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Logitech G27 Strange Behavior

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by freshmeat107, Apr 22, 2019.

  1. freshmeat107

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    So I have been having some strange behavior with my G27 and I already tested it after verifying the game files as well as playing in safe mode. I did however fix my issues by reinstalling the device drivers, but it seems the issue came back.

    The problem I have can be described as the wheels rotations calibration progressively gets worse as time goes on, and this only happens half the time. The other half of the time is that the wheel alignment is correct but then it seems the degree of rotation goes back to 200 from 900 in game and the FFB strength seems to have increased.
     
    #1 freshmeat107, Apr 22, 2019
  2. Ai'Torror

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    Check if your Logitech Drivers and the profiler thingy are running and that they are all up to date.
     
    #2 Ai'Torror, Apr 22, 2019
  3. freshmeat107

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    I did what you suggested with no change. But I did however find that I set my dead zone to 0 and changed it to 0.05 and it seems to be working correctly now.
     
    #3 freshmeat107, Apr 22, 2019
  4. stenyak

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    If the wheel center is off, this means a problem in the steering wheel itself. Make sure you let the wheel perform autocalibration each time you plug it in, do NOT touch the wheel while it's rotating on its own to find the limits (and therefore the center).
    You should not use any deadzone, this will make it more difficult to make small corrections while driving, instead having to steer harshly for the steering to register.

    Additionally, these wheels sometimes reset back from 900º to lower steering lock angles. To fix, read the advice mentioned in the wiki here.
     
    #4 stenyak, Apr 23, 2019
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    As for wheel not centering itself, the issue could also be the wheel positioning sensor not being connected correctly, I had to send my wheel for warranty repair back when I first bought it. If wheel not centering itself after plugging it in is an issue in your case and you don't have a warranty on your wheel it is a pretty simple fix you could attempt yourself (basically take it apart and plug in a loose connector and put it back together)
     
    #5 Ai'Torror, Apr 23, 2019
  6. freshmeat107

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    Yes, when trying to get the wheel to re calibrate, I did make sure not to touch it when it is rotating. I read the link and did not know about the steering angle adjustment short cut, so I will use that if it seems to reset on me again while ingame. I also believe I am all up to date on software. For a little bit more info on my issue with the wheel not being calibrated. When I first start the game and load up a map and car, the alignment is correct but after a few turns that require me to turn the wheel more than 90 degrees or so (I have checked if it was just suspension damage, and its not) the wheel becomes uncalibrated. So far only counter clock wise that is. It become progressively worse over time and instantly way off if I reset the vehicle with the wheel not centered. As for the dead zone, I have it now set to 0.005 which say its only a 1% deadzone and its not noticeable at all and seems to negate the problem just fine. When I have the dead zone to zero the problem comes back.

    I am going to install another game that has wheel support and see if I have the same issues. I really hope its not a hardware failure.
     
    #6 freshmeat107, Apr 23, 2019
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    If it doesn't look like what is happening on this video, then it most likely is just a software issue, but if your wheel acts like that when you turn on your pc, then it is a known and quite common issue with the wheel.
     
    #7 Ai'Torror, Apr 23, 2019
  8. freshmeat107

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    Just tried this and the wheel centered just fine.

    I installed and played wreckfest and the issue carried over to it as well. After some googling it seems people are saying the optical sensor is cheap and can crack after awhile. But im going to do some more digging into updates.
     
    #8 freshmeat107, Apr 23, 2019
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  9. Michaelflat

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    yeah i think it might be the optical encoder disc that cracked, common problem, cheaply made wheel tbh, it gets the job done i guess..
     
    #9 Michaelflat, Apr 23, 2019
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