DCS Bios and com ports

[glcm1961]

Sorry if this is a very basic and stupid question, but I'm stuck.    Just getting into putting a viper cockpit together and I'm not real sharp with all the technical aspects of working with DCS Bios.   I just downloaded it today to set up the F-16 DED I received in the mail today.    In the dashboard I selected Com 1 just because I wasn't sure which com port to select.    Well, it obviously wasn't the correct port because it never connected but now it is the only com port that shows up.   I know there were more listed when I first tried it but now I can't seem to get any other ports to appear in order to try them.  I even uninstalled the program and when I reinstalled it only Com port 1 showed up as an option.   I'm lost.   

Edited December 28, 2021 by glcm1961

[No1sonuk]

First off, I'd say forget about the HUB version of DCS-BIOS - it's no longer actively updated.
The "Flight panels fork" is based on an older version of DCS-BIOS than HUB, but it is actively maintained and new modules added, so it is actually more recent than HUB.
You can get it here:
https://github.com/DCSFlightpanels

You don't get the fancy web interface, though, so you have to give it a com port list in a script file.

Now assuming you're staying with HUB, on to your problem:
Did you set up the socat program?  IIRC, you still need to do that with HUB.
Try plugging your device into a different USB port.

Edited December 28, 2021 by No1sonuk

[glcm1961]

Thanks for the feedback!  I'm in over my head with this but I'm determined to get it to work.    

 

I got the com port problem figured out - had to install a driver and that did the trick and it now shows a green box with a connected state.     Having got that problem solved, I now have another one:   The virtual cockpit status light on the dashboard console is greyed out and not green like it's supposed to be.   I tried everything but no dice.   I'm guessing it's a simple problem that involves a misplaced file or something to that effect.  Any ideas?