[RESOLVED] directb2s files not found

[8trek]

Fresh install of latest 32 bit version.  Now have my tables organized by "version" folder.  Have tested all of my tables outside of pinballX and work fine.  The default visual pinball inside PX settings is version X.  These all work fine inside PX.  However all other versions setup inside PX "other systems" give me the can't find xxxx.directb2s... please rename or download the matching backglass file.  It appears to be looking for the "rom".directb2s rather than the "matching table name".directb2s.

Thanks.

[Mike_da_Spike]

Please attach your log.txt after you reproduce the issue and your pinballx.ini 

[8trek]

log.txt PinballX.ini

[Mike_da_Spike]

If you just run the tables from command line, without using PBX, is that working fine ?

Like  C:\ARCADE\Visual Pinball\VPinball991.exe /play -"C:\ARCADE\Visual Pinball\Tables\991\Back To The Future (Night Mod) 991.vpt"

According to the log and screenshot, it is the directb2sserver causing the error and not pbx

Just wondering: why do you use a lot of vp9 tables and not using vpx ? Vpx has almost all vp9 tables now. Graphics and physics are much better with vpx

[8trek]

that doesn't work either, same problem... however if i launch same table from the vpinball991.exe gui it works.

 

[Mike_da_Spike]

36 minutes ago, 8trek said:

that doesn't work either, same problem... however if i launch same table from the vpinball991.exe gui it works.

so, issue not caused by PinballX, but by Visual Pinball. 

If you open vpinball991.exe gui and opens the table from there is works?

 

[scutters]

I'll assume you don't have many VP9x tables. If so just rename the backglass file to the romname as the message box suggests?

[8trek]

Something is getting lost in translation...

There are 3 ways to run a table, either  1. inside PX,  2. from the VP gui, or 3. from the command line.  If i run these tables using method 2 it works, 1 & 3 do not...  so yes, it would appear this isn't a PX problem now that i realize method 3 doesn't work either.  That said i guess the question now is why does method 2 work and the others do not?  Guess i should post this question in vpforums.

All of the BG files are named the same as the tables... it's a mystery as to why when using method 1 or 3 it's looking for the "rom".directb2s.

[Mike_da_Spike]

Maybe you have setup something wrong (or not a correct version of direct b2s server?)

I have just 5 vpt tables and all working.

For my 810 vpx tables I have the backglass file also  with the same name as the vpx file name. All is working.

If you figure out to get the command prompt to work, pinballx will also work.

Maybe the file association with vpt, launchen another exe than the vidual pinball 991.exe ?

[Mike_da_Spike]

Found this article :

https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=36852

They talk about a modified version of directb2sserver that uses rom file names.

Looks like that is the same issue you have

I never saw this, but multiple different resolutions are given.

If the rom tag works, use database manager. This will populate the rom name from visual pinball tables

[8trek]

This thread can be marked as solved.  Here's what i did:

Created a new root visual pinball folder called Visual Pinball Pre10 and copied everything over except made a junction link for the VPinMame folder as to avoid extra waisted space on drive.  Then replaced the 4 B2sBackglass files with older versions.  Now everything works from the command line and assume will work from PX now.  My guess is problem had to do with the B2s server files as you mentioned in another post i looked at so think you for that and your help.