Progess Report:
I did manage to get GSX, KMEM, and PHNL installed and working in my P3D V5.3 HF2 after somewhat of a struggle. I found all the answers I needed in your various virtuali posts in the forum.
I had to use the FSDT universal installer to register and update my products. Never got Couatl to start in the AddOn Manager.
As have many others, I kept losing the installed things when restarting P3D after a successful installation. This post of yours turned out to be the key to success - except for Live Update substitute P3D:
"I think I know what might have happened: you started the Live Update too quickly after closing the sim, without allowing enough time to close all the opened files, release all the file locks, and close all the started executables.
Now, before you say you are sure you saw the sim closing down, try this experiment:
- Launch the GSX Control Panel.
- Launch P3D4. You'll see the Control Panel with all the buttons disabled and the button that compiles saying "Waiting to close sim"
- Keep the GSX Control Panel in sight and close the sim. Noticed how long it takes AFTER the P3D4 icon has already disappeared for the button to re-enable itself ?
THAT'S when it's really safe to start the Live Update, because the Control Panel asks Windows when the simulator process has REALLY closed, which might require seconds (or more, depending how much stuff is required to close) AFTER you already seen the P3D icon disappearing from the Taskbar.
I'll see if it would be possible to add a similar check to the Live Update itself."
On my system, it took as much as 12 seconds after the P3D icon disappeared from the Taskbar before "waiting to close sim" button was re-enabled. AS LONG AS I DO THIS TEST EVERY TIME I CLOSE P3D AND WAIT FOR THE "waiting to close sim" Button TO RE-ENABLE BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE, I HAVE HAD NO MORE ISSUES WITH GSX, KMEM, AND PHNL INSTALLING OR STAYING INSTALLED.
Other Issue - Mesh Setting. So far, I can use 1 meter mesh setting at both KMEM and PHNL with no problem.
Other Issue - ORBX CityScape Honolulu modifications for FSDT PHNL. One setting is to the ORBX scenery and three are exclusions to your FSDT scenery. The one that seems to cause a problem is the ORBX setting.
Very pleased with KMEM and PHNL.
Thanks,
Stephen