Windows XP PinballX issue

[Verisutha]

Latest Version results: (Full logs attached)

Results to date: V1.62 worked for Visual Pinball, but not Future Pinball

Last version to work with both: V1.58

Future Pinball Failed:

06:16:37.4 10/15/2013: Launch System
06:16:37.4 10/15/2013: Disposing display
06:16:38.5 10/15/2013: Waiting for threads
06:16:38.5 10/15/2013: C:\Games\Future Pinball\Future Pinball.exe /open "C:\Games\Future Pinball\Tables\metalica ultra 1.04.fpt" /play /exit /arcaderender
06:16:55.6 10/15/2013: Exit System Control Pressed
06:16:57.2 10/15/2013: Waiting: 607
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: Error. Exiting
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: Error in the application.
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate)
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: at PinballX.Main.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1)
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: at PinballX.Main.ac()
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: at PinballX.Main..ctor()
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: Disposing Plugins
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: Showing Taskbar
06:16:57.9 10/15/2013: Unhiding Mouse Cursor

Visual Pinball Failed:

06:20:42.8 10/15/2013: Launch System
06:20:42.8 10/15/2013: Disposing display
06:20:43.9 10/15/2013: Waiting for threads
06:20:43.9 10/15/2013: C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\monster bash (williams) (1998).vpt"
06:20:43.9 10/15/2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
06:20:50.4 10/15/2013: Found PinMAME ROM: mb_106b.nv
06:20:53.5 10/15/2013: Exit System Control Pressed
06:20:55.7 10/15/2013: Waiting: 90
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: Error. Exiting
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: Error in the application.
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate)
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: at PinballX.Main.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1)
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: at PinballX.Main.ac()
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: at PinballX.Main..ctor()
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: Disposing Plugins
06:20:55.9 10/15/2013: Showing Taskbar

FP_log.txt

VP_log.txt

[antonius1]

Can please somebody test the Pause/InGame-Button? There should open a menu. In my case there is no menu opening, and I become an error 'In Game: Error Initializing Display' in the log, everytime pressing the Pause button.

I think this error is combined with the Exit-error.

[Tom Speirs]

Ill have a look over the source changes and see what has changed.

[Tom Speirs]

Fortunatly I am using SVN.

I have looked at 1.52. I am not entirely sure if there is any difference that could stop more recent versions working but I changed a few things. Please try the attached. Also please look and test the hide dmd and backglass settings for games.

PinballX.7z

[Verisutha]

I ran some tests this morning and here are the results...

Future Pinball Results:

If I have "Hide DMD" and "Hide Backglass" checked PinballX will always drop to desktop after exiting the table.

If I have "Hide DMD" and "Hide Backglass" unchecked PinballX let me play the table once and return to PinballX, but if I play the table again it will drop to desktop when I exit the table.

I didn't have a chance to test VP this morning due to having to leave for work. I'll test it tonight when I get home and let you know the results. I have included the Future Pinball log file.

log.txt

[Tom Speirs]

Thanks. I attach another version to try.

PinballX.7z

[insx]

I'll be up and running again tomorrow, I'll do some testing then.

[antonius1]

Hello Tom,

i did some testing with your Pinballx.7z from today. I installed V1.67 again. Then I installed your new exe over the existing exe. The first time I started PinballX, there was no crash at exiting PinballX. But everytime afterwards PinballX crashed. I have still problems with the InGame/Pause. This doesn't work for me. The table and the backglass disappears for about 0.5 seconds, and then they come back. No menu is showed. Here is my log.txt:

22:30:43.4 16.10.2013: PinballX - Version 1.67
22:30:43.4 16.10.2013: Loading Settings
22:30:43.4 16.10.2013: Initialize Component
22:30:43.4 16.10.2013: Initialize Display
22:30:43.4 16.10.2013: Loading PlugIns
22:30:43.5 16.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
22:30:43.5 16.10.2013: Hiding Cursor
22:30:43.6 16.10.2013: Hiding Taskbar
22:30:43.6 16.10.2013: Load Game List
22:30:43.6 16.10.2013: Loading Database: Visual Pinball
22:30:43.6 16.10.2013: Finding and matching artwork and videos
22:30:43.9 16.10.2013: Loading Game Statistics and Scores
22:30:44.7 16.10.2013: Initialize Audio
22:30:44.8 16.10.2013: Set Keyboard Controls
22:30:44.8 16.10.2013: Initialize Joystick
22:30:44.8 16.10.2013: 1 Joystick Attached
22:30:44.8 16.10.2013: Started
22:30:48.8 16.10.2013: Launch System
22:30:48.8 16.10.2013: Waiting for threads
22:30:48.8 16.10.2013: Disposing display
22:30:49.9 16.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\TOTAN_VP91x_3.4FS_Classic.vpt"
22:30:49.9 16.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
22:30:55.1 16.10.2013: Found PinMAME ROM: totan_14.nv
22:30:59.8 16.10.2013: In Game: Error Initializing Display
22:31:02.2 16.10.2013: In Game: Error Initializing Display
22:31:05.4 16.10.2013: In Game: Error Initializing Display
22:31:07.2 16.10.2013: In Game: Error Initializing Display
22:31:09.0 16.10.2013: In Game: Error Initializing Display
22:31:11.1 16.10.2013: In Game: Error Initializing Display
22:31:13.3 16.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
22:31:16.0 16.10.2013: Waiting: 266
22:31:16.4 16.10.2013: Error. Exiting
22:31:16.4 16.10.2013: Error in the application.
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate)
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: at PinballX.Main.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1)
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: at PinballX.Main.ac()
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: at PinballX.Main..ctor()
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: Disposing Plugins
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: Showing Taskbar
22:31:16.5 16.10.2013: Unhiding Mouse Cursor

I tried to log all the happening with ProcessMonitor. Maybe there is a problem with DirectX on my machine. I use WinXP Pro 32bit SP3 with Directx V9.0c. Is this ok for PinballX?

Thank you for your efforts.

Please excuse my bad english - I'm from bavaria.....

[antonius1]

Ahhh, i forgot. I use only VP.

[Verisutha]

Thanks. I attach another version to try.

Same result. Still crashes.

[Draco1962]

Same result. Still crashes.

Can you provide an updated copy of your log.txt file, please? Thanks!

[Verisutha]

Can you provide an updated copy of your log.txt file, please? Thanks!

I didn't post one because it crashed running the same test as earlier with Future Pinball, and I had to run out of the house quickly. I didn't have much time to test.

This evening I updated my NVidia drivers to the latest signed drivers from NVidia 327, from the beta drivers I had 326. I didn't try the lastest beta 331 drivers yet.

I ran some further tests just now to see how things were working and it seems to work for Visual Pinball, but the moment I run a Future Pinball table it will load the table then crash out when I leave the table. The log below includes the 3 VP tables I ran and then a single FP table, and then the crash.

Ran a few more tests and it seems to be fixed for Visual Pinball. I can load multiple tables with no problems and it returns to PinballX, although every once in awhile it will still crash on a VP table.. But it is no where near as common. Although it will crash on exit 100% of a FP table for me.

It does seem curious that the people posting all are using Windows XP SP 3 with DX9..

Included is the log:

21:02:22.4  10/16/2013:  PinballX - Version 1.6721:02:22.4  10/16/2013:  Loading Settings21:02:22.4  10/16/2013:  Initialize Component21:02:22.4  10/16/2013:  Initialize Display21:02:22.5  10/16/2013:  Loading PlugIns21:02:22.6  10/16/2013:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window21:02:22.6  10/16/2013:  Hiding Cursor21:02:22.6  10/16/2013:  Hiding Taskbar21:02:22.6  10/16/2013:  Load Game List21:02:22.7  10/16/2013:  Loading Database: Future Pinball21:02:22.7  10/16/2013:  Loading Database: Visual Pinball21:02:22.7  10/16/2013:  Finding and matching artwork and videos21:02:22.9  10/16/2013:  Loading Game Statistics and Scores21:02:23.8  10/16/2013:  Initialize Audio21:02:23.9  10/16/2013:  Set Keyboard Controls21:02:23.9  10/16/2013:  Initialize Joystick21:02:23.9  10/16/2013:  1 Joystick Attached21:02:23.9  10/16/2013:  Started21:02:35.3  10/16/2013:  Launch System21:02:35.3  10/16/2013:  Waiting for threads21:02:35.4  10/16/2013:  Disposing display21:02:36.6  10/16/2013:  C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\judge dredd (bally 1993).vpt"21:02:36.6  10/16/2013:  C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe21:03:05.8  10/16/2013:  Exit System Control Pressed21:03:08.4  10/16/2013:  Waiting: 32821:03:09.0  10/16/2013:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window21:03:16.0  10/16/2013:  Launch System21:03:16.0  10/16/2013:  Waiting for threads21:03:16.0  10/16/2013:  Disposing display21:03:17.2  10/16/2013:  C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\johnny mnemonic (williams 1995).vpt"21:03:17.2  10/16/2013:  C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe21:03:22.3  10/16/2013:  Found PinMAME ROM: jm_12r.nv21:03:26.5  10/16/2013:  Exit System Control Pressed21:03:29.8  10/16/2013:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window21:03:37.1  10/16/2013:  Launch System21:03:37.1  10/16/2013:  Waiting for threads21:03:37.2  10/16/2013:  Disposing display21:03:38.2  10/16/2013:  C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\indianapolis 500 (bally 1995).vpt"21:03:38.2  10/16/2013:  C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe21:03:43.4  10/16/2013:  Found PinMAME ROM: i500_11r.nv21:03:46.9  10/16/2013:  Exit System Control Pressed21:03:50.2  10/16/2013:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window21:03:54.7  10/16/2013:  Launch System21:03:54.7  10/16/2013:  Waiting for threads21:03:54.7  10/16/2013:  Disposing display21:03:55.8  10/16/2013:  C:\Games\Future Pinball\Future Pinball.exe /open "C:\Games\Future Pinball\Tables\Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.fpt" /play /exit /arcaderender21:04:22.2  10/16/2013:  Exit System Control Pressed21:04:24.8  10/16/2013:  Waiting: 23421:04:25.1  10/16/2013:  Error. Exiting21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:  Error in the application.21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:     at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:     at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate)21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:     at PinballX.Main.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1)21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:     at PinballX.Main.ac()21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:     at PinballX.Main..ctor()21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:  Disposing Plugins21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:  Showing Taskbar21:04:25.1  10/16/2013:  Unhiding Mouse Cursor

[Tom Speirs]

Hi, can you all please mess with the hide backglass/dmd settings in the game manager and confirm what works and what doesn't. Forget about in game mode for the moment as I will look at that after.

[insx]

The latest exe is working for me with VP, I don't use FP. It doesn't seem to matter what my hide settings are.

Thank you!

EDIT: Forget that, if I don't have the hide options selected it only lets me exit once but it's OK for me because I want them selected.

[Verisutha]

Hi, can you all please mess with the hide backglass/dmd settings in the game manager and confirm what works and what doesn't. Forget about in game mode for the moment as I will look at that after.

I'll be sure and run some more tests tonight when I get home. I didn't have a chance to this morning. I'll update you with the results. Thanks for the work you are putting in to resolve this issue.

[Tom Speirs]

Let me know if future Pinball works with the attached but checkout the previous version too.

PinballX.7z

[antonius1]

Hello Tom,

thank you very much for your hard and fast work!!!!

I did some tests with the version from today 03:22 PM:

If I start a VP-table I can now exit this table and come back to PinballX. Yeah!! This worked for me a few times. This seems to be independent from the config of 'Hide DMD' or 'Hide Backglass'. But once I pressed the InGame-Button which causes an error in the log, the next try of exit a table to PinballX ends in a crash of PinballX. This meens, if I do not use the InGame-Button, then all works perfect. This is also independent from the config of 'Hide DMD' or 'Hide Backglass'.

Here is my logfile:

22:42:43.8 17.10.2013: PinballX - Version 1.67
22:42:43.8 17.10.2013: Loading Settings
22:42:43.8 17.10.2013: Initialize Component
22:42:43.8 17.10.2013: Initialize Display
22:42:43.9 17.10.2013: Loading PlugIns
22:42:43.9 17.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
22:42:44.0 17.10.2013: Hiding Cursor
22:42:44.0 17.10.2013: Hiding Taskbar
22:42:44.0 17.10.2013: Load Game List
22:42:44.0 17.10.2013: Loading Database: Visual Pinball
22:42:44.0 17.10.2013: Finding and matching artwork and videos
22:42:44.3 17.10.2013: Loading Game Statistics and Scores
22:42:45.2 17.10.2013: Initialize Audio
22:42:45.3 17.10.2013: Set Keyboard Controls
22:42:45.3 17.10.2013: Initialize Joystick
22:42:45.3 17.10.2013: 1 Joystick Attached
22:42:45.3 17.10.2013: Started
22:42:56.7 17.10.2013: Launch System
22:42:56.7 17.10.2013: Waiting for threads
22:42:56.7 17.10.2013: Disposing display
22:42:57.8 17.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\ARFM_VP91x_v2.3FS.vpt"
22:42:57.8 17.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
22:43:03.0 17.10.2013: Found PinMAME ROM: afm_113b.nv
22:43:08.2 17.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
22:43:11.7 17.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
22:43:22.0 17.10.2013: Launch System
22:43:22.0 17.10.2013: Waiting for threads
22:43:22.0 17.10.2013: Disposing display
22:43:23.2 17.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\ARFM_VP91x_v2.3FS.vpt"
22:43:23.2 17.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
22:43:28.4 17.10.2013: Found PinMAME ROM: afm_113b.nv
22:43:30.2 17.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
22:43:33.7 17.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
22:43:43.1 17.10.2013: Launch System
22:43:43.1 17.10.2013: Waiting for threads
22:43:43.1 17.10.2013: Disposing display
22:43:44.2 17.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\AFM_vp914_v2.4FS.vpt"
22:43:44.2 17.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
22:43:49.4 17.10.2013: Found PinMAME ROM: afm_113b.nv
22:43:54.9 17.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
22:43:58.4 17.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
22:44:04.8 17.10.2013: Launch System
22:44:04.8 17.10.2013: Waiting for threads
22:44:04.8 17.10.2013: Disposing display
22:44:06.0 17.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\AFM_vp914_v2.4FS.vpt"
22:44:06.0 17.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
22:44:11.2 17.10.2013: Found PinMAME ROM: afm_113b.nv
22:44:19.3 17.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
22:44:22.7 17.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
22:44:27.0 17.10.2013: Launch System
22:44:27.0 17.10.2013: Waiting for threads
22:44:27.0 17.10.2013: Disposing display
22:44:28.2 17.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\AFM_vp914_v2.4FS.vpt"
22:44:28.2 17.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
22:44:33.4 17.10.2013: Found PinMAME ROM: afm_113b.nv
22:44:37.3 17.10.2013: In Game: Error Initializing Display
22:44:41.5 17.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: Error. Exiting
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: Error in the application.
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate)
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: at PinballX.Main.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1)
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: at PinballX.Main.ac()
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: at PinballX.Main..ctor()
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: Disposing Plugins
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: Showing Taskbar
22:44:45.0 17.10.2013: Unhiding Mouse Cursor

Antonius

[Verisutha]

Let me know if future Pinball works with the attached but checkout the previous version too.

Ok the latest one works MUCH better.

I was actually able to load multiple tables in FP before it crashed. Hide DMD/Back glass settings seemed to have no effect. It crashed after I exited the 4th table on FP. Although after running several tests it may be kind of random when it has the crash.. I was able to load through 15 tables without a crash.

On a side note, it would appear that when I now exit a VP table it drops to desktop.

attached are the VP and the FP log files.

FP_log.txt

VP_log.txt

[Tom Speirs]

I am pretty sure nothing changed with VP in that last version.

Here is another version to try for you guys.

PinballX.7z

[Verisutha]

Tom this one is running pretty good. I loaded a bunch of games just using FP and it did crash after several games.

I then added BAM just to see how it would run and it worked fine flipping between VP and FP tables.

It did eventually crash out after several tables with the usual error:

06:20:49.7  10/18/2013:  Exit System Control Pressed06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:  Error. Exiting06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:  Error in the application.06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:     at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:     at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate)06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:     at PinballX.Main.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1)06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:     at PinballX.Main.ac()06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:     at PinballX.Main..ctor()06:20:52.2  10/18/2013:  Disposing Plugins

The odd thing was when it crashed this time it left Future Pinball running when it would drop to desktop. FP didn't close, I had to close it manually. Although I am guessing that is because BAM was running over FP.

But like I said it seemed to only crash after several tables. Included is the last log file.

FP_and_VP_log.txt

[antonius1]

Hi Tom,

I've tested the new version in my cab with VP. This version is almost perfect. I can exit VP-tables to PinballX without crashing. The InGame-Button works also After pressing the InGame-Button, the menu appears. The only odd thing is, when I press the InGame-Button and then go back to the VP-table, then the backglass went away. I have to exit the table and restart the table then the backglass starts. I use directb2s backglasses.

Here is my logfile:

15:32:21.9 18.10.2013: PinballX - Version 1.67
15:32:21.9 18.10.2013: Loading Settings
15:32:21.9 18.10.2013: Initialize Component
15:32:21.9 18.10.2013: Initialize Display
15:32:21.9 18.10.2013: Loading PlugIns
15:32:22.0 18.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:32:22.0 18.10.2013: Hiding Cursor
15:32:22.0 18.10.2013: Hiding Taskbar
15:32:22.0 18.10.2013: Load Game List
15:32:22.0 18.10.2013: Loading Database: Visual Pinball
15:32:22.0 18.10.2013: Finding and matching artwork and videos
15:32:22.4 18.10.2013: Loading Game Statistics and Scores
15:32:23.3 18.10.2013: Initialize Audio
15:32:23.3 18.10.2013: Set Keyboard Controls
15:32:23.4 18.10.2013: Initialize Joystick
15:32:23.4 18.10.2013: 1 Joystick Attached
15:32:23.4 18.10.2013: Started
15:32:29.9 18.10.2013: Launch System
15:32:29.9 18.10.2013: Waiting for threads
15:32:29.9 18.10.2013: Disposing display
15:32:31.0 18.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\TAF VP91X FS 2.0.1.vpt"
15:32:31.0 18.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
15:38:14.3 18.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:38:16.2 18.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
15:38:18.5 18.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:38:24.5 18.10.2013: Launch System
15:38:24.5 18.10.2013: Waiting for threads
15:38:24.5 18.10.2013: Disposing display
15:38:25.7 18.10.2013: C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Programme\Visual Pinball\Tables\STTNG_VP916_HD_GI_MOD_1.0.vpt"
15:38:25.7 18.10.2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
15:38:30.9 18.10.2013: Found PinMAME ROM: sttng_s7.nv
15:43:26.2 18.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:43:49.1 18.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:43:51.7 18.10.2013: Exit System Control Pressed
15:43:54.1 18.10.2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:44:04.7 18.10.2013: Exiting

You made my day!!! :D :D :D

Thank you very much.

Antonius

[Verisutha]

Did you happen to try more than a couple of tables? I found if I did several tables it would seem to crash. Running anything under 5 it seemed to hardly ever crash. I did have it crash once after exiting a single VP table, but I didn't count that.

I didn't try the in game pause. I don't have a key set up for it.

[antonius1]

I've now tested 18 tables in one PinballX-session. There was no crash. But I don't use the Exit-table-button. I've only one Exit-button in my cab and i configured this button to InGame and Exit-PinballX. So when i'm in a table i press InGame and leave the table with the Ingame-menu. I made another test with the Exit-table button with my keyboard. I started and exited 14 tables with the exit-table-button without any crash.

The only thing I've mentioned is after pause a game and reenter in the game, the directb2s-backglass went away.

And there is another odd thing: I set the option 'Start with windows'. If i set this option PinballX started slowlier. Can somebody confirm this?

log_with_Exit.txtlog_with_InGame.txt

[Draco1962]

And there is another odd thing: I set the option 'Start with windows'. If i set this option PinballX started slowlier. Can somebody confirm this?

Likely whatever other programs, processes, or services that are loading at the same time as the Windows start are likely at play and causing PinballX to appear to load slower as they are all competing for the almighty CPU cycles at once as opposed to when you start up, logon, and load manually. Not much that can be done about that I'm afraid.

[antonius1]

Sorry, I explained this wrong. The start of PinballX is even slowlier when I start it manually from desktop after I closed it manually. If I uncheck the option ' Start with windows', PinballX will start much faster from desktop.