The command line is often mentioned as a tool for starting or setting up Flightgear, Atlas, Terrasync, FGCOM and other programs related to Flightgear. Many users simply don't know, what the command line acutally is or how to make use of it. This article shall help...
Windows XP
On Windows XP, you have access to the command line by clicking the "Start" button and then chosing "Run...". Type "cmd" (without quotation marks) into the field and hit Enter.
You should see the so called prompt now, which says something like that:
USE_PA_OSS=0 USE_PA_ALSA=0 USE_PA_JACK=0 AUDIO_ALSA=0 AUDIO_OPENAL=1
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Configuration
Or if it didn't work perfectly first time
fgcom --help
returns the following useful info
fgcom - a communication radio based on VoIP with IAX/Asterisk (c)2007 by H. Wirtz <wirtz@dfn.de> Version 1.2.2 build 163M Using iaxclient library Version SVN 163M
OPTION DESCRIPTION
-d, -debug, --debug= show debugging information -S, -voipserver, --voipserver= voip server to connect to (default: 'fgcom1.parasitstudio.de') -s, -fgserver, --fgserver= fg to connect to (default: 'localhost') -p, -port, --port= where we should listen to FG (default: '16661') -a, -airport, --airport= airport-id (ICAO) for ATC-mode -f, -frequency, --frequency= frequency for ATC-mode -U, -user, --user= username for VoIP account (default: 'guest') -P, -password, --password= password for VoIP account (default: 'guest') -i, -mic, --mic= mic input level (0.0 - 1.0) -o, -speaker, --speaker= speaker output level (0.0 - 1.0) -b, -mic-boost, --mic-boost= enable mic boost -l, -list-audio, --list-audio= list audio devices -r, -set-audio-in, --set-audio-in= use <devicename> as audio input -k, -set-audio-out, --set-audio-out= use <devicename> as audio output -c, -codec, --codec= use codec <codec> as transfer codec (default: 'u')
Available codecs: u - ulaw (default and best codec because the mixing is based onto ulaw) a - alaw g - gsm s - speex 7 - G.723
Mode 1: client for COM1 of flightgear: $ fgcom - connects fgcom to fgfs at localhost:16661 $ fgcom -sother.host.tld -p23456 - connects fgcom to fgfs at other.host.tld:23456
Mode 2: client for an ATC at <airport> on <frequency>: $ fgcom -aKSFO -f120.500 - sets up fgcom for an ATC radio at KSFO 120.500 MHz
Note that /home/hcs/src/fgcom/trunk/src/fgcom starts with a guest account unless you use -U and -P!
Also note that the current server (fgcom.flightgear.co.uk) works with guest account, so do not use -U or -P
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Development
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