Same aircraft used for different packages, aircraft.cfg ?

Emile · Post by **Emile** » 17 Mar 2007, 07:36

Hello,
I observed that different packages use the same aircraft types, that's OK.
Example Malaisian AirForce C-130 Component : the C-130H and C-130H-30 are already present in my AI aircrafts.
I use the WOA installer (in FSX) when the "new" aircraft is copied to the FSX folder the new textures are added BUT the aircraft.cfg is overwritten by the latest so that all the information concerning the the previous flightsim.0; 1; .... are no more present...in the file.
Is this a problem?
Dis I miss something?
Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance

BadPvtDan · Post by **BadPvtDan** » 17 Mar 2007, 12:59

That is interesting. I would think that more an installer question and maybe Tom from WOAI could answer for us.

http://www.world-of-ai.com/

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 17 Mar 2007, 14:05

Emile,

can you post me a screenshot of the aircraft.cfg with the package installed and without the package installed ?

I can then have a look at it

sitterwolf · Post by **sitterwolf** » 17 Mar 2007, 18:04

I had the same problems in FS9.
When WOAI installer had done his work, the "aircraft.cfg" of the Hercs was overwriten. So the Canadian and the Aussies was deleted. I install them manual again and it works !
I mean, it´s a problem with the installer !

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 17 Mar 2007, 18:09

well I'd like to see some form of proof for that, maybe someone can post thier aircraft.cfg's prior and after installation of these "problem" packages ?

Emile · Post by **Emile** » 17 Mar 2007, 19:04

Hello,
Please find several attached :
The first 2 are a screenshot take from my BACKUP FSX folder before installing the new aircrafts.

The 2 following are a screenshot of the ACTUAL aircraft AFTER installing the new aircraft.

Hope it helps.

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 17 Mar 2007, 19:18

Emile, thanks for those but I need to see the aircraft.cfg's maybe you can upload them here so I can go into them, the screenshot isn't the best way to analyse the aircraft.cfg

Joseph29 · Post by **Joseph29** » 17 Mar 2007, 19:36

I had this happen once before. But since then I install all the MAIW stuff manually.

wktjr · Post by **wktjr** » 17 Mar 2007, 20:09

Out of curiosity, I looked at my C-130 config files and noticed that the earlier releases are at the beginning of the file and the later releases are at the end of the file. But everything is there and I'm just throwing it out there in case its useful.

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 17 Mar 2007, 20:13

that's exactly why I want to see his aircraft.cfg file

BadPvtDan · Post by **BadPvtDan** » 17 Mar 2007, 21:36

Here is mine for grins and giggles.

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 18 Mar 2007, 00:34

Dan, yours looks fien to me, maybe you can install the indonesian package as well ? I'd like to see the results of that

I've installed both Malaysian and RNZAF packages in my sim and I have no missing cfg entries

BadPvtDan · Post by **BadPvtDan** » 18 Mar 2007, 02:55

Hmmm...I DO have Indonesia installed. Here is my E file. You can see some of the Indonesian herks there. They are missing in the H config.

Emile · Post by **Emile** » 18 Mar 2007, 06:37

Hello,
this is the aircraft.cfg from my Backup folder

Emile · Post by **Emile** » 18 Mar 2007, 06:39

Hello,
This is the aircraft.cfg after Malaysian installation

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 18 Mar 2007, 11:55

Well I see what you are having problems with.

Also I don't know what causes it. I will ask peter to have a look at this issue when he is online again, he does know the inner working of the installer the best.

In the meantime I'd reccomend a manual install of the package if you suffer from this problem.

Deinstall the malaysian package first, this should get your aircraft.cfg back as it was prior to installation.

Then add the malaysian package manually

Emile · Post by **Emile** » 18 Mar 2007, 13:15

Hello,
I have controlled all the installed packages and have made the manual corrections to the aircraft.cfg files when needed.

Thanks for assistance.

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 18 Mar 2007, 14:25

Emile, I'd appreciate it if you can tell me which packages were errored on your system so we can investigate why these are going wrong.

Thanks in advance

sitterwolf · Post by **sitterwolf** » 18 Mar 2007, 17:07

Maybe I can help?

On my system, only the last two packages (the New Zealand and the Malaysian) makes an error in the aircraft.cfg of the C-130 H.

f14driver · Post by **f14driver** » 18 Mar 2007, 17:34

Thanks, we will start to look deeper in these packages.