Problem version 5 and connection

[Rainer Groer]

I updated from version 4.8.4 to 5.0.0. on a windows 10 system. Before com port 7 was used for connection to a Raymarine network with USB Gateway YDNU-02 RF. Everything was working fine. After the update I had during start of open cpn for 3 seconds connection and than not anymore. Open cpn did not open the port (com7). There was no data going in or out.
I tried everything and after 2 hours i gave up, went back to version 4.8.4 and everything was working fine again. Version 5 has a bug with the connections.

Rainer Groer

[rgleason]

Rainer,

If this is windows

1. You could try to do a parallel installation, so v4.8.8 (recommended instead of 4.8.4) and v5.0.0 are both available.
2. Also after you do that, you could rename the opencpn.ini file to opencpn.old.ini and start v5.0.0 which will create a default ini file which you will have to configure for your connection. This may help.

3. Later you can rename the opencpn.old.ini back to opencpn.ini

[Rainer Groer]

Hi rgleason,
I did rename the open.ini and tried that, before I gave up. Result was the same.
Open cpn connect only the 1st time after start for approximately 3 seconds and then drop the connection. For me it appeared as if in the connection a time run out and than it's dropped.
I was searching in google if I am the only one with problems in this type of connection, but I am not. In some other cases the pc of the people even crashed.
Also in the help it says clearly that a lot was changed with the connections.
My gateway showed very clearly that the com port is not opened!
In my opinion it has a general problem with the connection from open cpn side.
About the parallel installation: my version is running fine now and I only need it as backup (had that before that chart plotter went "dead" with the touch screen).
kind regards
Rainer

[Barbaria]

Hi Rainer, you may want to check this tread:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...-a-221897.html

[rgleason]

Rainer,
I realize this a backup system and appreciate you reported it. We would like to track this down if possible. If you have some time, sending us the ini file and log file for the failing installation will help.

https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...s_listed_above

Also, what graphics board are you using?

[Rainer Groer]

Hi rgleason,
procecessor: Intel core i7-8750H CPU 2.2ghz
core 6
memory 16 GB DDR4
hd1:wd hdd 931,51GB
hd2:hfs256GD9MNE-6200A SSD 238,47 GB
grafikcard:Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070
log and ini file do not exist anymore from open cpn 5.0.0
I checked it during the time that i tried 2 solve the problem.
Com 7 was the port as b4.
I can send u only the actual ini file but this is 4.8
After the reinstallation of 4.8 ething else was gone manualy...sorry

[Rainer Groer]

oh...forgot,
no other program uses com 7, I even changed it to com1, com 8 and after that i had enough and changed it back 2 com 7 and downgraded to 4.8.4.
The installation didnt fail, it finished it properly, open cpn worked properly, just the com port didnt work!

[rgleason]

Thank you Rainer, for the additional details and good information. We understand about the ini and log files. If you should do a parallel install of v5.0.0 in the future and run across this same problem again, you if you could upload those files to this thread, it would be very helpful.

[Rainer Groer]

may b i have at the weekend some time 2 play around. i will do then a new installation and give u all log and ini files from both versions.
kind regards
Rainer