New installation option for BMS
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I need to make a correction to the instructions in my post above. The windows emulator program in linux, wine, stores its files in the .wine directory under your home directory. Thus the command in step 8 should read as follows
unzip Falcon_BMS_4.33_U1_Setup.zip -d ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:
it would be better if you update your first post so one can find all is needed there.
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I’d like to repeat my plea for a dedicated Linux subforum here within the (mostly) cozy BMS community. I realize the devs won’t officially support Linux (yet), but a meeting place for folks migrating to Linux from a windows setup would be a very welcome addition IMHO.
Thanks for your report Tank, it’s much appreciated.
All the best, Uwe
+1.000.000.000.000.000
I already made a section for linux in the hot list but sure a forum section for this would be nice.
Many ppl would benefit if not for actual BMS execution with 3rd party apps like yame or any other display extraction app or wdp or mc or Awacs or runing in same lan BMS as server or ivc server or whatever helps in the falcon experience. -
Thanks for the information, Hoover. What’s your recommendation for linux headtracking? Is the delanclip best, and if so what software works with it on linux? Could I use TrackIR hardware with linux?
Hello Tank,
the TIR clip should work fine with Linuxtrack, I think there’s even a pre-defined config for it. The DelanClip also works great and is of higher build quality (full metal outfit, can’t remember the number of drops to the floor it has aready survived without a scratch :))
There’s a helper program called GUCQview or similar that lets you play with the tracking camera settings (I’m using the ps/eye cam which also works nicely on Linux) like contrast and brightness to ensure the best tracking smoothness. I’ll check the exact names later when I have access to my gaming rig.
All the best, Uwe
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Just to add to the list of utilities, the ones I’m currently missing the most in my Linux BMS setup and which didn’t work OOTB are the following:
- YAME64
While native display extraction works nicely on Linux using the BMS internal functions, I’ve really come to appreciate all the extra stuff & comfort that YAME provides.
- Android ICP / DED / MFD server by komurcu:
I haven’t played with this yet on Linux but I’d think the windows Server part should work without too much trouble on Linux, but I have no idea if the inter-process stuff works at all, like reading BMS’ internal memory section from another wine instance.
There’s a lot left to be explored I think
All the best, Uwe
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Has a new forum section for linux been added?
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Can anyone explain to me:
1 - How to get Falcon 4.0 so that I can then:
2 - Download Falcon BMSI’m getting into Flight sims after a 30 Hiatus and having issues finding the “Downloads” tab on this forum and also where to get the Falcon 4.0 EXE file.
Thanks in advance for anywone willing to do a little “Hand Holding” to walk me through this process.
IronClaw
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Welcome to BMS, IronClaw. I guess this isn’t a question related to Linux specifically, right?
Your best best for Falcon 4.0 would be steam or gog.com (good old games).
You only need to install falcon 4.0, it doesn’t have to work or anything, but BMS looks for a legit install during setup.
Once you’ve got that completed, download & install BMS as per instructions. Make sure to keep the BMS 4.33 setup folder after installation as possible future updates will refer to that folder.
Cheers, Uwe
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As Falcon 4.0 is now distributed through several online stores, any of those would be suitable. You could try Steam, or GOG.com.
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I’ll try this on the weekend on my Ubuntu 18.04 puter! Thanks for the simple instructions!
The instructions worked perfectly! I installed Wine according to these instructions:
https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
Furthermore, since I used the GOG.com installer of Falcon 4.0, I had to install three additional libraries (Wine asks for these automatically, you just need to accept installing them) on running the Falcon 4.0 installer with Wine.
BMS installed and ran smoothly.
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Thanks for checking my linux installation instructions, Johku. Note that you can back up your BMS install by copying the .wine directory to a safe place, such as a memory stick. If you ever need to wipe your hard drive and reinstall ubuntu, just (1) install ubuntu and wine again and then (2) put your saved .wine directory under your home directory. That’s all you need to do to get BMS running again on the clean ubuntu install.
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And since iirc Linux can boot from a USB stick, u can always have your OS and full falcon set up at your pocket and be ready for whenever and wherever. Maybe slower start and run times but it will fire up.
The last post tank did could also be a good practice for theater devs and modders. Copy it and u have it there ready full install ready.
With my suggestion u just need a PC to run and test bypassing the hastle of ohhhh I must get home to test it.Sent from my MI 5 using Tapatalk
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Falcon BMS 4.33 U5 is now listed as fully linux compatible on WineHQ, the linux compatibility database:
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=37255&iTestingId=103954
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Oh tank that’s u right?
Serious simulator - improved game.
I’m fine with game and jiggling the serious guys whenever I can. But those two on the same paragraph doesn’t match and many might hammer u, I see some stones raising as I write these words. [emoji38]What counts is the intend and the reason. Good thing to advertise it there.
Thanks now we get flood of geeks and nerds…
Which sudo is for wheel steering?
Do I login as admin or root in mc?
:rofl:Στάλθηκε από το MI 5 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
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Will the new Falcon BMS 4.33 U5 post on WineHQ attract clueless new users or trolls to benchmarksims.org? I don’t think so, for 3 reasons:
1. Falcon BMS has been listed on WineHQ for a while (there are a couple BMS 4.32 postings) and these previous posts haven’t brought a lot of newbie traffic to benchmarksims.
2. There are thousands of games listed on WineHQ, so you’d pretty much have to know about Falcon 4, and be actively searching for it, to find it on WineHQ.
3. Most of the games on WineHQ are free, while the BMS 4.33 U5 post describes BMS as “retail” rather than “free.” Asking users to pay filters out gamers who aren’t serious.
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Another question Arty brought up is - how does BMS compare to other flight simulators that work on linux? I’d say it compares very well. There are basically two other linux-compatible flight simulators out there:
1. xplane (retail)
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdefuse.ca%2Fimages%2FF-18_18.png&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdefuse.ca%2Fx-plane-combat.htm&docid=nA3ljhxCfF8YnM&tbnid=08o77M4-KbQOrM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwiP9MqpjY7eAhWeFjQIHamBBeAQMwikASgvMC8…i&w=1024&h=997&bih=625&biw=1280&q=xplane%20cockpit&ved=0ahUKEwiP9MqpjY7eAhWeFjQIHamBBeAQMwikASgvMC8&iact=mrc&uact=8#h=997&imgdii=08o77M4-KbQOrM:&vet=10ahUKEwiP9MqpjY7eAhWeFjQIHamBBeAQMwikASgvMC8…i&w=1024
2. FlightGear (open source)
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=625&ei=3n_HW7jwD4C80PEPvdKdwAI&q=flightgear+cockpit&oq=flightgear+cock&gs_l=img.3.1.0i24k1l2.1798.4790.0.6288.15.12.0.3.3.0.168.1156.0j9.9.0….0…1ac.1.64.img…3.12.1174…0j0i10k1j0i30k1.0.PMTwSiUJrSA#imgrc=cFvuz_3zC3NpFM:Both are reasonable commercial flight simulator, and are useful for people building their own real-world cockpits. Both model a few military aircraft, but do not really provide combat simulation.
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Both are reasonable commercial flight simulator, and are useful for people building their own real-world cockpits. Both model a few military aircraft, but do not really provide combat simulation.
I think FlightGear is still free (both as in beer and open) and a2a weapons have made a return with X-Plane 11 (though I’d not exactly call that a true to life combat “simulation”).
http://home.flightgear.org/about/
All the best, Uwe
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PS: I just visited the flightgear.org site, and wow, this sim has come a long way since I last went to the site. the Screenshots look awesome:
http://home.flightgear.org/news/a-preview-of-the-2018-3-release/
I’ll need to check this one out again soon!
Cheers, Uwe
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I agree that FlightGear has improved, but I think Falcon has improved even more. When you visit the FlightGear forum, you might mention that Falcon BMS runs on linux and has awesome dogflight simulation. BMS ramp start for military planes and dogfight way outclass what’s available in xplane and FlightGear, I would say.
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I agree that FlightGear has improved, but I think Falcon has improved even more. When you visit the FlightGear forum, you might mention that Falcon BMS runs on linux and has awesome dogflight simulation. BMS ramp start for military planes and dogfight way outclass what’s available in xplane and FlightGear, I would say.
Of course that’s true, given that BMS is a true military simulator. I’ll closely watch flightgear and also enjoy some civilian flying in x-plane 11 on Linux for now, it’s great to have those alternatives available.
All the best, Uwe