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Hello FreeTrack Forum!

First of all a big THANK YOU to the Developers and the Community!!  

My Problem in FS2004:
I installed the FSUIPC.dll in the modules Directory and when I dont connect a Joystick to my PC, FreeTrack WORKS fine in FS2004.

But when I connect my Joystick, the Joystick works well in FS2004 but FreeTrack doesn't anymore      (It's a USB Joystick with a Coolie-Hat. I already tried to delete the Coolie Hat in the Joystick-Bindings.)

What's your FSUIPC version?

Create a log file:

1. Modules -> FSUIPC -> Logging -> Log Details.
2. Check the 'IPC Writes' option.
3. Click 'New Log'.
4. Try to use headtracking.
5. Return to FSUIPC options and Stop logging.

Find FSUIPC.log in FS Modules directory and paste contents here.

********* FSUIPC, Version 3.75 by Pete Dowson *********
Running on Windows Version 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2
Verifying Certificate for "L:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\MODULES\FSUIPC.dll" now ...
  SUCCESS! Signature verifies okay!
Running inside FS2004 (FS9.1 CONTROLS.DLL, FS9.1 WEATHER.DLL)
User Name=""
User Addr=""
FSUIPC not user registered
WIDEFS not user registered, or expired
Module base=61000000
ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5E
WeatherOptions(Orig)=0000B027[0000B027]
InitDelay: 0 seconds
WeatherReadInterval=4
LogOptions=00000001
DebugStatus=0
   11094 System time = 16:44:21
   11110 L:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\
   11125 System time = 16:44:21, FS2004 time = 12:00:00 (00:00Z)
   19454 D:\Eigene Dateien\Flight Simulator Files\lowi1.flt
   19719 AIRCRAFT\beech_king_air_350\Beech_King_Air_350.air
   63329 FLIGHTS\austria professional 2004\innsbruck.flt
   63516 AIRCRAFT\c182\Cessna182S.air
   65657 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded
   70375 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled
   91375 Traffic File #16 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic030528"
  595750 FLIGHTS\austria professional 2004\innsbruck.flt
  596266 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded
[Log closed by user request, and continued in new file]
  650719 System time = 16:55:00, FS2004 time = 06:07:53 (04:07Z)
  650719 *** FSUIPC log file being closed
Memory managed: 0 Allocs, 12557 Freed
********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********


Hi Kestrel!
Thanx for your answer! As mentioned above its V3.75
This is a log that run for 30 seconds. Should i try to make a longer one?
Without Joystick it works. When i connect my Thrustmaster Joystick or also the Logitech Gamepad it doesn't work anymore... *hmm*
Thank you in advance, isilive

********* FSUIPC, Version 3.75 by Pete Dowson *********
Running on Windows Version 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2
Verifying Certificate for "L:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\MODULES\FSUIPC.dll" now ...
  SUCCESS! Signature verifies okay!
Running inside FS2004 (FS9.1 CONTROLS.DLL, FS9.1 WEATHER.DLL)
User Name=""
User Addr=""
FSUIPC not user registered
WIDEFS not user registered, or expired
Module base=61000000
ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5E
WeatherOptions(Orig)=0000B027[0000B027]
InitDelay: 0 seconds
WeatherReadInterval=4
LogOptions=00000001
DebugStatus=0
    1422 System time = 17:10:31
    1422 L:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\
    1422 System time = 17:10:31, FS2004 time = 12:00:00 (00:00Z)
    2672 D:\Eigene Dateien\Flight Simulator Files\lowi1.flt
    2703 AIRCRAFT\beech_king_air_350\Beech_King_Air_350.air
   11359 FLIGHTS\austria professional 2004\mariazell.flt
   11406 AIRCRAFT\c182\Cessna182S.air
   11890 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded
   14453 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled
   23656 Traffic File #16 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic030528"
[Log closed by user request, and continued in new file]
  153453 System time = 17:13:03, FS2004 time = 06:10:17 (04:10Z)
  153453 *** FSUIPC log file being closed
Memory managed: 0 Allocs, 640 Freed
********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********


A second one with reads and writes. Different Location in FS. Normally    Controls - Assignments - View (Pan) is assigned to Joystick - Coolie Hat. But also when i delete this assignment it doesnt help.

Output of FT this time only "fsuipc" and no "direct game interface". No change.

The log file should be full of WRITE operations, see here for more details:

http://forum.free-track.net/index.php?showtopic=408#3470

Hi Kestrel!

Thanx for your help!
Starting FS2004 without Joystick Freetrack works ok and the log is full of writes.

When I start it with Joystick and also check "Output to Mouse" there are no writes as seen above. And also the Mousepointer is only moving a little bit every three seconds. It looks like FT gets no process-time from the cpu, but I dont really believe this. Also FT has priority "realtime" and FS has "normal". (Could it be a problem with interrupts?)

Does this ever happen when FS2004 is not running? Or with a different game that uses the joystick?

Try running the debug executable in the post I linked to. Start FreeTrack and FS9 as you would normally then click on the small button on the far right of the main FT button bar (has a "D" on it) and post what the output is.

Is it possible that the webcam and joystick are competing for usb bandwidth?

It only happens in FS2004. I found a Workaround. When I start the game with FT running and connect the Joy afterwards, everything works fine.

And: you are right due to USB-bandwith. When I connect the Cam to a different USB Port it works also =)

I didn't think that the sharing of the USB's on my external HDD makes the problem, but now it WORKS FINE!!!!

Thank you!!! =)