[RESOLVED] Pinball X stuck on "loading" tables since adding PinDMD3

[dstott]

Since replacing my DMD monitor with a PinDMD3 and adding the color support versions of PinballX, the front end will no longer load tables.  It sits at the Loading screen with nothing on the backglass or DMD.  In menu mode it displays the color videos on the DMD properly and the PNG backglass.  Attached are my ini and log files.  the only thing I see that doesn't look correct to me is the "13:17:48.9  4/14/2016:  Real DMD Intialized."  It seems like PinMAME should be running that display.   Any thoughts?

 

 

PinballX.ini

log.txt

[Tom Speirs]

It does not look like it is actually "stuck" as I see the table attempted to be loaded then returning to PinballX. I am not sure if this is a PinballX issue if that helps.

[dstott]

I agree. however the "Loading": screen never goes away.  Isn't that a function of PinballX?  It exhibits the same behavior with the minimal varsion, as well.

 

[Draco1962]

Can you provide a copy of your XML file for these tables?

[gtxjoe]

Maybe Vpinmame is not starting, so VP table never starts and Pinballx stays waiting for VP.

Does playing the same table with VP only (no PinballX) start fine?

if you have the "Use PinMAME in Front End" set to yes, does it work if you set that to No?

[dstott]

On 4/18/2016 at 5:46 PM, gtxjoe said:

Maybe Vpinmame is not starting, so VP table never starts and Pinballx stays waiting for VP.

Does playing the same table with VP only (no PinballX) start fine?

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It does this with all tables.  It seems like B2S Server isn't starting either, as I'm not getting a backglass..  Everything works fine if I run a table from the desktop.  It is doing this with VP9, Physmod and VPX tables, alike.

On 4/18/2016 at 5:46 PM, gtxjoe said:

if you have the "Use PinMAME in Front End" set to yes, does it work if you set that to No?

I'm not running PinMAME in the Front End.  It is running the default "No DMD" video, except on the couple of tables Ive added color DMD vids for.  I've stopped playing with them until I get the launch sorted out.

I'm having the identical behavior from 4 different sets of XML, all of which I have run through the Hyperpin repair program, just to be sure.  I hesitate to upload an XML file with over 650 tables...

Thanks for the suggestions.  Something is set wrong after taking out the 3rd monitor and plugging in the PinDMD3.  The launch stopped working once the PinDMD started working in PinballX.  When I find the problem it will undoubtedly be something small and simple that I' just can't see.

 

 

[Draco1962]

You can zip and attach your xml file in reply to this thread.  They aren't that big.

[dstott]

Attached are my three XML files.  They all exhibit the same behavior.

Thanks for taking the time to help with this.

Visual Pinball Physmod 5.xml

Visual Pinball X.xml

Visual Pinball.xml

[dstott]

Issue resolved!  The launch was invoking an "Open File Security Warning" window, that I was never able to see.  The system wasn't broken, it was just waiting for input from me.  I saw it as soon as I opened up Task Manager.  Once I shut down PinballX Backglass and PinballX.exe, it was visible on the desktop.  The mouse wouldn't enter the window, but I unchecked the box and saved the setting via the keyboard.  Now, Pinball X is running as it shoud.  Thank you to everyone for their time and input.  As I expected, it was something small that I never would have considered and never left clues behind.

 

[Draco1962]

good job! Thanks for sharing your solution!