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05-19-2005, 10:39 AM
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afpd main executable
Why does afpd run so well on my setup so but then won,t start if I shut my computer off? I swear its learning how to not start! At first install it ran, then the dreaded main exacutable file warning starts up I have been to the computer shop for new video card,Geforce 5200 intel2.8 etc.. Sytem can handle it it just can,t start it .I have the patch also ,do I need to lose the game commander??
05-20-2005, 11:17 PM
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RE: afpd main executable
I think I know the answer now,after spending time and money and becoming a friggin software researcher. I suspect the game commander or the connection to same is defective, Aerofly has a tm.log file and it says unable to find usb I will be sending back to HeliHobby. I love this sim, its a blast to fly I now wish I had bought locally so I could get a new setup this weekend. Hope this post helps someone in future
05-21-2005, 10:39 AM
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RE: afpd main executable
Wow I unplugged the keyboard and it started!! I have done this before and nothing happened or maybe it did start but then would not start again after shutdown. I have loaded and reloaded the program and as of last night had given up,thanks so much for your help and this forum so there is someplace to go and good people there to try to help with these exotic problems that no one else has a clue about. I have another ? about aerofly. I have the game commander version and when it starts it shows the serial# of the g.c. can I get a cable for my hitec and will it startup or is the cable version different somehow? Thanks again for your help my computer will stay on all weekend.
05-21-2005, 10:55 AM
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RE: afpd main executable
Yes you can get a cable from us for your own radio, but you still must have the Commander plugged in to use it.
You can get the cable here, it's the SIMCOM - www.aeroflypro.com/purchase
About halfway down the page.
You can get the cable here, it's the SIMCOM - www.aeroflypro.com/purchase
About halfway down the page.
05-21-2005, 09:04 PM
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RE: afpd main executable
thanks stlpilot I have ordered the cable so I can fly two planes at once I,m still curious about how aerofly works if you buy the version without the game commander. I,m having so much trouble with my sim recognizing the game commander that in hindsight I would have ordered the transmitter version and then bought a gc as an addon I hope this makes sense, thanks again for your help I flew aerofly for a couple off hours today and rolling circles will soon be in my grasp I hope.
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RE: afpd main executable
Well if it's having problems recognizing the Commander it would have the same problem with the Interface. Just think of the Commander as an Interface with radio attached. It's the same hardware. The advantage of the Commander is no battery ... the disadvatage is it's not a computer radio. The Interface version ... basically, you just add your own radio. Since you purchased the Simcom you can now use your own radio.
But I will help you figure out why it will not recognize your radio. Yes, it makes sense that you would want an Interface version then add Commander later. BUT either way you have to have something plugged in to make it work. It may be a USB issue/conflict.
What's happening that you are losing it ... what's going on?
But I will help you figure out why it will not recognize your radio. Yes, it makes sense that you would want an Interface version then add Commander later. BUT either way you have to have something plugged in to make it work. It may be a USB issue/conflict.
What's happening that you are losing it ... what's going on?
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RE: afpd main executable
What happens is on launch it searches for the interface for 5 secs or so then a window pops up that says that there is a problem with the main exacutable file and wants to make a report to microsoft about it. If you don,t plug the gc and launch it then it will load a plane and scenery and then it will ask you to plug in the gc. When you plug in the gc the computer will beep to acknoledge the usb connection and then you push the search button in the box that asked for it on your desktop, and if the planets are aligned just right you are in, but much more likely you will get the main executable notice again. It ran real fine all day but my son turned it off to play his game and now no amount of deleting and reloading patches or no patches keyboard plugged in or not.. The tm.log file says it can not find the usb so I,m pretty sure now that it a bad gc. Will call Ikarus people tomorrow and see how to get one that works, and I have a cable coming also so one way or another I will get this thing going.
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RE: afpd main executable
ORIGINAL: STLPilot
Yes, it makes sense that you would want an Interface version then add Commander later. BUT either way you have to have something plugged in to make it work.
Yes, it makes sense that you would want an Interface version then add Commander later. BUT either way you have to have something plugged in to make it work.
-- Mike
05-25-2005, 07:55 AM
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RE: afpd main executable
Sent game commander to Ikarus yesterday to be checked and hopefully replaced so maybe whole exercise is about a bad controller. I understand now that the game commander has the copywrite protection in it and this is probably the glitch. My advice to anyone buying afpd would be to buy locally if possible and have the store load and run the program on there computer if possible. My minimum hassle factor at this point is a lot of frustration, a two week turnaround on warranty and 18 dollars shipping on my end I still can highly recomment this sim and the Ikarus people at this time they are doing there best to help me get going
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RE: afpd main executable
ORIGINAL: B. Wildered
Can I indeed buy the Interface version then add Commander later?
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ORIGINAL: STLPilot
Yes, it makes sense that you would want an Interface version then add Commander later. BUT either way you have to have something plugged in to make it work.
Yes, it makes sense that you would want an Interface version then add Commander later. BUT either way you have to have something plugged in to make it work.
-- Mike
I'm assuming that if you do buy the Commander version and later want to use your own radio, you'll need to buy the $35 cable (or some other 3rd party's), but presumably will escape the need for the $10 Micro Adapter (tho I'm not sure.)
Confusin', ain't it?
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RE: afpd main executable
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What happens is on launch it searches for the interface for 5 secs or so then a window pops up that says that there is a problem with the main exacutable file and wants to make a report to microsoft about it. If you don,t plug the gc and launch it then it will load a plane and scenery and then it will ask you to plug in the gc. When you plug in the gc the computer will beep to acknoledge the usb connection and then you push the search button in the box that asked for it on your desktop, and if the planets are aligned just right you are in, but much more likely you will get the main executable notice again. It ran real fine all day but my son turned it off to play his game and now no amount of deleting and reloading patches or no patches keyboard plugged in or not.. The tm.log file says it can not find the usb so I,m pretty sure now that it a bad gc. Will call Ikarus people tomorrow and see how to get one that works, and I have a cable coming also so one way or another I will get this thing going.
What happens is on launch it searches for the interface for 5 secs or so then a window pops up that says that there is a problem with the main exacutable file and wants to make a report to microsoft about it. If you don,t plug the gc and launch it then it will load a plane and scenery and then it will ask you to plug in the gc. When you plug in the gc the computer will beep to acknoledge the usb connection and then you push the search button in the box that asked for it on your desktop, and if the planets are aligned just right you are in, but much more likely you will get the main executable notice again. It ran real fine all day but my son turned it off to play his game and now no amount of deleting and reloading patches or no patches keyboard plugged in or not.. The tm.log file says it can not find the usb so I,m pretty sure now that it a bad gc. Will call Ikarus people tomorrow and see how to get one that works, and I have a cable coming also so one way or another I will get this thing going.
Same thing here!
06-02-2005, 10:42 PM
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RE: afpd main executable
Sorry to hear that Brett is having yhe same problem. It took 4days for my returned gc to reach Ikarus and they quoted a 48 hr diagnose so I will call tomorrow and see whats up. I will post the results as soon as I hear. My computer that I run it on is a p4 2.8 asus p4p800s motherboard with a asus 5200 128 mg grafics card This is the recommended setup and runs the sim very well and can probably be optimized to run it better. Frame rates vary between 40 to 90+ but my experience has been limited.
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RE: afpd main executable
Talked to Fred at Ikarus on friday and g.c. is defective, a new g.c. is in the mail. The defect is in the pot which I take to be the thing the stick is attached to. When running the sticks seemed fine but I,m no techie and will have to take his word for it. AFPD has a diagnose file called the tmlog that you can search for and open.
