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  1. Hi Ben, Success! The ldd command is happy, the toolbar fades in and out, the "About Gizmo" displays a nice animation, etc, etc... Still something misssing... (hint, hint for LES: an updated Saab 340A) Best regards, Marc. Log.txt GizmoLog.txt Gizmo.plugin_ldd.txt
  2. Hi Ben, The announcement of the "possible" Linux version made me go ahead to replace the HP Windows box with a new, more powerfull custom made box with Linux as my main X-Plane platform. After some hacking to get a french keyboard or rudder pedals working (playing devil's advocate for Linux sceptics here), I am happy to finally see HDR and anti-aliasing. Fresh install of Lubuntu 14.10 + OpenAL + pulseaudio_server + X-Plane 10.32 : marc@pneumatix:/opt/X-Plane 10/Resources/plugins/Gizmo64.plugin/64$ ldd lin.xpl ... libcurl-nss.so.4 => not found ...+ libcurl3-nss : marc@pneumatix:/opt/X-Plane 10/Resources/plugins/Gizmo64.plugin/64$ ldd lin.xpl ./lin.xpl: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl-nss.so.4: version `CURL_3' not found (required by ./lin.xpl) ... libcurl-nss.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl-nss.so.4 (0x00007f02e4279000) ... marc@pneumatix:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu$ ll libcurl-nss*lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 janv. 14 19:18 libcurl-nss.so.3 -> libcurl-nss.so.4lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 janv. 14 19:18 libcurl-nss.so.4 -> libcurl-nss.so.4.3.0-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 443024 janv. 14 19:18 libcurl-nss.so.4.3.0What does this mean? The plugin asks for CURL version 3, but Ubuntu supplies the version 4 under the name libcurl3?
  3. From X-Plane Developer / X-Plane platform breakdown / Comments : And, yes, I have read the rest too, about the 2% and so on...
  4. I recognized XHSI , but what is that radio stack?
  5. Yes, that's what I meant, but having 2 Saitek TQs, the possibility to use the axes that are assigned to PROP 1 & 2 (or MIXTURE 1 & 2) in X-plane's axes assignments is much more important for me. Also important for me is not having to re-assign the CLs each time I open the Saab 340. And then I need more free time to enjoy the Saab (oh, so you can't help me with that ? ).
  6. A pity that it's not possible to set the CLs with the mouse on the popup 2D TQ.
  7. Well, I don't know if Linux is the future of gaming, but it seems to me that this guy, Gable Newell of Valve, is on to something. He is building up expectations, by releasing new information gradually, creating some sort of hype, but still making it believable. http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/ Comments over the web seem to share some of the enthousiasm : http://www.osnews.com/story/27340/Valve_announces_Linux-based_SteamOS_major_devs_on_board http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Valve-Beta-Boosts-Linux-Gaming-Full-Steam-Ahead-79043.html The idea of SteamOS is to create a Linux-based distribution, stripped down and optimized for gaming. http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/ Indead, for gaming (or simulation), there is no need for a general-purpose desktop OS with lots of overhead. The Steam Machines will have this SteamOS pre-installed.http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamMachines/ He promises to keep the hardware and software completely open, as opposed to the gaming consoles that we have now. Mind you, he still wants the vendor-lock-in for the games from his store, but gamers will have the possibility to buy the hardware from different vendors with SteamOS pre-installed or not, or assemble their own using standard components. . Now suppose (I am wildly speculating here) that the Steam platform gets widely adopted and becomes an accepted standard. Either a Steam Machine, or any PC with SteamOS, or in fact any Linux distro that adheres to this standard. In that case, the suppliers of our favorite simulator and add-ons could release their product for Windows, Mac or ... "Any Steam-compatible platform" ... The way X-Plane is written, it doesn't need a full-blown desktop OS. Being cross-platform, they didn't try to adhere to one desktop environment or another. So, a stripped-down OS, optimized for gaming (anti-flaming disclaimer: X-Plane is not a game) will do. I am not saying that they should distribute it via the Steam store, just the fact that the platform is standardized would reduce the support hassle of different Linux distros. I can dream, can't I? Hey, Nvidia is dreaming too (but for a different reason, they want to open a new market for their graphics chips) : http://www.tomshardware.com/news/steam-box-steamos-nvidia-valve,24405.html http://www.osnews.com/story/27347/Valve_announces_Steam_Machines_
  8. I almost overlooked this topic/poll when it had its original title. Not a chance anymore. For the Linux users who join now, no need to start a flame war, just click on "Linux support" in the poll. BTW: Have you seen that nobody wants bug being fixed! Or maybe there are no bugs, it is just the code that develops random features...
  9. MarRog

    Datarefs

    Have you checked in DRE (DataRef Editor)? Maybe they registered their custom datarefs in DRE... http://www.xsquawkbox.net/xpsdk/mediawiki/DataRefEditor
  10. Great, that's the spirit! Forum community support, just like for X-Plane Linux itself? Most Linux users will gladly settle for that!
  11. Well, apart from Richard RMS Stallman and a few posters on this topic, it's a silent army, obviously... Others, like me, sigh, shake their head, and pay the Microsoft tax to be able to run this long-awaited Cityliner. Despite the efforts of Laminar Research, the SDK team and numerous add-on developers, it takes just one must-have add-on like this to spoil it for Linux users. And so the X-Plane Linux army shrinks from 4% down to 3%, and so there is even less reason for future Linux development. A chicken-and-egg problem... You will probably tell me that there are reasons that I don't know anything about, but I wonder if the obstacle is technical, or if it is fear for difficult support questions because of the numerous Linux distro variants out there... Anyway, you can count me in for the Saab 340A, but I will let my hair grow like like RMS, in silent protest!
  12. ...and a positive note: I vaguely remember that the jumpseat was uncomfortable, but I clearly remember the visual details. The image above is indeed the center pedestal that I remember having in front of me. Down to the smallest detail!
  13. A clean cockpit can be realistic too! Between '92 and '99 I got a lot of jumpseat flights on Crossair 340s between EBBR and LFSB. There was visible wear, but they were clean (Switzerland is after all the Land Of The Clean)! Just like in a real aircraft, I prefer a clean cockpit.
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