Karl Bates
01-04-2005, 04:49 PM
Hi Guys, all the best for 2005.
My dilemma is. Most of us 737NG builders like using PMDG, I for one prefer
PMDG because of the more realistic sounds, and naturally the Flightdeck is
more detailed and up-to-date, if you’re a NG fan that is. I have tried the
patch that is supposed to let you run PM software with PMDG. However is just
doesn’t work properly. I know that it says that the PMDG FMC becomes
inoperable which is ok I suppose, but all sorts of strange things happen, like
the main FS computer Freezes, Crashes, Stutters to name but a few.
Now the thing is; the other day I managed to get them working fairly stable
together without any serious problems using a P4 running FS9 and the PMDG
737-700 with the patch. Project Magenta FMC was also running on another P4
machine seen by FS9, the PM FMC even sends information to PM’s ND. So far so
good, but as soon as I start up the PM CDU when sitting at the end of the
runway the PFD and the ND looses some of it’s graphics, the PFD looses it’s
blue & brown display, and the ND looses all of it’s rings and info.
Not giving up I pushed the throttles forward and upon reaching about 500 to
700 feet the PFD & ND graphics suddenly go back to normal.
Now suppose I just wanted to stick with the default 737-400, but wanted to
used all of the PMDG sounds, has anyone done this? Or does anyone know how to
do this? Because the way I see it, is I will not be using the 737-400
display anyway just the outside view, but this idea will give me a stable
platform, but with the better 737-700 sounds.
I have also downloaded the ‘PM Sounds’ but how are you supposed to run them?
Do they just sit in the background on the FS9 PC?
Finally, I would be interested to here if anyone has managed to crack this…
All the Best,
Karl
My dilemma is. Most of us 737NG builders like using PMDG, I for one prefer
PMDG because of the more realistic sounds, and naturally the Flightdeck is
more detailed and up-to-date, if you’re a NG fan that is. I have tried the
patch that is supposed to let you run PM software with PMDG. However is just
doesn’t work properly. I know that it says that the PMDG FMC becomes
inoperable which is ok I suppose, but all sorts of strange things happen, like
the main FS computer Freezes, Crashes, Stutters to name but a few.
Now the thing is; the other day I managed to get them working fairly stable
together without any serious problems using a P4 running FS9 and the PMDG
737-700 with the patch. Project Magenta FMC was also running on another P4
machine seen by FS9, the PM FMC even sends information to PM’s ND. So far so
good, but as soon as I start up the PM CDU when sitting at the end of the
runway the PFD and the ND looses some of it’s graphics, the PFD looses it’s
blue & brown display, and the ND looses all of it’s rings and info.
Not giving up I pushed the throttles forward and upon reaching about 500 to
700 feet the PFD & ND graphics suddenly go back to normal.
Now suppose I just wanted to stick with the default 737-400, but wanted to
used all of the PMDG sounds, has anyone done this? Or does anyone know how to
do this? Because the way I see it, is I will not be using the 737-400
display anyway just the outside view, but this idea will give me a stable
platform, but with the better 737-700 sounds.
I have also downloaded the ‘PM Sounds’ but how are you supposed to run them?
Do they just sit in the background on the FS9 PC?
Finally, I would be interested to here if anyone has managed to crack this…
All the Best,
Karl