[RESOLVED] Start screensaver exits after 10 seconds?

[helpman]

I bet this was asked before, but just in case.

I enabled start screensaver from my gameex menu to try my new led controller... but when I launch the screensaver it runs for about 10 seconds then quits ???? Am I doing anything wrong?

[helpman]

Funny... it was working fine before. I just added my new pacdrive, ledblinky to create custom animations (which I wasn't able to make them work anyway), cpwizard to show a control panel like my own instead of gameex internal one... and nothing else.

now I enabled the option to start screensaver, it starts, and after 10 seconds it quits back to gameex.

I deleted that option and set the screensaver to run at 5 minutes. the screensaver didn't go off.

Then I set the screensave to run at 1 minute... and after 10 minutes nothing happened.

I just don't know what could be causing this???

[Draco1962]

Can you provide a copy of the log file?

[helpman]

I created a new fresh log

I see nothing weird there yet it quits the screensaver in seconds

10:16:30.0 05/09/2014: [XPADDER PLUGIN] Xpadder Plugin (1.1.8) Initialized successfully!

10:16:30.0 05/09/2014: [XPADDER PLUGIN] Profile successfully loaded for GameEx Interface!

10:16:35.4 05/09/2014: Starting Attract Mode

10:16:35.4 05/09/2014: Reading MAME hall of fame

10:16:39.5 05/09/2014: Shutting down display

10:16:39.7 05/09/2014: Setting Up RawInput Hook

10:16:39.7 05/09/2014: Launching RawInputHook.exe

10:16:40.9 05/09/2014: Running: cmd.exe /c G: G:\emuladores\mame\mameui.exe popbingo -rompath G:\emuladores\mame\roms -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo -throttle -effect scanlines

10:16:48.3 05/09/2014: [XPADDER PLUGIN] Applying game settings for MAME!

10:16:48.4 05/09/2014: Shutting down RawInput Hook

10:16:49.9 05/09/2014: Mouse Input is disabled

10:16:51.4 05/09/2014: Returning From Attract Mode

10:16:52.4 05/09/2014: [XPADDER PLUGIN] Profile successfully loaded for GameEx Interface!

10:17:00.9 05/09/2014: Starting Attract Mode

10:17:04.9 05/09/2014: Shutting down display

10:17:05.1 05/09/2014: Setting Up RawInput Hook

10:17:05.1 05/09/2014: Launching RawInputHook.exe

10:17:06.2 05/09/2014: Running: cmd.exe /c G: G:\emuladores\mame\mameui.exe maniach -rompath G:\emuladores\mame\roms -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo -throttle -effect scanlines

10:17:13.4 05/09/2014: [XPADDER PLUGIN] Applying game settings for MAME!

10:17:13.5 05/09/2014: Shutting down RawInput Hook

10:17:15.0 05/09/2014: Mouse Input is disabled

10:17:16.5 05/09/2014: Returning From Attract Mode

10:17:17.5 05/09/2014: [XPADDER PLUGIN] Profile successfully loaded for GameEx Interface!

(the pasted text is just a part of the log)

I tried disabling everything I was not using before noticing this problem. So I disabled cpwizard, and it was still crashing. then disabled cursor hide plugin, and still the same. Disabled led plugin... and still the same!

I just don't know what's causing it. Even tried not firing the screensaver myself and let it alone for some minutes (set screensaver to run in 1 minute of inactivity) and it just won't run. it's like it's recognising some kind of activity but there's nothing :?

log.txt

[helpman]

Ok, update

I found the problem. Silly me.

That HAS to be something creating a keystroke or something.

So I double checked what could be causing it.

As I don't need all the usb controller connections, I have 2 cables with no use.

One of them somehow found a ground and I had player 2 button 7 (not connected to anything) pressed. I isolated those cables and now it's fine

solved, please close this thread of shame for me

[Draco1962]

Glad you found the problem!

[helpman]

yep, it was driving me mad!