On Monday 05 March 2007 13:30, tj wrote:
> I just installed the Slackware package for 0.9.10 and tried running it.
>
> I typed in fgfs and it started, but it did not ask about conditions ,
> which plane or location to start from like the Windows version. ust went
> straight to the Cessna 172 cockpit at San Fran.

I thin the windows version by default includes fgrun as part of the package.  
On linux you need to install fgrun or freeflight to have a GUI to control 
flightgear's startup parameters (to select the aircraft type for example).  
The rest of this I can not be much help with.

> And There was no instrument panel, and no aircraft body structure. You
> look out of the left side and you do not see a wing, only the port side
> nav light where the wingtip would be.
> Oh yea, it also has no lettering in the top menu bar or in the drop down
> menus. Moving the mouse causes the highlight, just no words.
> Here's what prints when I start it.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/flightGear$ fgfs
> Error reading properties:
> Failed to open file
>  at /home/tj/.fgfs/autosave.xml
>  (reported by SimGear XML Parser)
> RenderTexture Error: Couldn't find a suitable pixel format.
>   Model Author:  Unknown
>   Creation Date: 2002-01-01
>   Version:       $Id: c172p.xml,v 1.17 2006-03-13 15:27:14 ehofman Exp $
>   Description:   Cessna C-172
>
> altitude         = -1.12977
> sea level radius = 2.08996e+07
> latitude         = 0.653236
> longitude        = -2.13554
> Initializing Nasal Electrical System
>
> I can advance throttle and take off, see other planes like airliners
> taking off and the such.
> So, whats happening?
>
> tj
>
>
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