Black Shark Twin monitor

Thanks PeterP! I will work on tonight and report back!

Hi jtrakel!

Will have a closer look at your files tonight.

Don't expect a answer until Tommoro (in 24h) from me.

Don't know if Froglips is right/wrong with his examination - had no time to read your whole post.

But it is not unusual to use a different aspect in the monitorconfig-LUA than in the options.lua .

Thanks like said anything will help!!!

In the following config I assume that the Left Monitor is your primary Display in the Windows Display-Properties. If not - Set your left Monitor as primary!

I also assume that you running BlackShark version 1.0.1 and didn't patched to the latest version because you want to be able to replay the training Tracks correctly. - Be aware that when you patch you will have to edit the options.lua again! The latest version of BS has a slightly changed file structure and the syntax of the files is also changed.

But you will be able to do this without problems when you compare the syntax of the necessary files -and there is always this forum that will point you in the right direction.

I believe that's why Froglips was confused about your options.lua syntax.

- in the latest patch it appears with a changed syntax. But you options.lua looks intact - but is not tweaked for your desired result.

OK - let's start!

General layout of my edit:

This is the code for your new options.lua (I insert "-- edit" where I made changes):

 options =
{
  ["views"] =
  {
      ["cockpit"] =
      {
          ["mirrors"] = true,
          ["reflections"] = false,
          ["avionics"] = 2,
          ["russianHud"] = false,
      }, -- end of ["cockpit"]
  }, -- end of ["views"]
  ["difficulty"] =
  {
      ["padlock"] = false,
      ["easyRadar"] = true,
      ["enemies"] = true,
      ["setGlobal"] = true,
      ["immortal"] = false,
      ["geffect"] = "realistic",
      ["permitCrash"] = false,
      ["easyFlight"] = true,
      ["tips"] = true,
      ["radio"] = true,
      ["fuel"] = false,
      ["hud"] = false,
      ["aftSwitching"] = false,
      ["cockpitLanguage"] = "english",
      ["units"] = "imperial",
      ["externalViews"] = true,
      ["altTrimmingMethod"] = false,
      ["myPlane"] = true,
      ["iconsTheme"] = "nato",
      ["map"] = true,
      ["weapons"] = false,
      ["allies"] = true,
      ["labels"] = true,
  }, -- end of ["difficulty"]
  ["audio"] =
  {
      ["wind"] = 100,
      ["radio"] = 100,
      ["musicEn"] = false,
      ["engines"] = 100,
      ["soundEn"] = true,
      ["effects"] = 100,
      ["music"] = 50,
      ["radioSpeech"] = true,
      ["warnings"] = 100,
      ["volume"] = 100,
      ["inCockpit"] = 100,
      ["mech"] = 100,
      ["subtitles"] = true,
      ["gui"] = 50,
  }, -- end of ["audio"]
  ["graphics"] =
  {
      ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "SoftTH - Center on Monitor 1 - Abris and Shkval on Monitor 2", -- edit
      ["color"] = "32",
      ["heatBlr"] = 1,
      ["scenes"] = "high",
      ["water"] = 2,
      ["fullScreen"] = true, -- edit
      ["visibRange"] = "High",
      ["aspect"] = 1.77,
      ["textures"] = 2,
      ["shadows"] = 3,
      ["display_mode"] =
      {
          ["avi"] =
          {
              ["bpp"] = 32,
              ["resolution"] = "640x480",
              ["full_screen"] = false,
              ["aspect"] = 1.333333333,
              ["height"] = 480,
              ["width"] = 1920,
          }, -- end of ["avi"]
      }, -- end of ["display_mode"]
      ["effects"] = 3,
      ["lights"] = 2,
      ["haze"] = 1,
      ["terrPrld"] = "20",
      ["height"] = 1080,
      ["resolution"] = "SoftTH 3840x1080", -- edit
      ["civTraffic"] = 0,
      ["width"] = 3840, -- edit
  }, -- end of ["graphics"]
} -- end of options

The code of the config.SoftTHconfig :

[main]
renderResolution=3840x1080
nonlocalFormat=RGB16D
keepComposition=0
smoothing=0
debugD3D=0
zClear=0
vsync=0
tripleBuffer=1
screenshotFormat=jpg
dllPathD3D9=auto
dllPathDXGI=auto
dllPathD3D11=auto

[overrides]
forceResolution=0
antialiasing=2
processAffinity=1
FOVForceHorizontal=0
FOVForceVertical=0

[head_primary]
; DISPLAY 1 - Cockpit
sourceRect=0,0,1920,1080
screenMode=1920x1080

[head_1]
; DISPLAY 2 - Shkval and Abris
devID=1
sourceRect=1920,0,1920,1080
transportResolution=1920x1080
transportMethod=local
noSync=0

The code of the Monitor configuration Lua (it will apper as 'SoftTH - Center on Monitor 1 - Abris and Shkval on Monitor 2' in the options-menu of BlackShark):

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('SoftTH - Center on Monitor 1 - Abris and Shkval on Monitor 2');
Description = 'SoftTH - Center on Monitor 1 - Abris and Shkval on Monitor 2';
Viewports =
{
    Center =
    {
         x = 0;
         y = 0;
         width = 1920;
         height = screen.height;
         viewDx = 0;
         viewDy = 0;
         aspect = 1.77;
    }
}

Shkval =
{
    x = 1920;
    y = 169;
    width = 1087;
    height = 741;
}

ABRIS =
{
    x = 3007;
    y = 0;
    width = 833;
    height = 1080;
}

My ReadMe:

Hello Jtrakel!

 

Copy the "options.lua" ...\Ka-50\BlackShark\data\scripts folder

Copy the "config.SoftTHconfig" in your ...Ka-50\bin\stable folder

Copy the "d3d9.dll" also in your ...Ka-50\bin\stable folder

Copy the "Center Mon1 - Abris + Shkval Mon2.lua" in ...\Ka-50\Config\MonitorSetup folder

 

Check fullscreen in the BlackShark-Option menu!

 

Read the "readme_SoftTH2.txt" !!!

And donate somthing to Kegetys if you like SoftTH!

 

Finally:

Have Fun!

 

-PeterP 2011/06/01

Attached are all files in a RAR container.

YOU ARE MY HERO! It works like a charm you have officially made my day better thank you for the help!!!!

Thanks!:lol:

- always happy to read comments like yours!

+rep inbound!

@Froglips

How about your experience ?

PeterP,

Tried Variant 1. I have edited the options.lua with Notepad++ for width and height. I copied SoftTH Variant 1 files via KA-50 root directory and they appear to have landed in the correct sub-directories. The x86 version of the .dll is loaded.

I started up Black Shark, went to Options, selected SoftTH Variant 1: Monitor 1 and 2 Center - Monitor 3 ABRIS. I was not able to change my resolution from 1920 x 1200. In fact, unlike Warthog, I have never been able to enter a resolution manually, only select from a dropdown list.

I launched a training flight. My cockpit resolution on screen one is clearly wrong. It is like I have moved back in the cockpit several feet. Nothing is readable but I can see virtually the whole cockpit.

I will try Variant 2.

Froggie

After you have edited the options.lua dont choose a reseloution from the dropdown-list in the menu of Blackshark! - even if you don't see your new res. -it is set right like you did in the options.lua.

To make appear non standard reselutions you have to make further edits - I will discribe it at a later time...

When you choose a other res in dropdown-list in the menu it will set back your edited options.lua ! - and you have to edit again.

The SoftTH res (Variant 1: 2520x2410 ) will be not recognized from BlackShark properly to be shown in the options-menue, but it will be properly recongnized by the Simulator.exe -don't worry!

Again: After you made the edit don't touch the dropdown-menu for the res. anymore! -you are free to tweak everything else, but not the res!

Hmmm, so I reopened options.lua. BS had reset the resolution to 1920 x 1200. I closed BS. Reopened Notepad++ and reset to 2520 x 2410. I also changed the resolution line to 2520x2410. Restarted BS. Looked at options page. Resolution line is blank. Resolution dropdown does not show a 2520x2410 option (as I had hoped it would). Didn't save options, ust canceled out. Tried to launch training mission. BS crashes out of sim.

I do see the SoftTH logo on screen 2 briefly when the sim tries to launch. Screen 3 also goes to black.

After you have edited the options.lua dont choose a reseloution from the dropdown-list in the menu of Blackshark! - even if you don't see your new res. -it is set right like you did in the options.lua.

 

To make appear non standard reselutions you have to make further edits - I will discribe it at a later time...

 

When you choose a other res in dropdown-list in the menu it will set back your edited options.lua ! - and you have to edit again.

 

The SoftTH res (Variant 1: 2520x2410 ) will be not recognized from BlackShark properly to be shown in the options-menue, but it will be properly recongnized by the Simulator.exe -don't worry!

 

Again: After you made the edit don't touch the dropdown-menu for the res. anymore! -you are free to tweak everything else, but not the res!

OK. Will ust do this and remove attempt a adding res to drop down list:)

Tried it again. Still crashing BS. Moving on to variant 2.

PeterP,

I have tried all three variants now with the same result. BS crashes when trying to load the sim. I have all three monitor-setups available from the dropdown menu. I have your replacement .dll in place.

The .dll looks identical in each of the variant packages to me. I am dutifully renaming and using the one associated with the monitorsetup.lua. If they are identical then I will stop doing that.

I wanted to make sure nothing else had gone wrong so I selected my monitorsetup file (Froglips2+1monitors.lua) and 1920x1200 res. Everything started up just fine. This was using your .dll! Impressive that it is compatible with plain Jane monitor configs too!

Hi Froglips.

Sorry for the little delay - was on a weeding of a friend and had no time to visit the forum.

Strange - even If I couldn't test all three variants on my machine - they should work...

-Maybe the monitor ID's aren't matching your system-specs any more

My files work only if the ID's are set the same like in your provided picture.

or Maybe its the USB that causes this.

Things we can do to debug:

1:

Remove the softthconfig and let SoftTH create a default one.

Please check the Softth readme for instruction.

Than edit the options.lua to the height and width that the default softTh config wants to use.

Look it up in the SoftThconfig in the bin folder:

[main] renderResolution=XXXX x XXXX < the second line = Width x Height

Start a mission from the missioneditor and see if softth kicks in.

If softth works please post the working softthconfig and your options.lua to let me have a look on it. (Than I can compose a working one with right aspect and bezel management...)

If this doesn't work:

Redo these steps but first plug out the USB-monitor to see if he is causing this faulty behaviour.

2:

please go to this site http://www.mechatronics4you.com/?p=357 and quote here the calculated "config.SoftTHconfig" file so I can have a look on it.

It is a configuration tool for softth : SoftTh 2.x configuration tool

But it is not able to do a advanced bezelmanagment like I did in the previous configs.

Please elaborate a little more on this - I'm little confused:

PeterP,

 

 

I wanted to make sure nothing else had gone wrong so I selected my monitorsetup file (Froglips2+1monitors.lua) and 1920x1200 res.

Everything started up just fine. - did softTH kick in?

This was using your .dll! Impressive that it is compatible with plain Jane monitor configs too!

the Froglips2+1monitors.lua you posted here seems to be broken/not right....

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('Froglips2+1monitors');

Description = 'Camera on upper, Shkval on lower monitor,ABRIS on Doublesight';

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1200;

height = 1920;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.6;

}

}

 

Shkval =

{

x = 1980;

y = 0;

width = 1080;

height = 1920;

}

 

ABRIS =

{

x = 1081;

y = 1920;

width = 600;

height = 1024;

}

and give me all info you can provide - a picture sometimes tells more than thousand words! ;)

Sometimes it is only one little stupid digit that is overlooked... :)

Hmmm, my lua is messed up. BS must be overwriting. I will check. Busy week. It may be weekend before I can really devote attention to your directions.

Thank you for helping!!

Froggie

PeterP,

Tried step1

"1:

Remove the softthconfig and let SoftTH create a default one.

Please check the Softth readme for instruction.

Than edit the options.lua to the height and width that the default softTh config wants to use.

Look it up in the SoftThconfig in the bin folder:

Quote:

[main] renderResolution=XXXX x XXXX < the second line = Width x Height

Use fullscreen and the "1screen" configuration in the options menu.

Start a mission from the missioneditor and see if softth kicks in.

If softth works please post the working softthconfig and your options.lua to let me have a look on it. (Than I can compose a working one with right aspect and bezel management...)

If this doesn't work:

Redo these steps but first plug out the USB-monitor to see if he is causing this faulty behaviour."

SoftTH created a default. Resolution was shown as 2520x2280 w/3 heads.

options.lua

config.SoftTHconfig.txt

Went into options. Changed width to 2520, height to 2280.

Started BS. Launched a training mission. BS opened a black box on the main screen but I didn't get into the sim. It was odd. If I alt-tabbed out of the sim it was like it closed a window on all three screens but nothing would ever come up. Task manager said BS was running fine.

I ran the web based config tool. No numbers appeared. Does BS have to be running?

On my monitor lua. Not sure what was going on there.

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('Froglips2+1monitors');

Description = 'Camera on upper 1920x1200, Shkval on lower 1920x1080,ABRIS on Doublesight 600x1024';

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1200;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 16/9;

}

}

Shkval =

{

x = 0;

y = 1200;

width = 920;

height = 690;

}

ABRIS =

{

x = 1276;

y = 1200;

width = 600;

height = 800;

}

PVIDig =

{

x = 900;

y = 1500;

width = 250;

height = 250;

}

SoftTHreadme.txt

Just seemed like the thing to do for all your help to me and so many others.

Good work on the SoftTH-Readme to make it better readable !

Other will have to thank for the work!- forwarded this to Kegetys.

Hopefully he will include this to his SoftTH download.

I think that's one of the main culprits many people have a bad start with SoftTH that they are not able to read the ReadMe in the Win standard editor properly..

But your files look as I expected ( everthing OK and correspondent to my files - that means that I see no problem, and my files should work...) - please try the same with the with the USB-Monitor disconnected to get the full picture.

PeterP,

Going to try your two display setup (USB monitor unplugged) tomorrow. If that works and the USB moniotr is the problem, is there anything we can do?

Froggie

PeterP,

The two monitor set-up with the USB monitors unplugged worked but it spread the cockpit across both screens. It needs to only display on the upper screen.

If we get this working then we have a redo as I have a second USB monitor for the Shkval. Thanks for your help.

PeterP,

The two monitor set-up with the USB monitors unplugged worked but it spread the cockpit across both screens. It needs to only display on the upper screen.

I asume that you talking about Variant 3 and you have BS in fullscreen mode and you see a SoftTH logo at one monitor while loading the sim.

And it work as I advertised it - The cockpit split in half and spread vertical on both monitors.

-You have to modify the monitors- Lua to your liking to get a different view and to ad shkval/and or abris.

General: you have to be a little more precise when we want to get this working in the future - please don't post something like "It works now..." - tell me what and how does it work - this will make the following debugging a little more stremlined and it will prevent me to play something similar like "20 Questions" with you ;)

So I'm right!- and it's up to 90 percent the display driver of your USB-Monitor that is preventing SoftTH to kick-in.

Please provide me with this information:

Which display driver is the USB-Monitor running (virtual graphic-adapter)? - Is this driverWDM certificated (softTh only runs with WDM drivers)

If not - can you get WDM divers for your model (update ,..ect.) ?

Please post a DxDiag.txt with a setting when every monitor (especially the USB) is attached and running like you want to use them later in the sim.

If we get this working then we have a redo as I have a second USB monitor for the Shkval. Thanks for your help.

Ok. I am suitably chided. More detail.

Screen layout

DXDiag System

DXDiag_Display1

DXDiag_Display2

DXDiag_Display3

DXDiag_Display4

Video drivers

nVidia 275.33-desktop-win7-winvista-64bit-english-whql

DisplayLink-5.6.31870

Everything appears below

Ok. I am suitably chided.

I asume that you talking about Variant 3 and you have BS in fullscreen mode and you see a SoftTH logo at one monitor while loading the sim.

Is my assumption right ?

Anyway - cant see what might preventing softTH to work with your setup - I'm not expirenced enough with USB-connected monitors to help further out.

I suggest to open a Thread at the SoftTH forum and describing your problem.

If you do this: please include links to this thread Starting from your first post, so everyone will have the full picture http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1210586#post1210586.

I'm out of guesses -Sorry to be no help any more - lets see what other might suggest.

Someone has it working for Warthog

PeterP,

Can yo help me adapt this setup to my setup? I do not understand all the settings.

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I've got 2 Samsung Syncmaster U70 USB-powered DisplayLink-driven monitors working as the MFCDs in DCS: A-10C right now, using 2.05alpha with Win7-64. I use 3 main screens (1280x1024, 1920x1080, 1280x1024) in addition to the 2 800x480 USB monitors. Here's my config.SoftTHconfig, maybe it will help you:

[main]

renderResolution=5430x1080

nonlocalFormat=RGB16D

keepComposition=0

smoothing=1

debugD3D=0

zClear=1

vsync=0

tripleBuffer=0

screenshotFormat=bmp

dllPathD3D9=auto

dllPathDXGI=auto

dllPathD3D11=auto

[overrides]

forceResolution=0

antialiasing=0

anisotropic=16

processAffinity=1

FOVForceHorizontal=0

FOVForceVertical=0

[head_primary]

sourceRect=1355,0,1920,1080

screenMode=1920x1080

[head_1]

; Autodetected as \\.\DISPLAY2 at NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

devID=1

sourceRect=3350,0,1280,1024

transportResolution=1280x1024

transportMethod=auto

noSync=0

[head_2]

; Autodetected as \\.\DISPLAY3 at NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

devID=2

sourceRect=0,0,1280,1024

transportResolution=1280x1024

transportMethod=nonlocal16d

noSync=1

[head_3]

devID=3

sourceRect=4630,0,800,480

transportResolution=800x480

transportMethod=nonlocal16d

noSync=1

[head_4]

devID=4

sourceRect=4630,480,800,480

transportResolution=800x480

transportMethod=nonlocal16d

noSync=1

Now I'm a little confused:

PeterP,

Can yo help me adapt this setup to my setup? I do not understand all the settings.

Or do you want a monitor.-LUA... I don't get it.... "help me adapt this setup to my setup"

(Here we go again: "20-Questions")

:) Sorry - I'm not a mentalist and can't read your mind...

Please tell me exactly what you want to do - and how it should look in the end.