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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
