[RESOLVED] Pinball x does not start well VPX

[jeverds]

My problem is the following:
I turn on my computer and run PBX, launch any VPX table, the table opens with lights and everything is correct but does not respond to START OR INSERT COIN, only responds to EXIT.
I close PBX and I open it again and everything works perfectly until I turn off or restart the computer and again I have to run the PBX twice so that VPX works properly.
PBX runs in its latest version 3.29 and as administrator the VPX autoconfiguration is disabled and if when I start the computer I directly run VPX I do not have this problem, so I think it is a failure in PBX.

Some suggestions.
Sorry for my English.

[Draco1962]

Please attach copies of your pinballx.ini and log.txt files so that they can be reviewed when reporting an issue.

[jeverds]

Hace 4 horas, Draco1962 dijo:

Adjunte copias de sus archivos pinballx.ini y log.txt para que puedan revisarse los datos de un problema.

 

PinballX.ini

log.txt

[scutters]

So it's only the first table loaded, regardless of which one?.. Sounds like a focus issue anyway, if you ALT+TAB to the VPX table does it then work (will confirm focus issue)?

Can you also let us know your VPX settings? - fullscreen set in video prefs, running as administrator as well?

[jeverds]

19 hours ago, scutters said:

So it's only the first table loaded, regardless of which one?.. Sounds like a focus issue anyway, if you ALT+TAB to the VPX table does it then work (will confirm focus issue)?

Can you also let us know your VPX settings? - fullscreen set in video prefs, running as administrator as well?

It does with any table, I have to restart PBX and then it works fine, I noticed that my mouse pointer is moved to my backglass screen and if I move it to my main screen then the table runs fine.
VPX runs as administrator.

[scutters]

Ok, so it is a focus thing. Have a look at this thread as option 1...

(I would rename vpauto.exe rather than delete it so you have a backup).

If that doesn't work i'b be tempted to try a batch file in your pinballx Run Program on Startup settings as option 2, something like the below pasted in notepad and saved as a .bat file (amend the tablename to something you have) that will hopefully preload/cache anything in the same way as when you start a game and have the focus issue now before restarting pbx.

START /MIN /HIGH "loadvpx" "c:\visual pinball\Tables\tablename.vpx" 
TIMEOUT /T 10
TASKKILL /F /IM "VPinballX.exe" /T

[jeverds]

18 hours ago, scutters said:

Ok, entonces es una cosa de enfoque. Echa un vistazo a este hilo como opción 1 ...

(Cambiaría el nombre de vpauto.exe en lugar de eliminarlo para que tenga una copia de seguridad).

Si eso no funciona, estaré tentado de probar un archivo por lotes en su Programa de Ejecución de Pinballx en la Configuración de Inicio como opción 2, algo así como el siguiente documento pegado en el bloc de notas y guardado como un archivo .bat (modifique el nombre de la tabla a algo que tenga) es de esperar que precargue / almacene en caché cualquier cosa de la misma manera que cuando inicia un juego y tiene el problema de enfoque ahora antes de reiniciar pbx.

START / MIN / HIGH "loadvpx" "c: \ visual pinball \ Tables \ tablename.vpx" 
TIMEOUT / T 10
TASKKILL / F / IM "VPinballX.exe" / T

 

Thank you very much for answering.
I followed all the steps indicated in steveg64 but nothing works.
My problem started when I upgraded my motherboard and processor to a more powerful one because with the previous ones everything was fine, the funny thing is that nothing changes in the graphic card or in the connections of the screens or even in the software, because the only thing what was done is to leave the hdd as it was and install the drivers that I request the new motherboard.
As soon as I have time, the connections of the screens will be changed and new tests will be done in case the problem is the hardware.
As soon as I can inform if there are changes or we continue with the same problem.

[scutters]

Ok, well if you can't find anything with the hardware there's only a couple of other things i can think of..   Try setting force fullscreen in VPX (you may need to set the DDraw registry flag for game roms too if you do that, can be done in bulk with setdmd), or an autohotkey script or similar to force focus to VPX after table launch https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/WinActivate.htm

 

[Draco1962]

You changed out the motherboard and CPU without a new install of Windows? I can see where that could cause a myriad of problems due to the way Windows individualizes its install to the kit available at the time of installation.

[jeverds]

On 12/29/2018 at 2:25 PM, Draco1962 said:

You changed out the motherboard and CPU without a new install of Windows? I can see where that could cause a myriad of problems due to the way Windows individualizes its install to the kit available at the time of installation.

 

 

Although I have done many other times changes of plate or processor without doing a clean installation of windows 10, on this occasion as you discussed the possible problems of not doing it, an installation has been made from scratch and I continue with the same results.
  Check the hardware and everything is correct because as previously stated everything worked before the change of motherboard.
Given the lack of results and how I use Irotate because my main monitor is vertical, change the arrangement of the screens and instead of aligning them all from left to right as recommended in the VPX forums, place the main monitor on the left, on the right the DMD monitor and on top of this the BACKGLASS monitor, with good results until now.
I hope this is the definitive solution to my problem.
Thank you for your answers.

[Draco1962]

Have you tried making your playfield Display 1 with your backglass as 2, and DMD or topper as 3, then stack them vertically?

There is still something amiss with your setup and not necessarily PinballX or else we'd be receiving a ton of other complaints about the same issue.

[jeverds]

22 minutes ago, Draco1962 said:

Have you tried making your playfield Display 1 with your backglass as 2, and DMD or topper as 3, then stack them vertically?

There is still something amiss with your setup and not necessarily PinballX or else we'd be receiving a ton of other complaints about the same issue.

 

If that was my initial configuration but for some strange reason when starting VPX with PBX for me it does not work, if I launch VPX with Irotate directly if it works.
With the configuration that is in the image works perfectly, not only VPX but also the rest of games FP, FX2, FX3, PBA, so if for me while discovering where the problem may be I give it for solved.
At no time have I said that it has to be a PBX failure, but in my case the problem occurs when I run my configuration with PBX,
no need to give more laps for me is solved at the moment.
Thanks for the indications given.

 

[Draco1962]

Thanks for the clarification. Will mark this thread as resolved!