No Rudder Control

[kwompus21]

Installed P3D V3 and FSUIPC 4.946 w/ a JetMax/SimAvionics setup.  Have everything set up and working via FSUPIC - flaps, elevator, speed brake, etc - except rudder control.  I have made sure that I have turned off 'enable controller(s)' in P3D.  In the Axis Assignment tab I have controls via Send Direct to FSUIPC checked off and I can see the In and Out values move.  I also see the Min and Max values change in the Joystick Calibration tab and can set the values as well.

 

Maybe a fresh install of FSUIPC?  Not sure what this means, but when I loaded 4.946 I hit 'Pls locate and open FSX.EXE'.  I then navigated to the P3D exe file - eventually I get to a screen that tells me that my P3D installation is not correctly registered in Windows - this may cause you problems.  Then it says Problem, cannot edit P3D v2DLL.XML file to activate - pls make sure you run P3D at least once before installing FSUIPC.  I hit OK and and it says it can find the DLL.XML file for me - then it says it installed correctly.  

 

I think all of that is OK as it lands on FSUIPC loaded correctly.  Any help w/ my rudder issue would be much appreciated.

[Pete Dowson]

Installed P3D V3 and FSUIPC 4.946 w/ a JetMax/SimAvionics setup.  Have everything set up and working via FSUPIC - flaps, elevator, speed brake, etc - except rudder control.  I have made sure that I have turned off 'enable controller(s)' in P3D.  In the Axis Assignment tab I have controls via Send Direct to FSUIPC checked off and I can see the In and Out values move.  I also see the Min and Max values change in the Joystick Calibration tab and can set the values as well.

 

So, it sounds like the rudder control is working fine. What's the problem? What are the symptoms?

 

Maybe a fresh install of FSUIPC?

 

What, replacing one copy of FSUIPC4.DLL with an identical copy? Don't see the point of that.

 

Not sure what this means, but when I loaded 4.946 I hit 'Pls locate and open FSX.EXE'.  I then navigated to the P3D exe file

 

I assume you meant when running the Installer, because you don't "load FSUIPC" -- FS or P3D does that!

 

If it is asking for FSX.EXE there's an entry in your Registry which says FSX is installed. If you have manually deleted it, then you should really tidy the Registry entries pointing to it.

 

The Install Log provides you with all these details.

 

Or have you, by chance, been using some "migration tool" to allow you to install FSX add-ons which have no knowledge of P3D? If so, you need to make sure all their messing about is properly undone! They are a menace to properly designed installers!

 

- eventually I get to a screen that tells me that my P3D installation is not correctly registered in Windows - this may cause you problems.  Then it says Problem, cannot edit P3D v2DLL.XML file to activate - pls make sure you run P3D at least once before installing FSUIPC.  I hit OK and and it says it can find the DLL.XML file for me - then it says it installed correctly.  

 

I think you should re-install P3D. It sounds like your Registry is in a mess. It should have the proper details of the installation.

 

I think all of that is OK as it lands on FSUIPC loaded correctly.  Any help w/ my rudder issue would be much appreciated.

 

 

You need to describe your "rudder issue", because your first paragraph merely said it was all okay!

 

Pete