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This document lists '''[[FlightGear]] errors''', how to get rid of them and other '''console output'''. If FlightGear quits but does not give you any error, try increasing the [[FlightGear Launch Control#Debugging|Log Level]].
This document lists '''[[FlightGear]] errors''', how to get rid of them and other '''console output'''. If FlightGear quits but does not give you any error, try increasing the [[FlightGear Launch Control#Debugging|Log Level]].


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FlightGear is unable to find a [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]] under the set name. Check your commandline (<tt>--carrier=...</tt>) or the [[FlightGear Launch Control#Page Three - Airport Selection|airport page]] of the launcher. Note that you might need to enable a scenario in combination with a --carrier= command.
FlightGear is unable to find a [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]] under the set name. Check your commandline (<tt>--carrier=...</tt>) or the [[FlightGear Launch Control#Page Three - Airport Selection|airport page]] of the launcher. Note that you might need to enable a scenario in combination with a --carrier= command.


'''Hint:''' Make sure your park position and carrier name is correct. See the [[Howto: Carrier|wiki's carrier page]] for details.
'''Hint''' Make sure your park position and carrier name is correct. See the [[Howto: Carrier|wiki's carrier page]] for details.


=== Failed to open file ... ===
=== Failed to open file ... ===
Check if the file exists on your system. If the missing file is a scenery object; be sure you have the latest [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/download/SharedModels.tgz Shared Models] from the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].
Check if the file exists on your system. If the missing file is a scenery object; be sure you have the latest [https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/scenery/SharedModels.tgz/download Shared Models] from the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].


=== Fatal error: illegal character after . or .. ===
=== Fatal error: illegal character after . or .. ===
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# Try to locate the file in which the missing file is referenced. This is likely to be <tt>-set.xml</tt> in the root directory of the loaded [[aircraft]]. Between the <model> tags, the base model file is referenced. This file references to all other models that are displayed with the aircraft.
# Try to locate the file in which the missing file is referenced. This is likely to be <tt>-set.xml</tt> in the root directory of the loaded [[aircraft]]. Between the <model> tags, the base model file is referenced. This file references to all other models that are displayed with the aircraft.
# Contact the aircraft author with a detailed bug-report, in which you state the excact location of the missing file and (if you found it) the file in which it is referenced.
# Contact the aircraft author with a detailed bug-report, in which you state the excact location of the missing file and (if you found it) the file in which it is referenced.
=== Multiplayer packet truncated ===
2016.1.2: messages that start with "Multiplayer packet truncated" need to be fixed by the model developer, usually by reducing the sie of transmitted strings. Remember that strings take 4bytes per character and therefore should be used sparingly to reduce packet size.<ref>{{cite web
  |url    =  https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35082283/
  |title  =  <nowiki> Re: [Flightgear-devel] dual-control-tools and the limit on packet
size </nowiki>
  |author =  <nowiki> Richard Harrison </nowiki>
  |date  =  May 12th, 2016
  |added  =  May 12th, 2016
  |script_version = 0.40
  }}</ref>


=== Nasal runtime error: nil used in numeric context ===
=== Nasal runtime error: nil used in numeric context ===
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=== Warning: Picked up TriangleIntersect ===
=== Warning: Picked up TriangleIntersect ===
Reduce your [[FlightGear Launch Control#Debugging|Log Level]] to alert. Or [[Showstoppers|send the fgfs output to /dev/null (unix systems) or 2>nul (Windows)]]. The errors might still be shown, but do not affect the sim anymore.
Reduce your [[FlightGear Launch Control#Debugging|Log Level]] to alert. Or send the fgfs output to /dev/null (unix systems) or 2>nul (Windows). The errors might still be shown, but do not affect the sim anymore.


=== Warning: TangentSpaceGenerator: unknown primitive mode 9 ===
=== Warning: TangentSpaceGenerator: unknown primitive mode 9 ===
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=== YOU HAVE AN INCOMPATIBLE CFG FILE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. RESULTS WILL BE UNPREDICTABLE !! ===
=== YOU HAVE AN INCOMPATIBLE CFG FILE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. RESULTS WILL BE UNPREDICTABLE !! ===
Make sure the [[JSBSim]] [[FDM]] of the aircraft has a <code><fdm_config version="2.0"</code> tag.
Make sure the [[JSBSim]] [[FDM]] of the aircraft has a <code><fdm_config version="2.0"</code> tag.
=== Multiplayer packet truncated ===
2016.1.2: messages that start with "Multiplayer packet truncated" need to be fixed by the model developer, usually by reducing the sie of transmitted strings. Remember that strings take 4bytes per character and therefore should be used sparingly to reduce packet size.<ref>{{cite web
  |url    =  https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35082283/
  |title  =  <nowiki> Re: [Flightgear-devel] dual-control-tools and the limit on packet
size </nowiki>
  |author =  <nowiki> Richard Harrison </nowiki>
  |date  =  May 12th, 2016
  |added  =  May 12th, 2016
  |script_version = 0.40
  }}</ref>


== Errors without known solutions ==
== Errors without known solutions ==
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=== Warning: State::drawQuads(0, 154400) too large handle in remapping to ushort glDrawElements ===
=== Warning: State::drawQuads(0, 154400) too large handle in remapping to ushort glDrawElements ===
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