Teddy

Hi Using pm with the pm aircraft model. If the altitude in the mcp is reset before the T/D, the aircraft begins to descent immediately. It does not hold the current altitude till the T/D. Any suggested fixes? Ted

I have a 6700k with a ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger mobo. I have noticed that the default cpu voltage for 4200Mhz (turbo boost mode) was 1.312v. After reading many articles on the internet, i realised that the default is set high and most recommended that one should reduce it by setting it to manual mode. I set the cpu voltage to 1.25v. Even after manually setting the cpu voltage to 1.25v, when on load the core voltage went up to 1.38 volts at 4200Mhz. The highest reading was 1.43 v. I measured the voltages using XTU and HWMonitor. The second thing I observed is that the temp reading in the UEFI reads 42 deg C. And at idle load, temp on XTU reads 36-38 deg C. I think there is something wrong, but not able to figure out what. All suggestions are welcome. Regards Teddy

From what I understand... 4 core HT off - No AM required 4 core HT on - AM should be 85 What you mean by addons on 14 and addons on 248? Ted

Okay. I found the solution. With the Asus Maximus VIII Ranger and Hero series, there is no option to disable the xHCI as it is an integral part of the circuitry. It is probably the reason why the USB 2.0 is not really a generic USB 2.0 and is more like the USB 3.0 with lower data transfer speeds. It depends on the legacy option in the UEFA to be enabled or disabled to make it compatible with older hardware. However, this is not what the Saitek X52 Pro Controller is happy with and therefore does not work with the USB 2.0 of this mobo. The option is to use the ASMedia 3.1 USB connector. The ranger has 1 connection at the rear. It is a red USB connection. Please read the user manual of the mobo to identify this USB port. Using the ASMedia USB port solved my problem. But note that if you have already plugged in the controller in one of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 ports at least once, the controller gets committed to that port and does not allow the system to install the driver if the USB port is changed. Happened to me but might not be true for all. Cleaning of all Saitek software and the registry did not help as well. The only way I could get it rolling was to reinstall windows. Safe Skies & Happy 2016

Using the ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger with Skylake 6700K & GTX970 with Win 7 64bit Tried installing the Saitek X52 Pro and have the following issues : During installation, after prompting for the controller to be connected, the driver installer hangs. There is no choice but to force shutdown the driver installer. With the lights on the controller on, it seems as though the controller is installed and on checking from devices and printers all the movements are active. However, when shutting down the system, it get stuck indefinitely at the windows "shutting down" page. I have no choice but to force shutdown the system. When I restart with the system with the contoller connected, windows get stuck at the windows logo screen. The only way to start and stop windows normally is to disconnect the controller. Apart from this, there are strange things happening when the controller is connected. At times the mouse does not respond (wireless mouse) and sometimes the system does not connect to the internet (wireless card installed in the system). After looking around for a solution, I found that one needs to disable the xHCI option in the BIOS of the mobo. However, the option available in this bios is "xHCI hand-off" enabled or disabled. Currently this is disabled. But this obviously is not working for me. I dont know if I have missed something. Any help will be appreciated. Regards Teddy

Upgraded my system to ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger Z170 with Skylake 6700K & GTX 970. When I try to install the X52 pro, the installer hangs. Physically the system seems to have recognized the controller. However, I have to force shut down the installer. Strange things happen thereafter. I am not able to connect to the internet anymore and sometime the mouse is jerky and at times not recognised at all. At times the system is not able to connect to the internet too. Furthermore, the system does not shutdown but is stuck indefinitely at the windows "shutting down" screen. On restart the system is again stuck at the screen with the windows logo. However, when I disconnect the X52 pro controller, the system shuts down and starts up normally. Tried finding a solution and most of the folks with similar problems have suggested that the xHCI needs to be set to disabled. However the only option that Maximus VIII Ranger offers is the "xHCI hand off" to be set either to enabled or disabled. Mine is set to disabled. But this is not helping me. Has anyone been able to resolve this problem? Regards Teddy

Same problem. During installation the unit comes on with the lights. However, the driver installation doesnt complete and is stuck indefinitely. I have no choice but to force shut the setup. After this the joystick and the throttle seem to be working but the computer freezes at the logging off screen and when the computer is restarted with the joystick plugged in, the computer freezes on the log on screen and the joystick has to be unplugged and the system has to be restarted. I dont think the joystick is broken. Would also appreciate if someone guides me on how to uninstall the drivers completely. Ted

Using FSX and Steve's DX10 Fixer. Started experiencing some stutters and the annoying white flashes in the sea especially when the aircraft is below 2500 feet. Noticed this after I installed FTX Vector. I deleted the sub directories in the Shaders folder so that FSX starts rebuilding them again. To my surprise FSX is not re-building the Shaders folder after several reboots of the sim. GRAPHICS section of the fsx.cfg file as under : [Graphics] D3D10=1 MultiSamplesPerPixel=8 MultiSampleQuality=8 SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693458434 TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=2048 NUM_LIGHTS=8 AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=0 AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1 COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1 LANDING_LIGHTS=1 AC_SELF_SHADOW=0 EFFECTS_QUALITY=2 GROUND_SHADOWS=0 TEXTURE_QUALITY=3 IMAGE_QUALITY=0 See_Self=1 Text_Scroll=1 HIGHMEMFIX=1 ALLOW_SHADER_30=1 //08/11/2013 //ForceWindowedVSync=1 Is there something wrong? Regards Teddy

Will this have a conflict with Ezdok? Will I have to uninstall Ezdok to install Ezcam? Teddy

I just got the licensed version. A little buggy though. I loaded a flight and my iphone connected to the server without a glitch. However, no matter what I did with the CDU on the phone, nothing was happening to the CDU in the sim. Then I tried resetting the app on the phone by closing it and restarting it again. This time when I checked the tray, connected clients were 4. Then I shut the server down and restarted it as well. When I made the connection this time. The inputs on the phone CDU were showing up on the CDU in the sim but not showing up on the phone CDU. Can you check this out please. Teddy

A couple of questions : 1. I saw the videos and noticed kind of a weird movement during transition. When transiting from the Capt's veiw to the FO view, the camera first moves right, then up a bit and then to the right again to its final position. Doesn't it move from the start point to the end point in a straight line? (like in Ezdok) 2. I am a user of Ezdok for several years but am always looking for a better solution especially because of the shifting camera problem. The camera changing its position during flight. Though you have mentioned about the FSX problems in your first video, do you think you have been able to eliminate this shifting camera problem with Ezcamviews? 3. Do you plan to add the DHM and other dynamics that Ezdok has within their software or do you recommend any software for it? Sorry for the many questions, but as a flight simmer since many years, I see the potential in your software as a payware and would love to pay for it, if it addresses the concerns that are bugging me and my fellow flight simmers for a long time. Regards Teddy

In my case, its Win7 Teddy

Same problem here. Changed the frame rate limiter from 30 fps to off. Then applied the changes. Closed NI and opened it again. Back to 30 fps. Teddy

It does work in windowed mode too. After you done with setting DSR to the desired factor (1.20 or 1.50 and so on) and setting the smoothness, click "Change Resolution" on the nVidia control panel. Select the appropriate resolution for your monitor and apply. Now start FSX and select the resolution (same one as the one selected in the nVidia control panel). You should be good to go. Ted

Would appreciate a word or two from someone who has tried this on FSX. I am with the same settings as that of Andrew Thanks Ted

Smooth while in the air..... I agree though I have to test it with a few more flights. However, while on the ground and taxing turning left or right, I have a lot of stutters which I did not have when I use to have the FS FPS set to Unlimited and governed by the external frame rate limiter via NI. No matter what combination I use (FS FPS as low as 30 and FA as low as 20), I cannot get rid of the stutters on the ground. Did anyone with the same issue manage to do something to smoothen things out while on the ground? Any assistance is appreciated. Regards Teddy

+1 Ted

Still trying to figure out how to uninstall .net framework 4.5.1 and replace it with 3.5 sp1. Any help will be appreciated. Ted

I have microsoft .Net framework 4.5.1 currently installed on my system. A few questions : 1. How do I uninstall it clean? Can I just unistall it from the control panel or do I need a tool? If so, which is the recommended tool for uninstallation? 2. Will unsinstalling this version affect FSX or any other installations (sceneries, ASN, PMDG NGX etc associated with FSX including FSUIPC which I use for the Saitek X52 Pro? 3. Any special instructions when installing ver 3.5 SP1? Regards Ted

Hi Avi Oliver is right. Put the phone numbers and email addresses away. Welcome and browse thru the various forums and I am sure you will be amazed at the knowledge and assistance you can get from this community. Cheers Ted

Recently purchased the Special bundle pack for the 737NG. I have noticed that during the landing phase, after tuning in the ILS frequencies I am not able to select VOR LOC or APP. Is there something I am not doing correctly? I have also noticed that the left and right "Course" numbers do not change to display the ILS course (when the loc becomes active) as it normally did before I installed FS2crew. Any suggestions? Regards Ted

Links broken. Please upload them again. Ted

Happened to visit the OpenVFR site today (http://openvfr.freyt.de/magento/index.php/). They claim that it is compatible with FSX and FTX Global. Has someone tried it? Wont the openvfr terrain files have a conflict with the FTX global terrain textures? They have many modules such as the terrain, objects, mesh, buildings etc. Which ones does one recommend using with FTX Global in case they are compatible. Ted

Manny, Do you know who Subramaniam Swamy is? He is doing this for political reasons. Please do not echo views of people who do everything for political gains. If he wants to contribute to what he believes is a human rights issue, he should take a govt delegation to the gulf and rescue all the workers from there. He has written this article to get votes for his party from the family members of millions of workers who are struggling all over the world. A kind of a ploy to make the people believe that they are aware of the problem and now they will do something about it. The question is not what exists. Now that you know about it, the question changes to "what are YOU going to do about it". Sitting in an air conditioned environment, starting up a blog which will only give different points of view which in any case most are aware of. Instead please tell Swamy who has enough political resources to start a movement and try and solve the problem. Having said this, I sympathise with people who are going thru this situation. But I dont trust Swamy to bring a change because he is a hard core unsympathetic politician who can go to any levels to suite his needs. Ted

Has someone tried this for FSX? Ted