Ahem! Didn't spot the Slackware and 0.9.10. Regards Sid. Sid Boyce wrote: > 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. >
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