v1.1.1 no options / menu - aircfraft cannot be powered up

[TomJay]

Just downloaded the latest version 1.1.1. However the options menu is gone (where you could chose standby instrumentation, enter a custom registration) and I cannot power up the aircraft. So the key switch is turning but "the key is missing"....

I guess the problem might be sitting in front of the computer, however I would appreciate your support and help.

BR

Thomas

[Cameron]

Hi Thomas,

Can you please attach your log.txt file in your X-Plane folder?

[haraldh]

15 hours ago, TomJay said:

Just downloaded the latest version 1.1.1. However the options menu is gone (where you could chose standby instrumentation, enter a custom registration) and I cannot power up the aircraft. So the key switch is turning but "the key is missing"....

I guess the problem might be sitting in front of the computer, however I would appreciate your support and help.

BR

Thomas

I had the same issue.....the key was hovering in front of the glareshield/ G1000, I guess I just did not see it. Clicked it and it went in the keyslot.

Edited November 18 by haraldh

[TomJay]

Hi Cameron, attached please find my log.txt. 

I also tried to re-install the DA40, however things did not improve.

@Harald: Thanks for the hint, however there is no key anywhere. If i remember right, it was hanging on the altimeter turn knob in previous versions, however this is not the case in v1.1.1. And as said, also the options menu is missing.

Log.txt

Edited November 18 by TomJay

[haraldh]

I deleted the Gizomo plugin and reinstalled another X aviation add-on so the Gizmo was installed freshly.  (I had lots of troubles after the installation of the 1.1.1 installation with all kinds of plugins going haywire resulting in huge lag and stutters and very low fps. ) I'm back at 50+ fps on 4K screen max settings again.

[Cameron]

2 hours ago, haraldh said:

I deleted the Gizomo plugin and reinstalled another X aviation add-on so the Gizmo was installed freshly.  (I had lots of troubles after the installation of the 1.1.1 installation with all kinds of plugins going haywire resulting in huge lag and stutters and very low fps. ) I'm back at 50+ fps on 4K screen max settings again.

Gizmo is not used for this product in any way, so there's no point in installing it for the plane.

[cwjohan]

I have this problem too.  And cannot pop up the load_manager or the main_menu though they are mapped to Ctrl-Ins and Ctrl-Del respectively.  I had the key initially already in the Electric Master switch, but I clicked it and it disappeared.  Not hovering anywhere that I can see.  X-Plane menus don't display any DA40NG specific stuff.  No activation login was displayed on first start.  Aircraft behaving like no battery power to PFD or MFD.  However, turning Electric Master switch to ON with mouse, I can hear avionics fans running.  Turning the Electric Master to Start with the mouse results in no starter sound or prop rotation.  I can start the engine with the Flight > Start engines to running menu option.  But PFD and MFD don't power up.  ESS BUS is OFF.  With engines running, switching the Engine Master OFF does not kill the engine, nor does switching the Electric Master to OFF.  Switching fuel to OFF also does not kill the engine.  Lowering the flaps lever does not lower the flaps.  The throttle does modify engine power.

Re-install didn't help.
Download aircraft and art didn't help.
Loading another aircraft first didn't help.

Log.txt

Edited November 19 by cwjohan

[Cameron]

7 hours ago, cwjohan said:

Re-install didn't help.
Download aircraft and art didn't help.
Loading another aircraft first didn't help.

Your anti virus is playing false positive dirty tricks on you:

F:\X-Plane 12/Resources/plugins/X-Aviation/win_x64/X-Aviation.xpl : Error Code = 225 : Operation did not complete successfully because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software.

[cwjohan]

11 hours ago, Cameron said:

Your anti virus is playing false positive dirty tricks on you:

F:\X-Plane 12/Resources/plugins/X-Aviation/win_x64/X-Aviation.xpl : Error Code = 225 : Operation did not complete successfully because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software.

Thank you, Cameron, for spotting that problem.  I didn't see it when I looked for problems in the log.txt file.  So, I added the X-Aviation.xpl file to the antivirus real-time-scanning exceptions list.  Now it works fine.  Problem resolved.  Others might have this same issue.

[Cameron]

On 11/18/2024 at 5:50 PM, TomJay said:

Hi Cameron, attached please find my log.txt. 

It seems you're having some licensing issues. Your first try should be to remove all plugins from the X-Plane/Resources/Plugins folder except for the X-Aviation one. Then see if it works after that. It's likely one of these plugins has an old DLL overtaking cURL.

[TomJay]

2 hours ago, Cameron said:

It seems you're having some licensing issues. Your first try should be to remove all plugins from the X-Plane/Resources/Plugins folder except for the X-Aviation one. Then see if it works after that. It's likely one of these plugins has an old DLL overtaking cURL.

I have removed all Plugins and everything worked fine. I have the copied the plugins back one by one to find the one causing the issue. However now all plugins are back in the folder and the DA40 works fine anyway. Not sure if this was expected to be the case, but the problem seems to be solved 

[Cameron]

4 hours ago, TomJay said:

I have removed all Plugins and everything worked fine. I have the copied the plugins back one by one to find the one causing the issue. However now all plugins are back in the folder and the DA40 works fine anyway. Not sure if this was expected to be the case, but the problem seems to be solved

You'll face this problem again in a few days if the culprit is not found. The good news is you can start plucking them one by one next time to see which it is.