Hello. I've just tried downloading and installing the Windows build (Windows 2000 SP4, Athlon XP 2200+, SB Live! Value CT4832 with kX ASIO). I've been using Win2K for five years, but I've never before seen such an intriguing error message: Application failed to initialize. Click 'OK' to terminate. It's written on a dialogue popup; if trying to start the backend from a console, no messages are printed in it.
Did you install all components coming with the installer (linuxsampler, jsampler, qsampler and gigedit)? If so, did the installer ask you whether to install a) gtkmm? b) gtk+? c) JRE? Just to be sure: completely deinstall LS, reinstall it, but this time without the "gigedit" component and try again to start the backend (LinuxSampler).
See also: http://linuxsampler.org/windows.html#houston
> Did you install all components coming with the installer > (linuxsampler, jsampler, qsampler and gigedit)? Yes, I did. > If so, did the installer ask you whether to install a) gtkmm? b) > gtk+? c) JRE? No, as I've installed gtkmm and updated JRE prior to installing LS; and gtk+ was installed some time ago (last spring). Could it be a rather old version of gtk+? > Just to be sure: completely deinstall LS, reinstall it, but this > time without the "gigedit" component and try again to start the > backend (LinuxSampler). OK, I'll try it tonight. As for deinstalled previous versions, it could not the case, since it's just once that I installed gtk+ and left it alone (I need it for winbuild of GIMP), and I had never had gtkmm before.
Yeah, I assume you have a binary incompatible version of either gtkmm and / or Gtk+. That's why I suggested to deinstall LS and reinstall it without the "gigedit" component, because gigedit is the only component that has that gtkmm & gtk+ dependency. If you can then start the backend, you know for sure that it's a gtkmm / gtk+ issue. The current release requires gtkmm and gtk+, both of version 2.10.11: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gladewin32/gtk-2.10.11-win32-1.exe?modtime=1175123376&big_mirror=0 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/gtkmm/2.10/gtkmm-win32-runtime-2.10.11-1.exe
Humm... I don't quite get, how gigedit issues could stop the backend from loading... Anyway reinstall (even with no components other than backend) did solve nothing. Here's how it looks (6KB png-screenshot): http://forum.b.gz.ru/user/upload/file6670.png And qsampler says: 02:14:31.595 Client connecting... 02:14:32.717 Server is starting... 02:14:32.717 linuxsampler 02:14:32.787 Server was started with PID=15226968. 02:14:32.797 Server was stopped with exit status 0. 02:14:35.991 Client connecting... 02:14:36.953 Server is starting... 02:14:36.963 linuxsampler 02:14:36.983 Server was started with PID=4189712. 02:14:36.993 Server was stopped with exit status 0. 02:14:40.197 Client connecting... 02:14:41.169 Server is starting... 02:14:41.179 linuxsampler 02:14:41.199 Server was started with PID=15303888. 02:14:41.219 Server was stopped with exit status 0. 02:14:44.424 Client connecting...
*** Bug 69 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(In reply to comment #5) > Humm... I don't quite get, how gigedit issues could stop the backend from > loading... Because when you select the "gigedit" application for installation, it will also install a plugin DLL for the LS backend. This plugin DLL is needed by LS to actually cooperate with gigedit, that is launching the gigedit application when a frontend application (i.e. JSampler, QSampler) requested to edit an already loaded .gig instrument and to be able to share the already loaded instrument between the LS backend and the gigedit instrument editor application and making all modifications by gigedit audible in realtime with the LS backend. Please also check the remarks I left on the duplicate Bug #69
Jake, could you please also tell us the exact hardware you are using (especially CPU, Mainboard, BIOS version and RAM)?
(In reply to comment #9) > Jake, could you please also tell us the exact hardware you are using > (especially CPU, Mainboard, BIOS version and RAM)? Intel desktop board D815EEA P3 733, 512mb. Using onboard sound and Creative ES1370. I need to restart to see my bios ver. right? I'm sure it is the latest.
Please would you try the following replacement binaries: http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/win32_probs/ls686_20071207.zip Just download the .zip file, extract it and copy the files manually into your LS installation directory, that is overwrite the binaries with the three ones from the zip file and try again if you can launch the LS backend. These binaries are probably a bit suboptimal regarding performance, but we're quite optimistic that it will solve this issue for you.
That worked! : ) Now I need to get some sound out of this thing hehe.
I appreciate it solved the issue. This is of course just a temporary workaround. We'll fix it accurately with the next LinuxSampler release. I just updated the trouble shooting section of the Windows HOWTO with this workaround solution.
Yeah, replacement bins worked, at least I've been able to start both back- and frontends and loaded a gig bank into it. Now, please wait for more bug reports. :)
Marking this one as blocker, as it should be handled for the upcoming release.
Closing this report now, since this issue is fixed in the latest Windows release of LinuxSampler (2009-08-03).