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Hi everyone - posting here because I have run out of leads after searching the existing posts. Recently, in the last 2-3 updates to Pinball X, my Visual Pinball tables stopped displaying the B2S backglass in Pinball X. Instead of the backglass image, my 2nd screen is just black. I can see the PinballX Back Glass.exe is running, however. What's strange is that if I launch the tables from Pinball X, the backglass loads fine in VPX. Stranger yet, backglass displays for other systems (ex: Pinball FX2). I have tried a multitude of trial and error steps including: Reinstalling Pinball X & uninstalling / fresh install to a new folder Uninstalling / Reinstalling Visual Pinball X and VPinMAME Removing Media / Re-adding Media Removing B2S Server / re-installing / re-registering Making sure I'm running Pinball X as Administrator Toggling "Auto Position DirectB2S" and "Use DirectB2S in Front End" in Settings I'm stuck - any assistance would be greatly appreciated. My latest LOG file, INI and XML for Visual Pinball are attached. FYI, I am running a 3 screen cabinet setup with the "3rd screen" being a PinDMD3. Not sure if it matters, but my DirectB2S backglass files are in the same folder as my VPX tables as well as identical copies in the PinballX\Media\Visual Pinball\Backglass folders (with copies in both Backglass Images and Backglass Videos folders) - same names as their corresponding Table files. Thanks for your help - techturder Visual Pinball.xmllog.txtPinballX.ini CC @Tom Speirs

I am running the latest PinballX on windows 7 64-bit (Ultimate) in a 3 display cabinet. I am having an issue only with VPX tables in that the backglasses will not display when started from PinballX. It isn't an issue with the VPX tables because I can start them manually without the front end and the backglass displays with no issues. I believe backglass server is running because DOF seems to function normally.even when starting from PinballX but there is a black screen on the back box. VP9 and PM5 are running on the same cabinet and their backglasses display just fine. I've read the threads on "Hide Backglass" in the Game Setup tool. I've tried all of those suggestions but the backglasses will not display for VPX tables. I would appreciate any insight you may have as to what could cause this. Best Regards

Well it hasn't been thy issue for a long time and we can't rename the thread. Issue was table videos freezing when scrolling. Tables now fine, occurs on backglass. Likely a similar but different issue and cause Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am running the latest PinballX build on Windows 8. When scrolling through tables, if the executable is not set to run as an administrator, PinballX seems to lose focus and not recognise keyboard or button inputs. I need to alt tab back to get it to respond. I am using b2s backglassed in the front end and I suspect that they are stealing focus when loaded on scrolling to the next table. If I run PinballX as an administrator this issue disappears, but then table preview videos stall when scrolling. A video will play for the first table with a video, then when you scroll forward the next video won't play. Returning to the previous table video, it also no longer plays. I am stumped. Thanks in advance.

Hello everybody, does somebody know what are the requirements of PinballX? ...and maybe also the requirements of PinballXLite? I´m asking because I have an issue which has been tracked down to the hardware, but I don´t know exactly which component. I´ve issued this topic already in another thread and "mace" gave his best to help, but now I´ve heard in another Forum (flippermarkt.de) that another guy has identical problems and therefore I would like to summarize the topic: - some days ago I´ve installed DOF (I´m using a PinControl1 with a connected RGB-Strip). - most tables are working fine and even DOF is working - but there are few tables which show me an error "C:\...\.directb2s" cannot be found..." on launching the table (in this case the table starts, DOF starts, DMD starts, just the Backglass remains black) By the way: the table isn´t named in this error message! It only says "\.directb2s" cannot be found! Maybe the name of the table won´t correctly be forwarded?! This is only if I start the table out of PinballX (after I installed DOF - previously they all worked fine!). If I start the tables directly out of Visual Pinball they also work fine without any error. I will attach a screenshot of my error-message, my DOF-Settings and my PinballX-Settings. - the used backglasses are *.directb2s files. Names are exactly the same (If I start the tables directly out of Visual Pinball everything works perfect with current settings). - before I´ve installed DOF everything was working fine. - if I start my tables directly out of VP9.9.0 or VP(PM5) everything works fine: -> Backglass will be loaded, DOF starts, no problems - if I start my tables out of PinballX (that´s what I used to do): I get an error message (as stated before) -> DOF starts, Backglass Monitor gets dark, Playfield will be shown with mentioned error - This happens only with following tables: a ) Indiana Jones VP920 MOD 2.0 FS (ij_l7) b ) Indiana Jones MOD 2.5 FS PHYSMOD5_NM (ij_l7) c ) STTNG_VP990_HD_GI_MOD_1.3_Physmod_FOM (sttng_x7) d ) Jurassic Park (Data East 1993) UW_LW_dark-Javier_PM5_1.1 (jupk_513) - those mentioned tables are not all the same VP-Version. The error happens with VP9.9.0 as well as PM5 - I´ve already tried to rename one of my tables to a little easier naming "NightMod.vpt" and "NightMod.directb2s", but this changed nothing. - I´ve also tried to use a backglass, which is working fine on another table. But this changes also nothing and will end up in an error message exactly the same way as before with the other BG. - Taking out the error selection via the Directb2s menu This helps to prevent the interupting error message. Table starts and is playable but indeed without the Backglass (so it´s only half way through...). - Then I tried to use different ROM-files (which changed nothing) ...but by accident I found out that if I load the table in VP (I´ve NOT started it - just loaded), then I start PinballX and launch one of those tables: everything works perfect. - It seems to be a Timing issue at any stage, but I don´t know in which Programm/Software/script. - I found out that if I decrease Graphics Settings in VP, I get STTNG and Jurassic Park running in PinballX. Seems to be that VP + B2S + PinballX needs too much memory... Still I don't know exactly what the problem is: RAM, GraphicsRAM, CPU... My System: CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor (4x 3200 MHz) RAM: 4 GB (DDR2-1066 Kit) GPU: MSI - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 2 GB OS: Windows 7 - 64bit Another user´s system with identical issue: CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 4 x 3 GHz RAM: 4 GB RAM 666 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon 6670 512MB OS: Windows 7 - 64bit Maybe some of you know the requirements or have another idea. Many thanks in advance! Kind regards, Jannek DOF.zip PinballX.zip

Here's an odd one, my cabinet has been running perfectly for some months now, all my VP tables have directb2s backglasses and they are named the same as the tables - and they did all work! I added a ledwiz and the DOF config tool recently and followed the setup to the letter, now however when I load up my tables in PinballX the static backglass image from the main table selection screens remains on view - the ledwiz and effects all work just fine but you can't see the directb2s backglass. I've tried shifting focus with ALT- Tab but that makes no difference. If I run VP outside of PinballX it works perfectly, in PinballX if I uncheck the 'use plugins' box on the DirectB2s server setting it works fine again with backglasses loading and animating happily but of course that stops the ledwiz effects. The folder locations and link shortcuts are right, the dll's are all unblocked and the b2s sever is properly registered - I'm stumped! The only thing I can think of is the server has a 'locate vp.xml' button but I didn't think that was necessary from the set up to work. I'm running a Intel 4570 with 8Gig of 1600 Ram and a Nvidea 680GTX, it makes no odds if I use Visual Pinball 921/991/P5 as soon as I activate the b2s plugin the backglasses stop appearing? Help me Obi Wan Spiers you're my only hope etc etc....

When a table is launched from PinballX, I'll get the initial load of the DirectB2S server and then a second later the static image defined in the Visual Pinball/Media/Backglass Images will be placed over the top. I've tried using the hidebackglass feature in the database XML, however instead of the static image, I'll get just a black screen over the top of the DirectB2S. I can alt-tab and find it and then return focus back to the table if I so desire. I've also found that there are some tables, namely the ones where the backglass provides for scoring or other features that seem to work and are not covered up by the image, however I can't find any consistency between those that work and those that do not. Currently running 1.85 if that makes a difference. Thanks!