spirittoo

Wellsir ... the folks at Xplane and Ch Products are passing the buck. I sent Xplane a copy of the log txt .... this is what they told me ...

 

Thanks! Nothing looks out of place here. The manufacturer may have more information on Linux compatibility. I'm sorry for the inconvenienc.

 

Thomson

My pedals are not showing up but nothing looks out of place ... yeah ... right.

 

I contacted Ch Products ... this is what they told me ...

 

I am sorry but we do not support Linux.

 

Jon Soucy ... Yeah ... both are sorry.

 

I have all Ch Product controllers. Linux sees the USB throttle and stick, but not the pedals. Any idea how to get them to be seen?

 

Thanks for reading my post.

Longbreak ... you seem to know a lot about steam ... I am having a problem with the brakes being applied when I used the rudder pedals. I looked into the general controller settings and my pedals are not listed. The stick and throttle are but not the pedals. Any idea why and how do I get them to show?

Having similar issue! I have lost the CD's to the game but copied all files/folder to my new laptop running win 10 and got the same directx issue.....

 

I did the same thing. Copied all my files to the new drive, but after I got the directx issue straighten out FSX would stop working when I tried to load the program. I had to delete everything and start from scratch, which meant reinstalling steam ... then it took 9 hours to install FSX ... I don't recall it taking that long when I first install it. But unfortunately you have to start all over again.

@ spirittoo - The installer should have placed DX in the required location automatically. The problem may be permission related with regards to how you installed it.....

 

@ Th1racer - Your issue is probably related to a fairly well known issue regarding Win 10. Win 10 does not ship with DX9 by default. As you have only copied over the FSX files you would not have any DX9 related files as they are System files and are stored outside of FSX. Even if you had the discs you will still have problems as the version of DX9 included on the discs is woefully out of date and are known to be incompatible with Win 10....

 

I suggest that you both try this.....

 

1. Go to this MS WEBPAGE and download the DX redist pack. Save the .exe fill to a temp location - DO NOT RUN IT directly from the download options.

 

2. Right click on the saved .exe and select Run as Administrator from the options listed. Let the installer do its work. NOTE that the redist pack includes files for DX9 (versions A to c), DX10 and DX11. The install process will check for what versions are installed and then install missing versions and/or replace missing, corrupted or invalid files of any version already installed.

 

3. Once the install process has finished reboot the PC using the following method:

 

@ spirittoo - Win 7 - use the shutdown option and then restart the PC.

 

@ Tk1racer - Win 10 - use the restart option.

 

The reboot is essential to allow the windows registry and important system files to be updated.

 

Once the PC has restarted test FSX.

 

Other things that you both need to consider is what other essential 'library' files may be missing, especially with Win 10 as, by default, it ships without some of the earlier versions of such 'libraries' that FSX relies on. The main essential ones are:

 

Visual C++ Runtime Redistributable packs - specifically version 2005 and 2008 but I also recommend installing 2010 as well. You can find download links for earlier versions HERE

 

You will need to download the relevant 'bit' version for your OS (i.e. 32 or 64 bit). Click on the required link and a standard download option box will appear - DO NOT run the installer from this but select the Save As option and save the file to temp location. To install, right click on the file and select the Run as Administrator option. Install each package separately, starting with the oldest version, and reboot using the appropriate option for your OS version stated above between each install.

 

.NET Framework - specifically versions 3.5 and 4 - download from HERE and HERE - download and install using the same procedure for the C++ files.

 

It is worth pointing out that you can have multiple versions of these 'libraries' installed. They are not just required by FSX but are used by many programs and apps. They will work happily along side each other and a program or app will automatically use the most compatible version.

 

Wellsir ... that certainly did the trick ... thanks loads for your help. :)

Okay ... I am doing a new build and I had FSX on a different drive and I created a shortcut to get to it. Now I am getting an error message ... Flight Simulator cannot run because the version of Microft DirectX installed on your computer is incompatible. Please reinstall DirectX 9.0 by running flight simulator setup, or douwnload the current version.

 

So I went and downloaded DirectX 9 ... but I didn't know where to install it. I put it in windows, but I and still getting the error when I try to open FSX. Any idea how to correct this?

 

Thanks for reading my post.