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Bug Pro Version- iRacing Latest Update Breaks Plugin

Discussion in 'SimTools Pro & Entertainment Version' started by littleghostthirteen, May 6, 2024.

  1. littleghostthirteen

    littleghostthirteen New Member

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    Hi, as above really, latest iRacing 9.28.2 results in no motion with Simtools. Assetto Corsa, RF2 working as usual so iRacing only affected. Thanks
    littleghostthirteen, May 6, 2024
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  2. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Are you using fanalab by chase?
    I have a report that the software is blocking IRacing data from SimTools (or anything else that gets started after the app.)
    We found that if you start SimTools, then IRacing, and then the fanalab app it works fine.
    But we are still looking for a better solution.
    yobuddy, May 11, 2024
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  3. littleghostthirteen

    littleghostthirteen New Member

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    Thanks yobuddy. You actually beat me to it, it’s working fine again now, absolutely no idea what the issue was. Not using Fanalab, but I do use the Fanatec interface for peripherals. Cheers
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    littleghostthirteen, May 12, 2024
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  4. littleghostthirteen

    littleghostthirteen New Member

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    Hi, happening again. Only in iRacing. For reference my start procedure is:
    power on Wheelbase
    power on lighthouse.
    Power on PC: startup loads crew chief, Pimax, Open XR switcher, XR toolkit, Afterburner, trading paints.
    Wait until VR headset seen by lighthouse,
    power on actuators.
    Start Simtools.
    Start iRacing
    This has worked every time but if I miss a step or start Simtools automatically at startup it can cause issues. Interestingly, I have sim racing studio as well and I noticed that it wouldn’t pick up the iRacing telemetry either so it’s something to do with my iRacing setup not Simtools I think. Any ideas?
    littleghostthirteen, May 25, 2024
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    Anyone? This is doing my friggin head in because there is absolutely no reason I can fathom why it would just stop working with iRacing but still works great with all other games. I tried allowing everything through firewall, turned firewall off completely, ran everything as admin, looked through every setting. Someone must have some idea why this is happening? Ta
    littleghostthirteen, May 30, 2024
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  6. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    See the explanation here by @yobuddy: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/simtools-v3-public-beta.17329/page-91#post-248384

    IRacing made an update which is causing problems with even the v2 plugin that has been around for literately years. What we have found so far, is if all your using is IRacing and SimTools, then the plugin works just fine.

    But if multiple apps are collecting data from the IRacing memory mapped file, it seems like some apps never get any data. I have a couple of reports of this happening when you add 'fanalab' into the mix. But I bet other app combinations could cause problems also. like SimtoolsV3 and Simhub for example. We are still investigating the situation, and that's all we can really do at this time.
    noorbeast, May 31, 2024
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  7. littleghostthirteen

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    Just to add information to this- Crew Chief isn’t working, neither is SRS. Nothing is receiving data from iRacing
    littleghostthirteen, Jun 4, 2024
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    iRacing support advised me to rename iRacing documents folder to .old to allow iRacing to make a new folder and then I had to redo all my controls and graphics settings. After doing this, both CC and Simtools sprang back into life. Unfortunately this has not stuck and after updating iRacing again today, telemetry is broken again. Performing the same folder operation didn’t work this time.
    littleghostthirteen, Jun 13, 2024 at 22:49
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    littleghostthirteen New Member

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    Are there any updates from the Simtools dev side?
    littleghostthirteen, Jun 13, 2024 at 22:50
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  10. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    SimTools devs have commented on the Simrools v3 beta thread, which is the place to watch for updates. But SimTools revs can't fix what is an iRacing update induced problem.
    noorbeast, Jun 14, 2024 at 00:26
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