OpenCPN Version 4.6.0 Released

[Kjetil]

Has anyone succeeded installing 4.6.0 on a computer running Norwegian windows os? I have tried this on 4 different computers (2xWin7 and 2xWin10). Installation runs but the program will not start.
EventViewer (Program) Application Error (the same on all 4 computers):

- EventData
opencpn.exe
4.6.0.0
58c77830
wxbase30u_vc_custom.dll
3.0.2.0
553437a3
c0000005
00017bac
7b0
01d29e3e8315d7cc
C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN\opencpn.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN\wxbase30u_vc_custom.dll
a459e1c5-e134-4b08-a830-b764b1f54755

[J805]

Originally Posted by omnia

Heisann Kjetil,

Yes my os is Norwegian Windows 10 (pro) I tried installing opencpn 4.6 in both english and norwegian. no difference. I'll stick to 4.4 for now.

Is OpenGL turned on? You may be running into the same issue that others are.

Try temp renaming your nav objects file and then try launching the program again if so.

[rgleason]

Norton is a little too picky and I do override Norton when it comes to OpenCPN. We've submitted OpenCPN as users saying its a safe site but others need to do so too. Its heuristics and suspicious file level is set very high.

just downloaded OpenCPN Version 4.6 and my Norton Anti Virus said it was not safe and deleted it.
Anti-Virus: Norton Security Suite Version 22.9.0.71

[Tempest]

Originally Posted by J805

Is OpenGL turned on? You may be running into the same issue that others are.

Try temp renaming your nav objects file and then try launching the program again if so.

I have the same problems as Kjetil, and the same Application error refering to wxbase30u_vc_custom.dll

Win 10 Pro Norwegian

Have tryed to turn off OpenGL in 4.4.0 before updating. Same error.

[omnia]

Originally Posted by J805

Is OpenGL turned on? You may be running into the same issue that others are.

Try temp renaming your nav objects file and then try launching the program again if so.

Hi and thank you for your reply.

no window opens.

I tried different language of the ocpn installer.
I did not change my operating system language. Norwegian.

I assume OpenGL is turned on by default.

I tried temp renaming my nav objects file. no difference.
Tried full fresh install deleting all legacy data. same no start.

æøå UTF8 I know the greatest polar nation in the world dont need computer navigation, but to deliberate program in a bug?

[petter5]

Virker bra med Linux :-)

Originally Posted by omnia

Hi and thank you for your reply.

no window opens.

I tried different language of the ocpn installer.
I did not change my operating system language. Norwegian.

I assume OpenGL is turned on by default.

I tried temp renaming my nav objects file. no difference.
Tried full fresh install deleting all legacy data. same no start.

æøå UTF8 I know the greatest polar nation in the world dont need computer navigation, but to deliberate program in a bug?

[jeroenimo]

Win7 Intel nuc i3 integrated graphic Card.

Uninstalled 4.6.0 and reinstalled 4.4.0

The performance is dramatically worse with and without OpenGL on th latest version. I found with discrete graphics OpenGL does not work very well under intel. But the latest version makes it almost unworkable. 0.4.4 is fluent and works fine.

[bdbcat]

jeroenimo...

For reference, and help in isolating the OpenGL issues, can you tell us the size of your navobj.xml file? Number of Waypoints/Routes?

Thanks
Dave

[transmitterdan]

Dave,

Do you understand why asking the display size causes such a slow down?

[CarCode]

When switching from OCPN 4.4.0 to 4.6.0 the navobj.xml file suddenly increase? And why?

Gerhard

[Farr50PH]

When trying to access www.opencpn.org on Windows 7 with Chrome, I am getting message that your website cannot be accessed because your certificate has been revoked....

[jeroenimo]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

jeroenimo...

For reference, and help in isolating the OpenGL issues, can you tell us the size of your navobj.xml file? Number of Waypoints/Routes?

Thanks
Dave

Sorry I cannot get to that navobj.xml any more... ship has left ;-)

By the time it gets back the issue is solved ....

[jeroenimo]

Originally Posted by Farr50PH

When trying to access www.opencpn.org on Windows 7 with Chrome, I am getting message that your website cannot be accessed because your certificate has been revoked....

Possibly not the thread to ask...

[bdbcat]

transmitterdan...

Sure, take a look at the code in OCPNPlatform class.

For Windows, we have seen that wxWidgets idea of screen size in MM is often just plain wrong. It is a known bug in wxWidgets, and affects linux gtk port as well. But we need a good number in order to scale the GL graphics engine, especially in the case of super high density (retina class) displays. So we ask the Windows device management system to tell us the characteristics of the monitor which is actually attached. To do this Windows enumerates the video ports, and reports the accurate results. And this, like much of the Windows device system, is a slow process.

So, our error is simply that we do not perform this expensive test just once on initialization, and cache the results. Presumably, most use cases for OCPN do not involve dynamic monitor detachment/attachment.

To fix this is simple, and relatively low risk.

As we have seen, it becomes most apparent when many, many routepoints need to be rendered for one screen image. And that is a use case that this abbreviated 4.5 Beta series simply missed, due to limited Beta test participation.

Dave

[CarCode]

Perhaps you don't know but wxGetDisplaySizeMM() was fixed in wxWidgets 3.1.1. So better use the latest wxWidgets instead of the outdated versions. Even Linux fixes sometimes 7 years old bugs and security holes as just seen these days...

Gerhard