Re: [Flightgear-users] Problem with 3D acceleration with FG 0.9.10 and windows (ATI card)

[cyprien <cyp...@la...>]

Chris Metzler a =E9crit :
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:08:01 +0200
> cyprien wrote:
>  =20
>> I wanted to go to LFRN runway 28R and i've selected it on th fgrun=20
>> interface... but this runway doesn't exist on Flightgear.
>>    =20
>
> First of all, there is no 28R at LFRN in real life.  There is a Rwy 28,
> but no Rwy 28R.  See:
>
> http://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/aip/enligne/UK/..%5CPDF_AIPparSS=
ection%5CVAC%5CAD%5C2%5C0605_AD%202.LFRN.pdf
>
> for more information.
>
> If you're talking about the message that fgfs can give during startup
> that says something like "Failed to find runway 28R at airport LFRN",
> don't worry about that.  That's not an error message -- it's just for
> information.
>
> FlightGear uses 28R as its default runway for initial placement
> because it has to use something -- KSFO is the default airport, and
> KSFO has a Rwy 28R, so why not use that?  If you choose some other
> airport that doesn't have a Rwy 28R, and you don't specify a runway
> to use instead, FlightGear will:
>
> 1.  try to place you on that airport's Rwy 28R;
> 2.  fail to find a Rwy 28R to place you on;
> 3.  send you a message saying so;
> 4.  and then put you on whatever runway it finds that's closest to
> being in the same direction as 28R (actually, I can't remember, but
> I think it looks for the closest in the direction of increasing heading
> angle -- so it would pick a Rwy 35 over a Rwy 25 -- but I'm not
> positive of that.  Maybe someone else here remembers).
>
> At LFRN, it tries to put you on Rwy 28R, fails (because there isn't
> one), and instead puts you on the closest runway to 28R, which is
> Rwy 28.
>
> -c
>
>  =20
Ok, you and frederic are right, the problem doesn't come from the runway.=
..
It comes from the fullscreen mode, i've this message about OpenGl :

Failed to find runway 28R at airport LFRN
Error: RenderTexture requires the following unsupported OpenGL extensions=
:
WGL_ARB_extensions_string
  Model Author:  Unknown
  Creation Date: 2002-01-01
  Version:       $Id: c172p.xml,v 1.17 2006-03-13 15:27:14 ehofman Exp $
  Description:   Cessna C-172
Initializing Nasal Electrical System

Everything is fine in windowed mode... thanx for your help...
Cyprien