Interesting. We both have AMD processors and the same graphics card.

still no luck.did this bug ever get addressed? would like to check out tileproxy.

>still no luck.>>did this bug ever get addressed? would like to check out>tileproxy. I have not tried anything since my post on this topic. Perhaps we could get some guidance from Christan or Ed on that. I have not tried any other versions and to be honest have been away from simming for a bit and don't know where we stand.

The screenshot that you posted on 6 March was weird - I believe that it shows many individual TP tiles missing from the lowest LOD levels, including at the centre where your a/c is. This would indicate to me why you are getting black screen at startup. I don't know why you are missing these individual tiles - and I have never seen this sort of thing before. Usually all the low level tiles load up at startup - and it is the higher detail tiles that are slow to load when you fly along. This only however results in "not-so-clear" scenery, which will clear up if you pause the Sim for a whileYou can see what I am talking about in the screenshot belowPlease post a copy of the content of your INI file here - plus details of your system including Internet connection speed.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/191349.jpg

I have a homebuilt machine running WinXP with all updates and SPs. It is running an AMD Athlon 2700 processor and has only 1 gb of RAM. My internet connection is a 6 mbit DSL. I don't have my ini file handy as I am posting this from my Linux box but I will be able to post it in the morning. It is the ini posted on the Quick Guide site by Ed Truthan. As reported above it runs TP 6 just fine but TP 7 fails with the black screen.Update. Here is the .ini . This is the last good one that worked for me. I know the map versions are not up to date. I tried the latest from Ed's site but it stalled forever at 37 percent when loading.## Start a line with # to comment it out.## Read the manual for help with configuration. Do not contact the# author about the configuration for particular services. Thank you.#[TileProxy]lod_distance=1000source=Google Earth#source=Virtual Earthmax_lod=15preload=15[Virtual Earth]cache_folder=cache.service1network_module=libnettilemodule_config="server=http://a*.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net|path=/tiles/a%s.jpeg?g=52|quad=0123|balance=0123|useragent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"max_lod=13min_level=9max_level=17color_hack=Yescolor_level=13bulk_extend=25[Google Earth]cache_folder=cache.service2network_module=libnettilemodule_config="server=http://kh*.google.com|path=/kh?t=t%s&n=404&v=17|quad=qrts|balance=0123|useragent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"max_lod=13min_level=9max_level=17color_hack=Nocolor_level=0bulk_extend=25

2 am here. I just finished reloading TP beta 7 and Ed's ini files. I rebooted into WinXP and started TP. Looked good. Started FSX and lo and behold I have textures. I am very rired and will look into it some more tomorrow. I am happy but tired.

HiSomething wrong with your INI file there - in a BIG way.It looks to me like an INI file with most of the important bits cut out. Here is a copy of mine *****************************************************(TileProxy) NOTE these should be square brackets - but we can't post square brackets here in this forum for some reasonmaster_enable=On#logfile="C:logfile.txt"diskless_mode=Offoffline_mode=Nomax_lod=15preload_min_lod=8preload_max_lod=15max_contexts=512water_mask=Onwater_blending=Onblend_distance=500.0blend_exponent=1.0alpha_min=0.2678alpha_max=0.7water_rgb=#000D1Awater_smoothing=Offwater_threshold=0.33cache_bytes_limit=100000000cache_tiles_limit=100000# The currently active service is configured here. Only ONE active source please.# The other source statements should be commented out.#source=Acme Globe Service#source=Service Example 1source=Service Example 2#source=Service Example 3#source=Service Example 4menu_sources="Service Example 1|Service Example 2|Service Example 3|Service Example 4"enable_hooking=Noenable_dx9hook=Noenable_movingmap=Nomovingmap_alpha=255movingmap_color=#ff000000movingmap_xpos=88movingmap_ypos=15movingmap_width=60movingmap_height=80movingmap_radius=60preload=1023((Acme Globe Service))cache_folder=C:Program FilesMicrosoft Gamescache.acmenetwork_module=libnettilemodule_config="conn=20|rate=2.0|verbose=0|server=http://server*.acmeglobe.com|path=/terraintile?pos=%s&v=%v|quad=ABCD|balance=0123|agent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; The TileProxy Project)"captcha_module=captchaformcaptcha_config="cookiedomain=acmeglobe.com|cookieurl=http://www.acmeglobe.com"min_level=9max_level=17map_version=1color_hack=Nocolor_level=0bulk_extend=25((Service Example 1))cache_folder=C:Program FilesMicrosoft Gamescache.service1network_module=libnettilemodule_config="conn=10|rate=1.0|verbose=0|server=http://a*.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net|path=/tiles/a%s.jpeg?g=%v|quad=0123|balance=0123|useragent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"min_level=9max_level=17map_version=174#level_mapping=9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17#level_mapping=9,10,11,12,14,14,15,16,17 more radius HQ (13->14)#level_mapping=9,10,11,14,14,14,15,16,17 even more radius in HQ (12,13->14)color_hack=Yescolor_level=13bulk_extend=50((Service Example 2))cache_folder=C:Program FilesMicrosoft Gamescache.service2network_module=libnettilemodule_config="conn=10|rate=1.0|verbose=0|server=http://khm*.google.com|path=/kh?t=t%s&n=404&v=%v|quad=qrts|balance=0123|useragent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"captcha_module=captchaformcaptcha_config="cookiedomain=google.com|cookieurl=http://www.google.com"min_level=5max_level=17map_version=30#level_mapping=5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17color_hack=Nocolor_level=0bulk_extend=50((Service Example 3))cache_folder=C:Program FilesMicrosoft Gamescache.service3network_module=libnettilemodule_config="conn=10|rate=1.0|verbose=0|server=http://us.maps3.yimg.com|path=/aerial.maps.yimg.com/img?x=%x&y=%y&z=%z&v=%v&t=a|useragent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"min_level=5max_level=17#level_mapping=5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17map_version=1.8color_hack=Nocolor_level=0bulk_extend=50((Service Example 4))cache_folder=C:Program FilesMicrosoft Gamescache.service4network_module=libnettilemodule_config="conn=20|rate=2.0|verbose=0|server=http://mapcache*.ask.com|path=/sat/%Z/%X/%Y?partner=|balance=1234|useragent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"min_level=5max_level=17map_version=1color_hack=Yescolor_level=12bulk_extend=50********************************************************Note that my ISP internet speed is slower than yours so I have altered the CONN to 10 ( down from 20) and RATE =1 (down from 2) when using Google or Yahoo, to avoid timeouts . Also not the use of (( and )) in place of square brackets - these are only for this forum and the INI must have the square bracketsBarry

Just noticed your 2AM post - looks like you have it working now - that INI file you posted was all screwed up!Barry

>(TileProxy) NOTE these should be square brackets - but we>can't post square brackets here in this forum for some reasonWell, yes, you can: [TileProxy]. See? ;) All you have to do is check the box where it says 'Check here if you want to format your message in plain text. Use for posting code snipets', at the very top of the gray 'Your message' area, just above the Subject box...

>>(TileProxy) NOTE these should be square brackets - but we>>can't post square brackets here in this forum for some>reason>>Well, yes, you can: [TileProxy]. See? ;) All you have to do is>check the box where it says 'Check here if you want to format>your message in plain text. Use for posting code snipets', at>the very top of the gray 'Your message' area, just above the>Subject box...Aaaah!!! - Got it!! Thanks for thatBarry