Ever since I got the NGX I have been having an unusual issue when installing liveries via the Livery Manager. It is not the actual livery itself but in the cockpit I get gauges not showing correctly and small black screens, along with no functional buttons etc. 

 

This is the problem (in cockpit view), with all installed liveries so I have to fly the PMDG livery only which is annoying:

 

 

 

Has anyone experienced/heard of this, and any solutions to it?

 

Specs (don't laugh ):

FSX Acceleration

Windows 7 64bit

i5-2320 @ 3.0GHz

AMD 6450

8GB ram

 

Thanks.

Hi Mitch

It may/probably has nothing to do with it, but I had a similar issue when I had no sound device connected. I use a USB headset and have the computer's onboard sound device disabled. If I didn't plug in my headset before starting FSX I'd see what you are seeing.

As long as the liveries you are getting are from PMDG or AVSIM library and use the livery manager for install they 'shouldn't' be causing the issue. 

 

Good Luck

John

Thanks for the reply, John. Found it's not related to the USB headset and definitely obtaining the liveries from PMDG and AVSIM. I'm interested to see though what the guys at PMDG support say through the request a ticket function. 

Hi Mitch

 

While I know better than to say 'never' especially when dealing with anything software related, I'd say it's really really unlikely that it's addon liveries themselves that's causing the issue, especially if it's official pmdg ones.

 

Couple of other questions that may help identify whats happening.

When you first drop into the cockpit, do you see the '20 second Initialisation countdown' and don't touch anything while that's happening ? (Making sure the aircraft initialises correctly)

When you first drop into the cockpit, are you in VC mode and not 2D mode ? (Loading in 2D mode can cause similar issues, you should load in VC mode)

The (any of them) standard pmdg livery is not your default aircraft when FSX loads is it ? (Changing from one livery to another after using the first can/will cause issues. Only load/use one livery per FSX session and don't have the NGX as your default aircraft)

[Touchy question, don't be offended] This is a legit install ? (Copy protection causes similar issues with pirated downloads... so I've  heard)

What, if any, other hardware do you have plugged in, joysticks, headsets, yokes, anything ?

 

Cheers

John

I agree it's not the liveries to blame themselves so i'm beginning to wonder whether its a FSX problem/non PMDG related. In response to your queries:

 

 

 

When you first drop into the cockpit, do you see the '20 second Initialisation countdown' and don't touch anything while that's happening ? (Making sure the aircraft initialises correctly)

 

There is no 20 second countdown.

 

 

 

When you first drop into the cockpit, are you in VC mode and not 2D mode ? (Loading in 2D mode can cause similar issues, you should load in VC mode)

 

I first load in the VC mode.

 

 

 

The (any of them) standard pmdg livery is not your default aircraft when FSX loads is it ? (Changing from one livery to another after using the first can/will cause issues. Only load/use one livery per FSX session and don't have the NGX as your default aircraft)

 

No it's not the default aircraft when I load FSX and I have tried only using one livery at a time/per session

 

 

 

[Touchy question, don't be offended] This is a legit install ? (Copy protection causes similar issues with pirated downloads... so I've  heard)

 

It definitely is a legit purchase from aerosoft.

 

 

 

What, if any, other hardware do you have plugged in, joysticks, headsets, yokes, anything ?

 

The only appliances hogging the usb ports are my Logitech joystick and headset.