PinballX DirectOutput Plugin Failing [RESOLVED]

[coreduo0099]

Hello, could use a little help...

Details:

1. 4 screen setup, feedback, 2 ledwiz, one for focefeedback one for non addressable leds
2. Using 3rd party add-ons dmdext, doflinx, PUplayer
3. PinballX plugin is not working, vpx, fx2, fx3, FP all work with DOF
4. What Version of PBX are you on? 2.86 (happened with 2.84)

So a few days ago it seems my DOF stopped working. I can't attribute it to anything in particular unfortunately.  DOF com is registered. I run as adming ,is says it is registered. Then I validated it in regedit, but the plugin manager says "Error! DirectOutput framework not found. Make sure the DOF com object is registered."

Plugin log says:

18.05.11 02:10:53.280 Initializing DOF
18.05.11 02:10:53.296 Init failed: Could not create a instance of the DirectOutput framework. Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {A23BFDBC-9A8A-46C0-8672-60F23D54FFB6} failed due to the following error: 80040154.
18.05.11 02:10:53.296 . Stack:    at PinballX.DOFManager.Load()
   at PinballX.DOFManager.Init()
   at PinballX.Plugin.Initialize(IntPtr InfoPtr)
18.05.11 02:18:51.234 DirectOutput PinballX Plugin, version 3.1.6656.21457, built 2018.03.23 11:55

 

Thanks for any help

PinballX DirectOutput Plugin.log

DirectOutput PinballX Plugin.xml

PinballX.ini

[SETTINGS].log

log.txt

GlobalConfig_PinballX.xml

DOFLinx.log

[coreduo0099]

Hmm.. I think I figured out part of it..

I originally installed to "E:\Emulator\Pinball emu\PinballX"

I had created a shortcut From E:\Emulator\Pinball emu\   to    E:\Emulator\Pinball_emu\

If I launch E:\Emulator\Pinball emu\PinballX\PinballX.exe DOF fails (and the plugin tester fails)

If I launch E:\Emulator\Pinball_emu\PinballX\PinballX.exe DOF works  (but the plugin tester still fails)

I re-installed to E:\Emulator\Pinball_emu\PinballX\PinballX.exe and the behavior is the same..

[Draco1962]

PinballX is best installed to c:\PinballX . I am not certain of it would help in your situation. But it has remedied others.

[coreduo0099]

Figured it out.. And this is bizarre.

If I launch PinballX from a shortcut, it works fine (regardless of install path).

If I launch PinballX.exe directly DOF does not work and plugin fails to initialize.

[Draco1962]

Is the shortcut set to run as administrator?

[coreduo0099]

On 5/15/2018 at 9:34 AM, Draco1962 said:

Is the shortcut set to run as administrator?

My bad, I checked again and it is a shortcut to a .bat file which contains the following:

start "" pinballx.exe

PinballX.exe is not set to administrator.  (but I tried it both ways).. just kind of bizzarre...