Figured it out. Per the Wiki instructions for installing terrain, apparently you can't just download scenery into the $FG_ROOT path (it's still not clear to me why not).
I have a new problem, now, though. I do see the scenery (when I get under about 6000 feet - until then I see only white fog) since I gave the path to the directory outside $FG_ROOT where I placed the terrain, but now I no longer get proper HUD symbology - the numbers aren't there anymore. Any suggestions on how I can do this? I'm not sure how I can set two scenery paths on the cygwin command line for starting FlightGear. Jon > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon S. Berndt [mailto:jonsber...@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 3:59 PM > To: 'FlightGear developers discussions' > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Scenery not being loaded > > Another thing: the Moon descends through the fog and is still visible - > there doesn't seem to be any terrain that gets in the way and occludes > it. > Even when I am right on top of where the runway should be, there is > nothing except blue "water". > > Jon > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jon S. Berndt [mailto:jonsber...@comcast.net] > > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 3:53 PM > > To: 'FlightGear developers discussions' > > Subject: [Flightgear-devel] Scenery not being loaded > > > > I'm running the latest FlightGear (64 bit v2.8.0.5, under Windows 7). > > I'm driving it from an external instance of JSBSim, and it's working > > very well except that no terrain is loaded. I can see what looks like > > a planet below me that is covered in fog. Altitude ranges from about > > 40kft to 200kft, and then down again to an airfield at near sea > level. > > It is very important that I get this running very quickly (within the > > next 24 hours) so I can make a video. I have downloaded the relevant > > scenery files and untarred them into the $FG_ROOT/Scenery directory. > I > > downloaded the archives for the south east seaboard of the U.S. > > > > Any suggestions and help will be much appreciated. > > > > Jon > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > - > > ------- > > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite > > for free today: > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_nov > > _______________________________________________ > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite > for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_nov > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_nov _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
