June 2, 20242 yr 3 hours ago, Bobsk8 said: Everything is working on my system including the map enhancement. I was curious after reading this thread, and looked at my host file. The folder is there, but it contains nothing. Do you know why that is? Have you disabled the option to hide operating system files in the folder options for this folder? Ryzen 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 64GB, Win 11. MSFS2020. Moza, MFG, Fulcrum & Virpil controllers. Quest 3 for VR.
June 2, 20242 yr The hosts file can disappear. It needs to be there. The file will have to be recreated using notepad. Here is how to do that: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-reset-the-hosts-file-back-to-the-default-c2a43f9d-e176-c6f3-e4ef-3500277a6dae To prevent doing this in the future, make a copy of the normal hosts file and store it somewhere safe. To be clear, the hosts file you create should not be named hosts.old Edited June 2, 20242 yr by Fielder 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
June 2, 20242 yr 53 minutes ago, Donka said: Have you disabled the option to hide operating system files in the folder options for this folder? No, it is not hidden, and the folder says it contains 0 data, empty in other words. Edited June 2, 20242 yr by Bobsk8
June 2, 20242 yr 50 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: No, it is not hidden, and the folder says it contains 0 data, empty in other words. Not sure what is going on then - checked mine and the hosts file as well as a few others are present and correct in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc Ryzen 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 64GB, Win 11. MSFS2020. Moza, MFG, Fulcrum & Virpil controllers. Quest 3 for VR.
June 2, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Fielder said: The hosts file can disappear. It needs to be there. The file will have to be recreated using notepad. Here is how to do that: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-reset-the-hosts-file-back-to-the-default-c2a43f9d-e176-c6f3-e4ef-3500277a6dae To prevent doing this in the future, make a copy of the normal hosts file and store it somewhere safe. To be clear, the hosts file you create should not be named hosts.old Did that and still not loading. Here is copy of Host file I created • • # Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp. • # • # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. • # • # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each • # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should • # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. • # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. • # • # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual • # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. • # • # For example: • # • # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server • # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com • # x client host • # localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself. • # 127.0.0.1 localhost # ::1 localhost I'm running Windows 11. Can you post me a copy of your Host file? Roy i7-10700 CPU @2.90 GHz, 32 GB Ram, nVadia GTX1660ti, Samsung 1 TB SSD Drive
June 2, 20242 yr In your file all lines start with #. That means they are commented out and will not be read by Windows. at least remove the hash from the last line. // 5800X3D // RTX 3090 // 64GB RAM // HP REVERB G2 //
June 2, 20242 yr OK, I looked up this hosts file, and basically it is an old fashion way to look up an IP address, and has been replaced by a DNS server. Really not necessary unless you have an IP address that is not in a DNS server.
June 2, 20242 yr 26 minutes ago, espent said: In your file all lines start with #. That means they are commented out and will not be read by Windows. at least remove the hash from the last line. Still not working. Still like to have a copy of a good Host file. I can type it in. i7-10700 CPU @2.90 GHz, 32 GB Ram, nVadia GTX1660ti, Samsung 1 TB SSD Drive
June 2, 20242 yr Wow. Finally got it going. Hopefully I can get it going again. Really is night and day. Very worth it do far. Lots of testing left to do however Ron MSFS 2024 -Too many airplanes to name. Too many airports to name.
June 2, 20242 yr 39 minutes ago, Roy Warren said: Still not working. Still like to have a copy of a good Host file. I can type it in. I am not by my computer now, but I can send you mine later. Also make sure there is no extension to the file. Like .txt or .cfg the name should only be hosts // 5800X3D // RTX 3090 // 64GB RAM // HP REVERB G2 //
June 2, 20242 yr 5 hours ago, filou said: This is already the third time I've said it. If you no longer want to see this problem you must turn photogrammetry OFF What does PG off fix when seeing wrong seasonal Bing tiles when using the mods Latest Bing setting ? With the default Bing map tiles there is no issue in that region. Quote : Photogrammetry as it applies to MSFS is the use of photos to generate 3D models. PG is one of the main features from MSFS. But everyone can choose to have them On or Off. Edited June 2, 20242 yr by GSalden 5950x3d 5.4-5.7 GHz - Asus ROG 870 Crosshair Apex - GSkill Neo 2x 24 Gb 6000 mhz / cas 26 - MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC - 1x SSD M2 6000 2TB - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 1Tb - Corsair 5400 case - Corsair 360 liquid cooling set - 3x 75’ TCL tv. 13600 6 cores @ 5.1 GHz / 8 cores @ 4.0 GHz (hypterthreading on) - Asus ROG Strix Gaming D - GSkill Trident 4x Gb 3200 MHz cas 15 - Asus TUF RTX 4080 16 Gb - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 2TB - 2x Sata 600 SSD 500 Mb - Corsair D4000 Airflow case - NXT Krajen Z63 AIO liquide cooling - FOV : 200 degrees My flightsim vids : https://www.youtube.com/user/fswidesim/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0
June 2, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, espent said: I am not by my computer now, but I can send you mine later. Also make sure there is no extension to the file. Like .txt or .cfg the name should only be hosts Thanks. I deleted the .txt extension when I created it. What I think I need is their ip address. Your file should have it. i7-10700 CPU @2.90 GHz, 32 GB Ram, nVadia GTX1660ti, Samsung 1 TB SSD Drive
June 2, 20242 yr 14 minutes ago, Ron Lefebvre said: Wow. Finally got it going. Hopefully I can get it going again. Really is night and day. Very worth it do far. Lots of testing left to do however So what was your solution?
June 2, 20242 yr https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v72822654 The above will work. Doing this you will backup your current hosts file and make a new one. Please note the 2nd to the last line and last line in your new hosts file may need to be different. If you are for instance using a VPN, then it will be different. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
June 2, 20242 yr Note the info about the fs-base-nav folder. Try deleting that from the folder named Official. The hosts file should have no lines that do not begin with #. Delete all lines that do not begin with #. All that remains should be this (note the blank lines begin with # too). # Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host # localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself. # 127.0.0.1 localhost # ::1 localhost 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
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