wyodeacon Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Just loaded FSX after a long time with FS9. Everything seems to be working well except that I notice the Zurich LSZH airport terrain is all black. All of the terminals, traffic, etc. is normal. The surrounding terrain is also normal. I tried installing Aerosoft LSZH thinking the terrain would be corrected but it's black too. Apparently I have some kind of a problem with the default scenery? I tried to run a repair but my version of FSX doesn't have the option. Any advice? Win 7 Dell XPS 8500 3rd Gen Intel Core 12 gb DDR3 Radeon HD7770 2gb GDDR5 Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 This is courtesy of fxsttcb: If you have SP1, SP2, or Acceleration installed, they must be uninstalled before a repair attempt, and reinstalled, after the repair, or it won't work. Once you have your FSX up and running properly again, back it up, all of it. You may need it again and it's a lot easier than a Repair or Re-Install. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f16jockey_2 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I tried to run a repair but my version of FSX doesn't have the option. IIRC the first time I read that... I wonder what version you might have ? Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 lol....my install disk doesn't give the repair option. I didn't say what I meant. also Mr Zippy, I do have the sp's and acceleration installed but is there a way to do a repair when it's not on the disk? Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 All I did was to inset Disc1 into my dvd drive and up comes the option. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 I have FSX Deluxe and the option doesn't show up. Am I going to have to uninstall and Re-install? Sure hope not as I also have FS Global Base and vector. Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 OK, I hate to ask, but what exactly shows up when you insert your disc1 and let it boot up? Post a screenshot. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 OK, That's not good! It's not recognizing the fact that you have FSX installed. Did you finish the installation with the activation process? Is your FSX installed into the default or other location? I wonder if clicking more options will help? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 I am actually using it. It did finish the installation and is loaded into Program Files (x86). I did find this thread where someone was having the same problem but there doesn't seem to be an answer to it. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-gaming/no-repair-option-on-fsx-instal-disk/8ce5f184-e22c-43d4-ab70-b328c6d08eb1 Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 also, just a thought. I have acceleration installed. Is it possible the repair won't show up until I uninstall it? Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 This is on my acceleration Disk. I it what I want to do? Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 also, just a thought. I have acceleration installed. Is it possible the repair won't show up until I uninstall it? That's a possibility! I know that when a repair is done when you have Acceleration you have to repair both, so maybe uninstall Acceleration then try to repair FSX and then reinstall Acceleration. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Well, that didn't work. I may just have to uninstall/reinstall to fix the problem. *sigh* Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 since you're heading towards reinstalling anyway. maybe give the flight one registry repair tool first. http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=library By the way, the problem with the airport, is it like this? --> http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/topic/186002-fsx-ground-textures-are-black-help/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 I haven't flown into there but that's how it looks on the ground. I suspect I would see this if I overflew. I tried the repair tool right away. Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 but he apparently had ALL the airports like that. I have only found Zurich. Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 If you have at some point made a backup of the entire fsx folder, you could try the solution mentioned there. Detail1.bmp is in folder ..\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Scenery\World\Texture If you don't have a backup I think a repair is in order. I decided to do a test. I disabled Detail1.bmp temporarily by changing the name to Detail1.bmp.bak I then went to LSZH Zurich airport. Top down view gave this: So this is indeed the file you need to get fixed. Edit: I'll go test another airport. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Ok, it happens at all airports now.If you have it at only one your situation is different. Are you sure you have no other addon for lszh installed? I can imagine an addon airport having it's own texture folder with a wrong detail1.bmp in it. Beyond that I'm out of ideas. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 I've tried a couple of flight sim's downloads to see if I could replace the airport textures that way but it didn't help. I'm pretty sure the scenery is corrupted for this airport but I don't have any backup and not sure what to do. I assume even the add-on airports still use some of the default texturing and that's why it continues to be bad. Thanks for taking the time to help. Have a great rest of the thanksgiving day. Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1redbarron Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I am actually using it. It did finish the installation and is loaded into Program Files (x86). I did find this thread where someone was having the same problem but there doesn't seem to be an answer to it. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-gaming/no-repair-option-on-fsx-instal-disk/8ce5f184-e22c-43d4-ab70-b328c6d08eb1 Just to add my two pence worth. When installing FSX you need to install into a separate folder, not Program Files (x86). You will see my FSX folder location in the image. Also, between each disc installation start FSX and let the default flight run for a few seconds. Windows 7 Home 64bit - 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD - 2TB Master Hard Drive Intel Core i7 4+4 Core 2600K 3.4Ghz 8MB L3 CACHE - ThermalTake Contac29 Cooler 16GB DDR3 2133Mhz Patriot Viper V3 Red Performance/Gaming RAM AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB PCI-E 3.0 Ready Graphics - GSX - FS Cabin Crew - ASN SP5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Thanks 1redbarron. I have re-installed fsx and LSZH is looking as it should. I had a corrupted file somewhere:o Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyodeacon Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Just an update: I am slowly re-installing my addon stuff and so far everything looks good. Hopefully the problem won't return. Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. Looks like I'll likely never know what was causing the problem but it seems to be fixed. Dell XPS 8700 -win 10 - 16 gb DDR3 ram - NVIDIA GeForce 750 ti - Saitek X52 - FSX Deluxe w/acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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