, and Logitech® Cordless RumblePad� 2.


Windows® 2000/XP Support For Digital Gameport Devices

Windows® 2000/XP already includes drivers Logitech® digital gameport devices. However, this software release has an updated version of those drivers.

There is "driver only" support available for digital gameport devices under Windows® 2000/XP. These digital gameport devices include WingMan® Extreme� Digital and WingMan® Interceptor�.

[WarAdvocat]

Yeah, but does it fix the problem with the X axis randomly yawing sharply to starboard?

Or have they not figured out a software hack to mitigate that?

[Deadmeat]

Nah, I'll still have to keep running back to Walmart about once a month.

[Grendel]

Yeah, but does it fix the problem with the X axis randomly yawing sharply to starboard?

Or have they not figured out a software hack to mitigate that?

Nope -- it's a hardware problem. Logitech used flimsey potentionmeters -- w/ the current gimbal design the one on the X axis moves up & down when acctuating the Y axis. This puts a tiny bit of stress to the X pots housing (the connector socket is part of the pot). Looks like that over time this causes the pots index to come a mu looser than it should be causing that annoying jerkyness Still have to check an Extreme 3D for that to check if the theory matches w/ them going bad a lot quicker.

Another theory would be that the glob of grease the manufactor puts into the pots looses some VOCs and gets less fluid creating bumps in the index path. (wouldn't explain the different speed in going bad betw. the Freedom 2.4/Extreme 3D tho.)

Who's going to post the "nerds" picture ? :p

[WarAdvocat]

I LOVE the Logitech Sticks when they work.

It's a shame they break so fast.

Have you come up with a fix on these sticks that can be done by a novice electronics tech with items available @ radio shack?

[DigiJo]

strange thing is , the very first logitech freedom 2.4 i got is now 1.5 years old and still works perfect on all analog axis after hundreds, probably a thousand games (and i really mean perfect), just that hat breaks from time to time. it has the same microswitches and potentiometers in as the newer extreme 3d, just different wired.

probably that was just a lucky shot.

[Mobius]

Logitech - why dost though work on improved software when thy manufacturing design is so poor?????

[Grendel]

Have you come up with a fix on these sticks that can be done by a novice electronics tech with items available @ radio shack?

Not yet, sorry (I's looking into a more elaborate solution but had to put that on the backburner due to time restrains )

From what I've seen in a pot I took apart, this may work w/ your stick tho -- a guy posted a similar thing in the LT forums claiming it restored his 3D (I still have to find some time to get the stuff and try it.. ). Note: you can probably get the pots out w/o taking the gimbal apart.

Sidenote: the pots look very similar to the red things on this page.