[Flightgear-users] Slackware Packages

New Slackware 8.0/8.1 and 9.0 packages for FlightGear 0.9.1 are now available at http://flightgear.stockill.org.uk/ Enjoy! -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman

Re: [Flightgear-users] NVIDIA driver for linux

then operation after that is undefined. Part of the reason that nvidia achieve such high performance is cutting corners on things like this. It's just possible that the effect of this corner cutting is felt more on AMD hardware than on intel. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-users] airport, navaid, etc. data

, got the data to match, and then explained it all to me. :-) I wish I knew! -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: [ANN] 3D-Model: Donauturm, Vienna, Austria

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Melchior FRANZ wrote: * Jon Stockill -- Friday 01 August 2003 01:41: * On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Melchior FRANZ wrote: London cries for a Big Ben ... That's the wrong end of the country :-) Yeah, but where you live you probably don't need landmarks. It's the boring

RE: [Flightgear-users] Re: [ANN] 3D-Model: Donauturm, Vienna, Austria

(tracing the contour lines and roads etc), but it is a daunting task, and probably illegal too. And for anywhere remotely hilly it's difficuly enough to follow contour lines yourself! -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list

Re: [Flightgear-users] Wow!: SRTM-3 + Terra + TerraFit

is still very impressive (and so far every tile has built OK). I've noticed that on SRTM-30 in the UK - sometimes you get a step at the tile edges. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-users] Slackware, USB, CH yoke

0x68e/0xff) is not claimed by any active driver. There's no driver loaded - try modprobe hid;modprobe joydev as root, then see if js_demo shows the yoke working correctly. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: View Problems

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Erik Hofman wrote: Yes there is (unfinished?) support for helicopters. Actually there was support for helicopters in 0.9.3 already. 0.9.4 will add some improvements to that. Anyone want to do a model of a westland wasp? :-) -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-users] KSFO approach lights

of a reasonably complex airport. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] KSFO approach lights

; close OUT; exit 0; -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

[Flightgear-users] FlightGear 0.9.6

The Slackware 10.0 package is now available. It should also work on Slackware 9.1 systems. You can find it at http://flightgear.stockill.org.uk/ -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-users] classifying development status of aircraft extending fgrun

wrong with packaging up the aircraft in exactly the same way as the binaries? At least that way the files can be managed by whatever tools are available on the system in the first place. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing

[Flightgear-users] Toy!

If only I had the room for something like this. http://simflight.fotopic.net/ -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users

Re: [Flightgear-users] NASA Worldwind

Lee Elliott wrote: Debian unstable on all my systems. Slackware 10.0 here (as you'd probably guessed by the slackware packages I keep producing). -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-users] NASA Worldwind

email addresses. Please click on the following link to have your address added to the recipient's Allowed List and ensure delivery of your email: Anyone with common sense would've whitelisted any lists they subscribe to. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-users] NASA Worldwind

run exim will solve the problem. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: NASA Worldwind

Melchior FRANZ wrote: * Jon Stockill -- Friday 10 December 2004 13:15: Alternatively adding: denysenders = [EMAIL PROTECTED] message = Your spam filter is braindead To your acl if you run exim will solve the problem. Umm ... that will generate yet another bounce reply from White_Wind

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: NASA Worldwind

. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] compilation in Fedora Core 1

nogueira wrote: Hi all: Compilation FlightGear 0.9.6: ./configure - OK make - error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lsgtiming and finish You haven't installed simgear. See http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/source.html for a list of prerequisites. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-users] Airplanes

. It accelerates much faster though if you remember to take them off first :-) -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: bo105 - Always turning right?

Vivian Meazza wrote: In which case it would bank, but is there an elastic 'hinge' as in the Westland Lynx? Or is there some other mechanism? I thought that the performance of the lynx was down to the clever blade tip design. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-users] fgkicker - GUI for starting FlightGear

/src/Main to PATH. Maybe I'm missing something here, but why does a front end for starting flightgear depend on another frontend for starting flightgear? -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org

Re: [Flightgear-users] Let me try again... {Multihead computer}

machines. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

[Flightgear-users] FlightGear Scenery Object Database

/ Comments on improvements/additions/errors can be sent to: fgfsdb at stockill dot org -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: Spitfire Starting (was FlightGear v0.9.8onWindows XP)

problem. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: Spitfire Starting (was FlightGearv0.9.8onWindows XP)

far faster than it can spin down. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] OpenGL Flightgear and Mandrake 10.0

that - you just download it, run it, and it installs itself. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] little problem compiling Flighgear on debian.

someone can help me? please. That looks suspiciously like some sort of FlightGear/SimGear version mismatch. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Flightgear-users] little problem compiling Flighgear on debian.

system that is being used instead of the CVS version. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] FG on Slax Linux live CD

the only problems I can think of are a shortage of disk space, and potentially a lack of video driver (so it may run ok, but the performance could be terrible). I'd be interested to hear how you get on. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear

Re: [Flightgear-users] FlightGear slow under Linux maximized window/ hardware upgrade recommendation

is that they generally have more RAM (I got one when I was experimenting with photo scenery for just this reason). -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman

[Flightgear-users] New Navigation Legislation

http://www.metriccompass.com/ At least it's cheaper to update simulated instruments ;-) -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users

Re: [Flightgear-users] next trick

Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: On June 20, 2005 12:23 am, Andy Ross wrote: Definitely a Harrier -- any of the original generation (Gr.3, AV-8A, Sea Harrier FRS.1, the AV-8B has a much more complicated set of avionics and isn't nearly as interesting for a pilot). I assume you are going to code

Re: [Flightgear-users] AI dust storm anyone?

Josh Babcock wrote: We have T-storms, how about one of these to chase you around? http://www.dla.mil/images/desert-Wall%20of%20Dust%20with%20Load.jpg Is it possible to affect the colour of the new clouds? A single large cloud at ground level would work if you could get the colour right.

Re: [Flightgear-users] Hardware requirements

Erik Hofman wrote: Low-end FX5200 or later should be enough to have fun. Faster is better (as always) but not necessary unless you're after something special. Yup - I was using a 5200 until a couple of weeks ago - worked fine. Jon ___

Re: [Flightgear-users] FlightGear server field test

Andy Ross wrote: Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: The original message can be found here: http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=show_topicforum=198topic_id=913mode=full Is this using the existing multiplayer code? I was under the impression that it was p2p only; no servers... That depends

Re: [Flightgear-users] FlightGear server field test

Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: I want to fly in Europe. =P How about LFBO? I live in Toronto, which is GMT -5:00. Since I am on summer break, I am pretty much free to do this at anytime. Where do you live and what time will be best for you? I'm in the uk (GMT+1). Late evenings here are

Re: [Flightgear-users] FlightGear server field test

paul cooke wrote: On Thursday 14 July 2005 09:14, Jon Stockill wrote: The multiplayer packets include the model path - relative or absolute??? does it make any difference if one guy is running the Linux version and the other is running the windows version? relative to fgroot I think

Re: [Flightgear-users] loading OpenAl

connectknee wrote: Hi, I am trying to load OpenAl-CVS-i486-1.tgz onto my machine. I'm running Mandrake linux 10.1. I have untared the file, but what do I do after that to install it? That sounds suspiciously like you're trying to install my Slackware package on Mandrake. It'll work if

Re: [Flightgear-users] WARNING: Legacy engine definition in YASim configuration file. Please fix.

Giles Robertson wrote: Next time we release, can we switch the warning off [for the release]? While aircraft developers need to see this, I don't think end users do. Aircraft developers aren't necessarily compiling code. (Actually, it makes sense to develop aircraft for the latest release

Re: [Flightgear-users] Building FlightGear in a Debian box

Kitts wrote: On Wednesday 05 Oct 2005 10:38 pm IST, Andy Ross wrote: AR Looks like SimGear version skew to me. AR AR SimGear and FlightGear are developed in parallel, and their versions AR must match. If you want to compile FlightGear from (for example) CVS, AR then you must have a

Re: [Flightgear-users] (OT) VATSIM guy steals Citation?

arrested yet stories: http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/STOLEN_AIRPLANE?SITE=HIHADSECTION=HOMETEMPLATE=DEFAULTCTIME=2005-10-11-19-31-12 -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http

Re: [Flightgear-users] Contrails

Dave Culp wrote: On Monday 14 November 2005 06:31 pm, Innis Cunningham wrote: ...I guess the contrails are a work in progress.The first time I saw them I thought I had blowen another engine.:-) Yes they are. But now that you mention it I've been playing around with them, trying to get a

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: Windows FGv9.9 and FGTools - Help Me to HelpYou

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I figured he just took the UFO up very high on a cloudless day and did a screenshot; then wrote the text in with the Gimp or something like that. You're hoping for something less labor-intensive for generating the shot itself, I'm betting! Not really - I'm thinking

Re: [Flightgear-users] The life go on: ac 737 == /systems/electrical/amps

certainly be a useful addition. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] fgrun

Larry wrote: Hi, I installed the Slackware binary package and fgfs works fine it seems but fgrun just quits with Aborted. It doesn't do anything but that. Any Ideas?? Can you let me have the MD5SUM of the binary? Jon ___ Flightgear-users mailing

Re: [Flightgear-users] fgrun

Larry wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 10:01:26AM +, Jon Stockill wrote: Larry wrote: Hi, I installed the Slackware binary package and fgfs works fine it seems but fgrun just quits with Aborted. It doesn't do anything but that. Any Ideas?? Can you let me have the MD5SUM of the binary

Re: [Flightgear-users] fgrun

Larry wrote: 82b98a96f3b22ade1e5247e3d9b314fe /usr/bin/fgrun FlightGear-0.9.9-i686-2 Ok, that's the correct version of the package, and the correct version of fgrun. *Something* must be missing. I have a completely clean system I can test it on tomorrow night. Jon

Re: [Flightgear-users] Seahawk

Larry wrote: Hello again. :) I downloaded the Seahawk from the aircraft download page and installed it in /usr/shared/FLightGear/Aircraft/UIUC/seahawk When I run this command: fgfs --carrier=Nimitz --aircraft=seahawk I get the following error: Error reading default aircraft: Failed to open

Re: [Flightgear-users] Carrier]

=urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word xmlns=http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40; The rest of the page isn't exactly standard either. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: carriers

Vivian Meazza wrote: Sounds good, I'll get on with allowing more than one ship in the TACAN code. I was about to start on HMS Victorious - looks like next year now. Any chance the tacan could could be more generic than that - it's not used only on ships. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: carriers

Vivian Meazza wrote: The TACAN instrument works with all TACAN and VORTAC beacons - just use your channel selector. Excellent - I thought it had only been set up for use with the carriers. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: carriers

they never show up. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: carriers

Melchior FRANZ wrote: * Jon Stockill -- Friday 25 November 2005 18:53: unfortunately the scenery code doesn't place models in tiles where there's no terrain - so they never show up. What about delivering those with a tiny *.btg.gz that places a tiny island under the object, below sea level

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: carriers

in as a placeholder, and not really developed since the models didn't appear anyway. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users

Re: [Flightgear-users] Scenery 0.9.9 Airport LFPO (Paris Orly) is wrong

Gerard ROBIN wrote: I do not understand why that error continue to be there, i gave the information in June, i rebuilt that scenery, i offered it. Nothing is done with the 0.9.9 Scenery. Airport updates need to be sent to Robin Peel. That way they are fixed at source, and everyone benefits

[Flightgear-users] If anyone wants to buy me a christmas present...

but you're stuck for ideas, then one of these would be much appreciated ;-) http://www.funmansion.com/html/Airbus-Remote-Control-Plane.html -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http

Re: [Flightgear-users] problems finding correct OpenGL lib with Slackware 0.9.9 and Nvidia (solved !)

Kees Lemmens wrote: Hi, When starting Flightgear from the 0.9.9 package prepared by Jon Stockill the startup logo looked fine until the point where the actually strip and plane should showup. There FG just quitted with the following error message : /local/FlightGear/FlightGear-0.9.9/share

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: Custom sceneries and new a/c, are there any? Comments...

Chris Wilkinson wrote: Converting a/c from other sims is ideally the way to go, but with current tools that limits us to fs98 models and little else. If thats not true by all means someone correct me! :-) You're likely to run into significant licensing issues. There's also differences in how