MD-8x Aircraft Install Help

[fedex10]

Hi all,

I am having a few issues trying to install the new MD-81 aircraft.

I am running FSX and while I have followed the install notes with regards to renaming the aircraft_fsx.cfg file to aircraft.cfg before adding any textures or editing the "flightsim.xx" section. I have checked that the "flightsim" order starts with ".0" and I have also checked the "sim=" section is showing as MD-80 found in the aircraft folder and there is no .AIR extension present.

The texture name does match the one as given in the "add to aircraft" install notes as well.

My other HJG aircraft collection have installed and run excellently and are great products, it is just the MD-8x series I am having trouble with.

I am a little stuck on this one and any help would be defiantly appreciated.

Many Regards

Mike

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

FSX is not my speciality .... but .... our MDX aircraft (the models and FDE files) are FSX compatible.

FSX installations of any FS aircraft are a little more "specific" than FS2004 .... as I´m sure you realise

I wouldn´t mind betting your problem is probably just a basic/minor CFG misconfiguration error .... "NO SHOWS" within FSX nearly always are .... OR .... it could just be something as subtle as your apparently missing (dot) AIR or (dot) CFG suffixes/extensions on your current AIR and CFG files .... this requirement can be specific to some OS (if all your other aircraft installations show the (dot) XYZ extension then so should these files too. Check also .... the PANEL and SOUND aliases in CFG data within both the default panel and sound folders inside your aircraft base back file as well .... which should both use default B737-800 panel and sound assignments .... I think it is.

FAILING THAT ....

If want you to show me .... "HERE" .... the ADD TO AIRCRAFT/FLTSIM data for the particular aircraft/texture combination you´re trying to install.

Provide a copy & paste of this data .... please .... and I´ll be glad to have a look at it for you

Mark C
BOG/CO

[fedex10]

Hi Mark,

Thank you for getting back to me. Yes I agree, FSX is a little more specific intensive than FS2004, but a great simulation.

I have checked the sound, panel, cfg and air extensions and all are correct, still puzzling as to why it won't run...

As follows here is the aircraft.cfg text for the MD-81. I am using the mcdonnell_douglas_dc-9_super_80_1980_81_n980dc texture:

//HJG MD-81 V1.1
//FSX
//NOVEMBER 24TH 2011

[fltsim.0] // Change "xx" to next number in sequence starting from 0
title=MD-81 McDonnell-Douglas Corporation ("DC-9 Super 80") 1980
sim=MD-80
model=01
panel=
sound=
texture=mcdonnell_douglas_dc-9_super_80_1980_81_n980dc
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id=N980DC
atc_airline=DOUGLAS
atc_flight_number=810
atc_heavy=0
ui_manufacturer=McDonnell Douglas
ui_type=MD-81
ui_variation=McDonnell-Douglas Corporation - "DC-9 Super 80" (1980)
ui_typerole=Commercial Airliner
ui_createdby=Historic Jetliners Group
description=HJG MD-81 v1.1 repaint by Eduardo VILLANUEVA

As for the sound and panel aslias are defult 737-800 for now.

Many regards

Mike

[Dan K. Hansen]

Your aircraft.cfg is correct, what exactly is your problem? .... Be adviced that there is no thumbnail present in the livery package, you have to provide one your self (you can se how in the post a few steps up) .... you might also take a look at this thread: tonymadgehjg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=questionsonfsxandhjg&action=display&thread=2920

[Dan K. Hansen]

Btw. I saw that there was a typo in the downloaded package of the livery

the add to aircraft.cfg says:

texture=_mcdonnell_douglas_dc-9_super_80_1980_81_n980dc

Which of course should be:
texture=mcdonnell_douglas_dc-9_super_80_1980_81_n980dc (without the preseeding underscore)

But if your COPY/PASTE is correct, it doesn't seem to be your problem.

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

OK .... "THIS" is "My FAULT"

It´s 1 of the files I packaged .... something I´ll really have to stop doing in future during the "wee hours" of any morning in order to try´n get product ready for despatch.

As Dan has already identified .... the TEXTURE folder is correctly named .... SO .... no changes are necessary there .... BUT .... the TEXTURE= line in the ADD TO AIRCRAFT/FLTSIM.XX (because of the erroneous underscore that particular data doesn´t currently correspond withj the actual texture file name) is where I made my inadvertent mistake.

Therefore .... just edit the TEXTURE= line of your ADD TO AIRCRAFT data to read precisely as follows ....

Texture=mcdonnell_douglas_dc-9_super_80_1980_81_n980dc

.... and that sort remedial action should, then, be sufficient to resolve your problem

I´ve this morning checked the other 2 McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION MD81 textures and they´re all OK .... it seems

"IF" someone "HERE" will kindly edit the uploaded ADD TO AIRCRAFT data for this particular texture file then I will be grateful.

Mark C
BOG/CO

[Dan K. Hansen]

But as his line is correct, that is obviously not his problem.... but I need a bot more info before I can nail it ... at least which problem he actually has

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

AH YES .... I did miss that .... through focussing on the other part of this issue in respect of the actual (ZIP FILE) ADD TO AIRCRAFT data TEXTURE= error .... which "does" need being corrected anyway before it traps someome else.

I don´t suppose he could have either the valid Aircraft Base Pack folder .... OR .... the actual Texture folder still contained within original containing folders from the ZIP file

It has happened before/Some people have inadvertently done that in the past .... and doesn´t help of course.

I´ll leave it with you anyway Dan.

Mark C
BOG/CO