SOLUTION to the problem that GSX does not work anymore!
Dear Virtuali,
even if you do not like it, you have a serious bug in your Live Update feature, sorry!
I have GSX and GSX Level 2, running with P3D 4.5.
Until the update, everything ran smoothly, including all the utilities such as UT-Live, Opus FSI, REX Sky Force 3D, REX Environment Force, Chaseplane, etc.
After the update, GSX did NOT run anymore. The only program that gets started is the Couatl engine. After several hours of work, I had to notice the following:
1) the update on a workinging installation does not work.
2) a complete reinstall via the web is not working.
3) a reinstallation with the following files from the saved GSX installer (Folder Documents):
gsx_p3d4_setup2.exe
gsx_p3d4_setup2-1.bin
gsx_p3d4_setup2-2.bin
gsx_p3d4_setup2-3.bin
gsx_p3d4_setup2-3.bin
is working!
However, you have to cancel the live update IMMEDIATELY or install WITHOUT an Internet Connection!!! Likewise, after launching P3D, once it is fully loaded, you must disable also IMMEDIATELY the Live Update in the add-on menu if you have a established Internet Connection!
WHY?
Well, the basic mistake happens during the live update.
In the folder "... \ Addon Manager \ couatl \ GSX" IMMEDIATELY after the start of the update ALL files, there are not into a subfolder situated, are deleted and not restored. As a result, ALL files required by GSX are missing. See my screenshots.
I have to prove the truth.
1) After the first or 2nd update (Web) was unsuccessful I completely copied the folder "AddonManager" and saved it under a different name (Addon_01)
2) I removed completely (uninstalled) the GSX-installation.
3) then I reinstalled GSX, as described above under 3), with an interrupted web connection (to prevent the automatic update).
4) Then I compared the contents of the "two" folder GSX (newly installed with copy).
I realized that the main difference lies in the files , they where not situated in subfolders. When reinstalling they were present, after the "update" not.
5) I noticed this especially, because suddenly the shortcuts originally created on the desktop to the "\ Addon Manager \ couatl \ GSX \ GSX Level 2 Control Panel.exe" as well as to the file \ Addon Manager \ couatl \ GSX \ GSX_manual. pdf " suddenly stopped working, indicating that this file no longer exists.
6) I then copied the content of the AddonManager from the "Live Update" over the installation and only let the files, that were not equal or not yet existed to write.
After launching P3D, "voila", everything works fine.
So the mistake is clearly that the files for GSX, e.g. "MetroFramework.dll" or "__init __. Pye" are deleted by the Update but not reinstalled.
I'm sorry, but this time the bug is NOT the systems of the users or any other reasons that are beyond the control of GSX, but the faulty Live Update feature.
Nevertheless, "many thanks" for the wonderful update, but please fix this error.
Greetings from Vienna