Socket Error

Cundiff · May 18, 2018, 11:49pm

I can follow you until you get to:

AppData\Roaming\VASSAL\tiles

This location doesn’t exist.

uckelman · May 19, 2018, 10:49am

Thus spake Cundiff:

I can follow you until you get to:

AppData\Roaming\VASSAL\tiles

This location doesn’t exist.

You may need to check on this using admin privileges.

–
J.

Cundiff · May 19, 2018, 11:53am

I have Admin Privileges. It’s not there. Yes, I just checked it again. It says Administrator next to my name, and I’m the only user on this computer. There are no other accounts.

Am operating Win 7

uckelman · May 19, 2018, 7:41pm

Thus spake Cundiff:

I have Admin Privileges. It’s not there.

Try clearing your tile cache (look under Tools in the Module Manager)
and reload the module.

–
J.

Cundiff · May 20, 2018, 12:30am

Cache cleared. These are the results:

The socket over which the module manager communicates has had a fault. Please restart Vassal.

(of course I did restart it and the same result occurred)

Details:

java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.io.IOException: return value == 1
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker.get(Unknown Source)
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.done(AbstractLaunchAction.java:604)
at VASSAL.launch.Player$LaunchAction$1.done(Player.java:188)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$5.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.AccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.Timer.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.Timer$DoPostEvent.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport.enter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler$3.run(TilingHandler.java:267)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: return value == 1
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler.runSlicer(TilingHandler.java:306)
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler.sliceTiles(TilingHandler.java:375)
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.doInBackground(AbstractLaunchAction.java:281)
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.doInBackground(AbstractLaunchAction.java:244)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Cundiff · May 24, 2018, 9:35pm

New Thoughts Anyone?

Cundiff · May 31, 2018, 3:56pm

It came to me that this location:

C:\Users\Customer\AppData\Roaming\VASSAL\tiles

might be a “hidden” file or folder. So I went into my Folder Options and changed those to VIEW. This revealed the folder. I eliminated it as suggested. Then I even cleared the Tile Cache just to cover bases.

Guess What … The entire process of loading a new module stops at 23% just as previously described. The problem remains.

What do you want me to do next?

Cundiff · July 9, 2018, 4:39am

Does anyone have a clue what to do about the above problem?

Cundiff · August 12, 2018, 5:53am

It’s that time of the month again.

Will someone help with this problem? I STILL cannot save the module for the same reasons as before. Nothing has changed.

I need help with this because I’ve got commitments to build at least 3 more modules. No one’s in a rush because they’re all for old games, but it would be nice to get them done.

RobS · August 12, 2018, 3:15pm

Socket error or socket ecstasy?

Cundiff · September 10, 2018, 5:41am

Another month gone by and same problem continues.

WORSE, now I can’t get new modules to load at all. And old modules will load only on the 2nd or 3rd tries and only after I repeatedly restart my computer.

This has become a REAL problem. I’m running a multi-person Gunslinger game that utilizes Vassal to manage the map and character locations.

I see from the Forums that this Socket Thing is a continuing problem and has existed for over 8 months without solution.

Please guys. What is going on? And what can be done about it?

uckelman · September 10, 2018, 10:42pm

We need more information to be able to help you. Paste in the whole errorLog from a run where you have this problem.

Cundiff · September 10, 2018, 11:31pm

Here it is again:

java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.io.IOException: return value == 1
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker.get(Unknown Source)
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.done(AbstractLaunchAction.java:604)
at VASSAL.launch.Player$LaunchAction$1.done(Player.java:188)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$5.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.AccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.Timer.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.Timer$DoPostEvent.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport.enter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler$3.run(TilingHandler.java:267)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: return value == 1
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler.runSlicer(TilingHandler.java:306)
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler.sliceTiles(TilingHandler.java:375)
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.doInBackground(AbstractLaunchAction.java:281)
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.doInBackground(AbstractLaunchAction.java:244)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Cundiff · September 10, 2018, 11:34pm

A bigger problem is one caused by the failure to load a new module at all. When that happens Vassal simply refuses to do anything at all. I get a continuing Hour Glass that just sits there. To test to see if this was a time related thing I just completed a 2 hour run in which I attempted to load a module and let the computer sit there “Trying” to load the module. After 2 hours the hour glass was still sitting there. Nothing had loaded, nothing had changed. And there is NO Error Log for that.

JoelCFC25 · September 11, 2018, 2:00pm

One relatively easy thing you could try that ends up being the root cause of a surprising number of problems is verify that you have the correct type of Java installed for your system architecture. To wit, there are both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, and you need the corresponding version of Java. I’ve lost track of how many people had errors that stemmed from having 32-bit Java running in a 64-bit version of Windows.

The other thing that occurs to me whenever I see socket errors is that there could be firewall and/or internet filtering software running with settings that are incorrectly blocking VASSAL to some degree. If you have software like that, try disabling it.

uckelman · September 11, 2018, 4:09pm

Thus spake Cundiff:

Here it is again:

java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.io.IOException: return
value == 1
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(Unknown Source)
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker.get(Unknown Source)
at

That’s the exception stacktrace, not the complete errorLog.

vassalengine.org/wiki/Error_Logs

–
J.

Cundiff · September 12, 2018, 12:27am

Ok, here’s the complete Error Log:

2018-09-10 19:29:53,700 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Starting
2018-09-10 19:29:53,700 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - OS Windows Vista 6.0
2018-09-10 19:29:53,700 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Java version 1.8.0_111
2018-09-10 19:29:53,700 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - VASSAL version 3.2.17
2018-09-10 19:29:53,981 [0-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.launch.ModuleManager - Manager
2018-09-10 19:30:49,626 [0-SwingWorker-pool-26611018-thread-1] INFO VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction - Loading module file C:\Users\Customer\Downloads\Anthon\l’Epee de Anthon.vmod
2018-09-10 19:30:50,203 [0-SwingWorker-pool-26611018-thread-1] INFO VASSAL.tools.io.ProcessLauncher - launching C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_111\bin\java -classpath lib\Vengine.jar -Xmx394M -DVASSAL.id=2 -Duser.home=C:\Users\Customer -DVASSAL.port=53088 VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.ZipFileImageTiler C:\Users\Customer\Downloads\Anthon\l’Epee de Anthon.vmod C:\Users\Customer\AppData\Roaming\VASSAL\tiles\743044e59383d4eecb128f15d23286b02c1243d4 256 256
2018-09-10 19:30:52,216 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.ZipFileImageTiler - Starting
2018-09-10 19:30:52,497 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/01.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:52,824 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/02.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,027 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/03.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,152 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/04.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,261 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/05.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,386 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/06.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,511 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/07.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,635 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/08a.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,791 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/09.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:53,901 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/10.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,010 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/11.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,119 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/12.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,259 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/13.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,400 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/14.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,587 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/15.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,712 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/16.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,837 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/17.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:54,961 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/18.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:55,117 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/19.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:55,227 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/20.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:55,351 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/21.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:55,492 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/22.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:55,663 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/23.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:55,804 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/24.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:55,929 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/26.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:56,053 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler - Tiling images/Anthon Map RESIZED.PNG
2018-09-10 19:30:57,582 [2-main] INFO VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.ZipFileImageTiler - Exiting
2018-09-10 19:30:57,598 [2-main] ERROR VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.ZipFileImageTiler - main
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
at java.util.Arrays.copyOf(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.grow(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.ensureCapacity(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.write(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at VASSAL.tools.io.RereadableInputStream.read(RereadableInputStream.java:107) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at VASSAL.tools.image.PNGDecoder.decodeChunk(PNGDecoder.java:77) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at VASSAL.tools.image.ImageIOImageLoader.load(ImageIOImageLoader.java:282) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.FileArchiveImageTiler.run(FileArchiveImageTiler.java:77) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at VASSAL.tools.image.tilecache.ZipFileImageTiler.main(ZipFileImageTiler.java:173) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
2018-09-10 19:30:58,487 [0-AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR VASSAL.tools.ProblemDialog -
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.io.IOException: return value == 1
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker.get(Unknown Source) ~[swing-worker-1.2.jar:na]
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.done(AbstractLaunchAction.java:604) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at VASSAL.launch.Player$LaunchAction$1.done(Player.java:188) [Vengine.jar:na]
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$5.run(Unknown Source) [swing-worker-1.2.jar:na]
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source) [swing-worker-1.2.jar:na]
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.AccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source) [swing-worker-1.2.jar:na]
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.actionPerformed(Unknown Source) [swing-worker-1.2.jar:na]
at javax.swing.Timer.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at javax.swing.Timer$DoPostEvent.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport.enter(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.Window.setVisible(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.Dialog.setVisible(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler$3.run(TilingHandler.java:267) [Vengine.jar:na]
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_111]
Caused by: java.io.IOException: return value == 1
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler.runSlicer(TilingHandler.java:306) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler.sliceTiles(TilingHandler.java:375) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.doInBackground(AbstractLaunchAction.java:281) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction$LaunchTask.doInBackground(AbstractLaunchAction.java:244) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source) ~[swing-worker-1.2.jar:na]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at org.jdesktop.swingworker.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source) ~[swing-worker-1.2.jar:na]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
2018-09-10 19:41:14,148 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.launch.BasicModule - Hastings AFDE version 1.0
2018-09-10 19:41:14,560 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.GameModule - Exiting
2018-09-10 19:41:14,612 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - java.net.SocketException: Connection reset by peer: socket write error
2018-09-10 19:41:14,612 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,613 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.SocketOutputStream.socketWrite0(Native Method)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,613 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,613 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.SocketOutputStream.socketWrite(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,613 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,613 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.net.SocketOutputStream.write(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,613 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,614 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream$BlockDataOutputStream.drain(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,614 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,614 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream$BlockDataOutputStream.setBlockDataMode(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,614 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,614 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeNonProxyDesc(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,615 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,615 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeClassDesc(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,615 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,615 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,615 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,615 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,615 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,616 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeFatalException(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,617 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,617 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,617 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,617 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at VASSAL.tools.ipc.IPCMessageDispatcher.run(IPCMessageDispatcher.java:26)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,618 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:41:14,618 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream - at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2018-09-10 19:41:14,618 [1-IPC dispatcher for 4380597] WARN VASSAL.tools.logging.LoggedOutputStream -

2018-09-10 19:58:45,473 [0-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.launch.ModuleManagerWindow - Exiting

Cundiff · September 12, 2018, 12:33am

I have Avast Free Antivirus. I cannot find the firewall. I’d make a guess it doesn’t exist.

Now about Java. I am unable to access the Java update to discover this. I’m not a computer guru, so I’m rather out of my realm on this.

I’m running Vista. I search online to discover how to find this, but they all make reference to places that do not exist on my computer.

Cundiff · September 12, 2018, 10:51am

Have found the currently installed Java

Java Version 8 update 111 (build 1.8.0_111-b14)

Cannot find a means to update it.

Brent_Easton · September 12, 2018, 11:52am

The key is on the first line of the error message:

The Maximum Java Heap size recorded in the preferences file for this module (394Mb) is too small and causing the load to crash. Normally you adjust this preference once the module is loaded, but because you cannot load the module, you will have to edit the preference file and update it in there. Unfortunately, once the heap is set too low, you often can’t change it through Vassal.

On a windows system, the preferences are stored in the folder

C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\VASSAL\prefs

where is your windows account name. Edit the file with your module’s name with any text editor and change the line that reads

maximumHeap=512

to (say)

maximumHeap=1024

Regards.