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The media searching matching thing is now fixed (not sure what version, but the latest 6.29 works great for me) Thanks for all your help guys.

I'm all good now, thanks guys. I do wish I didn't have to have DMDDevice64.dll in my PinballX dir, but at least everything seems to be working now. I also had to change the exact match in settings too (strange as all my filenames do match as I wrote a little database program to make my xml files for me from my system (I used to be a programmer). So the issue was I have to place a copy of my DMDDevice64.dll from VPinMAME dir to Pinballx dir and the loading would work fine then. Does everyone have to do this? It seems like PinballX thinks I have a real DMD without putting this file there. I would prefer not to have to update that dll everytime I update DMDDevice. Thanks for all your help.

OMG, thanks scutters I am back up and running with turning on file matching, THANK YOU SIR, you are awesome. Update: I do still have 1 issue, I have a DMD screen on my playfield, anyway to hide that? Its not the same as the DMD monitor in my cab that is working fine by showing artwork for the specific table, the on on the playfield is just showing x-men or something always. Thanks Update2: I was able to hide the dmd window by copying over dmddevice.ini to pinballx and turning the virtual display off. Is there anyway to disable the DMDDevice stuff (I don't need it withing PinballX but want it for VPX? I can't seem to launch any table without issue now. (wow journey to update PinballX has been tough

Not sure what is better, having blank artwork but loading PinballX or what I had before. So my problem now is I have no artwork loading for 6.23, but it does start up. Any ideas on this one? Thanks, have to be so close but strange as I didn't change anything in ini from 6.07 to 6.23 log-623.txt PinballX.ini XDMDlog.txt

I finally got past that freezing screen. I copied over my DMDDevice64.dll from VPinMame to Pinballx dir and it now runs. I installed latest 6.23 and it runs, yeah!!!!!! (I don't have my table images or backglasses or dmd images working, but that should be an easy fix, thanks guys. I hope this can help others. I see a super small bug in the log 07:47:06.2 12/10/2024: Unitialize Real DMD Device should be Initialize Real DMD Device.

Thanks for the reply, still trying to figure this out. I renamed my pinballx dir to pinballx_bak and tried to install PinballX 6.22, but got the same result. So I know its not my database stuff or media. I also see XDMDlog.txt has this: 07:31:00.9 12/10/2024: Initialize XDMD. Developed by Spesoft. 07:31:00.9 12/10/2024: Attempting to Initialize Real DMD Device 07:31:07.6 12/10/2024: Attempting to Initialize Real DMD Device I don't have a real DMD, could this be the issue (even though on 6.07 has the same log file. Update: Scutters, your awesome. I read through that other thread and decided to check that Real PinDMD box (I used to have one in the cab years ago). and I get a error on launch, but it then continues to the default screen, yeah. Just have to figure how to get rid of that error message. Getting close.

Thanks for the reply, still trying to figure this out. I renamed my pinballx dir to pinballx_bak and tried to install PinballX 6.22, but got the same result. So I know its not my database stuff or media. I also see XDMDlog.txt has this: 07:31:00.9 12/10/2024: Initialize XDMD. Developed by Spesoft. 07:31:00.9 12/10/2024: Attempting to Initialize Real DMD Device 07:31:07.6 12/10/2024: Attempting to Initialize Real DMD Device I don't have a real DMD, could this be the issue (even though on 6.07 has the same log file.

I also upgraded my nvidia driver to 12-05024 version. Not sure if its related as 607 works fine and 610 doesn't with same driver. Its just that the line says running main display running full screen windowed. When I installed the latest Nvidia driver my display order changed in windows and I had to change VPX to use a different monitor number for playfield. I thought it was related to the DMDDevice.dll, but everything seems fine. Very frustrating as I have many years of experience with VP and all its addons. I can't wait to figure this one out. Is there anyway to add more logging to PinballX, I want to see more between these log lines: Loading Game Statistics and Scores and Main display running full screen windowed. that 2nd line fails to get logged, but I do have restart the computer so maybe the log fails to close and write those lines. Thanks again.

I have been away from the VP scene for about 1 year, last version of PinballX I had installed (main pincab) was 6.05. I upgraded B2S, VPinMame, DMDext, VP itself, and everything seemed great until I tried to upgrade to PinballX 6.22. I then went back and found that 6.07 will work on my system but nothing past that. PinballX just shows main loading screen and blanks out all my screens and stays there. Here are my 2 logs from working and non working. They differ from the line Main display running full screen windowed (if that helps). Any ideas, Thanks log-610.txt log-607.txt PinballX.ini

I'm finally back into VP and stuff after 1 year off. I upgraded my VPX to latest stuff along with VPinMAME, B2S, FlexDMD and everything was working great. I decided to upgrade from 6.05 to 6.22 (just released a few hours ago) and it just freezes upon launch. I can't get the log right now as I'm doing a backup before I make anymore changes. Just curious if 6.22 is working for people or not. I did reinstall 6.05 ontop of 6.22 and it was working again if that helps. I also tried renaming PINemHi.exe but still same, Thanks update: here is my log file: 11:55:37.26 12/9/2024: PinballX Core - Version 6.22 x64 11:55:37.30 12/9/2024: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (16GB) 11:55:37.30 12/9/2024: Loading Settings 11:55:37.87 12/9/2024: Initialize Component 11:55:37.91 12/9/2024: Initialize Display 11:55:37.94 12/9/2024: Testing Flash engine. 11:55:37.98 12/9/2024: Loading PlugIns 11:55:38.22 12/9/2024: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 11:55:38.28 12/9/2024: Created DirectX DMD Window 11:55:38.33 12/9/2024: Created DirectX Topper Window 11:55:38.33 12/9/2024: Looking for startup images 11:55:38.70 12/9/2024: Hiding Cursor 11:55:38.78 12/9/2024: Hiding Taskbar 11:55:38.79 12/9/2024: Getting GPU and CPU Information 11:55:38.80 12/9/2024: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor 11:55:38.80 12/9/2024: 8 cores, 16 threads 11:55:38.80 12/9/2024: GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 11:55:38.80 12/9/2024: Displays: 4 11:55:38.80 12/9/2024: Load Game List 11:55:38.83 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 9.21 DT 11:55:38.84 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 9.21 FS 11:55:38.85 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 9.9 Physics DT 11:55:38.85 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 9.9 Physics FS 11:55:38.87 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 9.9x 11:55:38.97 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 9.9x DT 11:55:38.97 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 9.9x FS 11:55:39.07 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 10 11:55:39.24 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 10 VR 11:55:39.27 12/9/2024: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 10 FSS 11:55:39.30 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: Future Pinball Only 11:55:39.36 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: Joey Favs 11:55:39.37 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: PinUp Popper 11:55:39.39 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: SDS Arcade 11:55:39.40 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: SDS Favs 11:55:39.41 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: SDS VPinWorkShop 11:55:39.42 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: VPX Favs 11:55:39.43 12/9/2024: Loading Custom Database: VPX Unique 11:55:39.54 12/9/2024: Initial load gamelist took: 718ms 11:55:39.57 12/9/2024: Finding and matching artwork and videos 11:55:42.06 12/9/2024: Took: 2484ms 11:55:42.06 12/9/2024: Loading Game Statistics and Scores

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I would like to have the lists unique for each system. ie have a favorite list but only have it for that particular system. now lists are shown under all systems.

Thanks for the quick reply, I would think this would be fairly easy to implement, how do I request this feature. I think I asked this same question a few years back. I don't really see the purpose of having systems and lists, they are basically the same thing (just xml files under the database dir. I think others might want to have a favorites list under each system for instance. Thanks Just thinking if there is a way I can call a ahk script every time I choose a system and it can move list.xml files to basically do what I want. Not sure If I can do this without choosing a table and I know there is a way to pre and post launch sendkeys in the xml for each game, wondering if there is something like that for a system. The pre and post launch get executed when? This will work fine if it gets run when I choose a system. I will test this now. Thanks again I just want to a favorite list under each system, and only show that favorite list when I'm under that system (there is a limit of how many lists are show, so that is the reason) Thanks Mike for all your tables/help in this community, your awesome!

I thought having an xml file under databases/system name/whatever.xml would only show up under lists if I was viewing "system name" and then show lists. I now see the same list under every system

Thanks, that was it! Funny I thought that a while ago, but I thought I had disproven that. I guess my memory is completely shot. Thanks again

my log.txt is 14:06:05.24 5/8/2023: PinballX Core - Version 5.96 x64 14:06:05.25 5/8/2023: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (16GB) 14:06:05.25 5/8/2023: Loading Settings 14:06:05.28 5/8/2023: Initialize Component 14:06:05.32 5/8/2023: Initialize Display 14:06:05.35 5/8/2023: Testing Flash engine. 14:06:05.40 5/8/2023: Loading PlugIns 14:06:05.60 5/8/2023: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 14:06:05.66 5/8/2023: Created DirectX DMD Window 14:06:05.72 5/8/2023: Created DirectX Topper Window 14:06:05.72 5/8/2023: Looking for startup images 14:06:06.11 5/8/2023: Hiding Cursor 14:06:06.13 5/8/2023: Hiding Taskbar 14:06:06.13 5/8/2023: Getting GPU and CPU Information 14:06:06.14 5/8/2023: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU @ 3.80GHz 14:06:06.14 5/8/2023: 4 cores, 4 threads 14:06:06.14 5/8/2023: GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 14:06:06.14 5/8/2023: Displays: 4 14:06:06.14 5/8/2023: Load Game List 14:06:06.18 5/8/2023: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 14:06:06.27 5/8/2023: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 10 14:06:06.27 5/8/2023: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 14:06:06.33 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Future Pinball Only 14:06:06.38 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball DT Only 14:06:06.40 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball DT 14:06:06.41 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball FS Only 14:06:06.48 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball FS 14:06:06.55 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: FSS 14:06:06.57 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Joey Favs 14:06:06.58 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: PinUp Popper 14:06:06.59 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: SDS Arcade 14:06:06.60 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: SDS Favs 14:06:06.60 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: SDS VPinWorkShop 14:06:06.61 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Databa se: Unique 14:06:06.70 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball 10 Only 14:06:06.71 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: VPinWorkShop 14:06:06.71 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: VPX Favs 14:06:06.72 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: VR 14:06:06.75 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball DT Only 14:06:06.76 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball DT 14:06:06.77 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball FS Only 14:06:06.83 5/8/2023: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball FS 14:06:06.90 5/8/2023: Initial load gamelist took: 719ms 14:06:06.93 5/8/2023: Finding and matching artwork and videos 14:06:09.10 5/8/2023: Took: 2172ms 14:06:09.10 5/8/2023: Loading Game Statistics and Scores 14:06:09.77 5/8/2023: Main display running full screen windowed. 14:06:09.81 5/8/2023: Loading Surfaces 14:06:09.88 5/8/2023: Finished Loading Surfaces 14:06:09.89 5/8/2023: Initialize Audio 14:06:09.92 5/8/2023: Set Keyboard Controls 14:06:09.92 5/8/2023: Initialize Joystick 14:06:09.97 5/8/2023: 2 Joysticks Attached 14:06:09.97 5/8/2023: Setting default net connection limit to 25 14:06:09.97 5/8/2023: Started 14:06:17.25 5/8/2023: Exiting 14:06:17.28 5/8/2023: Showing Taskbar 14:06:17.30 5/8/2023: Unhiding Mouse Cursor 14:06:17.32 5/8/2023: Disposing Plugins 14:06:17.32 5/8/2023: Saving Settings 14:06:18.46 5/8/2023: Bye what ini file do you want? See image as no VPX Favs shows up on list. I have also tried renaming to VP10 Favs, no luck, but SDS Favs works fine, strange.

I have a program that I wrote that manages my Visual/future/etc pinball tables. One of the features is to generate a xml file(s) for PinballX front end. I have a system called Visual Pinball 10 in PinballX, so I have a directory called Databases/Visual Pinball 10. In that I have a bunch of files to help organize my tables. I tried to have one named "VPX Pinup.xml", but that will not show up under lists. If I rename it to "Pinup.xml" it shows up. Any ideas?

Has anyone gotten PinballX to run correctly with the VR version of VPX? I can get it to run 1 table without issues, but then I have all sorts of troubles after I quit. Wondering if its my setup or something else. Thanks I'm also having trouble with focus not going to vpinballx_gl.exe after launching from pinballx, an ideas?

great support tom, you are the best! Hope you guys get this fixed

I really like your ideas draco, I have written an AHK script to display my high scores on my topper along with displaying instruction cards & flyers (soon). My reasoning for doing this was that instruciton card and flyers should be installed under media/system in which it belongs instead of just under media. I understand why it was done that way, but storage is too cheap not to be more organized nowadays. I also did away with the Front/Back/Inside/etc folders and just went with table name, table name _1, table name _2, etc for naming of flyers. So much easier to find badly named files. Hope someday PinballX can do this also. Will post a video of my cab if anyone want to see it in action. Still to do is tutorial videos, jumping to IPDB web page for specific table. I asked if it was possible to grab joy buttons with a plugin to do all these things, but didn't get a response yet so I went the AHK route. Works suprisingly well.

Can a plugin be written to capture a joystick button and do something like display message when button is hit? Thanks

Can you post another video of this in action. I'm getting a 404. I think I want something very similar to this for a new project. Thanks