Hans_Petter Posted August 1, 2015 Report Posted August 1, 2015 I just bought the LES DC-3 and took it for a spin. I launched it with engines running and quickly noticed that I had no airspeed. I took off when it looked about right and flew with nothing but the aid of the artificial horizon and a working compass. This may a registration issue or it may be that this aircraft requires a start up from "cold and dark" to work properly. In any event, there must be an easy solution. regards, Hans_Petter
Goran_M Posted August 1, 2015 Report Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) It looks like Gizmo is not running. Can you post your GizmoLog.txt and Log.txt files (found in your X-Plane root folder.) Edited August 1, 2015 by Goran_M
Hans_Petter Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) Sorry about a belated reply--I've been away. You can certainly have my log.txt but neither me nor my X-Plane log knows anything about Gizmo (hence, no GizmoLog.txt). I guess this is my problem. How do I acquire and implement Gizmo? Added: I've got a Gizmo64 plugin folder. My system is 32 bit. I went back to the X-Aviation site and scrutinized the LES DC-3 advert. The 32 bit option has a red cross. Until now I've seen nothing but "64 bit compatible" as aircraft are concerned--recent aircraft are expected to be 64 bit compatible. Now I've just made a 40 dollars purchase that's 32 bit _incompatible_. Strictly speaking this is my mistake but it's very unusual (until now) to have an aircraft that will not run under a 32 bit OS. In a couple of years I'm sure that 32 bit will be obsolete but I guess we're still at a 50/50 user base and "64 bit only" should really be spelled out in boldface letters.Well, I'll just keep it until I can afford my next computer :-) Edited August 4, 2015 by Hans_Petter
Goran_M Posted August 4, 2015 Report Posted August 4, 2015 Sorry to read that you are having compatibility issues. X-Aviation did try and make it very clear, by way of images, that this add on is only available for X-Plane 10 and is only 64 bit. The reason it is 64 bit only is because there were a number of files that needed replacing within Gizmo, and also going by user feedback when we were on the cusp of going 64 bit, the vast majority of our customers were asking "When is the DC-3 going to be 64 bit?"The only thing I suggest, from LES's end, is to contact X-Aviation directly and ask what your options are, as they are the ones publishing it.Apart from that, there really is nothing we, as developers, can do.
Ben Russell Posted August 4, 2015 Report Posted August 4, 2015 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition released on April 25, 2005 is an edition of Windows XP for x86-64 personal computers. It is designed to use the expanded 64-bit memory address space provided by the x86-64 architecture.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition Over 10 years is plenty of time to upgrade. Sorry.
Ben Russell Posted August 4, 2015 Report Posted August 4, 2015 Customers simultaneously want support for both ancient legacy systems and bleeding edge releases. They will ask on the very same day of a new OS release of all products are up-to-date and checked out. I aim to support those that are current, not bleeding edge. Merely current. I usually run my OS one major release behind for a few months while everyone else finds the killer bugs. Running complex feature rich products in 32bit X-Plane results in memory exhaustion and simulator crashes. This is not the kind of product experience we want to sell you. The vast majority of people run 64 bit with no trouble.That is where we must focus our support as they are literally the life blood of our products. Good luck.
Ben Russell Posted August 4, 2015 Report Posted August 4, 2015 Steam hardware survey stats show Windows 32 bit (all versions) hold about 13% of the windows market. http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey Reduce the scope to X-Plane users and the 32bit market share will drop off really fast.
Hans_Petter Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Posted August 4, 2015 Point taken guys--I'm a lagger. i might upgrade my 32bit Vista to 64 bit but then I'll have to double the ram to be able to use the heavier scenery tweaks. it will make more sense to change the entire rig. but then, I won't be in a position to dish out a couple thousand dollars anytime soon. i guess it won't hurt to turn my current OS into 64 bit. Whatever I choose to do I'll keep the LES DC-3 and fly it when I'm able to fly it. i'm well aware of 32 bit ram utilization limits and know that ram intensive scenery add-ons, as hi-res terrain mesh, are likely to cause memory exhaution. I was just baffled to see panel gauges that require 64 bit. it makes sense though since they're running on a non-native programming code which is designed for 64 bit only.
Hans_Petter Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Posted August 5, 2015 I just upgraded to a 64 bit Vista and my original serial worked. It'll be a few days until I'm all set since all of my drivers need to be updated too. Right now I'm getting a proper driver for my video card. Then I'll have to figure out how to get 64 bit drivers for my yoke, stick, throttle quadrant and my rudder pedals. There are a lot of programs I'll need to re-install too--image editors and AC3D / Blender for 3D projects and then I'll have to swap all of my 32 bit X-Plane plugins for 64 bit versions. Apart from being able to fly the LES aircraft I'll be in a better position to run heavy scenery addons.
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