Panel Installation

[a1]

How come when i install some panels and start the fly not icon the FS just quits. especially when i install gauges in the Gauges folder.

[garymbuska]

How come when i install some panels and start the fly not icon the FS just quits. especially when i install gauges in the Gauges folder.

Ok I give? how about a little more information which plane where did you download it from and which panel you are using.
I would like to help you but with the post you made I do not even know what you are talking about NO OFFENSE MENT.  8-)

[Hagar]

Probably caused by a gauge or associated module. It would help a lot if you can give an example of a problem panel & a link to the page it's posted on.

[a1]

any of the airbus 320 model panels. i copy the contents into my FS gauges folder and the Sim quits.

[kilotango]

What A320 panel are you using?
If it is Eric Marciano's, you'll need the update for A320.gau.
Sorry, but i can't give a link, my backups is not home....

And as any other here. i'm fighting blind.

[Hagar]

any of the airbus 320 model panels. i copy the contents into my FS gauges folder and the Sim quits.

Sorry. If you want help you will have to be more specific.

[garymbuska]

This could be because a lot of the AIRBUS gauges are part of a CAB file. If you take the files out of the CAB folder and copy them to your gauge folder they will not work correctly you MUST move the entire folder into the gauge folder. MIND YOU this is only BEST GUESS LIKE I SAID it would help if we know which plane and which panel. 8-)

[a1]

the panel was found on page 2 of 2004 panels. the FS 2004 Airbus A-320 panel Version 1. the panel shows up but when i install the gauges it crashes.

[Hagar]

the panel was found on page 2 of 2004 panels. the FS 2004 Airbus A-320 panel Version 1. the panel shows up but when i install the gauges it crashes.

Right. I just downloaded this panel to check it out. The zipfile includes a module named GaugeSound.dll. Paste this into the FS9 root directory folder, NOT FS9\Modules. Don't forget to paste the 2 WAV files from the Sounds folder into FS9\Sound.

When trying new panels I suggest pasting the gauges into the Panel folder to check them out. If all works as advertised & you wish to keep the aircraft/panel you can transfer them to FS9\Gauges later. As a general rule when installing 3rd party gauges, do NOT overwrite files/folders if prompted.

Please tell me if that fixed your problem.

[a1]

i can see the panel and the game doesn't quit but i don't see the gauges. have all the sound.

[Hagar]

i can see the panel and the game doesn't quit but i don't see the gauges. have all the sound.

I'm not familiar with glass cockpits but I suspect you have to switch the main gauges on. Don't ask me where the switches are.