Problem with TH2GO can you help?

[Jeff Clark 1043111]

I have just updated my system with a TH2GO. Works great.

However when I try to open FSInn I loose all graphics and end up with a black screen that won't refresh.

I have tried updating the drivers for my nVidia 8800GTS and also for the TH2GO with no sucess.

Has anyone experienced a similar problem?

Are there any suggestions as to how I can resolve my problem?

I have tried reducing the screen resolution with no luck.

[Garry Morris 920567]

Try turning off anti-aliasing on the windows video card setup and see if that corrects it.

[Benjamin Van Eps 987241]

That's a tough one.

 

I have both 8800 GTS and 3H2Go.... and only had that problem way back in the day.

I would make sure you have done a correct un-install and correct reinstall of the 8800GTS drivers (I am using 175.19).

 

Make sure you are using the current (Beta for a while now...year or so) of FSInn 1.3 and CoPilot 1.7

 

Knock those two options out and come back...

 

Benjamin

[Garry Morris 920567]

Any updates Jeff?

[Jeff Clark 1043111]

I have tried all those options. With no luck.

Someone put me onto a Windows Vista Ultimate miltiple screen hot fix how ever it seems I already have that running on my system.

I have tried running the screen resolution the same as the game resolution but that didn't work either.

At this stage I seem to be stuck with the problem and will have to keep searching the net.

[Benjamin Van Eps 987241]

Jeff, are the black portions of the screen stemming from the small FSInn windows or has the entire screen gone black.

http://

http://forums.vatsim.net/viewtopic.php?t=22441&view=previous&sid=09b7cd6c9ec196dbc772aa0842ae8e40

 

If it's just the stemming from the windows of FSInn - it's the video driver. Be sure to use clean sweep in safe mode etc. when updating drivers in the event you didn't. A lot of people over look the importance of a correct uninstall of the previous driver (thus nothing really changes).

 

You may already know this - I am just checking.

 

Benjamin

[Jeff Clark 1043111]

I just experienced a fatal error on FSX. I uninstalled FSX and all [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ociated software then re-installed one at a time. Everything worked fine even GameSpy and VatSim. I went to lunch came back to fly and all turned bad again.

I noticed that in the display settings of FSX when I first installed it all the screen resolutions were available including 32/16 bit etc (this was when everything was working fine) now I only have screen resolutions available at 32bit and the resolution that I run my monitors at with the TH2GO (5040x1050x32) this is not available in the selection list. The highest I can select is 3840x1024x32.

I think this is where my problem lies.

I have FSX with the acceleration pack installed as well as Copilot and FSInn.

[Benjamin Van Eps 987241]

Which 3H2Go do you have?

 

My can only run a 3840x1024 (which is what I run at). They are just not releasing a version that will do a widescreen - you must have it.

 

How about a firmware ware update http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/support/gxm/windows/th2go/digital/howto1/

 

I see it can be done

 

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go/resolution/digital/resolutions.html

 

How about this - have you run the "optimaztion" wizard of the matrox for FSX? This adds the resolutions to your FSX.cfg.

[Jeff Clark 1043111]

I have discovered the problem. Wooo Hooo.

Under the display settings of FSX there is an option to Preview Direct X10. If I uncheck this box all operates correctly (VatSim & GameSpy etc) as soon as I recheck that box I loose everything. But you don't loose it until you shut down FSX then restart it again.

 

As for the resolution someone sent me an e-mail on a latest update for the TH2GO and it allowed the wide screen resolutions. I will post it as soon as I find it.

Jeff

[Jeff Clark 1043111]

The downloads for the new wide screen modes are:

 

www.matrox.com/graphics/triplewide

 

www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go

 

Thanks for the help!