(744X) All CRT screens goes blank a few secs after load...

[Avantime 81]

For some reason all the CRT screens go dead a few secs after loading, and it's impossible to get them back on again. The FMS CDU is useable though.AFAIK there were no faults, All buses powered, standby power @ auto and battery on.

[Guest chriswhiteuk]

I have got the same problem. The first 12 hours I did not have a hitch, and then suddenly my CRT screens go blank after about one minute. Very frustrating.Chris

[lefteris 70]

Gents-this is a validation issue. You must have mucked around with something that causes this problem. "Suddenly after 12 hours" simply cannot happen :-).

[Guest chriswhiteuk]

so what do I do then?The only thing I did was installed the acceleration software from Microsoft.By the way...great response time. Thanks chris

[lefteris 70]

I would reinstall the PMDG 747-400X if I were you :-).

[Avantime 81]

You're right Lefteris, I forgot to mention that I went back to the installation exe to install the 'free flightplans' (via modify installation) and I unchecked everything but the flightplans. Unfortunately the installer ended up uninstalling the aircraft. :-erks I reinstalled via modify installation again and that's where the problems started I think.Of course now I know from the forums that there really wasn't any extra flightplans. Still a bit cheeky for PMDG to include a readme in FSXPMDGFLIGHTPLANS that said "The ones we have created for you can be extracted by running the 747-400 installer again!" which is basically asking people to tinker with their installation.

[Tabs 2,790]

Avantime,Please read the forum rules and start signing your real name to your posts please.Thanks!

[Avantime 81]

Sorry I forgot about it. :)

[Guest chriswhiteuk]

So....I delete 747X...reinstall..and the same problem....so rip out everything FSX, acceleration, the lot. Reinstall the lot. This time I get a new problem...a fatal error...so check the dll file in user/ etc/ fsx. add the text you described in another post on fatal errors and still getting the fatal error. Not my day really. Any clues?Chris

[Guest chriswhiteuk]

But after doing it all again...VICTORY!Thanks and sorry for being a bore!Chrisnow do I dare to download some livery???