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Constant Track IR 5 Failures

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:59 pm
by FlandersRevenge
So, I'm back.

Track IR fails randomly between 2 seconds and thirty minutes of use. It doesn't matter whether or not I am running a program. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the TrackIR software too many times to count, and just tried out the newest version to no avail

I'm running win 7

I thought I had gotten to fix the problem, but turns out it isn't fixed.

I checked that the USB drives werent turning off, then uninstalled them. Track IR is plugged in directly, not through a hub.

So, any help would be much appreciated.

Re: Constant Track IR 5 Failures

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:43 pm
by VincentG
Is this a laptop, or desktop system?

Any other USB devices plugged in next to the TrackIR camera?

The software itself is crashing correct?

Do you see this issue, when using the 4.1038 software?

Re: Constant Track IR 5 Failures

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:04 pm
by FlandersRevenge
Its a laptop. Some friends at SimHQ recommended that I plug it into a powered hub, which has worked so far for a few hours of simming without any crashes (running my CH gear and track IR off the same hub)


so hopefully the issue was power related....
Knock on wood.

Re: Constant Track IR 5 Failures

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:16 pm
by VincentG
Yes am externally powered hub, would be my recommendation as well.