>> > Is this a dead end then?>>>> Not necessarily. The last video card driver is typically>working better [...]>>Do other 3D applications work on this system with this driver?>Other OpenGL applications? Or is it only fgfs?I don't quite know much about what is OpenGL. The programs I have that use more graphic stuff are Bricscad Intellicad (a cad program), Coreldraw and Corel Photo-Paint, and Blender3D (this last one I haven't used yet, just dowloaded - I think it will try to use OpenGL too...). I have o games nor other complicated graphic software.My graphic card is onboard, from S3.Hope I've answered your questionthanks

> > Do other 3D applications work on this system with this driver?> > Other OpenGL applications?>> [...] and Blender3D (this last one I haven't used yet, just dowloaded - I think it> will try to use OpenGL too...).Yes, it will. So try Blender, and if it doesn't work either (or not with HW acceleration), then we know at least that it's no problem on the flightgear side.

Yes, I loaded an aircraft that runs on jsbsim. The warning message disappears. Thank you.But the core problem remains. I cannot see any scenery outside the cockpit. The instrument panel appears if I activate it. But outside the cockpit is only white background if the day time, or total black if at night.David

Perhaps you're in a fog/cloud layer. Try to hit 'z' ( lower caps ) several times

>> > Do other 3D applications work on this system with this>driver?>> > Other OpenGL applications?>>>> [...] and Blender3D (this last one I haven't used yet, just>dowloaded - I think it>> will try to use OpenGL too...).>>Yes, it will. So try Blender, and if it doesn't work either>(or not with HW acceleration), then we know at least that it's>no problem on the flightgear side.Guess not..Just read in another web-forum that my video card does not support OpenGL, despite not being very old... maybe a year an a half. (it's an S3 Kn400 with a Via Unichrome chipset)I guess there's not much I can do, right?thanksnuno gouveiaflying from portugal

>>> > Do other 3D applications work on this system with this>>driver?>>> > Other OpenGL applications?>>>>>> [...] and Blender3D (this last one I haven't used yet,>just>>dowloaded - I think it>>> will try to use OpenGL too...).>>>>Yes, it will. So try Blender, and if it doesn't work either>>(or not with HW acceleration), then we know at least that>it's>>no problem on the flightgear side.>>Guess not..>Just read in another web-forum that my video card does not>support OpenGL, despite not being very old... maybe a year an>a half. (it's an S3 Kn400 with a Via Unichrome chipset)>I guess there's not much I can do, right?>thanks>>>nuno gouveia>>flying from portugalGet a real videocard from NVidia and turn the onboard S3 videochip in the BIOS off.An AGP NVidia Geforce 6600 videocard costs about 120 Euro, if you can't afford this,you can still by an older Geforce 5200 for 45 Euro.

I don't think I can do that. My computer is a laptop with an integrated graphic card... I guess there's not much I can do, right?nuno gouveiaflying from portugal

>I don't think I can do that. My computer is a laptop with an>integrated graphic card... >I guess there's not much I can do, right?>You could search for an OpenGL to DirectX wrapperor run FlightGear in software mode.

I searched for OpenGL wrapper and found a sort of alfa verion witch I'm not sure I can use. Do you suggest any? Where can I find such software (commercial or open-source)?thanks againnuno gouveiaflying from portugal

>I searched for OpenGL wrapper and found a sort of alfa verion>witch I'm not sure I can use. >Do you suggest any? Where can I find such software (commercial>or open-source)?>thanks againIf you found one, than this one is your best chance.

The wrapper doesn't change a thing. I still have the same problems. Anyway, in a few years I'll buy a new computer and maybe then I'll gly with FG ;-) thanksnuno gouveia(almost) flying from portugal