Launcher stuck on 1.54

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  • Hi


    I am new here and have spent the last 4 hours downloading the mod, allowed it to upgrade on launching the FL, and waited for ever for this to complete.


    The CF guide says nothing about the launcher not upgrading to 1.56 but being stuck on 1.54


    It's downloading about 8 files every time i start it....


    market_commodities.ini...then a few more then cf55, cf56 cf57 and then news.dll ...


    I have restarted this about 20 times already and it keeps on downloading the same files


    Any suggestions appreciated...


    Kind regards


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  • thats normal

    signew.jpg


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    http://www.moddb.com/scripts/topsite.php?ts=4766


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  • Quote

    Originally posted by SWAT_OP-R8R
    thats normal


    Hi


    Sorry for interrupting your reply [10] but which part is normal??? ?(


    The Guide says I may not join the server as long as I don't have 1.56 ......and I can not seem to get it....


    Kind regards


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  • click on singleplayer
    close FL
    launch again
    et voila - version 1.56

    signew.jpg


    cfmoddblogo.png5904.png5904.png
    http://www.moddb.com/scripts/topsite.php?ts=4766


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  • Quote

    Originally posted by SWAT_OP-R8R
    click on singleplayer
    close FL
    launch again
    et voila - version 1.56



    Hi


    That is my problem... I have done that about 20 times already, and it stays on 1.54. I have even rebooted my pc, thinking that there may be a file in use.


    Kind Regards


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  • do u use vista or xp?
    do u have permission to write into ur freelancer path?
    did u try to remove the read only attribute from the files in ur freelancer path?
    is there any error number (like "E4") the launcher does tell u?

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  • Quote

    Originally posted by DC_Hägar
    do u use vista or xp?
    do u have permission to write into ur freelancer path?
    did u try to remove the read only attribute from the files in ur freelancer path?
    is there any error number (like "E4") the launcher does tell u?


    Hi


    Xp SP2
    Yes I have full admin permissions - I did a clean FL installation twice already and downlaoded the 1.70 and 1.70a twice...
    No - I have not removed r.o. attrib... let me try that and get back to you ...
    No error numbers.... I have been playing the SP in the meantime ... very nice mod.....


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  • same problem ... loads the files, run SP , Quite, go back .. still 1.54


    It's like something is not updating......


    File Versions


    Freelancer.exe = 1.7.0.0
    cfwd.exe = 1.07.0065


    SEE on my userpage.. is an image i uploaded .. seems there is a socket conenction failure ????


    I have opened up the UDP ports on the firewall and have also added he two exe's to the firewall exception lsit.


    Kind Regards


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  • Quote

    Originally posted by Riebens
    SEE on my userpage.. is an image i uploaded .. seems there is a socket conenction failure ????


    missing link?

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  • I did not have to use the SP button last install; if it is not greyed out, use MP to activate next time?

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  • Quote

    Originally posted by Centaurian
    I did not have to use the SP button last install; if it is not greyed out, use MP to activate next time?


    yes, please - but still watch that u do enter the server before getting the latest launcher version to run any updates...

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  • Sorry for jumping in with no knowledge.


    Once i had the same problem while installing - the launcher wasn´t updating itself. Because i have CF on more than one Computer i copied the freelancer and CFWD.exe from a working copy to the new copy, the Launcher was coming up with 1.56 made the updates and all was fine :(


    Hope it will give a hint...


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  • Quote

    Originally posted by DC_Hägar


    missing link?


    At the top of the forum pages is a menu option ... USERPAGES... there are only about 4 and one is called RIEBENS.....


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  • Quote

    Originally posted by Riebens


    At the top of the forum pages is a menu option ... USERPAGES... there are only about 4 and one is called RIEBENS.....


    Kind Regards


    ok, u ment the gallery button


    i checked ur screenie, which is basically the plain V1.54 Launcher window. the "Socket Connection error" is coming from the update servers script and is not part of the update service...


    i have no idea why it does not replace the Launcher... did u start it twice?

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  • [/QUOTE]


    i have no idea why it does not replace the Launcher... did u start it twice?
    [/QUOTE]


    Hi


    Yes quite a few times more than twice in fact. Running NTFS file system with Indexing ON and Disk Caching OFF.


    Also running TortoiseVNC active and Visual Source Save ON.


    I will experiment a bit during the coming weekend and let you know....


    For now I am maxed out on SP level and just flying around and learning the map...


    Kind Regards


    Ben


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  • Quote

    Originally posted by C9H14NO3
    Sorry for jumping in with no knowledge.


    Once i had the same problem while installing - the launcher wasn´t updating itself. Because i have CF on more than one Computer i copied the freelancer and CFWD.exe from a working copy to the new copy, the Launcher was coming up with 1.56 made the updates and all was fine :(


    Hope it will give a hint...


    Hi


    Thanks for the info....


    That is what I suspect... something on my computer stopping the update from happening.


    I will experiment during the weekend to find out what the problem is, don't want to copy now as then I will not find the cause ofthe problem...


    Kind regards


    Ben


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  • so you tired to start CF via VNC? Why you have Visual Source Safe active and what has this to do with Crossfire?


    If you have some more programs running that have opend handles to the lauchner (dunno why you could use this) than the launcher cannot replace itself - due to opend handles. If you are advanced enough (seems so) you can have a look via the process monitor from sysinternals to determine if there are remaining handles of the launcher process...


    Could the VNC application cause this behaviour? Maybe access limits?

  • Quote

    Originally posted by -=[T-R-F]=-Huor_Súrion
    so you tired to start CF via VNC? Why you have Visual Source Safe active and what has this to do with Crossfire?


    If you have some more programs running that have opend handles to the lauchner (dunno why you could use this) than the launcher cannot replace itself - due to opend handles. If you are advanced enough (seems so) you can have a look via the process monitor from sysinternals to determine if there are remaining handles of the launcher process...


    Could the VNC application cause this behaviour? Maybe access limits?


    Hi


    I am not launching via VNC, but it does monitor file changes for checkin actions. I have not figured out yet how to stop it monitoring certain directories.


    Source Save also monitors some of the fiels for me and does auto version control based on rules I defined. May also hold the launcher.


    Now that I think about it, I have also had a problem with updating Sharpdev once and had to disable TortoiseVNC to get it to update.


    Will see the weekend and run a few tests using process monitor and report back. There should be a 'in use file update' process ?!?


    Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions


    Kind regards


    Ben


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  • Found The Problem



    Microsoft Office Groove 2007 has a monitor that runs, and as long as the monitor runs, the Freelancer Launcher is unable to update itself.



    Up to 1.56 now and loading rest of files...


    Kind regards


    Ben


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  • congratz and welcome to CF server :)

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