GSX VDGS does not recognize PMDG B777F

[w6kd]

The GSX parking system is not recognizing the PMDG 777F, either the internal configuration or a customized version.  I keep blocking into my GSX customized spots to find a blank parking system display.

If I pull up the aircraft customization menu, it shows "PMDG 777F...aircraft data used by GSX: Internal GSX Database"

Then I slew the jet off the spot, pull up the GSX menu and assign the spot, the parking system (Safedock T2S-24 Ground Stand) flashes "WAIT" then alternates "STOP", "ID", "FAIL" a bunch of times, and then goes blank.  The couatl.log shows "stateIDFail() 0 0"  It's also estimating a crazy high number of passengers based on the payload (91490 lbs/416 pax) despite being a cargo acft with no pax on board.

I tried creating a customized version of the gsx.cfg...same thing.  With the Captain Sim 757F cargo jet, it works normally on the same spot.

Clearly the aircraft customization recognizes the acft type, but the parking system does not.

Regards

Bob Scott

[w6kd]

After some more troubleshooting, this VDGS problem seems to be confined to the PMDG B-777F cargo variant, and in both P3Dv4 and P3Dv5  The 777-200LR pax version is working normally.  The marshaller also works normally with the 777F.

The title line in each acft fltsim.x section starts with PMDG 777F, then the carrier name, then a description in parens, for example:

title=PMDG 777F DHL (D-AALM | 2020 | 007 Operated by Aerologic)

There is no atc_model= line except on the default PMDG livery, which is "atc_model=777F".  I've tried adding atc_model=777F to the other liveries--no change.

Regards

Bob Scott

 

[virtuali]

I've tried adding atc_model=777F to the other liveries--no change.

Try with B777F or B777 only.

[w6kd]

I've tried adding atc_model=777F to the other liveries--no change.

Try with B777F or B777 only.

Still does not work with the 777F. 

I've tried atc_model=B777F, atc_model=B777, atc_model=777, and atc_model=777F, and still get WAIT-STOP-ID-FAIL on the VDGS every time.

Regards

Bob Scott

[virtuali]

That's strange, I checked the code and, the atc_model has priority over the sim title so, B777 should definitely work.

[w6kd]

Changing the title= line from

title=PMDG 777F <carrier description>

to

title=PMDG B777F <carrier description>

did finally get it to recognize the cargo 777.  That, hopefully, is just a temporary fix, because the next time I run the PMDG OPs Center livery manager for an update, it's going to re-write those lines with the default "PMDG 777F..." value.

It does not appear to be successfully doing any kind of a match on the atc_model line.

Regards

Bob Scott