Custom Skybox Trouble

I just finished creating all my skybox sides.
compiled each 32bit .tga file with suffixes up,dn,lf,rt,bk,ft
A .txt file along with the compile.
Example: "skybox" "1"
.VMT Example:"sky"
{
"$hdrbasetexture" "skybox/sky_nightfog_01up"
"$nofog" "0"
"$ignorez" "1"
"$basetexture" "sky/sky_nightfog_01up"
}
Anyways, this is an in game image of problem (black skybox)
http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=icetest0001yi4.png
and there should be a nice bright moon behind that demoman
http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=moonpngie2.png
This is my first custom skybox. I did read a few tutorials on the subject, but still came up with this problem.

Your skybox textures need to be in vtf format, not tga.

You can open up the tga files in Photoshop and save them as a vtf with the Vtf Photoshop Plugin or convert the tga to a bmp file and use VTF Edit and export the texture as a vtf.

I did make them all vtf files. When compiled with the .txt files. Sorry, I didn't post that ><

Your VMT file seems to be incorrect, it should read:

"UnlitGeneric"
{
"$hdrbasetexture" "skybox/sky_nightfog_01up"
"$nofog" "0"
"$ignorez" "1"
"$basetexture" "sky/sky_nightfog_01up"
}

Change the first line in all vmt files and tell me if it fixed the problem .

---

Aaron's Stuff

UnlitGeneric didn't work