Help needed SIOC & Helios

[Darkwolf]

Hi there.

 

I fell like brain damaged. A year ago i could have SIOC and Helios working. Then for some reason i had to stop using my home cockpit.

 

today, 1.2.7 - I've been fighting for days to have something working and nothing works.

 

Scripts folder don't seem to be the same, the few files i've kept aren't working any more, Helios give me suicidal tendancies, and they is so much "fragmentary" information that are up to date or not around the net that i have headache.

 

 

Is someone able to tell me how to setup Helios and SIOC for DCS 1.2.7 ? SIOC configuration is no problem, i think i can handle it later.

 

For now :

 

-Helios crash as soon as I launch a profile. It works if not paired with DCS, as soon as i add DCS as interface, it crash when i launch the profile.

-DCS don't connect to SIOC anymore.

 

Please, help me :helpsmilie:

[Duckling]

Hi Darkwolf. Can't help on the topic, I'm still on 2.6 and got no idea if there's been any file or structure change on 2.7, myself eager to make the jump to 2.7 though but always a bit cautious and haven't yet prepped for a rollback if things go bad.

 

One option to go forward is to make a complete backup (file restorable and remember the files under your user profile or additional links if added earlier) of your existing install if not yet made. Then make a new fresh install of DCS/Mods/Modules and Helios (step by step) and see if you can restore the rig to basic operational again. If ok, either swap in the older config files one by in a controled manner or make a fresh install and apply the changes back from older files in batches.

 

This probably is old news but just wanna let you know I feel your pain. Had a installation that gone havoc some time ago and took some time knit it together again.

[Darkwolf]

The config/export folder don't exist anymore.

 

I did found an export.lua in "script" folder.

[Duckling]

Wasn't the earlier export folder (config\export) moved to users profile from v 1.2.x ? Might be way off here and must verify my config first (away from home currently). Have a faint memory that I made a symbolic link in DCS directory to my UserProfile\saved games\DCS\.. or likewise, to connect the pieces together.

 

If your earlier files was wiped/renamed during 1.2.7 upgrade I could send you a copy of my related files if it would help rebuild your setup ?

[Duckling]

Otherway around it seems. User profile in C:\User\'username'\Saved games\DCS\Scripts is the generic path to folder 'scripts' containing the export.lua file. (I just made sym-link in there to point to another folder to keep files together for ease of maintinance)

[Darkwolf]

Hi Ducking, Thanks for the help.

 

After having copied my file here and there i'm quite lost in all the ops. I'm going to flush everything and start all over again from scratch (including new windows setup)

 

I would appreciate to have a look to your file. Could you please send them to my email address ? usmpaint#gmail.com (replace # by @)- Eventually, could you tell which one goes where ?

 

I don't need the SIOC files - i'm familiar with them. my problem is to hook up with

SIOC.

 

Thank you very much !

[Duckling]

Hi Darkwolf. On the 'road' currently and reach home base first to the weekend. I'll wrap-em up and mail my latest version asap. Check also http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1948619&postcount=89 if it can be of use meanwhile

A bit backdated but structure is the same hopefully. Note that within that .zip the DCS\Confic\Export folders "true" homedirectory is in my user\saved game\DCSs profile.

 

In my saved games profile I made a symbolic link, aka a NTFS filesystem "shortcut" that point to the place indicated in the .zip. (just a workaraound to get the MOD engine easier to handle)

 

Best

Gus

[Pancake]

I wrote this for Duckling and Darkwolf.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=122607

 

Take a look.