* Vivian Meazza -- Friday 28 January 2005 22:25: > I didn't know GLUT _had_ magnetos, far less issues with them. Anyway, still > works for me here.
umm ... and you are sure the below mentioned problems are meanwhile solved? (Which doesn't say that this XP version isn't compiled/linked with SDL.) m. * Vivian Meazza -- Wednesday 10 November 2004 09:39: * > Paul Surgeon wrote: > > The magnetos were both on but I had to click on one of > > them and only then would the engine start running. The > > switch position were still the same before and after > > (on position) but clicking on one of them "did > > something". > > That is odd - they should begin in the 'off' (down) position. Flipping one > to 'on' should be enough to do a windmill start. Could you look at that one > again? > > > > > However the aircraft cannot be started on the ground > > using a GLUT build. Rebuilding with SDL fixed the > > problem so it looks like Melchior may be right. > > When I fired the starter the property stayed "true" > > for as long as I held the key down. > > I'm sure Melchior is right - I think he uses the Spitfire more than I. > > > > > Oddly enough the 172 starts just fine using glut. > > > > I don't think you can read too much into this - the Spitfire uses some > complex NASAL code to achieve the start routines. I don't think this is the > case for the 172. > > Anyway, I'm glad that you have got it to work, even if only partially. > > Vivian _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
