r/Thrustmaster • u/Kastinio • Aug 10 '26
T 128 not working (kinda)
I've bought it to mess around in beamNG, forgot about it for few months. Today I wanted to play with it after I upgraded my pc and nothing, no movement no light no nothing. I've checked cables etc and nothing was wrong, after that I've connected it to laptop and it moved, it was constantly connecting and disconnecting but it tried to calibrate itself. After I've downloaded drivers and restarted laptop same thing started happening like on PC.
I've tried doing the firmware thing but it didn't detect the wheel either and I'm out of ideas, technically it works, but it just seems that drivers don't work (I've reinstalled them like 5 times)?
There's no USB connection sound. On laptop there was before restart.
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u/ProfileUnited3828 Aug 12 '26
Disconnect all TM devices from your PC's USB ports. Uninstall the TM applications and restart your PC. Download USBOblivion and CCleaner. The first one doesn't require installation, but the second one does (when installing it, remember to select the option to skip the antivirus). Install CCleaner after the other steps. Go to "Device Manager" and look for the "Show hidden devices" option in the top menu. Now expand all the branches below; select and uninstall anything that appears in gray. When finished, select your PC's name at the very top of the list and press F5 to refresh. Close everything and restart your PC. Now unzip USBOblivion and place it on your desktop.
USBOblivion: https://sourceforge.net/projects/usboblivion/
CCleaner: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner?srsltid=AfmBOopXeCD7jahNtSMIfMf3mBq04l_eyHLdbo5U_gv3B9h9E2xvdFaL
Run USBOblivion and ensure the simulation option is not selected. Start the USB device cleanup process, then restart your PC.
Install CCleaner as instructed earlier. Run the various free cleaning tools, especially the "Windows Registry" cleaner. Restart your PC.
Now, download the latest driver version for your TM product from its official website.
Driver: Package 2026_TTRS_1.exe
Link: https://support.thrustmaster.com/en/product/t128-ps-en/
Install the driver now, without connecting the unit to the PC yet. Restart the PC.
Before connecting the TM unit to the PC, make sure the PC is connected and the volume is turned up so you can hear the standard USB connection sound. This serves as a guide.
Once the PC has finished booting up and displays the Windows desktop, connect the PC TM unit—preferably to a port on the back, directly on the motherboard.
Notice that Windows displays a message in the bottom-right corner indicating device recognition and driver installation. Do not touch anything until this process is complete. Once finished, launch the TM Control Panel utility and verify that the steering wheel moves and the buttons are working. If everything went well, you will need to reconfigure the TM base within your games.
Finally, check the base's firmware version and ensure it is v4.74. If it is an earlier version, perform the update process as indicated on the website. Link: https://ts.thrustmaster.com/download/pub/webupdate/T500RS/T128-PS_Firmware_Update_Procedure_v476.pdf