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Flightgear won't run.

Postby wil » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:15 am

I am running Windows 8.1 64 bit, and Ubuntu 13.10 64 bit, and I am trying to run Flightgear 3.0. My computer is a Lenovo Thinkpad W540 with a nvidia quadro k2100m graphics card. I am running the 327.68 driver. When on windows and I try running flightgear through the launcher is loads up until I see this.Image But then it says that the window is not responding. In the command prompt that open up this is what it says.
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Enabling ATI viewport hack
enviroment init
KMA20 audio panel initialized
KI266 dme indicator #0 initialized
Electrical system initialized

And these are my command line options
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C:/Program Files/FlightGear/bin/Win64/fgfs.exe
--fg-root=C:\Program Files\FlightGear\data
--fg-scenery=C:\Program Files\FlightGear\data\Scenery;C:\Program Files\FlightGear\scenery;C:\Program Files\FlightGear\terrasync
--terrasync-dir=-1
--airport=KSFO
--aircraft=c172p
--console
--disable-random-objects
--prop:/sim/rendering/random-vegetation=false
--disable-specular-highlight
--disable-ai-models
--disable-ai-traffic
--disable-real-weather-fetch
--geometry=800x600
--timeofday=noon
--disable-terrasync

When trying to run flightgear on ubuntu through terminal this is what I see.
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wil@wil-ThinkPad-W540:~$ fgfs
Enabling ATI viewport hack
environment init
KMA20 audio panel initialized
KI266 dme indicator #0 initialized
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
wil@wil-ThinkPad-W540:~$

On linux i used this method to install the drivers.
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sudo apt-get install nvidia-319 nvidia-settings-319 nvidia-prime

Is there anything I can do to get flightgear to run.
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby Hooray » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:27 am

Please don't send support requests by PM, instead post your questions on the forum so that all users can contribute and benefit
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby wil » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:36 am

I was able to get flightgear to launch at KSFO in the C172P at 60 fps and 20 ms frame spacing with the command
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fgfs.exe --prop:/sim/rendering/shaders/quality-level=0

When I tried setting it to 1 flightgear would not run.
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby Hooray » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:47 am

yes, that would suggest that your current setup (hardware/drivers) doesn't support GLSL shaders. Could you please post a screen shot of the HELP/ABOUT dialog, or alternatively use the "copy/clipboard" button to post the relevant info here ?
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby wil » Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:21 am

gl-vendor:NVIDIA Corporation
gl-version:4.3.0
gl-renderer:Quadro K2100M/PCIe/SSE2
gl-shading-language-version:4.30 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby nitinsane » Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:06 pm

I have exact same issue on Lenovo Thinkpad W530 running Windows 10. The suggested workaround (fgfs.exe --prop:/sim/rendering/shaders/quality-level=0) worked for me.

gl-vendor:NVIDIA Corporation
gl-version:4.5.0 NVIDIA 354.45
gl-renderer:Quadro K1000M/PCIe/SSE2
gl-shading-language-version:4.50 NVIDIA
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby topelavation31 » Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:07 am

nitinsane wrote in Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:06 pm:I have exact same issue on Lenovo Thinkpad W530 running Windows 10. The suggested workaround (fgfs.exe --prop:/sim/rendering/shaders/quality-level=0) worked for me.

gl-vendor:NVIDIA Corporation
gl-version:4.5.0 NVIDIA 354.45
gl-renderer:Quadro K1000M/PCIe/SSE2
gl-shading-language-version:4.50 NVIDIA


I also have a lenovo running win8.1 pro but the suggested workaround did not work for me. Is there a different solution for this? or something similar as I don't believe that the difference in os would produce a different outcome. Thanks.
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby jaxsin » Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:51 pm

Are you both using video drivers from NVIDIA or windows update?

just as an FYI, I have seen times when running older drivers (from manufacture website) work better for older hardware. Also, try to stick with an even number ending driver. A quick google search will usually pinpoint the driver version that worked best with your hardware.
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Re: Flightgear won't run.

Postby erik » Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:27 pm

nitinsane wrote in Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:06 pm:I have exact same issue on Lenovo Thinkpad W530 running Windows 10. The suggested workaround (fgfs.exe --prop:/sim/rendering/shaders/quality-level=0) worked for me.

I've now pushed an update to FlightGear and FGData which sets this option automatically (and can be used for setting many more rendering options to enhance the first time user experience):
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=29122

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