G29 Force feedback doesn't work

[Toty]

I just bought this brand new G29 and wanted to try out force feedback.
Guess what - didn't work.

I've downloaded Logitech Gaming Software, got everything updated.
First I tried it with all default settings (in LGS), of course I set everything up in the game (including force feedback), but it just refuses to work.

Since then I tried basically everything:
In LGS I ticked this and unticked that, then ticked everything, then unticked everything,
I did the same in AC.

Now I'm starting to get really desperate. I tried the G29 on Euro Truck Simulator 2, American Truck Simulator, Spintires and lastly AC. Each one of these games have FFB supported!!!
But nothing works!

What's wrong with this? Is it even possible that FFB doesn't work right from the factory? And by the way, the wheel itself appears to work fine (steering, buttons, pedals, shifter, ...)

Please try to give me some tips, thanks in advance.

[Simon said EAT DUST PLAYER_1 !]

I am not familiar with the newer Logitech wheels and their renewed software,
yet keep in mind that the menu-system and the game-engine are two seperate executables. Unfortunately the game-exexutable is called acs.exe not Assetto Corsa.exe. So if it is a profiling-problem, acs.exe is what you want to bind it to.

Then again: Take a look at the advanced in-game settings. Did you knock down the global multiplier by mistake? Did you maybe switch the controler-type to hand-held controler instead of wheel?
you say it is working in other titles, hence I assume some hidden/obscure setting to be switched the wrong way.

does the wheelbase have a switch for ps3/ps4 mode? If so read up on which one it is that the drivers on a PC need you to set it to (owner manual, documentation)

[rudski]

If you have it plugged into a USB 3.0 port you might want to test on a 2.0 port.

[ivor_bign]

If your wheel doesnt work with any game then assetto isnt the problem. You need to make sure windows is seeing your wheel as a wheel first. Bit of an obvious one, youve got it plugged into a wall socket havent you? as well as a usb into your pc?

When you turn your pc on does your wheel calibrate? as in turn all the way left then all the way right then back to centre? Then you need to find windows device manager (win7) or connected devices (win10) and see if your wheel is correctly recognised as a logitech jobby. If it isnt then its probably a driver issue or a LSG issue (thats not really a suprise from logitech)

Oh and you might wanna go back to the default profile in LSG just to narrow down possible faults, we know the default profile just works as is.

When you say all the buttons and such works do you mean you can actually drive a car round a track but with no FFB or is the wheel dead and unresponsive once you are sat in a car?

[Toty]

Originally posted by rudski:

If you have it plugged into a USB 3.0 port you might want to test on a 2.0 port.

It has been tested on a 2.0 port

[Toty]

Originally posted by Simon said DIE ♥♥♥♥♥!:

I am not familiar with the newer Logitech wheels and their renewed software,
yet keep in mind that the menu-system and the game-engine are two seperate executables. Unfortunately the game-exexutable is called acs.exe not Assetto Corsa.exe. So if it is a profiling-problem, acs.exe is what you want to bind it to.

Then again: Take a look at the advanced in-game settings. Did you knock down the global multiplier by mistake? Did you maybe switch the controler-type to hand-held controler instead of wheel?
you say it is working in other titles, hence I assume some hidden/obscure setting to be switched the wrong way.

does the wheelbase have a switch for ps3/ps4 mode? If so read up on which one it is that the drivers on a PC need you to set it to (owner manual, documentation)

I looked in the in-game settings. Everything was on default, I just mapped the steering, shifting and stuff via the Configuration wizard (in in-game settings).

The wheelbase have a ps3/ps4 mode. I was told from Logitech website that it has to be switched on ps4 mode and the LGS has to be downloaded and updated. Of course, checked.

[Toty]

Originally posted by ivor_bign:

If your wheel doesnt work with any game then assetto isnt the problem. You need to make sure windows is seeing your wheel as a wheel first. Bit of an obvious one, youve got it plugged into a wall socket havent you? as well as a usb into your pc?

When you turn your pc on does your wheel calibrate? as in turn all the way left then all the way right then back to centre? Then you need to find windows device manager (win7) or connected devices (win10) and see if your wheel is correctly recognised as a logitech jobby. If it isnt then its probably a driver issue or a LSG issue (thats not really a suprise from logitech)

Oh and you might wanna go back to the default profile in LSG just to narrow down possible faults, we know the default profile just works as is.

When you say all the buttons and such works do you mean you can actually drive a car round a track but with no FFB or is the wheel dead and unresponsive once you are sat in a car?

The wheel does calibrate normally as you say. I looked in the connected devices and it's there (as a G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel)

Also I tried the default option in LGS + any other possible option. This is quite simple since the LGS has only two boxes to tick. And I'm really curious about this one.

First box - Activate centering spring in games with force feedback.
Second box - Allow the game to adjust force feedback in in-game settings. (I'm like this is it! This should allow the ffb!) - however this does nothing. No ffb when ticked or unticked...

And yeah, the ffb is the only exception that doesn't work, it's so strange.

[Simon said EAT DUST PLAYER_1 !]

If you bought recently and/or locally, I would at this point think about returning it for another fresh copy....
... if it is not just this really annoying windows update - bug that exchanges the identity of any G-series wheel with a df-gt.

things to check before returning:
does the device-manager show the wheel as a G29 or a "Driving Force GT"?
...if so: there are known fixes for that problem
The early batch of either G29 and G920 had an issue reuqiring a firmware-update amongst other things like internal connectors rocking themselves loose. The former shall be fixable with a driver&firmware update, the latter is not something you can do anything about

did the power-jack really stay inside it's socket when mounting the thing onto the desk? I do remember the mounting and unmounting of my G25 to be a pain in the a... ...until I got my racing-seat which it was affixed to permanently from that moment moving forward. As far as I can see, all the G-series wheels still use essentially the same casing up to this day. Without power I remember everything to work except the steering-axxis and ffb (on a G25).

So yeah, if all else fails: cut your losses (in time and effort in this case) and get it exchanged for a working unit. Or better yet a T300 :P

[Julian Rignall]

Try >
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\cfg\controllers\presets

Open Logitech_g29.ini with notepad , look for >

[FF_TWEAKS]
MIN_FF=0.12 <<<<<<<<<<< try increasing this value (1 is prob 100%)
CENTER_BOOST_GAIN=0
CENTER_BOOST_RANGE=0.1

[✯ CrispyK ✯]

In the new LGS software you have to make a profile for assetto corsa itself. Maybe that will help. Other than that, there is in assetto corsa/system/cfg a file named assetto_corsa and there is a line

"DAMPER_GAIN=1 ; Set to 0 for Logitech g920

i guess the g29 is like the g920 so you might want to set that to 0 also?

Otherwise i don't know, but try the profile for assetto in LGS

[Toty]

Nothing of these worked guys :( It's just like the ffb is permanently turned off somehow.
I think I'll have to bring it back.... Thanks again for the support

[✯ CrispyK ✯]

Hmm well that sounds really weird.

Maybe this can help http://oi63.tinypic.com/2d8546h.jpg

And if not then you might have a faulty device.

[Toty]

Originally posted by ☬ CrispyK ☬:

Hmm well that sounds really weird.

Maybe this can help http://oi63.tinypic.com/2d8546h.jpg

And if not then you might have a faulty device.

Doesn't work, but thank you very much for trying to help. It has to be the device itself, I'll try to get from them a new one.

[KuBr0]

Originally posted by Toty CZE:

Originally posted by ☬ CrispyK ☬:

Hmm well that sounds really weird.

Maybe this can help http://oi63.tinypic.com/2d8546h.jpg

And if not then you might have a faulty device.

Doesn't work, but thank you very much for trying to help. It has to be the device itself, I'll try to get from them a new one.

I do not play any other racing games with my wheel (G29), but in AC, everything works as a charm. I guess if none of the above mentioned helps and it works in other games, try to get rid of the AC folder and all the 3rd party apps and try to configure it again. Theres really no reason for the FB to not work in AC if it does in other games. Thats clearly no faulty hardware ...

[Toty]

Originally posted by KuBr0:

Originally posted by Toty CZE:

Doesn't work, but thank you very much for trying to help. It has to be the device itself, I'll try to get from them a new one.

I do not play any other racing games with my wheel (G29), but in AC, everything works as a charm. I guess if none of the above mentioned helps and it works in other games, try to get rid of the AC folder and all the 3rd party apps and try to configure it again. Theres really no reason for the FB to not work in AC if it does in other games. Thats clearly no faulty hardware ...

No, I actually meant that the FFB doesn't work in any game (I listed the games I tried to play with FFB at the very first comment).

[Mr Crisp]

Originally posted by Toty CZE:

Originally posted by KuBr0:

I do not play any other racing games with my wheel (G29), but in AC, everything works as a charm. I guess if none of the above mentioned helps and it works in other games, try to get rid of the AC folder and all the 3rd party apps and try to configure it again. Theres really no reason for the FB to not work in AC if it does in other games. Thats clearly no faulty hardware ...

No, I actually meant that the FFB doesn't work in any game (I listed the games I tried to play with FFB at the very first comment).

You downloaded the correct Logitech Profiler software, yes? If so, disable or zero damper and centre spring and select allow game to change ffb settings- then make sure the profiler is pointed at acs.exe not the other executable as thats just the front-end menu system, acs.exe is the actual game when on track.

If your wheel is picked up by the Logitech Profile and in games you can see sterring working but you have no force-feedback make sure gain in the profiler is at 100 and if it still does not work, I would assume its faulty and return it.