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    Phoenix and Linux/Wine

    I've just got Phoenix, a bit of optimism as my OS is Linux and has been for years. I tested Phoenix on my wife's (Windows 7) laptop where it works perfectly (I managed to crash a Blade MCX 3 times in 1 minute, which may qualify me for the Guinness Book of Records?). I can use her machine, but I don't want to have to - mine's got a better and bigger screen and it's faster! And I don't have to ask permission!

    On my Linux machine, I can install it under Wine, and even update it (now on v4.0.m), but it won't recognise the USB connection, giving the error message "Your USB interface is not currently being detected by Phoenix".

    Has anyone managed to get Phoenix up and running on Linux? Or any other flight sim, to identify what I need to do?

    Owen
    Blade mCX2 - indoor use, slightly chipped
    Blade 450 3D - outdoor use, slightly grass-stained
    Blade Nano CPX - indoor use, slightly lively
    Blade mSR X - indoor use, slightly less lively than Nano
    Spektrum DX6i, Phoenix 4
    plus some spares and a lot of optimism

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    I couldnt get it to work on wine, but it does work in vwmare

    This (other) forum thread may be of use:

    Phoenix in Linux ... works great! - HeliFreak
    Logo 600 3D --- Vortex Vx1n
    JR Forza 700 --- Vortex Vx1e

    Team Macgregor flight team and Magregor industries field rep

    Co-founder of South Hants Helis - and now on Facebook
    And the proud wearer of one

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    • #3
      Wondering how this would work for a chromebook as it is based on linux?
      Liam
      Lotsa quads nd fpv stuff on a:
      Futaba T8J

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      • #4
        Flight simulator Next has a native Linux version.
        Download Area, CGM rc Helicopter Simulator
        Michal

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        • #5
          Thanks for answers. Jimmyhorns, I've got an old copy of WinXP in Virtualbox (I've never tried VMWare), but there's a dll missing, which I haven't sorted yet. Do you run Phoenix directly in VMWare, or through a Windows VM? And thanks for the link, I'll see if I can work anything out there. It's frustrating, as I think it must be a driver issue, I'll have to keep digging.

          Sorry, Liam, I don't know much about the Chrome side of things, it's Linux-based but it's been much adapted, it's more an interface than an OS from what I remember?

          I know of neXt, Michal, but it's 44 euros to buy a licence, and I really wanted to get Phoenix working as I've already paid! neXt is, er, next?

          Owen
          Blade mCX2 - indoor use, slightly chipped
          Blade 450 3D - outdoor use, slightly grass-stained
          Blade Nano CPX - indoor use, slightly lively
          Blade mSR X - indoor use, slightly less lively than Nano
          Spektrum DX6i, Phoenix 4
          plus some spares and a lot of optimism

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          • #6
            Its been a couple of years since I had it working on Linux, so I cant remember the details... I dont think I was even flying helis back then, just planks....

            From what I remember it was a pretty easy install though...

            I've abandoned linux for the time being on my non-server machines.
            Logo 600 3D --- Vortex Vx1n
            JR Forza 700 --- Vortex Vx1e

            Team Macgregor flight team and Magregor industries field rep

            Co-founder of South Hants Helis - and now on Facebook
            And the proud wearer of one

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            • #7
              Update for Linuxers: I've tried everything I can think of without success. The trouble is drivers: Linux doesn't have a driver/interface to recognise a dongle; although some people have got Internet/wifi/mobile phone dongles to work, the Phoenix dongle has security involved which changes things. I usually run an old copy of Windows XP Pro in Virtualbox, and that didn't work with the dongle; and my copy of XP is so old it won't install natively because it can't work with SATA disks without inserting drivers into the XP CD, and I can't find the right driver!

              Good news is, it works through VMWare, as jimmyhorns said - it's the only way I can figure it. If anyone's interested, the method is to install VMWare, install Windows in VMWare and then Phoenix in Windows - sounds more complex that it is, and it means you can switch from the full Linux system to Phoenix and back at will, so a quick flight when I get bored, then back to Linux when I'm tired of crashing...

              VMWare Player 5.0.1 can be installed in Mint 12 and later/Ubuntu 11.10 or later by running the following scripts (I don't know about other distros, they'll probably be very similar):

              1. Open a terminal window.

              2. Type in the following command then hit Enter.
              sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

              3. Use these commands to install the 32-bit version.
              mkdir ~/VMware && cd ~/VMware
              wget -c http://goo.gl/qGcHF -O VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle.tar
              tar -xvf VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle.tar
              chmod +x VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle
              sudo sh VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle
              4. Use these commands to install the 64-bit version.
              mkdir ~/VMware && cd ~/VMware
              wget -c http://goo.gl/aoveM -O VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle.tar
              tar -xvf VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle.tar
              chmod +x VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle
              sudo sh VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle

              That might help Linuxers; if anyone finds a way to make Linux run Phoenix natively I'm still interested, but until then I'll run it through VMWare/XP!

              Owen
              Blade mCX2 - indoor use, slightly chipped
              Blade 450 3D - outdoor use, slightly grass-stained
              Blade Nano CPX - indoor use, slightly lively
              Blade mSR X - indoor use, slightly less lively than Nano
              Spektrum DX6i, Phoenix 4
              plus some spares and a lot of optimism

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              • #8
                RC simulator in Linux

                Just in case anyone is interested there is now a half-decent Linux RC flight simulator which is free AND works with proper RC transmitters such as the Spektrum DX6i as well as standard PC joysticks.

                It is rather un-memorably called ccrcsim. It can be found on the project's sourceforge page. SourceForge.net: Download - crrcsim

                Pre-built binaries are available for Ubuntu and Debian. I have tried it on Ubuntu 10.04 and Debian 6. Additionally I have tested other models downloaded from the net and they work. I also got it working with two other transmitters using TX-to-USB joystick adapter cables (Giant Cod cheapo versions). It does not work on very old Linux distros such as my Mepis 7 PC. The PC and laptops had fairly modern processors and graphics cards.

                Hope this helps

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