BaldyB

Sorry I meant NOT installing into default directories. Glad the guy is up and running! I guess my question is. If you changed paths for any reason would the update try to install into a default directory and lose it's hooks or whatever. Just curious, a buddy of mine did just that and got messed up.

I just updated the Server and then the client. Did not reboot either one. I had a flight from KMCO to KLAS pre-loaded from last night. Everything worked flawlessly. The flight come up and all ready to go. I let EFB2 install itself into its default/suggested directory's. Could that be a fault? Regards BaldyB

I was kidding. Regards BaldyB

When I launched the server it asked if I wanted to install an update, I did so. I then loaded the Trike, forgot about the time difference so i killed it, couldn't see nutin. I then loaded the 172 changed to daytime. I could see right away something was strange/different. After loading, it worked, the 172 was moving on the display. After loading the UPS 74F and starting a push back I could see it was working great. I'm a happy man! Was it the server update? I tried the 172 the other day and it made no difference. Didn't mean to be a pain in the butt, but that makes better coders. Thanks for your help Regards BaldyB

On the Ryzen 1700, I have the client software set to run remotely. On the new machine I have the server + a client and of course the sim. The first time I ran the server it wanted a DB rebuild, thats fine because you need to update Navigraph as well. after that it runs fine and sees FSUIPC. The clients after a few DB re-builds because the DB does not agree with the simulator then seems to work in the sense that it loads with the sidebar saying 747-400 on the ground. but the text is still yellow. I the load the sim and use the same FP for both the sim & client I place the aircraft at the same exact gate depicted by LSZH airport view. All I need to do is a push back, the plane in the sim of course moves the distance I enter into the FMC. The plane in the client does not. The whole setup is as you describe it should be. I carefully followed the sequence of starting things up to fly. The server behaves just like the EFBv1 version, never a problem once set up properly. OTOH the client doesn't seem to want to see the sim. I know EFB is not a flight planner, but it needs to and Does get the plan into the bag, other wise it wouldn't work, an empty bag would be useless, no? Whatever is supposed to tell or inform the clients regarding the sims movement is broken, no? Otherwise you would see it on the moving map display unit. I can't explain my problem much better than that. Everything is in place as you say it should be! Regards BaldyB

It felt so good flying again... Yes it's Yellow in the side panel, how to fix? Regards BaldyB

I have a paid version of FSUIPC. I't running on this machine, both FSUIPC 5 & and Wide. The docs say If memory serves that EFBv2 client will find it if it's on the machine? If all this is true then the display unit should interface/ connect with the simulator, it doesn't. I do see " FSUIPC Successfully connected" line in the server DB when starting it! We will concur this problem! Regards BaldyB

You are not dumb my boy! I'm 83 years old and learn something new every day. I consider myself very lucky. I just wish we still had the AMIGA computer. It had better graphics way back then. I had better free apps then the ones you pay all out doors for today. It had 3 graphic chips, Denise. Agnes and I forget the other one. I named one daughter Denise! It had 9 view ports. The video toaster blew away any video tools you have today. It had a CAD program that anyone could learn in an hour , at least enough to start using it straight away. You could zoom onto a ., yes a dot, and make it large enough to write a ten page letter in it and zoom out and You saw a dot! Zoom back in and you saw the letter /message. Wish I had it during the cold war when I worked with an old ex OSS station chief. You could download the Bible into it and put a coded message in a DOT, let !the Kremlin find that! I used Lattice to program it. So no my boy, you are not dumb!!! Hell I'm still stuck in Zurich. Regards BaldyB

the flight plan for EFB goes into C;\users\ name\ documents\aivlasoft\EFB2\client\routs . I set up a flight and it came up in EFB2 exactly as it did in FSX. The flight was from Zurich to EGLL, London. I looked good in the display unit, same runway, 28 to vebit etc. had a nice flight to London but my plane is still in Zurich at gate 44? I'm going to give it a rest, still wants to rebuild the database every two seconds. The side panel indicates it sees the sim but that's it. Nothing on the display moves? Good luck Regards BaldyB

No more connection problems. Everything is working great. My problem is trying to do much at one time like building machines as well as learning the difference between v1and v2. I never did get any warnings except for the port 13 deal. I fixed that and it would not have happened with a purchased license. I created a flight from Zurich to London to get my plane out of there. You guy's did a great job. I hope I didn't give you the impression that I did not think you did a good job. Tomorrow I will go into Si Brief and print out the flight fuel load etc. to enter into to TopCat. The basic plan went into the client with no problems, and into PMDG's 74F. I was at the right gate 44. I got it thru my noggin that the plan stays wherever someone put it! All is well. Thanks again regards BaldyB

I just did that. But thanks. It dawned on me after reading to many times that EFBv2 leaves your aircraft where ever you stopped the flight, even in mid air. Should have taken the hint a few days ago! Just used Simbrief to generate a plan for PMDG .rte and EFBv2 .efbr to fly to Egll. From their to KBOS. But first I need to network the 2 machines and do some moves to use my rudder pedals and yoke. The new machine has a Ryzen 2700X CPU on an Asus Crosshair VII X470 mother board with 16gb of Gskill 3466 memory I picked up from a buddy who owns a computer shop, I used to own 1/2 of it. I have to say the new machine gives me over 34-38-FPS at KJFK, no OC. The old AMD 8350 Bull Dozer was barley playable. This thing stays within a few frames of INTELS best. My day job was an Operating Engineer, it was amazing to watch guy's get all screwed up trying to get used to Joy Sticks after running machine with four pedals and levers you had to pull a foot and a half to make things move. Sometimes you have to un-learn old stuff to transition to the new stuff. EFBv2 is going to be a great program. Thank again Regards BadlyB . Thanks for your help.

I have FSUIPC 5 and FSUIPC wide, both paid for. I will look into it. With all do respect, when I fired up EFB v1 the aircraft appeared at wherever or whatever airport the flight plan started/ loaded at. Never a problem, that is a fact. Regards BaldyB

Sorry about that. Actually I suppose I touched on both. 1: When I installed on the second machine things went very well. I re-downloaded the Client software to a DVD on the new machine because the old machines Windows Edge browser got corrupted somehow. After installing on the new machine which already had the (for lack of better verbiage ) the old Icon on it), lo and behold this new Ipad type Icon appears on my desktop and it works great. 2: It had been a long time since I was on Simbrief, like about 3 years! After getting back on it and discovering the Downloader and remembering how I could download PMDG and MS's Cesna 172 for my grand son in PLN format at the same time and checking out the Dowloader I tried it and found I could dump both FSX/P3d and .elb files and PNDG's .rte files into their respective directory's with I click made me a happy camper! Works great. 3: The only problem I have now is when I do load a plan into the display unit FSX of course, shows my aircraft at the gate. The display unit shows it in Zurich. The radio tab (I think) tell me my aircraft is not on the airport if I load KMCO to KBOS. When I click on KMCO no aircraft is at the gate where FSX say's it is, it's still in Zurich. What function can be used to move an aircraft to the Flight plans location. Not sure If it's me or or one of those program errors like I used to make once in a while? I hope I got it straight for you. Trust me I like your good works! Regards BaldyB

I went into windows Internet Fire Wall section and found the outgoing rules section. You will see where you can high lite a slew of programs. Aivlasofoft is one of them along with FSX etc. while in the Allow section you will see an advanced button. After clicking on it you you will see an Option for Ports . use type of port TCP, You then need to type in 13 using the proper format, it give you pointers on doing so. Hope I helped you! Regards BaldyB

The first set of server client icons looked alike, like the sever one above. Is the one that looks like an IPad an update. I never Downloaded using an icon like the iPad or whatever that is. With the Sim Brief down loader app., I just dumped some FPL files into the PMDG and .ebr, FSX-P3d files into EFBv2 directorys. I find my aircraft in Zurich, cant get it out! Regards BaldyB.

I think the Downloader is pretty slick. I bought PFPX, I think SimBrief is every bit as good. The files I put into the EFB2 clients flight plans are .efbr format. The only problem I now have is finding my airplane in Zurich. With EFBv1 my plane was at the gate where I put it in FSX. I cannot get it out of Zurich. That needs to be fixed. Maybe I'll have to fly it out??? Regards BaldyB

I got the display unit working great now. It wanted to re-install itself over and over and over again. I got a little pi**ed and installed it on top of itself, so to speak. I then noticed a new Icon on the desktop that looked like a phone, I said to myself, what the hell is that? I figured the only way to find out was to click on the damn thing. Allmost fell out of my chair when the display unit came up. I didn't see any icon like that in the docs? I noticed the second time it wanted to extract some files, don't remember needing to do that the first time. urs keeps updating stuff? Regards BaldyB

I agree with you. But an EFb with moving maps etc., has to have a way to get the FPL into it's bag. Hear is the cure to every ones concerns. With Sim Brief you can create a flight plan in .rte and FSX/p3d at the same time. the format download page lists lots of stuff, like PMDG, Aivlasoft, Aerosoft, and a slew of other formats, a whole page or screen full. Since I was on SimBrief's site I noticed they have a new app called the Sim Brief Downloader. Install it and you can use a number of folders that you need. I use PMDG flight Plans and PMDG weather uplink for the FMS. And I found a folder for you guessed it, AIVLASOFT. You can browse into Ailasofts flight plan folder and dump the very same plan that you put in PMDG's FMS format with 1 click. I haven't tried it yet but I know it will work. SimBrief is one hell of a program. I updated Navigraph in it in about 1.5 seconds. Hope it helps. Rgards BaldyB

I think I read somewhere that PMDG's unique handling of the mouse control for switches and knobs needed a unique or larger file format interface. .pln was not big enough? In any event I will find a solution eventually, I do enjoy the challenge of making it as real as it gets, PMDG's saying! Again I mean no disrespect, different company's make different decisions. Regards BaldyB

Try rebooting, worked for me.

Your right, the PMDG FMS-FMC will only allow .rte or .rte2 file formats to be recognized, .pln wont work. I have a great deal of respect for urs & team, however, having sat on a few boards I can tell you it could be a poor marketing decision. PMDG IMHO is the premier Aircraft on the market. All the darn knobs etc actually work. The flight dynamics come from Boing engineering. They have a huge following and get a decent price for their products, deservedly so, like urs & company. Just my thoughts, no offense meant! Regards BaldyB

I have not been flying for some time. I got stage 4 cancer,don't pity me! I was on chemo pills that had me in a fog. they didn't work for long. I told the doctor quality of life means more to me than living a few extra years in a fog. I declined the chemo trip and feel 1000% better. Back to getting setup with flying on line again. Building cabinets again on the side! I got EFBv2 working pretty well, with EFBv1 I could get a FLP into PMDG's FMS in .rte or rte2. I now know you can do it with EFBv2. I just got done going over SimBrief after a long period of time. IMHO Simbrief is the best flight planer going. I bought TopCat and it works perfect. Soimbrief does the same thing as far as I can see. If you leave most of the flight plan parameters on Auto it calculates many things like block fuel etc. I bought the package of TopCat and PFPX and PFPX wont work, when you run as Administrator it wants to reinstall itself over and over again, including with it's update file. SimBrief does a great job with ETOPS and everything else i can see. So, it\s SimBrief for me. Some things have changed in a few short years. Regards BaldyB

Perhaps a good idea. Don't know if the rest of the family would go along with the program. Regards Baldy

When using SimBrief you can save a plan in .rte format. You need that format to get the plan into PMDG's FMC. V1 of EFB allowed you to save the plan in .rte format. I got V2 working pretty good but it doesn't see the PMDG 747f on the ground at KMCO where I put it when I started FSX_SE. I'm still getting used to EFBv2. You certainly can get Navigraph Airac cycles. when I first built a database in EFBv2 it asked where I wanted to store my flight plans. Of course I browsed to PFilesx86\Steam\steamapps\common\PMDG\FlightPlans\747. I see no way to do that in the flight plan docs in the display unit. There has to be a way to get .rte format plans into EFBv2 or save in both .rte and .pln? If not I don't know if EFBv2 is usable for me. Regards BaldyB

I went ahead and installed the server on the new machine. I then noticed A Client on the desktop. It didn't want to work. I d-loaed the client to DVD and installed it and low and behold it worked Simply installed on top of itself, same directory etc. That seemed to jog it somehow because when i finished i bounced right into the clients opening screen. It,s 5:00 AM. Way past my bed time on the other hand I've been retired for 18 years, so who gives a darn. The few minutes I spent with the Client Display renewed my faith in mankind. urs, you and your guy's did a fantastic job! Many thanks Baldy