If you have a gaming wheel and want to configure and calibrate it on Linux, the lack of official software from the developers makes it difficult. However, Oversteer can help you a lot during the process. In addition, now with the version Oversteer 0.7.0 Some improvements have been included in terms of steering wheel support for driving and racing simulators.
The efforts of this development community to try to bring some features available for these game controllers to Linux has been essential. Thanks to them, you can have programs like this that, otherwise, would only be natively for Windows or, in some other cases, also for macOS.
Between the news that have been implemented in Oversteer 0.7.0 include translations into languages such as German, Finnish and Turkish. There are also new udev rules to install by default to improve responsiveness, as well as bug fixes that caused some problems in older versions of this program.
Oversteer is very easy to use, with an intuitive graphical interface, and that makes this setup really simple and fast, with no hassle. It helps a lot with wheel setup and configuration, and includes features like emulation mode support, rotation range, force feedback gain, device profiles, ability to combine pedals, etc.
Also, if you combine Oversteer with the driver new-lg4ff, the functions will be even more numerous. It is a module for the Linux kernel that brings a driver for many Logitech steering wheel models, such as:
- Logitech WingMan Formula GP (no force feedback)
- Logitech WingMan Formula Force GP
- Logitech Driving Force
- Logitech MOMO Force Feedback Racing Wheel
- Logitech Driving Force Pro
- Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
- Logitech Driving Force GT (tested)
- Logitech G27 Racing Wheel (tested)
- Logitech G29 Driving Force (tested)
- Logitech MOMO Racing
- Logitech Speed Force Wireless Wheel for Nintendo Wii
Download new-lg4ff – GitHub site
Download Oversteer – GitHub site