PSclient doesn't start on Win 32 (XP SP2)

[Mr Jolly]

Works for me too thanks everyone.

[Lya]

Hi 

I couldn't get my client to start up, so I tried this and it worked. I now get the login screen which I think looks like it should, and the music plays (love that music), but both servers almost instantly report 'Failed', and I can't get beyond that..

I've played PS a little before on this PC, but I probably didn't have a router then. It's a Belkin wireless, but we use it as wired. I've looked in it's Firewall section, and can add ports, but don't know how to fill it in properly.. 7777 is the external port..? is the protocol TCP, UDP or both? I need to enter ext. port start and end, and same for internal port.

I've got software security but I turned it all off when I downloaded PS for the second time, thinking my download was incomplete or somehow corrupted.

Hope you don't ask me too many questions I can't answer 

Thanks in advance   

[Sen]

Hello

can you tell me your router model even? I (or someone else) might have a look into the manual to try to explain how to set the firewall/port forwarding correctly.

Sen

[Lya]

Thanks for your reply

It's a Belkin #FSD7633-4 ADSL2+ Modem

EDIT: Just tried this, but doesn't seem to have made any difference..

EDIT2: I lied. Logging out and back in helped. I'm in now 
I don't know much about ports. Have I now weakened the security of my router a bit..?

[Sen]

Hello again

First, I never saw that you actually have to forward the planeshift-network traffic from the server to your client, but well... I think this is how you could do it with the router:
 - Go to Firewall -> Virtual Servers
 - Select as service a 'custom server'
 - Give it some name in the Custom Server field
 - Server IP Address: The IP-address computer where you installed planeshift
 - External Port Start: 7777 --- External Port End: 7777 --- Protocol: UDP --- Internal Port Start:7777 --- internal Port End: 7777
Now your router should forward the stuff the server sends for sure to your computer.
[ http://cache-www.belkin.com/support/dl/p74730de_f5d7633_man.pdf Page 54 ]

Btw, you have really the current version installed? (Errrm, what is it again  ? 0403 I think )

Sen

[Lya]

Hello again

First, I never saw that you actually have to forward the planeshift-network traffic from the server to your client, but well... I think this is how you could do it with the router:
 - Go to Firewall -> Virtual Servers
 - Select as service a 'custom server'
 - Give it some name in the Custom Server field
 - Server IP Address: The IP-address computer where you installed planeshift
 - External Port Start: 7777 --- External Port End: 7777 --- Protocol: UDP --- Internal Port Start:7777 --- internal Port End: 7777
Now your router should forward the stuff the server sends for sure to your computer.
[ http://cache-www.belkin.com/support/dl/p74730de_f5d7633_man.pdf Page 54 ]

Btw, you have really the current version installed? (Errrm, what is it again  ? 0403 I think )

Sen

Thanks Sen
Yes, that's pretty much what I did, from following the link I posted. I added two.. uhm.. 'thinggies'  - a TCP and a UDP, both with '7777'.
Works fine now. I had a little run around earlier. I might have a play tonight

I can't read German unfortunately, but I had a look at page 54 and am glad I didn't need to fiddle around with that. My internet connection is 'shy' and I only see it occasionally.. not had a real need to fiddle with it lately. Funnily enough it just 'popped up' to say hello, as if I knew I was typing about it  I always see the LAN connection icon, but not my gateway connection: it won't let me look at it's status either, but I don't need to right now, so I'll leave it alone 

Yes I've got the latest, and yes it's v0.4.03.

Thanks again 

[Sen]

Hupps, I forgot about the language.... 
Happy it works now (If I got you right)

Sen

[per1grin11@yahoo.com]

I too am having this problem.  Windows XP service pac 2 amd athalon 2500+ processor, NVIDIA GForce4 MX Integrated GPU. Have the latests drivers with openGL for my graphics.   ....Someone earlier said something about openal bug and getting it fixed.  I want to try that since it seems to have fixed 2 other people's problem ...where do I go to get the fix? 

[per1grin11@yahoo.com]

 
umm, nevermind.  I see now that the link was posted.  It says sound but if you read further than the title  it says it also solves some problems with windows client not loading.    It worked.

  thanks anyway

[Stats]

I'm unable to run either psclient.exe or pssetup.exe as well from the latest build.

I've run psupdater --repair and everything passes the integrity check.  I've also tried the previously mentioned modification to the pssetup.cfg, changing the sound rendering engine from openal to System.PlugIns.iSndSysRenderer = crystalspace.sndsys.renderer.software

I've verified that the .NET framework 3.5 SP1 is installed.

When I run psclient or pssetup from a command line, it returns immediately with no output and no loading of the application (task manager does not show psclient running).

There are no entries in the event log or application log.

psclient --verbose returns nothing.

My details:
Dell Precision M6300 laptop
Windows XP SP3
Intel Core2 Duo @2.20GHz
3GB RAM
Quadro FX 1600M w/512MB

I've got the app running on another dell laptop, so I'm at a loss as to why it would not run here.

Help!   

Thanks,
Stats

[Madoring]

http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=33804.0

thats how i fixed mine

[Stats]

Thanks!  I will try this tonight and post my results.

[Stats]

Tried the above (except for adding openal) - no go.  Still looking...

[Stats]

Is there any type of extended debugging or logging I can turn on to help diagnose this?

[Elvicat]

stats just tried to get the newest graphics drivers and installed them or reinstalled?