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Post by javo on Feb 3, 2008 16:52:22 GMT
Have noticed problems with installing DC8 base models. When extracting to FS9/aircraft they no longer create an aircraft folder i.e. HJG DC8 50 but instead install the files under the aircraft directory as individual files, also get strange "overwrite" messages. No problems with other models such as 707. Any one else noticed this. Seems to be a recent issue, no problems in the past..
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 3, 2008 18:40:31 GMT
Are you saying all the content of your so named "HJG DC8 (etc)" aircraft folder end up being installed as individual files .... scattered throughout your FS9 "AIRCRAFT" folder ? In my almost 6 years of association with HJG DC8 files I've never .... ever .... heard of this issue ever arising before  "IF" I'm understanding you correctly then this could only happen if you've inadvertantly opened the aircraft folder/container and selected all the content to go to your FS9 "AIRCRAFT" folder. The procedure I prsonally recomend for all aircraft, panel, and gauge installations is as follows .... 1. Create a temporary folder .... "NEW FOLDER"
2. Unzip the contents of any new file directly into that newly created temporary folder.
3. In the case of an aircraft installation identify the aircraft folder/container ("HJG DC8 etc") .... then manually drag and drop this entire folder to your FS9 "AIRCRAFT" folder.That should see you right every time !  Personally .... I don't trust auto-installers or automatic extraction methods which supposedly send files to their right destination folders with FS. Try my method as prescribed above. Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by javo on Feb 3, 2008 19:34:03 GMT
You understand correctly, I have never had this problem before either. Using Winzip, just extract to the FS9 aircraft folder and it always worked (and for the 707, etc it still does) perfectly. Only the DC8 seems affected. When creating a folder in "aircraft" then unzipping to it, the individual files will correctly situate, however the Panel files have issues - try it..
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 4, 2008 4:38:22 GMT
As mentioned above .... I've never before experienced such a problem .... and that experience is based on some 6 years of installing these files (aircraft, panels, gauges, sounds, and effects) on other PC systems .... and without any issues whatsoever ! What Windows version are you using ? Not VISTA by any chance ?  Again I can only recommend you create a temporary folder outside FS .... and unzip the contents of any/all files to this particular temporary folder first .... then "MANUALLY" drag and drop the respective folders to whichever FS folders they must go to. However well the targeting of folders and extraction of the contents of ZIP files to these might work for some folk .... personally I loathe that particular method and refuse to use it .... simply in the interests of avioiding potential problems. Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Tarasdad on Feb 4, 2008 7:34:43 GMT
Mark has it right. After messing about with computers for 32 years, and with various Windows versions since 3.1 I've learned to install to a temp folder whenever possible. Seems like a small thing, but it's saved me some major headaches over the years.
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Post by jimhalinda on Feb 4, 2008 17:04:01 GMT
It's happened to me before. Some of the panel.cfg files don't have the path spelled right. Compare the path/folder name in your panel.cfg to the path/folder name you installed the panel in. You might have to correct the path in panel.cfg, could be missing a period or a hyphen.
Regards,
Jim
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Post by javo on Feb 5, 2008 16:43:23 GMT
Gentlemen, thanks for your tips and info, I will try the temp folder method. Jim, I think you have it right with he panel.cfg file path as that is the nature of the error message I receive. Will try to determine where to correct it. Re an earlier comment, it is XP which is the os.
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Post by Herman on Mar 5, 2008 20:17:12 GMT
Hello javo;
I have just re-installed all HJG DC-8 aircraft, and I can see what your problem was with the base pack files.When double clicking on the aircraft file to unzip, the folder opens up with all the individual files showing. All other HJG aircraft unzip with the files in a properly labeled aircraft folder.
It is there fore necessary to create a seperate folder for each DC-8 model as mentioned in the other replies. It's a bit of a pain.
Herman
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 5, 2008 21:42:20 GMT
But a pretty harmless exercise and a good chance to get into the works of FS instead of just unconsciously installing without really knowing what you do ;-) .... Just my tuppence... |
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Post by Tarasdad on Mar 5, 2008 22:35:29 GMT
When I install an HJG aircraft I create a specific folder for that aircraft variant and paints. Everything gets compiled and edited prior to moving it into FS9 or FSX. Just simpler that way.
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Post by gus on Mar 10, 2008 1:59:19 GMT
Hello, I think.. those words apply here: When you born it's given you two bags. One is empty and the other is full of luck. The idea is that you fill the empty one with experience before you empty the other!  Regards. |
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 10, 2008 8:44:02 GMT
Very wise spoken indeed!
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Post by javo on Mar 14, 2008 23:50:23 GMT
The problem with getting the panel installed properly, or not being able to put i.e. alias=fsfsconv\panel.b720-020b into the panel configuration and save is that I finally looked at the panel configuration properties and "read only" was checked. Removing the check solved the issue.
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 15, 2008 0:38:59 GMT
You would have discovered that the very first time you tried to edit and save the file.....and you couldn't .... sometimes extracted files get the read-only attribute set, sometimes not. But why on earth do you want to alias a Boeing 707 panel to a DC8 model  |
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Post by javo on Mar 18, 2008 13:16:12 GMT
I'm not, that's an example, it's what i.e. means..
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