I finally got my new interface cable for my AFP. Now the AFP doesn't recognize that the interface cable is connected to the com port. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software and patches after disabling virus protection, restarted my puter, reassigned the com port, checked cable connections, and checked for driver updates and it still doesn't recognize. It displays "AeroFly Professional unable to locate teh interface cable. Please plug the interface cable into a free COM port.". What else can I do? I will go ahead and attach my tmlog file for reference in case it's needed.

tm: Library Version 4.0, Copyright (C) 1999-2003, IPACS
tm: http://www.ipacs.de
tmsystem: init random with 1449190848
tmsystem: cpu type=(nlogical=1) (nphysical=1) (no hyper-threading)
tmsystem: cpu=2162 Mhz
tmsystem: memory=(physical=1023MB, avail=592MB) (virtual=2047MB, avail=1795MB)
tmsystem: operating system=Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Service Pack: Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
afdesign: init ok
tmgl: loading font v2 texture/serif10.tmf=(256x256) (32x255) ok
tmgl: loading mouse texture/mouse.tmt=ok
tmprogram: AeroFly Professional Version 1.6.8.6, Copyright © 1998-2004 IPACS
loading configfile config/main.mcf=ok
loading player configfile config/player1.mcf=ok
loading player configfile config/player2.mcf=ok
directsound: register sound sound/beep.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/balloon.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/crash.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/splash.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/glider.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/glider2.wav=ok
directinput: init=ok
tmsystem: current monitor frequency=60
init window=(window=800x600) (screen=1024x768) (32bpp) (60Hz) (window)
directsound: init=(speakerconfig=unknown) (certified) (cont.rate) (primary 16bit) (samplerates 8000,96000) (1 hwbuffers) (0 hwbytes)
init pixelformat=ok
gl: vendor=NVIDIA Corporation, renderer=GeForce FX 5200/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!, version=1.4.1
gl: (viewport=4096x4096) (texturesize=4096) (stencil=8)
gl: extensions=GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos GL_S3_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_paletted_texture GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_HP_occlusion_test GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color GL_NV_depth_clamp GL_NV_fence GL_NV_float_buffer GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_fragment_program GL_NV_half_float GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint GL_NV_occlusion_query GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_pixel_data_range GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_register_combiners GL_NV_register_combiners2 GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_expand_normal GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texture_shader GL_NV_texture_shader2 GL_NV_texture_shader3 GL_NV_vertex_array_range GL_NV_vertex_array_range2 GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_NV_vertex_program2 GL_NVX_ycrcb GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGIX_depth_texture GL_SGIX_shadow GL_SUN_slice_accum GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control
wgl: extensions=WGL_ARB_buffer_region WGL_ARB_extensions_string WGL_ARB_multisample WGL_ARB_pbuffer WGL_ARB_pixel_format WGL_ARB_render_texture WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_EXT_swap_control WGL_NV_float_buffer WGL_NV_render_depth_texture WGL_NV_render_texture_rectangle
gl: extensions=(lockarrays) (multitexture) (pointparameter) (vertexbufferobject) (paletted texture) (separate color) (anisotropic filter of 8.00)
wgl: extensions=(wglpixelformat) (wglrendertexture) (swapcontrol)
gl: reducing max texture size from 4096 to 512
tmsystem: fullscreen modes=(640x480x16x60) (rj-640x480x16x70) (rj-640x480x16x72) (rj-640x480x16x75) (rj-720x480x16x60) (rj-720x576x16x60) (800x600x16x60) (rj-800x600x16x70) (rj-800x600x16x72) (rj-800x600x16x75) (rj-848x480x16x60) (rj-848x480x16x70) (rj-848x480x16x72) (rj-848x480x16x75) (1024x768x16x60) (rj-1024x768x16x70) (rj-1024x768x16x72) (rj-1024x768x16x75) (rj-1088x612x16x60) (rj-1088x612x16x70) (rj-1088x612x16x72) (rj-1088x612x16x75) (1152x864x16x60) (rj-1152x864x16x70) (rj-1152x864x16x72) (rj-1152x864x16x75) (1280x720x16x60) (rj-1280x720x16x70) (rj-1280x720x16x72) (rj-1280x720x16x75) (1280x768x16x60) (rj-1280x768x16x70) (rj-1280x768x16x72) (rj-1280x768x16x75) (1280x960x16x60) (rj-1280x960x16x70) (rj-1280x960x16x72) (rj-1280x960x16x75) (1280x1024x16x60) (rj-1280x1024x16x70) (rj-1280x1024x16x72) (rj-640x480x32x70) (rj-640x480x32x72) (rj-640x480x32x75) (rj-720x480x32x60) (rj-720x576x32x60) (rj-800x600x32x70) (rj-800x600x32x72) (rj-800x600x32x75) (rj-848x480x32x60) (rj-848x480x32x70) (rj-848x480x32x72) (rj-848x480x32x75) (rj-1024x768x32x70) (rj-1024x768x32x72) (rj-1024x768x32x75) (rj-1088x612x32x60) (rj-1088x612x32x70) (rj-1088x612x32x72) (rj-1088x612x32x75) (rj-1152x864x32x70) (rj-1152x864x32x72) (rj-1152x864x32x75) (rj-1280x720x32x70) (rj-1280x720x32x72) (rj-1280x720x32x75) (rj-1280x768x32x70) (rj-1280x768x32x72) (rj-1280x768x32x75) (rj-1280x960x32x70) (rj-1280x960x32x72) (rj-1280x960x32x75) (rj-1280x1024x32x70) (rj-1280x1024x32x72)
directinput: searching joystick=none
tmgl: loading font v2 texture/arial8b.tmf=(256x256) (32x255) ok
tmgl: loading font v2 texture/arial20b.tmf=(256x256) (32x255) ok
sim: loading scenery scenery/forestlake.geo...
sim: 2 objects 0 dynobjects
sim: start position 1
sim: start position 2
sim: start position 3
sim: ballons=10 (80.00,128.00,4.00) (105.00,152.00,8.00)
sim: dragrace=(100.00,180.00)
sim: spotarea=(20.00,14.00)
sim: pylon 1=(-40.00,140.00,-1.00)
sim: pylon 2=(110.00,125.00,-1.00)
sim: pylon 3=(110.00,155.00,-1.00)
sim: loading ground scenery/forestlake/forestlakef.obj
sim: loading object scenery/forestlake/forestlakeg.obj=ok
sim: loading object scenery/forestlake/forestlakeo.obj=ok
sim: 389 transparent geometries 388 billboards
sim: loading time=2827217 mus
tmcollision: 4223 triangles using 185812 bytes
tmcollision: 388 billboards
tmcollision: omin=(-7819.9,-8338.1,-0.0) omax=(8016.8,8285.5,471.0)
tmcollision: octmin=(20.0,20.0,20.0)
tmcollision: otnodes=2297 otdepth=26
tmcollision: otnmaxareas=79 otnavgareas=4 otnminsize=(15.466,16.234,14.718)
tmcollision: otareas=9990 mem=559440
tmcollision: otclppl=36517 mem=1168544
tmcollision: 2297 octrees, using 597220 bytes
tmcollision: total mem=2511016 bytes
tmcollision: time=325678mus
tmcolldynamic: no dynamic objects or triangles
tmgl: failed to load texture texture/water2.tmt
tmgl: failed to load texture texture/water1.tmt
sim: loading aircraft 1 pt40...
tmdairfoil: loading naca0015 ok
directsound: register sound sound/g10-1700.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/g10-3750.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/g10-6000.wav=ok
generating shadow pt40shadow0=(generating fast shadow map)radius=1.53 bbmin=(-0.89 -0.89 -0.20) bbmax=(0.89 0.89 0.19)
sim: creating blurr=Propeller
tmmusic: play single song 0
tminput: searching for input devices...
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 1=(receiving) none
tminput: closing comport
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 2=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 3=(receiving) none
tminput: closing comport
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 4=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 5=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 6=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 7=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 8=createfile failed
tminput: 0 devices found
tminput: searching for input devices...
tminput: checking for joystick=fail
tminput: 0 devices found

Can you check your system settings and let me know what the number for your COM port is. You will see this information in the Hardware manager.
According to the TM.LOG file only COM1 and COM3 are accessible to AeroFly. If your COM port has another number it is blocked for some reason. This is in most cases due to other software blocking that port.

Also, check your COM1 or COM3 settings under device manager
I/O range 03F8-03FF
IRQ 04

I already did that too. It's on com port 1. Com port 3 is being used by something else. All the settings are correct on com port 1.

That is the same thing my new AFPD did when I tryed to set it up. Found out my AFPD was shiped to me with a Easy fly interface cable. Been waiting three weeks for Ikarus to send me new cable. Check thread out ( Aerfly purchased-easyfly game controller

Are you using a usb-to-serial adapter or are you connecting directly to a serial card in your PC? Does the cable show up under "game controllers" in windows?

I'm connected straight to the serial port using the interface cable that came with AFP. I can't find the cable in windows. It's not listed under game controllers.

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Hi Tony, do you have access to another computer to test the cable on?

No. This is a brand new cable. I just received it yesterday. I understand that the cable could be defective but it is new and everything was working before I sent the cable in for repair/replacement.

Hi Tony, I sent you a PM

I am having the same problem. I have installed aerofly professional on my computer running windows xp. I am using a new Keyspan USA-19HS USB Serial Adapter. The adapter shows on the device manager as Com Port 4. I have installed the Aerofly Professional, Vol 1 expansion pack and the patch for professional from Ikarus web site..
I have attached the TM log.

Thanks
tom

tm: Library Version 4.0, Copyright (C) 1999-2003, IPACS
tm: http://www.ipacs.de
tmsystem: init random with 183546320
tmsystem: cpu type=(nlogical=2) (nphysical=1) (hyper-threading enabled)
tmsystem: cpu=2793 Mhz
tmsystem: memory=(physical=1022MB, avail=558MB) (virtual=2047MB, avail=1876MB)
tmsystem: operating system=Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Service Pack: Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
afdesign: init ok
tmgl: loading font v2 texture/serif10.tmf=(256x256) (32x255) ok
tmgl: loading mouse texture/mouse.tmt=ok
tmprogram: AeroFly Professional Version 1.6.8.6, Copyright © 1998-2004 IPACS
loading configfile config/main.mcf=ok
loading player configfile config/player1.mcf=ok
loading player configfile config/player2.mcf=ok
directsound: register sound sound/beep.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/balloon.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/crash.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/splash.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/glider.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/glider2.wav=ok
directinput: init=ok
tmsystem: current monitor frequency=60
init window=(window=800x600) (screen=1024x768) (32bpp) (60Hz) (window)
directsound: init=(speakerconfig=5.1) (certified) (cont.rate) (primary 16bit) (samplerates 4000,192000) (64 hwbuffers) (0 hwbytes)
init pixelformat=ok
gl: vendor=ATI Technologies Inc., renderer=RADEON X300 x86/SSE2, version=2.0.5279 WinXP Release
gl: (viewport=4096x4096) (texturesize=2048) (stencil=8)
gl: extensions=GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_S3_s3tc GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_blend GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_element_array GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_map_object_buffer GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_ATI_vertex_array_object GL_ATI_vertex_attrib_array_object GL_ATI_vertex_streams GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATIX_texture_env_route GL_ATIX_vertex_shader_output_point_size GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_shader GL_HP_occlusion_test GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_occlusion_query GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGI_color_matrix GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_multitexture GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_EXT_swap_control
wgl: extensions=WGL_ARB_extensions_string WGL_ARB_make_current_read WGL_ARB_multisample WGL_ARB_pbuffer WGL_ARB_pixel_format WGL_ARB_render_texture WGL_ATI_pixel_format_float WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_EXT_swap_control WGL_ATI_render_texture_rectangle
gl: extensions=(lockarrays) (multitexture) (pointparameter) (vertexbufferobject) (separate color) (anisotropic filter of 16.00)
wgl: extensions=(wglpixelformat) (wglrendertexture) (swapcontrol)
gl: reducing max texture size from 2048 to 512
tmsystem: fullscreen modes=(640x480x16x60) (rj-640x480x16x75) (rj-640x480x32x75) (rj-720x480x16x60) (rj-720x480x32x60) (800x600x16x60) (rj-800x600x16x75) (rj-800x600x32x75) (1024x768x16x60) (rj-1024x768x16x75) (rj-1024x768x32x75) (rj-1152x864x16x75) (rj-1152x864x32x75) (1280x720x16x60) (1280x768x16x60) (rj-1280x800x16x60) (rj-1280x800x16x75) (rj-1280x800x32x60) (rj-1280x800x32x75) (1280x1024x16x60) (rj-1280x1024x16x75) (rj-1280x1024x32x75)
directinput: searching joystick=none
tmgl: loading font v2 texture/arial8b.tmf=(256x256) (32x255) ok
tmgl: loading font v2 texture/arial20b.tmf=(256x256) (32x255) ok
sim: loading scenery scenery/forestlake.geo...
sim: 2 objects 0 dynobjects
sim: start position 1
sim: start position 2
sim: start position 3
sim: ballons=10 (80.00,128.00,4.00) (105.00,152.00,8.00)
sim: dragrace=(100.00,180.00)
sim: spotarea=(20.00,14.00)
sim: pylon 1=(-40.00,140.00,-1.00)
sim: pylon 2=(110.00,125.00,-1.00)
sim: pylon 3=(110.00,155.00,-1.00)
sim: loading ground scenery/forestlake/forestlakef.obj
sim: loading object scenery/forestlake/forestlakeg.obj=ok
sim: loading object scenery/forestlake/forestlakeo.obj=ok
sim: 389 transparent geometries 388 billboards
sim: loading time=3208362 mus
tmcollision: 4223 triangles using 185812 bytes
tmcollision: 388 billboards
tmcollision: omin=(-7819.9,-8338.1,-0.0) omax=(8016.8,8285.5,471.0)
tmcollision: octmin=(20.0,20.0,20.0)
tmcollision: otnodes=2297 otdepth=26
tmcollision: otnmaxareas=79 otnavgareas=4 otnminsize=(15.466,16.234,14.718)
tmcollision: otareas=9990 mem=559440
tmcollision: otclppl=36517 mem=1168544
tmcollision: 2297 octrees, using 597220 bytes
tmcollision: total mem=2511016 bytes
tmcollision: time=338439mus
tmcolldynamic: no dynamic objects or triangles
tmgl: failed to load texture texture/water2.tmt
tmgl: failed to load texture texture/water1.tmt
sim: loading aircraft 1 pt40...
tmdairfoil: loading naca0015 ok
directsound: register sound sound/g10-1700.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/g10-3750.wav=ok
directsound: register sound sound/g10-6000.wav=ok
generating shadow pt40shadow0=(generating fast shadow map)radius=1.53 bbmin=(-0.89 -0.89 -0.20) bbmax=(0.89 0.89 0.19)
sim: creating blurr=Propeller
tmmusic: play single song 0
tminput: searching for input devices...
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 1=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 2=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 3=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 4=(receiving) none
tminput: closing comport
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 5=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 6=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 7=createfile failed
tminput: checking for transmitter on comport 8=createfile failed
tminput: 0 devices found
tminput: searching for input devices...
tminput: checking for joystick=fail
tminput: 0 devices found
directsound: shutdown
directinput: shutdown
saving configfile config/main.mcf=ok
saving player configfile config/player1.mcf=ok
tmsystem: 0 memory blocks:
tmsystem: shutdown, 0 memory blocks left using 0 bytes

Hi Tom, according to your tm.log file, aerofly is unable to open COM 4 port. So if the com port is showing up, it might be accupied by another piece of software, but there is no way to find out which one. Also, not all serial adapters are compatible with AFP and the one sold by Ikarus here has been tested http://www.ikarus-modellbau.de/onlin...=217&anid=5574 However, I would highlyh recommend you to upgrade your AFP to AFPD at a low cost. AFPD has so much more to offer