GNS530 won't turn on

Bagpipe

Hi guys,

Since the 0.2.0 update i cannot get the GNS530 to turn on using the PWR/VOL button (C.)
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling a couple times too and it remains off.

It could be something to do with state saving between installs as even when I uninstall and reinstall the state continues.
I am going to try once more with state saving turned off but it's a bit of a faff really.

Shifor

Can confirm I'm having the same bug, GPS 100 and GNS 430 work fine though

ViniciusQdrs

I don't know if it's correct, but I observed that GNS won't turn on if your battery is below 10.0v.

Try to run the aircraft, turn on the alternator and look at the EFB to see battery voltage raising. Take a look it when it reaches 10v the gns530 will turn on automatically.

Bagpipe

@ViniciusQdrs It just doesn't turn on ever for me. Gonna try a few more things and see if i can get it working again

ViniciusQdrs

@Bagpipe Give us a feedback.

Shifor

Testing now, battery at 12.0 V and the GNS 530 doesn't turn on, GPS 100 and GNS 430 still turning on just fine

Sender46

It works if you start the flight with the GNS 530 selected. Looks like it will be fixed in the next update. See this thread: https://community.justflight.com/topic/1725/how-to-turn-on-the-gns-430-530/19

Bagpipe

@Sender46 hmmmm...I was starting with the gns 530 selected but only just managed to remove previous persistance save from the appdata folder so may work now

Bagpipe

And.....it works....finally!

So, uninstall completely > find appdate folder containing state saving and delete > install 0.2.0 version > set up state saving again and select GNS530 > exit flight and enter new flight > carry on as if nothing even happened :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: :face_blowing_a_kiss:

Shifor

@Bagpipe could you give us the directory for the files you had to delete please :)

Sender46

I didn't need to find any folders. I just hit the uninstall shortcut in the Just Flight folder in the Windows start menu then downloaded and re-installed and that worked fine.

Bills2013gt

Same here clean Uninstaller did not work any idea where the saved panel state folder is located

metaph3r

@Shifor @Bills2013gt it could be %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\packages\justflight-aircraft-pa28-arrow-iii\

Razalom

Just did a flight and the 530 worked. Started a new flight and it wouldnt turn on. Very strange issue lol.

Does it actually have a power on/off button (not that i normally do that just wondering)

RaulKO

For me, it didn't work in the first flight after install no matter what I did... restarting the sim and reloading fixed the issue... Now running OK...

Florence

.. for me the only way to make GNS 530 work is to install 0.2.0 on 0.1.0 ... :winking_face:

dsweingard

@Florence

What worked for me was

uninstalling the 530 mod before installing the update. So delete the 539 mod from community folder.
Run the uninstall from start menu.
Install 2.0 update. Guess what? Black screen on the Garmin.
Quit msfs. Moved the 530 mod back into community and voila, worked again worked again without problems since.

No real idea why but I think it had to be a saved state somewhere.

Florence

@dsweingard
... I don't have any Mod but if I don't install the 0.2.0 on the 0.1.0 the GNS doesn't work for me I did a hundred tests ... let's wait for the 0.3.0 that should remove the problem ... let's hope ...

solzhi

Same problem for me. Seems to work randomly now, but unrelated to battery. Have also found GPS goes haywire sometimes since update. Finally, although co-pilot is not enabled, he is usually there when I first go into the plane.
I think I'm going to wait for the next update and see if it fixes things. I really enjoyed it before the update - and sure I will again!