Got everything working... almost.

[CPSNine]

Hello everyone,

I have installed pinballx on my pincab and manage to get everything working however...

When I start Pinballx everything is working fine, the table videos and DMD videos (not using backglass videos yet).

I can select and start tables using VP and FP and for vp I have tables using the 9.2 version and the DX9 version.

everything is working great but,

when I exit a table and come back to the front end, the DMD video is not showing anymore and the attract mode is not working anymore, which is pretty annoying because the attract mode allows to prevent image burn in on my monitors, so I cannot let run Pinballx and have to revert to Hyperpin.

The only thing I have been able to see is that if I press Alt+Tab, Pinballx minimises, alt+tab again pinballx comes back with the DMD video but still no attract mode.

I run on Windows 7

Anybody with an idea how to fix it...

[nullPointer]

Hi CPSNine and welcome to the Spesoft forums!

When you have a moment would you mind posting a copy of your PinballX log? It may be that there is useful troubleshooting information being output to the log. (Or not ... but we won't know until we have a look ). Further it may also be useful to post a copy of your PinballX config.

Here are the details on how to access that information.

Thanks man!

[CPSNine]

Hi, thank you for your reply.
Here are the infos I gathered:

log.txt

15:24:12.6 15/04/2014: PinballX - Version 1.78
15:24:12.6 15/04/2014: Loading Settings
15:24:12.6 15/04/2014: Initialize Component
15:24:12.7 15/04/2014: Initialize Display
15:24:12.7 15/04/2014: Loading PlugIns
15:24:12.9 15/04/2014: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:24:12.9 15/04/2014: Created DirectX DMD Window
15:24:13.0 15/04/2014: Hiding Cursor
15:24:13.0 15/04/2014: Hiding Taskbar
15:24:13.0 15/04/2014: Load Game List
15:24:13.0 15/04/2014: Loading Database: Future Pinball
15:24:13.0 15/04/2014: Loading Database: Visual Pinball
15:24:13.0 15/04/2014: Loading Database: VPinball-DX9
15:24:13.0 15/04/2014: Finding and matching artwork and videos
15:24:13.7 15/04/2014: Loading Game Statistics and Scores
15:24:14.4 15/04/2014: Initialize Audio
15:24:14.5 15/04/2014: Set Keyboard Controls
15:24:14.5 15/04/2014: Initialize Joystick
15:24:14.6 15/04/2014: 2 Joysticks Attached
15:24:14.6 15/04/2014: Started
15:24:26.4 15/04/2014: Launch System
15:24:26.4 15/04/2014: Waiting for threads
15:24:26.4 15/04/2014: Disposing display
15:24:28.2 15/04/2014: D:\VPinball\VPinball.exe /play -"D:\VPinball\Tables\Cactus Canyon (Midway 1998).vpt"
15:24:28.3 15/04/2014: D:\PinballX\vpauto.exe
15:24:36.0 15/04/2014: Found PinMAME ROM: cc_13.nv
15:36:00.0 15/04/2014: Exit System Control Pressed
15:36:03.2 15/04/2014: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
15:36:03.2 15/04/2014: Created DirectX DMD Window
15:36:25.0 15/04/2014: Exiting
15:36:25.1 15/04/2014: Showing Taskbar
15:36:25.1 15/04/2014: Unhiding Mouse Cursor
15:36:25.1 15/04/2014: Disposing Plugins
15:36:25.1 15/04/2014: Saving Settings

Pinballx.ini

[Display]
Monitor=1
Rotate=270
Windowed=False
WindowWidth=480
WindowHeight=720
WindowX=0
WindowY=65
PlayFieldBrightness=230
WheelTextColor=ffffffff
WheelTextOutlineColor=ff000000
InfoTextColor=ffffffff
InfoTextOutlineColor=ff000000
FilterTextColor=ffffffff
FilterTextOutlineColor=ff000000
MenuColor=ff000040
[backGlass]
monitor=0
x=0
y=0
width=1080
height=1430
[DMD]
Enabled=True
monitor=0
x=80
y=1520
width=940
height=380
[FileSystem]
EnableFileMatching=True
[interface]
DesktopModeEnabled=False
EnableAdditionalDetail=True
ShowSystem=True
ShowRatings=True
[Audio]
StreamVolume=40
SampleVolume=40
PlaySoundInVideos=False
[startup]
playsound=False
playvideo=False
StartWithWindows=No
[KeyCodes]
quit=69
left=160
right=161
select=13
rotate=82
pageleft=78
pageright=77
exitemulator=69
ingame=72
screenshot=90
screenshotbackglass=65
instructions=70
[JoyCodes]
quit=10
left=0
right=1
select=2
rotate=3
pageleft=4
pageright=5
exitemulator=6
ingame=13
instructions=14
[Text]
Line1=Pin-Up
Line2=Press Start
[FuturePinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=D:\Future Pinball\BAM
TablePath=D:\Future Pinball\Tables
Executable=Future Pinball.exe
Parameters=/open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit /arcaderender/STAYINRAM
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
MouseClickFocus=True
FPRAMPath=D:\Future Pinball\fpRAM
[VisualPinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=D:\VPinball
TablePath=D:\VPinball\Tables
Executable=VPinball.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
NVRAMPath=D:\VPinball\nvram
[ExitScreen]
Enabled=True
EnableExit=True
EnableShutdown=True
[startupProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=true
WaitForExit=false
[ExitProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=False
WaitForExit=
[AttractMode]
Enabled=True
Timer=1
ShowFor=15
[system_1]
Name=Pinball FX2
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\Steam
TablePath=C:\Steam\Tables
Executable=PinballFX.exe
Parameters=
[system_2]
Name=MAME
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\- EMULATORS -\- MAME -
TablePath=C:\
Executable=mamep64.exe
Parameters=[TABLEFILE]
[AutoExit]
Enabled=True
Minutes=30
[Login]
Enabled=False
[internal]
lastselected=Cactus Canyon (Midway 1998)Cactus Canyon (Midway 1998)VisualPinball
filter_year=
filter_company=
filter_custom=
filtername=Tables
[system_3]
Enabled=True
Name=VPinball-DX9
WorkingPath=D:\VPinball
TablePath=D:\VPinball\Tables
Executable=VPinball-DX9-rev980.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
NVRAMPath=D:\VPinball\nvram
[setupWizard]
EmuPath1=C:\Emulators
AssetPath1=C:\Assets
RomPath1=C:\Roms
DefaultPathPrompt=True
DownloadDatabasePrompt=True
DownloadEmulatorPrompt=True
WizardMode=2
CustomArray=Keyboard Input Settings|Other Systems
SearchArray=
SavePosition=False
SectionIndex=13
SearchText=
EmulatorIndex=0
EmulatorGroupIndex=0
DaphneIndex=0
HTMLAppsIndex=0
ExternalAppsIndex=0
RadioStationsIndex=0
NewsFeedsIndex=0
MappedDrivesIndex=0
SystemIndex=2
ShowPanel=True
FontSize=1
WindowState=0
WindowSize=650,478
WindowLocation=549,239
[Plugin_1]
Enabled=False
Name=PlugInSpeech.dll
[Plugin_2]
Enabled=False
Name=QuickLaunch (PinballX Edition).dll
[Plugin_3]
Enabled=False
Name=Xpadder Plugin.dll

Thanks again!