Thread: **NEW** Control Anything, Anywhere, Anytime w/ the FUSION BRAIN and Da Interwebz

Originally Posted by Dan2008

I manually created the Ninja folder then created a Default folder within it and copied all of the files from the link in the Wizard thread--all works (at least after editing template.xml to remove the - on lines 2&3)!!!

The updater, however, did not pickup any of this when it ran.

I am building a new Updater from the ground up, hopefully it will work. Also is making an easier interface for me to make an update file (I currently do it manually) so every file will be on there in some sort so essentially you will be able to do a full install minus the dependencies by updating a fresh install.

Originally Posted by Woofnstuff

no joy here either at this point.

umm.. just changed the port in the .xml file, and my firewall is still telling me the MDX is trying to access / listen to 4242

This is very weird. The entire code has no mention of 4242, so it is definately still in your configuration file. Maybe you didnt save? But believe me it is not set in there, and I can change it at will no problem.

Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

I am building a new Updater from the ground up, hopefully it will work. Also is making an easier interface for me to make an update file (I currently do it manually) so every file will be on there in some sort so essentially you will be able to do a full install minus the dependencies by updating a fresh install.

One suggestion...set dependencies in the installer for the .Net stuff and don't install it if it already exists. If it doesn't exist, prompt the user to download it from Microsoft rather than include it in the package.

I have .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.5 already installed on this workstation and the installer still installs them without asking.

Originally Posted by Dan2008

One suggestion...set dependencies in the installer for the .Net stuff and don't install it if it already exists. If it doesn't exist, prompt the user to download it from Microsoft rather than include it in the package.

I have .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.5 already installed on this workstation and the installer still installs them without asking.

It doesnt over-write them. It just runs the installer which automatically checks for previously installed versions. So if you have it, it does nothing. But it still has to unpack it. I am using ultra64 compression on the whole installer, so it needs a place to unpack which takes some time.

i deleted all other config files

and made a new one which i replaced the factory one with

this is the code in it and its still trying to listen on 4242.. do i need to map that port or any port for the web based config to work?
ive taken out the empty references in the code so its not a page of open and close statements here...

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FusionControlCentreConfiguration version="3.0.0.0" author="Me" date_created="Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 4:43:12 p.m." last_modified="Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 4:44:02 p.m.">
 
  <general>
  <!-- Begin Remote Control Configuration -->
    <remote status="enabled" user_name="woofnstuff" port="250"></remote>
  <!-- End Remote Control Configuration -->
  </general>

  <graphics>
  <!-- Begin Global Graphic Settings -->
      <main_display designed_for_size="800,600" show_at_size="800,600" menubar="Sizeable" RunInSystemTray="False" MinimizeToSystemTray="True"></main_display>
   </graphics>

  <io>
  <!-- Begin Fusion Brain Instances -->
      <brain id="Woofnstuff">USB\VID_04D8&amp;PID_000C\5&amp;27A050D6&amp;0&amp;9</brain>
  <!-- End Fusion Brain Instances -->

  <!-- Begin Timer Setup -->
      <timer id="input" interval="75"></timer>
      <timer id="output" interval="100"></timer>
      <timer id="gui" interval="50"></timer>
      <timer id="logic" interval="50"></timer>
  <!-- End Timer Setup -->

  <!-- Begin Digital Output Instances -->
  <!-- End Digital Output Instances -->

  <!-- Begin Analogue Input Instances -->
  <!-- End Analogue Input Instances -->
  </io>

</FusionControlCentreConfiguration>

Try this: download TCPView from Sysinternals and run it before starting the program. It will list every port in use and the process using it.

Most listerners spawn a new port when a request is made and that might be why you keep seeing 4242.

thing is according to the .xml file it should be using port 250. there is no reference in the config to port 4242

4242 was hardcoded in as of about 3 weeks ago. If you really do have the latest exe, then it will read it from the config file and will be 250. I have tried again today with a different port and as expected it worked just fine.

When you do the update the exe cannot be in use, or it cannot be overwritten. I suggest downloading the newest exe from the source area and using that. And not the release version, the debug version.

confirming that i only need to replace the Fusion Control Centre UberMDX.exe with the one dated 16-Aug-2008 05:52., from this directory?
http://www.fusioncontrolcentre.com//...X/obj/Release/
edit.... the one in the release folder there is only 1.1mb and the one that the updater brought in is 1.34mb, the one in in the link above has no remote at all it seems, and the one the update brought in is locked to port 4242
despite this
<remote status="enabled" user_name="" port="0"></remote>


just noticed the font .png files were not in the configuration font dir so copied them from the source link, which has now stopped the font error messages

more edits..
got ninja kitty to work after manually copying files off the server, as suggested by dan.