Hal V. Engel wrote: > 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. > Those are the normal defaults when you don't specify any options either in ~/.fgfsrc or on the command line.
> 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. >> Something not quite right like the wrong GL package installed. Version of FlightGear, Simgear, alut, freeglut? If all built from CVS, some details of what was built and installed. >> [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 >> Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
