Problem with late 2006 macbook pro and CRJ200 v.1.3

[iomagico]

Hi everyone,

and happy new year !!!

My problem:

I'm trying to run CRJ200 v.1.3 on a 2.33 Ghz Intel core 2 duo, ATI radeon x1600 256 MB and 4GB RAM.

I'm not sure my hardware is over the minimum for the CRJ200, anyway I'm looking at a strange issue.

All FMC are totally white and no way to let them working.

I'm attaching a screenshot and the log file.

I hope someone can helps me.

Thanks in advance

Angelo

Log.txt

[Japo32]

Hello!

I had another user with same problem.

It is an issue of hardware-drivers of the graphic card of your computer. The only solution, is to update drivers or change hardware.

For now you can play with it if just go to planemaker, load the plane and standard menu - misc objects, go to second tab (objects 2) and hit the clear button inside the cockpit_Transparencia.obj (the last one). And save the plane (please make a backup of the original one.

if you still see the problem, just clear all the "Glass" type objects in plane maker and save.

Hope it can fix your problem. Of course this is a patch. Not the real solve, that comes updating drivers or changing hardware.

Have a nice year!

[iomagico]

Hi Javier,

Thanks for your reply.

Unluckly I had no chance to solve the problem.

Performed every kind of test with plane-maker and tried to find a newer driver with no luck.

My mac is a laptop so no way to change hardware.

Nothing terrible because in a couple of month I play xplane on my main mac (27" i7 imac) and will go on enjoing your beautiful plane.

Thanks again and happy new year, to you and to the whole xplane community.

Cheers

Angelo

[Japo32]

If you remove the object from plane maker you cannot see that object, so you wont see those white glasses. Ensure you save the file.

[iomagico]

If you remove the object from plane maker you cannot see that object, so you wont see those white glasses. Ensure you save the file.

I removed the cockpit_Transparencia.obj (glass) and after removed all the glass objects (other 3 objects in the same page) but the only result is a (let's say) whiter screen. (see attached screenshot)

Have to admit it's a very strange issue and for sure it's a graphic card related one.

It's a pity, because, despite my macbook pro is quite aged (almost 6 years) I can say CRJ200 was fast enough to play with no problems.

Other trick?

Edited January 2, 2012 by iomagico

[philipp]

Unfortunately not. I think the white screens are a result of a graphics driver bug that won't let me map the PBO like I want it. As it is highly unlikely that Apple will release a graphics driver update for an almost 6 year old hardware, I fear you are out of luck with this.

Philipp

Edited January 2, 2012 by philipp

[Cameron]

This is the very reason for the hardware test we provide on the CRJ's product page. It is your same setup in our own testing that prompted us to create such a test!

[iomagico]

I know Cameron,

but as I wrote on my previous post this is not my main computer and I bought CRJ200 to play with my iMac 27 i7.

Anyway I ran the test and the result was strange too and quite cryptic....

Another blank screen

;-)

Happy New Year

Cheers

Angelo

[Cameron]

I know Cameron,

but as I wrote on my previous post this is not my main computer and I bought CRJ200 to play with my iMac 27 i7.

Anyway I ran the test and the result was strange too and quite cryptic....

Another blank screen

;-)

Happy New Year

Cheers

Angelo

Angelo,

Taking an excerpt from the page where you download the tester:

"If the display screen remains black, or is white, then the CRJ-200 will NOT work on your machine."

[iomagico]

I know Cameron,

mine was just a joke...

Thanks everyone for answering to my question and keep on with the excellent job.

CRJ200 is BY FAR my favorite plane and now can't wait to try it on plane 10.

Cheers

Angelo