DX10 pmdg 777 dome light not working

[JaimeHorton 3]

hey all 

 

posted this in the pmdg forums and we thought we should post here as well seeing as how it may be a dx10 issue 

 

basically my dome light will not emit light in the cabin, it turns on and shows the lighted texture but has no light 

 

i have the fixer ( most current )

i've reinstalled the 777

i've deleted the shaders 

ran the fixer again 

 

still no dice 

 

it does it with the engine running or not 

 

any ideas 

Thanks 

JHo

[SteveFx 258]

You could check the number of lights in fsx.cfg

 

Various threads suggest it can be an issue

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/423075-no-cabin-dome-lights-in-dx10/

[JaimeHorton 3]

That did it !

 

Thanks Steve your a scholar and a gentleman 

 

Not sure what was left to do - and basically clutching at straws - I took a visit to my fsx.cfg and what do I see? NUM_LIGHTS=1

 

1, I'm thinking, 1? That's not right. So pop it back to 8 (as far as I know that's the stock setting) and voila! I have my dome lighting back! Yeah!!!

 

So a corrupt fsx.cfg was the culprit. No idea how that happened but hey, a good knowledge of your fsx.cfg does come in handy.