[P3D2.4 "add-on" FSUIPC hangs. Must minimize screen?]

I've since updated video card drivers several times since P3D v1.4 and the issue has always been. I do not think the VC driver is relative to the happenings.

I think this is a LM issue, though not pointing fingers just yet

[P3D2.4 "add-on" FSUIPC hangs. Must minimize screen?]

Hello Pete. I hope your holidays were to remember. Welcome back.

 

I run LM Prepar3D version 2.4. I have the latest installer modules as a registered user. UpdatedByVersion=4938a

FSUIPC works fine, aside from a bug that is annoying me. It has done this in previous versions of P3D also.

 

When I want to change FSUIPC settings, I select the add-ons tab/FSUIPC. The first time the actions go smoothly. At times even the second attempt work.

In most cases I have to minimize P3D and bring it back up again to get the Add-Ons/FSUIPC tab "click-able"

 

I wonder if this has been mentioned or looked into by you, or if what's happening is a LM issue?

 

Don

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

Mr. Dowson, thank you. :)

 

v4.921b has resolved my troubles.

 

Thank you for your time and efforts in the matter. I look forward to your time in future releases as Prepar3D evolves.

 

FSUIPC Supporter

Don

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

Thanks. And it does show, as I surmised, that your registry cleaner did NOT clear the reference to the FSX Install location, which is why the Installer still had the same problem after you thought you had deleted everything FSX:

 

 

So, you will either need to delete that entry, or wait for me to release the 4.921b installer some time tomorrow.

 

Actually, I would recommend you delete the entry in any case as otherwise it will certainly mislead other installers in the future.

 

Regards

Pete

The latter of the two you have quoted is the one I went in searching for prior to posting it for you.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0

 

I see nothing there in the path it states that it's in so it can be deleted.

 

Now, in the Start Menu, / All Programs / Microsoft Games folder, there is a folder; Microsoft / Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Flight Simulator X SDK. Of which I'm not sure I can remove due to needing it for Gmax modeling. I'm hesitant.

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

It took some doing, but here it is.

 

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.92

Looking in registry for FSX install path:
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0
     Parameter"SetupPath"
... >>>  OK! FOUND FSX!  <<< ...
Looking in registry for ESP install path:
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft ESP\1.0
     Parameter"SetupPath"
Not there, so looking in:
     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ESP
     Parameter"AppPath"
... NOT found! ...
Looking in registry for Prepar3D install path:
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LockheedMartin\Prepar3D
     Parameter"SetupPath"
... >>>  OK! FOUND Prepar3D!  <<< ...
===========================================================

INSTALLATION FOR FSX:
SetupPath="D:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X"
Checking version of FSX.EXE:
Couldn't obtain Version Info! Asking user to find FSX.EXE ...
User aborted attempt to find FSX. Installation failed.
===========================================================

INSTALLATION FOR Prepar3D:
SetupPath="D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\"
Checking version of Prepar3D.EXE:
... Version 1.4.4747.0  (Need at least 1.0.677.0)
Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:
    Found SimConnect build 60905 (Original)
    Found SimConnect build 195 (ESP Orig)
    Found SimConnect build 61242 (SP1 May07)
    Found SimConnect build 61259 (Acc/SP2 Oct07)
Checking if there's already a version of FSUIPC4 installed in:
       D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL
... Version 4.920 found.
Prepar3D Modules folder already exists.
Okay -- installed FSUIPC4 into "D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL"
Looking for the current user's Application Data path:
... found as "C:\Users\2600K\AppData\Roaming"
Now finding \Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Prepar3D.CFG for all users, including this one
Looking in "C:\Users\2600K\AppData\Roaming"
Found Prepar3D.CFG in "C:\Users\2600K\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Prepar3D.CFG"
Now checking DLL.XML ...
... There is a previous DLL.XML, checking for FSUIPC4 section.
... FSUIPC4 section already exists but will be replaced.
     (for FSUIPC4, without Loader)
... FSUIPC4 section of DLL.XML written okay
Now checking for a SimConnect.XML file ...
... No SimConnect.XML file found. This is okay.
Looking in "C:\Users\All Users\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\Default User\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\Public\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\UpdatusUser\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
"Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder already exists.
Now installing the Prepar3D SimConnect interface for FSUIPC4 into the "Modules" folder:
   Installed "SimConnectP3D.dll" okay
Now installing additional files into the "Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder:
   Installed "FSUIPC4 User Guide.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC4 for Advanced Users.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC4 History.pdf" okay
   Installed "List of FSX controls.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC Lua Library.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC Lua Plug-Ins.pdf" okay
   Installed "Lua License.pdf" okay
   Installed "Lua Plugins for VRInsight Devices.pdf" okay
   Installed "LuaFileSystem.pdf" okay
   Installed "Example LUA plugins.zip" okay
   Installed "Offset Mapping for PMDG 737NGX.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC4 Offsets Status.pdf" okay
===========================================================

All installer tasks completed.

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

Mr. Dowson, here is the log file you requested. Sorry for the delay.

 

********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.92 by Pete Dowson *********
Running inside Prepar3D on Windows 7
Module base=5DAA0000
User Name=""
User Addr=""
FSUIPC4 not user registered
WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired
       15 System time = 06/10/2013 07:44:54
       15 FLT path = "C:\Users\2600K\Documents\Prepar3D Files\"
       15 Trying D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Modules\SimConnectP3D.dll
       15 Found it: trying to connect
       15 FS path = "D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\"
      280 LogOptions=00000000 00000001
      280 SIM1 Frictions access gained
      280 Wind smoothing fix is fully installed
      280 G3D.DLL fix attempt installed ok
      280 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay
      280 Trying to use SimConnect Prepar3D
     2511 Running in "Lockheed Martin® Prepar3D®", Version: 1.4.4747.0 (SimConnect: 1.4.0.0)
     2511 Initialising SimConnect data requests now
     2511 FSUIPC Menu entry added
     2527 D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\FLIGHTS\OTHER\Prepar3D.FLT
     2527 D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\SimObjects\Airplanes\Mooney_Bravo\Mooney_Bravo.AIR
    34632 System time = 06/10/2013 07:45:29, Simulator time = 11:00:03 (15:00Z)
    61854 ClearWeather Button Pressed
    61854 Weather cleared by user action
    61854 External weather discarded
    70060 Weather Mode now = Theme
    70060 Weather Mode now = Custom
    72384 Starting everything now ...
    80855 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled
    86721 D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\SimObjects\Airplanes\+Aeronca K TestBed\aeronca_1.AIR
   144987 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 56 secs = 28.3 fps
   323873 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 126 secs = 28.9 fps
   632740 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 306 secs = 28.7 fps
   671381 Weather Mode now = Theme
   671381 C:\Users\2600K\Documents\Prepar3D Files\Aeronca K Project.FLT
   727526 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 22 secs = 28.6 fps
   746792 System time = 06/10/2013 07:57:21, Simulator time = 12:35:33 (19:35Z)
   746792 *** FSUIPC log file being closed
Average frame rate for running time of 523 secs = 28.7 fps
G3D fix: Passes 48440, Null pointers 0, Bad pointers 0, Separate instances 0
Memory managed: 231 Allocs, 231 Freed
********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********

 

Thank you for your time in the matter.

 

Don

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

For process of elimination I deleted the Microsoft Flight Simulator X folder entirely, and cleaned the registry using CCleaner. Then ran the v4.92 install.

 

There is no FSUIPC4.KEY file to be found in the Modules or Documents folders of Prepar3D. As a test to see if it was solely related to the v4.92 release, I tried v4.91 and v4.90. Deleting the Modules folder entirely. And still the key file is not there.

 

Don

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

Hi Pete.

Sorry for the run around.

 

Inside the Documents folder there is no FSUIPC4.KEY file. When I input my info it's accepted as 'registered'. In Prepar3D it is not. This is a situation I've never had with prior releases.

 

Concerning the 'fake' FSX.exe, and the relative registry linking as genuine, it was the registry tool I used for when the developers installer did not have a Prepar3D install option, I could install to the dummy folder and copy the folders over. I don't know any other way.

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

About 10 months ago I decided it was time to learn to model using Gmax. Considering I use LM Prepar3D (and not FSX) I still needed the FSX SDK installed. The SDK would not install. No path found for the FSX.EXE. So, I created a path with a dummy folder and copy of the Prepar3D.exe, renamed to FSX.EXE. By doing this I was able to get the FSX SDK to install, and the Gmax modeling program configured and operational. I've had no trouble since. Until now that is.

 

As far as FSUIPC goes, the install is looking for the actual FSX.EXE which is not there as you see.

FSUIPC did install in the P3D/Modules folder, and is in the addons menu. But it is not registered. It should be. This is my problem. I've reinstalled several times to no avail.

[FSUIPC v4.92 troubles/Prepar3D]

Hello Mr. Dowson.

 

I had to uninstall/re-install LM Prepar3D v1.4 due to my own experiments concerning shaders, and not backing things up prior. The Prepar3D install would not repair itself via the option it provided. So, a fresh install was needed.

 

Please note;

FSX is not installed, although I do have a dummy folder for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, with the FSX.exe residing for add-ons that do not have LM Prepar3D as an installation option.

 

I also do modeling in Gmax, so the FSX SDK is installed.

 

 

Upon reinstallation of FSUIPC v4.92 I'm experiencing theses errors.

I'm at a bit of a loss of what to do. I've cleaned the registry using CCleaner, and re-installed/went through the registration process several times without luck.

I'm hoping you can help

 

[FSX controller settings reset to default]

Well Pete, (laughing because I'm frustrated) all was well for a short period of time. All controllers were disabled (including the mouse) and settings removed for everything inside FSX. FSUIPC was doing the intended job most excellently. Then I had to go cook dinner. I shut down FSX, did my duties and came back. When I started FSX, all the default settings had returned. I'm lost for thought and shutting down for the evening. I had enough frustration for the day.

I'll check back later. Maybe you've got an idea or two.

[FSX controller settings reset to default]

Alright, now I'm following your meaning. Hmm, I never tried disabling the controllers like that. They always worked fine prior to this instance. Will ALL FSX commands still be available through FSUIPC? The reason I inquire, is there are several buttons that I had programmed through FSX via the flight sticks. If your suggestion does all buttons, I'm all for it!

I will use (in the manual) pages 57-61 to get all the basics, and then go (learn) from there. The only one that's confusing at this point, is the hat/pan on the joystick itself. My goal is a smooth pan rate while in both interior and exterior views.

[FSX controller settings reset to default]

I don't understand. The only controllers FSX displays are the three from my G940 flight system. And the keyboard bindings.

[FSX controller settings reset to default]

Mr. Dowson,

I am at a point I don't know what to do to alleviate what's been going on. I don't think this has to do with your software, but I am lost for sources to get answers. I'm hoping you can help.

Hardware

Logitech G940 Flight system

Symptoms

FSX controller settings reset to default no matter what I try.

After installing FSUIPC, I start FSX and go into the control settings. I deleted all the axis and button assignments for the joystick, pedals and throttle. I chose an aircraft to fly, opened FSUIPC and ran through the buttons, axis and other settings through that. All works great as planned. After a flight I shut down FSX like any other time previously. Later when I load FSX, all the default controller & button settings have been reset? Once again, I go through and delete all of them. FSUIPC still works as configured. This symptom happens every time and I don't know how to resolve it. I've searched forums, Google, asked others that have the same flight sticks, and no one has had this trouble that can help. I'm hoping you may be able to.

If any other information is needed, please ask

OleBoy

[Rudder deflection speed]

If I understand you right, I need to set the numbers low to high, to calibrate the amount of deflection input by the pedals. Something I don't think I have done. Didn't think about to be honest.

Thanks for the response. I'll investigate further, and have a look at the logitech forums also. Hopefully it's not a driver or registry issue, and I can get it sorted.

My searching here didn't come up with much related to the Logitech G940 system

OleBoy

[Rudder deflection speed]

Hello Mr. Dowson

I bought the Logitech G940 Flight Control System not too long ago, and used settings strictly within FSX. While it worked OK, many control options wound up being cumbersome to configure. Even when I got the settings somewhat figured out, I ended up having to reinstall FSX, only to have forgotten to save my FSX config file, then I was back at square one of having to remember how I had it set up. I'm using version FSUIPC4, Version 4.728b, running FSX with service pack 2 and acceleration. I have been trying to sort issues with the rudder and the throw sensitivity.

Having to fumble through the settings of FSX, disabling within so they don't cause conflicts between the G940 settings, FSX settings, and FSUIPC, I managed to get everything set-up and working as I need without too many headaches. Well, actually, it was a real big headache. I don't know how many times I closed FSX out of frustration.

Here's my trouble. All my control surfaces work fine, except an issue I'm having with the rudder. The rudder works, although I've a feeling there are settings somewhere that I'm not finding to eliminate my symptoms. The G940 rudder pedals (all rudder pedals for the sim) have a lot of distance for movement (left, right), but my issue is that when I move the pedals in either direction, the rudder is moving to full deflection in a short amount of throw (movement) of the pedals. I have tried changing the curve setting within FSUIPC, but that doesn't seem to help.

I know I have to be missing something. Some setting that slows the curve speed of rudder deflection.

I hope I make some sense in my explanation.