The Unofficial XCSoar Manual

From XCSoar

What are the data locations for XCSoar 5.0?

XCSoar 4.5+ allowed files to be anywhere on the PocketPC. This caused major performance issues and made it difficult to select specific files (many of the standard file formats use common extensions such as .TXT).

For XCSoar 5.0 onwards, data must be stored in either of two locations:

• /My Documents/XCSoarData/
• /Storage Card/XCSoarData/

Subdirectories are also acceptable, eg:

• /Storage Card/XCSoarData/UK/

Exceptions

On some versions of Windows CE or Windows Mobile the XCSoarData directory must be placed in a 'My Documents' directory on the storage card, hence:

• /Storage Card/My Documents/XCSoarData

On some systems the path of the storage card may differ. For example, the HP iPAQ H2210 has two storage card paths:

• /CF Card/XCSoarData/
• /SD Card/XCSoarData/

(Both can be used.)

Data still not found, how do I check XCSoar is working?

Try the following steps:

• Install XCSoar into the main memory - see Download/Program
• Install XCSoarData into the main memory using the installer (the example Benalla data) - see Download/Data
• Run XCSoar Simulator
• Click Config (Hardware button 3), Config, Setup System
• Move forward to 2 Map Display
• Check both Terrain and Topology are marked "ON"
• Click on Topology File
• Click right arrow until you see Benalla.tpl
• Click forward to 3 Glide Computer
• Click on Terrain File.
• Click right arrow > until you see benalla-dem.dat
• Click Close
• Exit XCSoar (double click background, click menu, click exit, click yes)
• Start XCSoar Simulator
• You should now see Benalla town, airfield, and some green background indicating terrain.