roger.wielgus

Pete, Let's continue here. I am sorry. I have a very basic AMD 2 GHZ, but nothing else running and well tuned with an ATI 9600 XT card. Roger

Frame rates in FS was blocked at 50 fps. ( As it ever was without problems) I made a test with 25 fps and still have the delays. Why is Wideserver overhelmed now and never was before with the same hardaware??? Thanks for the help, indeed. Regards Roger

I cannot believe it. I had during that flight delays on the PM GC going up to 3-4 seconds?? What is the meaning of the error message in the client log?? Thanks Regards Roger

And finally I could manage the log file from the client ********* WideClient.DLL Log [version 6.401] Class=FS98MAIN ********* Date (dmy): 11/10/04, Time 16:15:16.496: Client name is ROGER-CLIENT 100 Attempting to connect now 110 Trying TCP/IP host "roger-serveur" ... 110Okay, IP Address = 192.160.0.1 130 Connection made okay! 7571 New Client Application: "pfd" (Id=864) 26538 Note: Send() request depth is over 100! 172338 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 1922 172358 Ready to try connection again 172378 Attempting to connect now 172388 Connection made okay! 187479 Note: Send() request depth is over 100! 201630 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 384 201640 Ready to try connection again 201650 Attempting to connect now 201660 Connection made okay! 212616 Note: Send() request depth is over 100! 253675 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 727 253685 Ready to try connection again 253695 Attempting to connect now 253705 Connection made okay! 264520 send() done [27 bytes] after 7 retries, request depth is 113 284900 send() done [27 bytes] after 6 retries, request depth is 370 336534 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 1080 336544 Ready to try connection again 336554 Attempting to connect now 336564 Connection made okay! 349723 Note: Send() request depth is over 100! 360769 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 361 360779 Ready to try connection again 360789 Attempting to connect now 360799 Connection made okay! 376842 send() done [27 bytes] after 14 retries, request depth is 153 401407 send() done [27 bytes] after 8 retries, request depth is 457 411371 send() done [27 bytes] after 20 retries, request depth is 598 451549 Error on client post-Connection Select() [Error=10053] Software caused connection abort 451559 Ready to try connection again 451569 Attempting to connect now 452511 Error on client pre-Connection Select() [Error=10061] Connection refused 452521 Ready to try connection again 452571 Attempting to connect now 478398 Reception maximum achieved: 65 frames/sec, 10347 bytes/sec 478398 Reception average achieved whilst connected: 43 frames/sec, 6126 bytes/sec 478398 Max receive buffer = 85395, Max send depth = 1922 478398 ********* Log file closed (Buffers: MaxUsed 1880, Alloc 14500 Freed 14500 Refused 0) *********

I cant get a complete client log because Wideclient.exe runs as a process and is shut down with the computer. I do not know how to exit properly from wide client.exe. As I do use the old Efis Cockpit, I really do not have that display. Here a copy of both ini files: ( may help ??) Client [Config] Port=8002 UseTCPIP=Yes ButtonScanInterval=0 Window=573,235,304,219 Visible=no serverName=roger-serveur ClassInstance=0 NetworkTiming=5,1 PollInterval=2000 ResponseTime=18 Timeout=12 TCPcoalesce=No WaitForNewData=500 ; ----------------------------------------------- [user] Log=Errors+ run1=c:\PFD\PFD.exe ; =============================================== Server [Config] Port=8002 useTCPIP=Yes ButtonScanInterval=0 AutoRestart=0 AutoUpdateTime=13 MaximumBlock=4096 NoStoppedRestarts=Yes RestartTime=10 SendTimeout=15 TCPcoalesce=No ; ----------------------------------------------- [user] Log=Errors+ ; =============================================== [ClientNames] 1=ROGER-CLIENT 2=ROGER-CLIENT2

Pete, I dont know which log you mean. Here is a copy of the server.dll log and shows a poor 13 FPS average, while I always had at least 25, better 30. I changed to earlier version of all files, including PM GC, FSUIPC, WideFS and had curiously the same symptoms. Beside the fact that I upgraded to FS9.1 there is nothing that I changed in all three networked computer. Regards Roger ********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 6.401] ********* Using blocksize guide of 4096 bytes Date (dmy): 11/10/04, Time 14:24:45.546: Server name is ROGER-SERVEUR 15140 Initialising server socket now 15515 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=2696) 15671 Connected to computer "ROGER-CLIENT" (skt=2696) 535250 Closing down now ... Memory managed: Offset records: 120 alloc, 120 free Throughput maximum achieved: 30 frames/sec, 5514 bytes/sec Throughput average achieved for complete session: 13 frames/sec, 1621 bytes/sec ********* Log file closed *********

Here the log of this morning. ********* WideClient.DLL Log [version 6.401] Class=FS98MAIN ********* Date (dmy): 11/10/04, Time 09:52:07.364: Client name is ROGER-CLIENT 120 Attempting to connect now 140 Trying TCP/IP host "roger-serveur" ... 140Okay, IP Address = 192.160.0.1 1051 Error on client pre-Connection Select() [Error=10061] Connection refused 1061 Ready to try connection again 1101 Attempting to connect now 6930 New Client Application: "pmsounds" (Id=688) 10315 New Client Application: "pfd" (Id=276) 17685 Connection made okay! 122596 Error on client post-Connection Select() [Error=10053] Software caused connection abort 122606 Ready to try connection again 122666 Attempting to connect now

Pete, I update systematically Fsuipc, widefs and gc as soon as there are some new one. When GC runs on the client for itself -not network just demo- I get an 250 OpenGL score with everything as smooth as it ever was since two years. I always had 60 graphic FPS and 30 Network FPS. Now I cant mesure since there is a bug into PM GC with th "F" key with french keyboard. It can only be a network problem. But nothing here has been modified, beside the new wide fs file. Yesterday I first tried 6.4 before 6.41 and it was the same. I thought first it was a bug in 6.40 and switched to 6.41 Unfortunately I have not backup of 6.3 Anyway I will see today the logs and give you more infos. Thanks for your attention. Regards Roger

Hi Pete, I changed today all my files including PM GC 416 : FSUIPC 3.40 and WIDE FS 6.401. I updated also FS9 to FS9.1. the first client running PM GC is far behind teh server running FS. PM frame rate is poor. Before I changed all those files everything ran well and smoothly. Now PM GC is very delayed, a good second behind FS. I must say that I backed up the new FS9.EXE and came back to the oder no-cd FS9.EXE ( may be a mistake) What's wrong. Are some new value in the ini file of Wide FS to be configured? Thanks for your help Regards Roger

Pete, Many thanks. I do use FS2004. Having read the fsuipc manual I suspected in fact that FS could not handle every toggle swtche. But it is fine so. Regards Roger

Dear Pete, I just finished wiring my Audio Control Box and was looking at the FSUIPC docs. I did not find all needed commands to get it work. To resume I need at all following commands: COM1 ON SPEAKER COM1 ON PHONE COM1 OFF COM2 ON SPEAKER COM2 ON PHONE COM2 OFF NAV 1 ON SPEAKER NAV1 ON PHONE NAV1 OFF NAV 2 ON SPEAKER NAV2 ON PHONE NAV2 OFF ADF 1 ON SPEAKER ADF 1 ON PHONE ADF1 OFF DME 1 ON SPEAKER DME 1 ON PHONE DME 1 OFF DME 2 ON SPEAKER DME 2 ON PHONE DME 2 OFF MARKER ON MARKER OFF VH1 TRANSMIT VH2 TRANSMIT Thanks for your help.

Hi Pete, Could it be possible WideFS shuts off FS2004 ??? Sometimes running OPEN GC or FREE FD on one computer, FS2004 quits by itself. No error messages, just like I had quit the application. thanks in advance for your comments, Pete Roger

Hi, look at: http://www.vif.com/users/leolacava/ His "plasma" card will be available very shortly, in the next days. It handles 8 axises and much more. Regards Roger

Hi, I cannot help as regards the axis settings in Fsuipc but wanted to tell you that the Radio Shack Gamaport-USB adapter has a very low resolution. About 32 steps compared to the 256 offered by an USB Device. I have some and they are really not adadpted for precise throttle and prop setting. Roger

Pete, There are indeed some communication problems. My "frenglish" is not that good. I know. My hardware comes from a real plane. It has several positions inherent to the plane in question. I have adapted it to used it with MSFS. As I already wrote it shows 4 positions which can be loched and which are: Full Power - Flight Idle - Ground Idle - Reverse. Currently my settings in Fsuipc are 16193 for full power -13324 for ground Idle -16192 for the reverser When my lever is set to Flight Idle the value I read in Fsuipc =0 My problem is that this position on the harware does not match the same position in the software. The problem is the same for the Flaps Axis. I do have by chance only four positions and they work not to bad. Peoples who are simulating planes with 7 or 8 positions must have a possibility to match the levers of the hardware with the soft, I mean the plane. If they can match using a Joystick axis 8 positions of flaps perfectly, then I should also be able to match 4 throttle positions. Am I wrong ??? It is hard for me to be clear and I understand that it isnt easy for you to get what I am trying to explain. Kind regards Roger [/img]