Not working in windows 7

SgtTellos · August 4, 2015, 8:31pm

Can not get the vassel engine to start. I downloaded the latest version and installed it, clicked the icon, (drum roll) nothing . It shows the hour glass, but nothing else happens. Any ideas? Im running Windows 7. Thanks.

uckelman · August 4, 2015, 9:01pm

Thus spake SgtTellos:

Can not get the vassel engine to start. I downloaded the latest version
and installed it, clicked the icon, (drum roll) nothing :shock: . It
shows the hour glass, but nothing else happens. Any ideas? Im running
Windows 7. Thanks.

vassalengine.org/wiki/VASSAL_Does_Not_Start

–
J.

SgtTellos · August 6, 2015, 4:59pm

my system recently updated to java 8. According to Java keeping the remaining versions present possible negative consequences. Does Vassel work with java 8?

SgtTellos · August 6, 2015, 5:07pm

Here is the error log.

2015-08-06 10:04:15,806 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Starting
2015-08-06 10:04:15,806 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - OS Windows 7 6.1
2015-08-06 10:04:15,806 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Java version 1.8.0_51
2015-08-06 10:04:15,806 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - VASSAL version 3.2.15
2015-08-06 10:04:15,899 [0-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.launch.ModuleManager - Manager
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - VASSAL: Problem with socket on port 56352
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument: connect
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.connect0(Native Method)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.Socket.(Unknown Source)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at VASSAL.launch.ModuleManager.main(ModuleManager.java:216)
2015-08-06 10:04:16,102 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

SgtTellos · August 9, 2015, 4:57am

Dont have java 6 or 7 it automatically updated to 8. Java website says having more than the most current version may open pc up to hackers (which I want to avoid). uninstalled vassel, re downloaded it, installed ita nd same, nothing happens. Need a solution please.

SgtTellos · August 9, 2015, 5:03am

Ok, Here’s the error log… Please let me know what to do. Thanks.

2015-08-08 21:59:50,993 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Starting
2015-08-08 21:59:50,993 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - OS Windows 7 6.1
2015-08-08 21:59:50,993 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Java version 1.8.0_51
2015-08-08 21:59:50,993 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - VASSAL version 3.2.15
2015-08-08 21:59:51,086 [0-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.launch.ModuleManager - Manager
2015-08-08 21:59:51,273 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - VASSAL: Problem with socket on port 59349
2015-08-08 21:59:51,273 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument: connect
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.connect0(Native Method)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.Socket.(Unknown Source)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at VASSAL.launch.ModuleManager.main(ModuleManager.java:216)
2015-08-08 21:59:51,289 [0-main] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

uckelman · August 11, 2015, 7:08pm

Thus spake SgtTellos:

Java website says having more than the most current version may open
pc up to hackers (which I want to avoid).

That’s not accurate. The thing which is a security risk with older
versions of Java is the browser plugin—but you don’t need to install
the browser plugin.

–
J.

uckelman · August 11, 2015, 7:10pm

Thus spake SgtTellos:

Does Vassel work with java 8?

Yes. The problem you’re having is that VASSAL isn’t able to make
a connection over the loopback device. The likely cause is that
you have an antivirus program or local firewall blocking it.

–
J.