Unusual Crash

[GOLF]

Have just started using Plan-G and so far it looks great.   All the hard work very much appreciated. :D

Actually have a couple of problems.

First one is bit unusual, I think.  This is what is happening.

I load FSX  or Plan-G   -    Problem happens no matter which one I load first.
So, both programs are loaded.
This problem happens whether I connect or do not connect to FSX.

Now if I try and shut down Plan-G I get a crash to reboot.
However, if I shut down FSX first, then shut down Plan-G, it does not crash.

The error message in the Event View/System is as follows:

Generate Activation Context failed for C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.dll. Reference error message: The operation completed successfully.

Just thought I would bring this up as obviously I can shut down FSX first and not have a problem.


I hate to bring up this next problem, but here goes.

SimConnect
Can't seem to get it connected.   I know it is is installed and working as I use "Object Placement Tool" in the flight sim.  However the error message in the Event Viewer is as follows:

Resolve Partial Assembly failed for Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect. Reference error message: The referenced assembly is not installed on your system.

I really didn't want to reinstall SimConnect again and go through all the work of getting "Object Placement Tool" to work again.

I can connect with FSUIPC4, however I was hoping to network my laptop to my desktop and run Plan-G on the laptop.    It looks to be a lot more complicated to do this with FSUIPC.
I was just hoping someone might have a couple of ideas to cure this one.

Unfortunately I am not computer literate.   Even computers for Dummies is over my head. :laugh:

Irvin

PS.   Re SimConnect.
I have IPv6 installed.   When I try and connect with it Plan-G looks like it is going to work but then gives me an error as follows:
Unable to connect to remote simulator.  Time Out.

[tim arnot]

I've never heard of that 'Activation Context' craqsh before. Is this the registered version of FSUIPC? What happens if you remove the FSUIPC key file? (ie make it unregistered)

SimConnect: What version of FSX are you running? For Simconnect in Plan-G you must be using SP2/Acceleration. Also, what values have you specified in the Connection dialog?

Finally, in context of your last comment, are you doing all this locally or across the LAN?

[GOLF]

Both the FSX and Plan-G are on the same computer.

FSUIPC4 is not a registered version.    I just removed it from the sim and had the same problem with Plan-G.
When the computer crashes there is a whole blue page message that flashes for a second.    Don't have time to read it before it is gone.

Also found this in the event recorder:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck.  The bugcheck was: 0x1000008e (0xc0000005, 0xbf0f6db2, 0xb4d73474, 0x00000000). A dump was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini121709-02.dmp.

As for SimConnect guess the version of FSX could be the problem.  I only have SP1 installed.   I do have some port overs (Shupe's planes) that I really like and thought I would probably loose them with SP2/Acceleration.


Below is part of the Plan-G log:
Wonder what the heck BeatlesBlog is?  LOL

9:50:14 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:50:14 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:50:14 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv6 Server = 0 Port = 0
9:50:14 PM SimConnect Connect failed: BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect+SimConnectException: Open: iPort value is invalid
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName, String strHostName, Int32 iPort, Boolean bIsIPV6)
   at FS._SimConnect.Connect()
9:50:46 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:50:46 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:50:46 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv6 Server =  Port = 0
9:50:46 PM SimConnect Connect failed: BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect+SimConnectException: Open: iPort value is invalid
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName, String strHostName, Int32 iPort, Boolean bIsIPV6)
   at FS._SimConnect.Connect()
9:51:12 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:51:12 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:51:12 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv4 Server =  Port = 0
9:51:12 PM SimConnect Exception received:BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_RECV_EXCEPTION
9:51:32 PM SimConnect remote connection timed out
9:51:40 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays
9:51:46 PM RibbonButton_Click_DisconnectFS
9:51:46 PM SimConnect.Disconnect
9:51:47 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays
9:52:04 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:52:04 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:52:04 PM SimConnect.Connect - local
9:52:04 PM SimConnect Connect failed: BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect+SimConnectException: Pipe Connection Failed ---> System.IO.IOException: You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again.

   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
   at System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream.Connect(Int32 timeout)
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Networking.Connect()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Networking.Connect()
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.OpenCommon(String strAppName)
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName, String strHostName, String strPipeName)
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName)
   at FS._SimConnect.Connect()
9:52:22 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:52:22 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:52:22 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv4 Server = 127.0.0.1 Port = 0
9:52:22 PM SimConnect Exception received:BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_RECV_EXCEPTION
9:52:42 PM SimConnect remote connection timed out
9:53:05 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays
9:56:11 PM PlanG constructor
9:56:11 PM executableFolder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Plan-G
9:56:11 PM Starting Plan-G, build 0.8.1.389
9:56:11 PM FS9 is installed
9:56:11 PM FSX is installed
9:56:11 PM FSX database is built
9:56:11 PM Selected data set is FSX
9:56:14 PM Starting map
9:56:15 PM Initialisation complete.
9:56:51 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:56:51 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:56:51 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv6 Server =  Port = 0
9:56:51 PM SimConnect Exception received:BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_RECV_EXCEPTION
9:57:11 PM SimConnect remote connection timed out
9:57:55 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays9:50:14 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:50:14 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:50:14 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv6 Server = 0 Port = 0
9:50:14 PM SimConnect Connect failed: BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect+SimConnectException: Open: iPort value is invalid
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName, String strHostName, Int32 iPort, Boolean bIsIPV6)
   at FS._SimConnect.Connect()
9:50:46 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:50:46 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:50:46 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv6 Server =  Port = 0
9:50:46 PM SimConnect Connect failed: BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect+SimConnectException: Open: iPort value is invalid
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName, String strHostName, Int32 iPort, Boolean bIsIPV6)
   at FS._SimConnect.Connect()
9:51:12 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:51:12 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:51:12 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv4 Server =  Port = 0
9:51:12 PM SimConnect Exception received:BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_RECV_EXCEPTION
9:51:32 PM SimConnect remote connection timed out
9:51:40 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays
9:51:46 PM RibbonButton_Click_DisconnectFS
9:51:46 PM SimConnect.Disconnect
9:51:47 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays
9:52:04 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:52:04 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:52:04 PM SimConnect.Connect - local
9:52:04 PM SimConnect Connect failed: BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect+SimConnectException: Pipe Connection Failed ---> System.IO.IOException: You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again.

   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
   at System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream.Connect(Int32 timeout)
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Networking.Connect()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Networking.Connect()
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.OpenCommon(String strAppName)
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName, String strHostName, String strPipeName)
   at BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SimConnect.Open(String strAppName)
   at FS._SimConnect.Connect()
9:52:22 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:52:22 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:52:22 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv4 Server = 127.0.0.1 Port = 0
9:52:22 PM SimConnect Exception received:BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_RECV_EXCEPTION
9:52:42 PM SimConnect remote connection timed out
9:53:05 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays
9:56:11 PM PlanG constructor
9:56:11 PM executableFolder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Plan-G
9:56:11 PM Starting Plan-G, build 0.8.1.389
9:56:11 PM FS9 is installed
9:56:11 PM FSX is installed
9:56:11 PM FSX database is built
9:56:11 PM Selected data set is FSX
9:56:14 PM Starting map
9:56:15 PM Initialisation complete.
9:56:51 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS
9:56:51 PM SimConnect.Connect
9:56:51 PM SimConnect.Connect - Remote. Mode = IPv6 Server =  Port = 0
9:56:51 PM SimConnect Exception received:BeatlesBlog.SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_RECV_EXCEPTION
9:57:11 PM SimConnect remote connection timed out
9:57:55 PM  DEBUG: removeAircraftOverlays

[tim arnot]

Go into the FC Connection dialog and make sure you select FSUIPC as the connection mode (*not* Auto or Simconnect). It could be the attempt to connect via Simconnect when you only have SP1 that's causing the problem.

Plan-G will not connect to SP1 Simconnect.

'BeatlesBlog' is a Simconnect Client library by Tim Gregson (the original author of Simconnect, and instrumental in the recent MS-LockMart deal), which eliminates much of the horrid faffing about when connecting across a LAN, and makes things *much* simpler from a managed programming POV. It does however require SP2.

[GOLF]

Thanks for the info.
Guess I will have to bite the bullet and install SP2 and see what happens.
I guess if I don't like the sim that way I can always reinstall it.
Thanks again.
Irvin

[tim arnot]

Try the FSUIPC setting first - others are using SP1 that way with no trouble...