Short flight from Melbourne to Adelaide tonight in the NGX800. Great framerates etc but on approach I could not disengage the Auto throttle nor reduce the speed in the MCP window. Autopilot would not disengage either although in the VC it was clearly in the "off" position. Next thing I got was an OOM. Is the panel freeze a symptom of dwindling available memory or is there another explanation?Gerry

Edited January 8, 201214 yr by engwerda

Anyone?Gerry

Short flight from Melbourne to Adelaide tonight in the NGX800. Great framerates etc but on approach I could not disengage the Auto throttle nor reduce the speed in the MCP window. Autopilot would not disengage either although in the VC it was clearly in the "off" position. Next thing I got was an OOM. Is the panel freeze a symptom of dwindling available memory or is there another explanation?Gerry

Yep, have been getting this as well...although it is when on approach to a heavy/detailed add on airport with photo scenery and real time Rex, tried dialling down the settings but to no effect.Also get smooth steady 30fps on an approach and then the panel locks up followed after a couple of minutes by a CTDGuess it is dependant on what all the other addons are draining from sys memory/ram even before you bring the NGX into the equation...

Shaun,I have made 7 flights since and no OOMs. I have a dual core 2.66cpu with 4Gb Ram and a 1Gb Nvidia GT230m Card. I am also running REX V2, and FTX SP4 (Australia). Scenery complexity is set to dense. Just so you know what I am working with. It should be snap with what you have. I did the following;

• set fps to unlimited
• edited the panel.cfg to get a good view over the nose with the 2D panel
• ran msconfig from the prompt to shut down all startups except the "microsoft services"
• Ran Boyote's fsx.cfg fix - great little app that! Must send a donation.
• downloaded static world weather for greater realism (not heavy REX overcast which does look nice)
• avoided switching views on short final
• flew most of the flights with 2d panel
• switched between VC in flight to 2d using the F10 key.

It all seemed to make a difference and the spot view redrew very fast. Before it just stayed as a skeleton frame. I have used this flying into all Australian capitals apart from Perth and so far no OOMs and mine is not a powerful machine as you can see. Would not try with with ORBX's YMML V2 though - should work on yours however.let me know how you get on.Gerry

Shaun,I have made 7 flights since and no OOMs. I have a dual core 2.66cpu with 4Gb Ram and a 1Gb Nvidia GT230m Card. I am also running REX V2, and FTX SP4 (Australia). Scenery complexity is set to dense. Just so you know what I am working with. It should be snap with what you have. I did the following;

• set fps to unlimited
• edited the panel.cfg to get a good view over the nose with the 2D panel
• ran msconfig from the prompt to shut down all startups except the "microsoft services"
• Ran Boyote's fsx.cfg fix - great little app that! Must send a donation.
• downloaded static world weather for greater realism (not heavy REX overcast which does look nice)
• avoided switching views on short final
• flew most of the flights with 2d panel
• switched between VC in flight to 2d using the F10 key.

It all seemed to make a difference and the spot view redrew very fast. Before it just stayed as a skeleton frame. I have used this flying into all Australian capitals apart from Perth and so far no OOMs and mine is not a powerful machine as you can see. Would not try with with ORBX's YMML V2 though - should work on yours however.let me know how you get on.Gerry

Hi Gerry,Thanks for the info, my system is fully tweaked in the cfg and nvidia setting are modded as well, my performance is usually very stable and smooth at around 28 to 30fps, I first got the freeze and ctd when on approach to the new Orbyx Ketchikan airport scenery, but have since had it at UK2000 Gatwick as wellI think you may have hit the nail on the head though, I am switching between 2d/vc and external on approach as well as flicking switches so I guess it is all too much at times for the system to cope with...I will aim to stay in the cockpit in 2d next time I fly and see if it keeps the freeze issue at bay...I have to say that the NGX is really good on frames for me, but when used in conjunction with several other Add Ons it all becomes a bit like a game of Russian roulette - regards whether you finish the flight or not...