Losing FFB after starting a new session

[RaceX58]

Hey,
I tried your 2022 version of irFFB but I have a annoying bug.
I'm starting irffb2022 and loading a session. Everything is working. Now, I leave this session then enter a new session. Result is a lost of the FFB.

Is there a workaround?

I don't have this issue at all with the original irFFB.

[thogue95]

Looks like your computer has a fight going on between DirectInput, the game, and irFFB. I would try re-calibrating in game again with irFFB. Use the irFFB ovrelays to reduce how much you Alt-tab between screens during the transitions.

I am hoping to resolve these DirectInput and irFFB device fights in an updated version I am working on.

[oldsim]

Im having similar issue. Once I have irffb working in-game, if I switch to the replay screen I notice that irffb program gives me a "Releasing Direct Input Connection" message. Then when I go gack to the game session my irffb wont wok until I either click on the Irffb Device or Source again.

Once done, I get the message " Acquire DI device with 13 Buttons and 1 POV". That generally will fix the problem.

It's just more if a nuisance than anyting else. I think your adaptation of irffb is a big step up from the original. It definately helps me to be a better driver.

I look forward to your next update, hopefully, this issue will just be a memory.

Thanks,

Larry

[carveitup]

I have a similar problem. Whenever I start a new session, I get no FFB until I go into the iRacing options, disable FFB, close the menu, then go back in and recheck it. Then it works.

Also looking forward to the next update. Thanks for your work!

[RenatoCoicev]

@thogue95 , first of all thanks for the hard work bro! I'm seeing a similar issue, so I'll reuse this thread here.

My process is, I load everything else first and irFFB2022 is the last thing. Sim loaded and all, when I'm on the first screen with the big green button that take you into the car, that's when I load irFFB2022. iRacing greyout FFB settings and I can hop in the car and drive no problem. Then I do some laps and crash, of course, so I tow back to pitlane, I hold esc to get out of the car. When I hop back in, I have no FFB at all. In this moment I have to close and reopen irFFB2022 to get FFB back working again. But, it's not every time. It seems to happen more frequently the very first time I hop out and in again, but once I close and reopen irFFB2022 it take a couple of tow/out/in to cause me trouble again.

It's nothing but an annoying bug during practice, but I had it happen to me on a team event when I hop in the car after a teammate had done his stint... that cost us precious seconds until I managed to get out of VR headset, find the mouse pointer, close and reopen irFFB2022 and so on. I'm quite interested in solving it.

I'm running irFFB2022 on compatibility mode set to Win8 and giving it administrator permissions. My system is Win10 21H2, the wheel is a Thrustmaster TS-XW with the Ferrari F1 wheel.

I have tried a couple of different things like recalibrating in iRacing, moving the exe to different folders and storages, other compatibility modes, starting it before iRacing loads and some more that I won't remember of course.

I believe I have captured a log from the moment that the issue appears:

2023-02-16 20:37:59.287 2.42% of samples were clipped
2023-02-16 20:37:59.287 Consider increasing max force to reduce clipping
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 ----------------------
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 Now on track
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 Min Force is 0
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 Max Force is 23
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 Bumps is 40.0
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 Oversteer Effects is 45.0
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 Effect Timing is %
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 Understeer Effects is %
2023-02-16 20:38:01.084 understeerYawFactor : 1.0
2023-02-16 20:38:37.449 Recieved a Windows Device Change Notification
2023-02-16 20:38:37.455 Car is on track

2023-02-16 20:38:37.456 Deferring device change processing while on track
2023-02-16 20:38:37.460 Recieved a Windows Device Change Notification
2023-02-16 20:38:37.465 Car is on track

2023-02-16 20:38:37.465 Deferring device change processing while on track
2023-02-16 20:38:37.483 Recieved a Windows Device Change Notification
2023-02-16 20:38:37.484 Car is on track

2023-02-16 20:38:37.484 Deferring device change processing while on track
2023-02-16 20:41:53.935 No longer on track
2023-02-16 20:41:53.935 Processing deferred device change notification
2023-02-16 20:41:53.935 Recieved a Windows Device Change Notification
2023-02-16 20:41:53.937 Device Change: Car is off track

2023-02-16 20:41:53.937 Device Change: Not on track, processing device change
2023-02-16 20:41:53.980 Adding DI device: Ferrari F1 Wheel Advanced TS-XW Racer
2023-02-16 20:41:54.033 Releasing Direct Input Connection

2023-02-16 20:41:54.102 Resetting forces
2023-02-16 20:41:54.104 0.51% of samples were clipped

2023-02-16 20:41:54.104 0.51% of samples were clipped
2023-02-16 20:41:54.104 Consider increasing max force to reduce clipping
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 ----------------------
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 Now on track
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 Min Force is 0
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 Max Force is 23
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 Bumps is 40.0
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 Oversteer Effects is 45.0
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 Effect Timing is %
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 Understeer Effects is %
2023-02-16 20:41:55.432 understeerYawFactor : 1.0
2023-02-16 20:42:01.061 Recieved a Windows Device Change Notification
2023-02-16 20:42:01.067 Car is on track

2023-02-16 20:42:01.067 Deferring device change processing while on track
2023-02-16 20:42:01.067 Recieved a Windows Device Change Notification
2023-02-16 20:42:01.069 Car is on track

2023-02-16 20:42:01.069 Deferring device change processing while on track
2023-02-16 20:42:01.070 Recieved a Windows Device Change Notification
2023-02-16 20:42:01.071 Car is on track

2023-02-16 20:42:01.071 Deferring device change processing while on track

Let me know if you have ideas about what could fix it for me mate. Cheers.

edt01: FFB is turned off in iRacing. I configured it this way so I know I'm not getting FFB from irFFB immediately after I push the car out of its bay. Had situations where the FFB was feeling super weird, and that was because irFFB was down and iRacing FFB took over taking me a time to realise what was going on.

[WhippyWhip]

i have this issue when i start my computer up, i have to recalibrate in game