> On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 17:41 +0100, Torsten Dreyer wrote: > > > On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 14:41 +0100, Torsten Dreyer wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 11:27 +0000, Alasdair Campbell wrote: > > > > > > I have noticed that the seneca's HSI is permanently stuck at 360° > > > > > > Can someone please let me know if they experience the same > > > > > > problem? In my case this problem has been present for a long > > > > > > time. Can anyone help? > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I forgot to mention I am using CVS/SVN for Plib, OSG, > > > > > Singear and FG on a linux Debian box. > > > > > > > > Please check: > > > > Is the gyro in slave mode? Check for the switch "Slave/Free" right of > > > > the gma340 to be in "Slave" position. > > > > > > > > If so, check the console messages. Do you see > > > > > > > > > > > > If so, are there any Nasal error messages? > > > > > > > > Torsten > > > > > > Thanks for the reply, Torsten. > > > > > > Whether slaved or free, the HSI resolutely ponts north. > > > > > > I do not see the "KCS55 pictorial navigation system initialized" > > > message. > > > > > > No nasal eror messages are reported. > > > Here follows the complete console output: > > > > > > dominatrix:~>fgfs > > > Model Author: Torsten Dreyer with a little help from DATCOM+ > > > Creation Date: 2006-01-16 > > > Description: Model for a PA34-200T Seneca II > > > Httpd server started on port 5400 > > > FGMultiplayMgr - No receiver port, Multiplayermode disabled > > > power up > > > creating PitotIcingHandler for /systems/pitot[0] > > > KI266 dme indicator #0 initialized > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, Alasdair > > > > OK - you don't have the nasal handler for the KCS55 slave gyro system > > running. You said you have a CVS version of FlightGear. > > Please check, that you have the latest version of the Seneca checked out, > > too. You might verify your Seneca-base.xml file. You probably don't see > > the lines <file>Aircraft/SenecaII/Systems/kcs55.nas</file> > > <script><![CDATA[ > > KCS55.new(); > > ]]></script> > > somewhere at line number 390 ? > > If so, perform a cvs up of your data tree, esp. the SenecaII directory > > and check for any error messages. If anything fails, completely remove > > the SenecaII directory and do a "cvs up SenecaII" from your Aircraft > > directory. > > > > Hope, this helps > > > > Torsten > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- > > I do have the Seneca-base.xml file containing the lines you mention at > line 392. Also present is Aircraft/SenecaII/Systems/kcs55.nas containing > the line: > print( "KCS55 pictorial navigation system initialized" ); > at line 395. > Will now attempt to delete and re-install the complete SenacaII > directory. > .... time passes > "cvs up SenecaII" does nothing in the Aircraft directory. > nor does "cvs co SenecaII" > "cvs update -dP" refreshes the folder and reinstalls the SenecaII > directory (along with every other aircraft). > > Aha! Now I see the "KCS55 pictorial navigation system initialized" and > switching to "slave" frees the giro and all is OK. > > All this is very odd since I regularly do a CVS/SVN update on everything > including the data directory, as I did prior to opening this thread. I > am losing faith in CVS... sigh. > Thank you for your help. > > Kind regards, Alasdair Your welcome. That's strange - you had the correct files and FlightGear should have created the kcs55 system as directed in the SenecaII-base.xml file. The code was there - you saw it. Instead of scratching the last hair of of my head, let's blame CVS for it and go flying ;-)
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