installed Vinka and orbiter fails to run

[Priscilla_Anne]

I don't know whether to post this here or in the ADD-ONs area.


I have a new "old" computer - my old old computer died.
Installing Orbiter adding one thing at a time.

So far added some Hi-Res textures and sound 3.5

I have been using the MOD installer and just installed VINKAs SPACESHIP3 using it.

Orbiter did not run successfully - black screen - eventually followed by a "failure" message.

I ran the "orbiter_Diagnostics" program
and here is the output:

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Scenarios directory found: OK.
Meshes directory found: OK.
Config directory found: OK.
Base.cfg found: OK.
Vessels directory found: OK.

VINKA's SPACECRAFT ADDON
----------------------------------------------------
Multistage directory found: NO.
Spacecraft directory found: OK.
Spacecraft.cfg found: NO.
Spacecraft.dll found: NO.

Spacecraft2.cfg found: NO.
Spacecraft2.dll found: NO.

Spacecraft3.cfg found: OK.
Spacecraft3.dll found: OK.

INSTALLATION ISSUES
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E:\3_ORBITER\1_ORBITER_06929\Config\Base.cfg
MISSING TEXTURE Cape21.dds.

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I would not expect it to find spaceship2
nor anything multi-stage,
since I have not installed either of those.


I don't think the missing cape21.dds is causing the failure to run
because I had that same error BEFORE installing VInka3
and the program ran fine then - last night.

So I can't tell from this readout what the problem is
Can anyone help?

 

[liber]

Download from Vinka site spacecraft and mulistage...

http://users.swing.be/vinka/

I beleve that Orbiter work OK after instaling it.

 

[TSPenguin]

What does the orbiter.log say? Maybe it is something much more trivial.

 

[Priscilla_Anne]

spaceship 2?

Download from Vinka site spacecraft and mulistage...

http://users.swing.be/vinka/

I beleve that Orbiter work OK after instaling it.

Do you mean I should also install SPACESHIP2?

I just realized I had not installed the PATCH
and the scenario I tried to run involved the Vinka payload.

 

[liber]

It wount hurt if you install all,1,2,3...I would try if I was you.

 

[Priscilla_Anne]

Still doesn't run

It wount hurt if you install all,1,2,3...I would try if I was you.

Okay, since before, I have installed spaceship 2 and the multistage - that was all one package.
I tried to use the MOD installer to add the patch for spaceship 3 but it wouldn't let me do it.

Orbiter failed to run again.
There was sound and for about 3 seconds I could see the Earth, clouds, then a black screen and music.

Here's what diagnostics say now:
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Scenarios directory found: OK.
Meshes directory found: OK.
Config directory found: OK.
Base.cfg found: OK.
Vessels directory found: OK.

VINKA's SPACECRAFT ADDON
----------------------------------------------------
Multistage directory found: OK.
Multistage.cfg found: NO.
Multistage.dll found: NO.

Multistage2.cfg found: OK.
Multistage2.dll found: OK.

Spacecraft directory found: OK.
Spacecraft.cfg found: NO.
Spacecraft.dll found: NO.

Spacecraft2.cfg found: OK.
Spacecraft2.dll found: OK.

Spacecraft3.cfg found: OK.
Spacecraft3.dll found: OK.

INSTALLATION ISSUES
--------------------------------------
E:\3_ORBITER\1_ORBITER_06929wTEXTURES2_no_SOUND\Config\Base.cfg
MISSING TEXTURE Cape21.dds.

 

[TSPenguin]

Please post the contents of the orbiter.log.
That will most likely show the actual reason why it is crashing.

 

[Priscilla_Anne]

orbiter log

What does the orbiter.log say? Maybe it is something much more trivial.

Thank you for the idea. I missed seeing your post.

Most of the log looks good, but at the end I see this:
Module Spacecraft3.dll [API v.050206]
**** WARNING: Mesh not found: .\Meshes\atlantis.msh
Finished initialising status
Finished initialising camera
Finished initialising panels
Finished setting up render state
**** WARNING: Mesh not found: .\Meshes\.msh
**** WARNING: Mesh not found: .\Meshes\.msh
**** WARNING: Mesh not found: .\Meshes\.msh
**** WARNING: Mesh not found: .\Meshes\.msh

 

[TSPenguin]

That actualy looks like a problem in the scenario file.
Try loading a standard DG scenario.

 

[Priscilla_Anne]

That actualy looks like a problem in the scenario file.
Try loading a standard DG scenario.

Okay I will try that.
First though - a question:

I am still fussing (and worse) about these three different spaceship1,2,3 and multi-stage downloads from Vinka.
I understand that the earlier versions were compatible with earlier versions of orbiter and some add-ons ONLY run on the older orbiter version and need those older Vinkas. That's all fine and dandy.

But if I am running the 060929 w/Patch1 orbiter, ie the latest;
do I need to install the old vinkas first and then install the later ones in sequence? There is file-overwriting involved so you have to do them in order (which I found out too late). But do I need the older versions of vinkas things at all???

I am wondering if that diagnostics program is looking for things that one does not even need to have.

That's why I like the idea of looking at the orbiter log

Okay - I will go try a dg scenario


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Maybe it was a scenario problem of some kind.

I UN-installed vinka 2 and multistage.
RE-installed Vinka 3 and Vinka patch
Ran a DG docked to ISS and it ran fine.

Here is the orbiter log for this successful run:
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**** Orbiter.log
Build Sep 29 2006 [v.060929]
Devices enumerated: 6
Devices accepted: 5
==> RGB Emulation
==> Direct3D HAL
==> Direct3D T&L HAL
==> Direct3D HAL (Radeon X1650 Series )
==> Direct3D T&L HAL (Radeon X1650 Series )
Found 1 joystick(s)
Module AtlantisConfig.dll [API v.060425]
Module DGConfig.dll [API v.060425]
Module OrbiterSound.dll [API v.060425]
Module ScnEditor.dll [API v.060425]
Module Framerate.dll [API v.050206]
Module Rcontrol.dll [API v.050206]
Module ExtMFD.dll [API v.060425]


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There was a little herky-jerky graphics once in a while
and the frame rate would drop from 50 down to 4 for a second and then back up. I was not seeing that before.

And I wonder if I am going to be able to fly Atlantis. It's my favorite ship.
I want to fix that Atlantis mesh problem that I had with the other scenario.
I will compare a fresh base orbiter install with this one and see if that Atlantis mesh can be sorted out, or as "AR81" says "suss it out"