X-Plane 11.50b(3to9) - flickering GNS-window

[drnicolas 1]

I recently  upgraded a test installation to X-Plane 11.50b3 and activated Vulkan. With 11.50b1 and b2, I was not able to get X-plane up and running.

With b3, i get decent 75+ fps, but after pushing back the plugin and restart, I see some strange problems:

1. GNS430 appears in the simulator window and seems to work fine

2. Changing to popout window lets the startup screen form GNS430 flicker like hell. This does not change, if I move the GNS-window out of the X-plane windoww.

I have a Radeon card from 2016 and latest drivers

 

Any good or bad experiences with Vulkan?

[RXP 2,338]

Hi,

We didn't explicitly tried when popped out but I'll let you know.

[update] no problem with Nvidia and latest drivers on our systems.

Can you post the exact driver version, card specs and Windows version? We'll relay this info to the devs.

Edited April 11, 2020 by RXP

[drnicolas 1]

It is a RX460 with driver Adreanlin 20.4.1 (26.20.15029.20013. OS is Win10/64.

 

I can try to send a video tonight,

 

[RXP 2,338]

update: it sounds like a possible driver bug.

The best course of action at this stage is to file a bug report here:
https://dev.x-plane.com/support/bugreport.html

 

[drnicolas 1]

Okay. The X-plane guys say "call the plugin-developer, the problem is 3rd-party related".

So, i am back with a photo:

- RXP GNS430W works fine as long as it is displayed non-windowed

- in pop-out mode, the window is empty/black. Only when moving the window and releasing the mouse-butoon, I see the typical GNS screen for a short moment

- the X-plane original GNS530 works as expected, non-windowed or as a pop-out

- I upgraded to Version 2.4.19

- my AMD drivers are the latest.

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by drnicolas

[RXP 2,338]

Who is 'the X-Plane guy'?

[drnicolas 1]

I reported this bug to the X-plane developer team and got an answer.

Still no improvement, even with 11.50b6

[RXP 2,338]

Hi, I've asked them again.

[drnicolas 1]

To give a short feedback:

- Only slight change

- Still pop-out-window is dark, the startup screen is flashing for a short moment when moving the window with the mouse. But still not usable for me

-in normal mode, flickering has improved

- using 11.50b9

-latest beta adreanlin-driver 

- and latest RXP GNS430W

[RXP 2,338]

Hi,

Just to make sure:

Is this with popped out windows
the ones with the traditional Windows title bar and which are not bounded into the X-Plane main window

or

With popup windows
the ones with no title bar which are displayed only within the boundaries of the main X-Plane window?

[RXP 2,338]

Hi, 

It looks like there is a new driver:

 

[drnicolas 1]

I will check, but I think I already have this driver.

Using your wording, i am talking about popped-out window. Indeed, this has a normal windows border with the close-button in it. And yes, I want/MUST push the GNS430W window/screen out of the X-Plane window onto a separate screen.

In fact, in the future, the GNS430W screen should be displayed on a small 3.5in HDMI-display and be mounted in my physical panel with a bezel and buttons or rotary encoders around it.

At the moment - useless. It works only when the GNS430W-screen is inside the X-Plane-window and not popped-out

[RXP 2,338]

Hi,

Since the OP, there has been even newer Adrenalin drivers:

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/radeon-400-series/radeon-rx-400-series/radeon-rx-460

Fixed Issues:

• On a limited number of displays, launching a game may lead to an intermittent black screen that requires a system reboot to resolve.
• A TDR or black screen may occur when running the Vulkan test from Geekbench™5.

Known Issues:

• Some game titles may experience hitching when Instant Replay is enabled on Radeon RX 5000 series system configurations.
• Enhanced Sync may cause a black screen to occur when enabled on some games and system configurations. Any users who may be experiencing issues with Enhanced Sync enabled should disable it as a temporary workaround.
• Desktop or In-game corruption may occur intermittently when HDR is enabled.
• Some users may still experience black screen or system hang issues during extended periods of gameplay. AMD will continue to monitor and investigate reports of these issues closely.