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Same aircraft used for different packages, aircraft.cfg ?
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 07:36
by Emile
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
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 12:59
by BadPvtDan
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/
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 14:05
by f14driver
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
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 18:04
by sitterwolf
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 !
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 18:09
by f14driver
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 ?
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 19:04
by Emile
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.
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 19:18
by f14driver
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
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 19:36
by Joseph29
I had this happen once before. But since then I install all the MAIW stuff manually.
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 20:09
by wktjr
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.
Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 20:13
by f14driver
that's exactly why I want to see his aircraft.cfg file

Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 21:36
by BadPvtDan
Here is mine for grins and giggles.
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 00:34
by f14driver
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
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 02:55
by BadPvtDan
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.
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 06:37
by Emile
Hello,
this is the aircraft.cfg from my Backup folder
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 06:39
by Emile
Hello,
This is the aircraft.cfg after Malaysian installation
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 11:55
by f14driver
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
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 13:15
by Emile
Hello,
I have controlled all the installed packages and have made the manual corrections to the aircraft.cfg files when needed.
Thanks for assistance.
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 14:25
by f14driver
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
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 17:07
by sitterwolf
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.
Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 17:34
by f14driver
Thanks, we will start to look deeper in these packages.