chucky35uk

Hi gents....Having worked on dual monitors for weeks now i am proud of myself that i got through it. All is looking well...except...now that ive added touchbuddy into the mix, i have some errors on loading BS. I had these before and got them fixed by adjusting the description details on the options and monitor files. I cannot figure it out this time. This may be because touchbuddy is now ''configured'' (or not). Ill attach the screenshots of both files. Thanks again. chucky35uk ps hope this zip thingy works. options1.zip monitor1.zip

ticking hard drive Ok stand by. chucky35uk :music_whistling:

Speed, on the issue of screeching noises. I sometimes hear them coming from my living room. Especially if i spend a lot of time flying. Not so sure its puter based tho. ;o) chucky35uk

Hmmmm im not so sure its disk failure. This only happens when BS runs on detailed missions. (not in options screen or setup screens) Drive is perfect all other times. Wonder if its 64 bit related. Am i right in saying win 64 absorbs more memory? Anyway, its not that big an issue as BS runs like a dream. Thanks again folks ;o) chucky35uk

Hi...Does anyone else hear a ticking sound from the hard drive when Black Shark is working. Its not a problem but, what is it doing? Dont think i'm indexing because when i shut BS down it stops. My system is Win7 64, 4 megs ram, geforce 470gtx. cheers :book: chucky35uk

Sweinhart...love your setup but ill let the professionals on here advise you. Good luck. chucky35uk

errors Gents.....one last thing......when i insert my 2nd monitor configured file into monitorsetup.lau, i get errors. When i take it back out, there are no errors. Something in my custom made file BS does not like. Ill attach the file. Any ideas? cheers chucky35uk :thumbup:

Cheers Cat....I have been at this for a week or more constantly. I am over the moon. The errors i think ill sort out. When the abris and shkval show on the other monitor, should i see a Black Shark splash screen as well? I mean, its not just shkval and abris on their own. Its not a real problem tho as both guages work perfectly. Thanks chucky35uk

monitor setup It seems 1.0.2 patch does not like edited lau files. In the game options page, my monitor config file is missing. Just a white space. When I revert back to the default values, the white space has gone and there are no errors. I'll play around with the lau and monitor files and try and tweek things. Chucky35uk :thumbup:

Driver....im having the exact same problems as you. Version 1 worked perfect....installing 1.0.2 caused all the probs you describe. Im Win 7 64 bit too. It must be something to do with 64 bit. chucky35uk

Ok things are moving in a possitive direction (kind of) This morning i installed the 1.0.2 patch. I started to get errors on loading. I managed to get into the options screen of the game and change the resolution to the highest setting 1680. Bingo....i got the shkval and abris on the 2nd monitor (along with the stretched bs background) Great i thought.....but since then.....i cannot get back into the options screen because of these errors. I get no errors on version 1.0 but script errors on version 1.0.2 What has the patch changed? Is it anything to do with Win 7 64 bit? Patch seams to have fixed the multimonitor problem tho. Sorry about all this. chucky35uk

Jasonj....I have not updated Black Shark to the later patch. The reason for this is that i wanted the built in tutorial videos to learn. (these are lost when the patch is applied, i believe) I have changed my windows res to 1680 on main and 1280 on 2nd monitor as you advised. I am going to update Black Shark to the later patch. I will also test the multi player screen to see what happens. (never tried that) stand by. chucky35uk

Giving up on multi monitor When i use windows for every day use, i have the resolution set to maximum 1680. I read (touchbuddy.com) that when i start Black Shark i should change windows settings to 1024 (on both screens) Snag is, sometimes when you take a bit of info from here and a bit of info from there, you end up with a mess. This should'nt be the case now as i,ve changed things only to match what i've been advised in the last couple of posts. So here's my windows and BS screen shots. :helpsmilie: chucky35uk

giving up on multi monitor Hi....again thanks for your patience. Ive changed my settings as you advised. Unfortunately still not getting anything on second monitor. Ive setup main monitor (1680) on the left and 2nd monitor on right (1280) Nvidia settings are set to extended. Windows 7 ultimate 64 Geforce 470 gtx Resolution set to 1040x768 on both screens (before game starts) What resolution should i opt for in game options? Should i run phantom monitorfix.exe before game starts? I will get there in the end with a little help from my flying friends :music_whistling: chucky35uk

giving up on multi monitor Ok see if this works.

giving up on multimonitor Oops...tried to upload a copy of my files but formats not recognised. Will try something else. chucky35uk :doh:

giving up on multimonitor Thanks again chaps for helping me out. The more i see the screen shots of Black Shark multimonitor setups (ie Hajduk pic above) the more im determined not to give up. Anyway....i'll send out a copy of my options.lau and monitorsetup files to see if anyone can see whats the problem. My setup---Geforce 470 gtx \ Dell 1680x1050 \ Samsung syncmaster 1280x1040. Windows 7 ultimate 64. Thanks again men Great forum Chucky35uk :helpsmilie:

giving up on multi monitor Thanks for your reply Power. Honestly...i would love this to work and am giving myself a sore head over it ;o) How can it be so difficult? I even copied someones lau file that had the exact same setup as me....useless. Think ill take my puter to the local university and let some degree student sort it. Bet he gives up too. Ill try again soon. cheers chucky35uk:cry:

I have had enough. I have been obsessed with my multi monitor setup for a week now. I have tried every configuration, read dozens of articles on various websites and still not a dot on my second moniotor. Really, this really should'nt be that hard. Why does FSX have the fascility to undock windows to another monitor with absolute ease? Im now convinced its not my options.lau and monitor settings thats causing the problem. It has to be something to do with my graphics card or graphics card driver. I just bought the all new geforce 470 gtx. One monitor 1680*1050 and one 1250*1040 I just hope the developers of Black Shark update the undocking feature in a future patch. Honestly, i need a rest with lau and config files for a while. :cry: Do love Black Shark tho. chucky35uk.