FGCOM Testing: Difference between revisions

This "FGCOM_Testing" is intended to support FGCOM-users in debugging their FGCOM-System directly after installation, but also for those who want to verify the basic functionality or want to readjust the audio-system. It covers the following 3 areas in more detail:

<ol><li>Testing of the standalone FGCOM Installation

<li>Testing the FGCOM together with the FlighGear Simulator

<li>Adjusting the Microphone and Speaker volumes</ol>

*In the Appendix you will find supporting informations

*type <nowiki>ctrl-C</nowiki> to exit this Quick-Test

*and continue with the [[#Test the FGCOM together with the FlighGear Simulator|next chapter]].

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===Typical return if you did not define the correct '''Home-Directory''' for FGCOM:===

<ul><li>The system is right: I gave it (for testing) a wrong directory!

<li>You better coorect yours prior to retrying!

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===Typical return for a '''TYPO''' (mistyped command or option) or '''Network-problem''' would be:===

     '''Timeout for a non-existant session.  Dropping'''

<ul><li>defined a wrong Frequency to use or you may have forgotten to define one. You '''must define the option -f910'''</li>

<li>forgotten a "-"sign in front of an option</li>

<li>typed a small "-sfgcom..." instead the capital "-Sfgcom..."</li>

<li>mistyped the Server-Name or defined a wrong FGCOM-Server</li>

<li>or you may have created your own unique "typo" (lol).</li>

<li>or it may indicate a '''Network-Problem''':

<ul><li>Check your network by using some other application (e.g. your file browser to look up an usually not used http-address - if you use a recently used address the answer might be out of your locally saved copies - even so the network is not connected! (e.g. use "http://mainz.de/" to test)</li>

<li>If you use a firewall (what you should - out of general safety reasons!) make sure the ports</li>

===Typical return if the "'''Phone-book'''" and/or "'''positions'''" cannot be found and/or are corrupted:===

<ul><li>check the directory in which the FGCOM is installed for the files "phonebook.txt" and "positions.txt". These are normal text-files in which you can add missing informations with a standard editor, for Windows you should use the "WordPad" (not the "Editor"). Replacing a complete "Windows" position.txt with a "Linux" one can lead to errors, although lines of both files may be exchanged/added.

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===Typical return if your '''Sound-Card''' is not fully compatible:===

<ul><li>Continue checking/adjusting:

<ul><li>If everything else works out OK forgett this problem

<li>otherwise check the Internet for new drivers for your sound-card or other fixes.

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