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Aug 11th, 2009 at 8:22am

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Does anyone use multi monitors with FS 9?  I have my main monitor on a GTX 285 and two small monitors (one is a touchscreen for FMC) on a 9400GT.

When dragging panels to the other monitors, FS9 will crash. This never happened with FSX.

Please help if you can!
 
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Reply #1 - Aug 11th, 2009 at 1:13pm

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What resolution are you running FS9 at? That'd be a good place to start.
Nice idea with the touchscreen FMC, btw.  Cool
 
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Reply #2 - Aug 11th, 2009 at 5:01pm

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It worked PERFECTLY in FSX. It is a Liliput 10" monitor and is really nice and responsive.

I use a BenQ projector with my cockpit. The resolution is 1024 x 768 on the projector and the two other monitors as well.
 
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Reply #3 - Aug 13th, 2009 at 2:08pm

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Hmm, interesting. 1024x768 should be no problem. Have you tried switching any of the monitors to the GTX 285 (eg, running the two mains on the GTX and the touchscreen on the 9400GT)?
Also, in general, FS X is much more friendly to multiple monitor setups than is FS9...
 
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Reply #4 - Aug 13th, 2009 at 2:22pm

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I've tried every combination. I had the projector and touchscreen on the GTX 285. Didn't work. I moved the touchscreen and 15" monitor to the 9400GT and only the projector on the GTX 285. Didn't work either.

Shoot....
 
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Reply #5 - Aug 13th, 2009 at 6:54pm

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Steve, I don't know much about this, but maybe having two different types of video cards is the problem? If you had another GTX 285 or 9400GT, that way you'd be using the same video card... just a thought
 
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Reply #6 - Aug 14th, 2009 at 7:28am

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Are you running all of this off of the one tower?

I know John and a few others split the duty between several machines and then link them all using WideFS. They'll use their most powerful computer to run FS and then slave the other less powerful machines to it with WideFS to run the gauges and other systems.

I still think it's some kind of graphical overload from the FMC somehow. 

I don't suppose you have a spare computer sitting around you could run that FMC on separate from the rest of the system do you?

With the FMC running on its own system and linked to your pit with WideFS, it shouldn't ever crash the sim on you. It may shut down the FMC if that's what's wrong though, but at least it won't ruin your flight totally.
 
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Reply #7 - Aug 14th, 2009 at 10:05am

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I use my i7 computer to run the FS, another slower computer to run my Ellie Sytems avionics--ND, PFD, EADI and Standby. However, the FMC and overhead panels are from within FS9.

Is there a stand alone FMC/Overhead that I could put on the network computer? That would be perfect! I would move the 9400GT card to that machine.
 
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Reply #8 - Aug 14th, 2009 at 10:11am

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I see that your problem still continues.
Well i tell you again that im ot very familiar with multi screens.
But if i was on your skin, i would try to set all of them for the same resolution and frequencie.Then work my way up.
I guess hardware, problems ......mmm only if, and its an idea, they are using diferent drivers, or resolutions.we know that there is a great diference between performance on those 2 video cards.But any way i would launch, the elimination process.I know you are fighting with this for a long time,but just try.If it works on FSX, maybe its a metter of configuration, for FS9.Try to disable AAS and all that on the FS, try diferent resolutions ( but all with the same one), and i guess thats what "creates" the problem, maybe your small 10" is messing up all, like you said on last posts.Diferent resolutions and frequencies might be your problem, and check drivers too.
Keep us posted, i hope it helped.




 
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Reply #9 - Aug 17th, 2009 at 4:41am

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Im running FS9 on a HD 4850X2. So i have 4 exits from display's. Most of the times im running it on 2. Sometimes on 4. When switching windows between screens it will partially lockup and only update the screen a few times. Maybe its trying to update on your system but cant and therefore crashes. Do you pause the sim when creating new views?
 
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Reply #10 - Aug 17th, 2009 at 10:08am

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hmmmmm....

Can I pause the sim and still undock panels and move them to the other monitors? I haven't tried that.

 
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Reply #11 - Aug 17th, 2009 at 10:23am

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OK!! Cautiously optimistic here! I paused the sim and was able to drag the overhead and FMC to my other monitors in Level-D, Captain Sim and PMDG!

It was a quick test this morning but that may be the trick! And it would explain why it works sometimes and not others. I don't even think about being in the pause mode when setting up some planes and flights.
 
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Reply #12 - Aug 17th, 2009 at 10:29am

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Im happy that you found a way.That troubled you for along time.
There is always a way on this crazy pc's.
I tryed to set up my palm top for the fmc on my contraption and i managed to drag it around and it worked.
But its good to know that your sort it out.
Well DONE!!! Smiley Wink
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 17th, 2009 at 1:15pm

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It's definitely working now. What a simple--yet overlooked--solution! Woo Hoo!
 
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Reply #14 - Aug 17th, 2009 at 4:26pm

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stevehookem wrote on Aug 17th, 2009 at 1:15pm:
It's definitely working now. What a simple--yet overlooked--solution! Woo Hoo!

I'm so happy for you and your son Steve Smiley

Happy landings!
 
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Reply #15 - Aug 20th, 2009 at 6:50pm

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aaaah, spoke too soon. I can't get it to work again. Even paused, it's crashing. In my test, I was at an airport that was not AES supported. I launched FS9, when to the default airport on the runway and tested my add-on aircraft.

Now when I go through the actual flight mode:
1) Launch Track IR,
2) aunch Ground Environment,
3) launch FS9 at the gate,
4) select the weather, look around outside to load
5) PAUSE,
6) undock the overhead or FMC then CRASH as I drag it over.

One of these steps is messing up everything. Back to testing....
 
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