Hi there,
I’ve recently got fed up with Unity3d - some important features are restricted to pro license - and would like to use Jmonkey engine for my first working game. At my home computer everything works fine but at a laptop I use frequently the editor doesn’t start. I really don’t know the problem. I reinstalled and rebooted several times now and still no success. Google doesn’t help either. Is this a common problem ? What can I do ?
specs are
HP laptop:
VISTA 32bit
2 x 2.4 GHZ intel centrino
4gb RAM
512mb nvidia 9600m gt
Without an error log or more info on what doesnt work or how far it gets theres no way we can help you I’m afraid.
There is no error log. After double-clicking on the jme icon nothing happens. Instead of an error message of any kind there’s just no reaction at all
Are you talking about the installer? Or did that run fine? Did you just copy over the app folder? You have to install the SDK. If you installed it theres a log in C:/(AppData or home or whereever windows hides its stuff nowadays)/.jmonkeyplatform/dev/var/log
I found something like that here:
C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installerlog
There are 8 files, it seems like every time I tried to install this it created one. This is the content of the most recent
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.915]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.main():81
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.919]: initializing the installer engine
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.919]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():116
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.919]: ... initializing ErrorHandler
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.920]: ... end of ErrorHandler initialization
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.921]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():116
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.921]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():117
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.921]: dumping target system information
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.921]: system properties:
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.922]: awt.toolkit => sun.awt.windows.WToolkit
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.922]: file.encoding => Cp1252
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.922]: file.encoding.pkg => sun.io
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: file.separator =>
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.awt.graphicsenv => sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.awt.printerjob => sun.awt.windows.WPrinterJob
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.class.path => C:UsersmartinAppDataLocalTemp\NBI07946.tmpbundle.jar
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.class.version => 50.0
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.endorsed.dirs => C:Program FilesJavajre6libendorsed
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.ext.dirs => C:Program FilesJavajre6libext;C:WindowsSunJavalibext
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.home => C:Program FilesJavajre6
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.io.tmpdir => C:UsersmartinAppDataLocalTemp
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.library.path => C:Program FilesJavajre6bin;.;C:WindowsSunJavabin;C:Windowssystem32;C:Windows;C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows Live;C:Windowssystem32;C:Windows;C:WindowsSystem32Wbem;C:Program FilesCyberLinkPower2Go;C:Program FilesCommon FilesRoxio SharedDLLShared;C:Program FilesCommon FilesRoxio Shared9.0DLLShared;C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server100ToolsBinn;C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server100DTSBinn;C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;C:Program FilesQuickTimeQTSystem;C:Program FilesGtkSharp2.12bin;C:Program Filestypesafe-stackbin
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.923]: java.runtime.name => Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.924]: java.runtime.version => 1.6.0_24-b07
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.specification.name => Java Platform API Specification
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.specification.vendor => Sun Microsystems Inc.
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.specification.version => 1.6
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vendor => Sun Microsystems Inc.
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vendor.url => http://java.sun.com/
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vendor.url.bug => http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.version => 1.6.0_24
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vm.info => mixed mode, sharing
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vm.name => Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vm.specification.name => Java Virtual Machine Specification
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vm.specification.vendor => Sun Microsystems Inc.
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.925]: java.vm.specification.version => 1.0
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: java.vm.vendor => Sun Microsystems Inc.
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: java.vm.version => 19.1-b02
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: line.separator =>
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: os.arch => x86
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: os.name => Windows Vista
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: os.version => 6.0
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: path.separator => ;
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: sun.arch.data.model => 32
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: sun.boot.class.path => C:Program FilesJavajre6libresources.jar;C:Program FilesJavajre6librt.jar;C:Program FilesJavajre6libsunrsasign.jar;C:Program FilesJavajre6libjsse.jar;C:Program FilesJavajre6libjce.jar;C:Program FilesJavajre6libcharsets.jar;C:Program FilesJavajre6libmodulesjdk.boot.jar;C:Program FilesJavajre6classes
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: sun.boot.library.path => C:Program FilesJavajre6bin
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: sun.cpu.endian => little
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.926]: sun.cpu.isalist => pentium_pro+mmx pentium_pro pentium+mmx pentium i486 i386 i86
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: sun.desktop => windows
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: sun.io.unicode.encoding => UnicodeLittle
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: sun.java.launcher => SUN_STANDARD
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: sun.jnu.encoding => Cp1252
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: sun.management.compiler => HotSpot Client Compiler
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: sun.os.patch.level => Service Pack 2
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: user.country => DE
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: user.dir => C:Windowssystem32
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: user.home => C:Usersmartin
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.927]: user.language => de
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.928]: user.name => martin
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.928]: user.timezone => Europe/Berlin
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.928]: user.variant =>
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.928]: ... end of target system information
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.928]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():117
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.964]: loading jni library
[2011-07-09 16:08:13.964]: library resource path: native/jnilib/windows/windows-x86.dll
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.038]: library file path: C:UsersmartinAppDataLocalTempnbi-8286886417281274780.tmp
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.072]: ... successfully loaded the library
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.079]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():122
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.079]: parsing command-line arguments
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.082]: ... no command line arguments were specified
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.082]: ... finished parsing command line arguments
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.082]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():122
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.082]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():123
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.082]: loading engine properties
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.083]: loading engine properties
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.metal => 624
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.default => 500
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.product.remove.corrupted.products.silently => true
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.default => 600
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.local.directory.path => $S{user.home}/.jmonkeyplatform-installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.welcome.left.top.image => resource:org/mycompany/installer/wizard/components/panels/resources/welcome-left-top.png
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.head.right.image => resource:org/mycompany/installer/wizard/wizard-description-background-right.png
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.win.xp => 600
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.win.classic => 442
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.085]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.nimbus => 512
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.gtk => 528
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.win.xp => 600
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.title.pattern => {0}
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.nimbus => 624
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.win.xp => 450
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.motif => 470
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.icon => resource:org/mycompany/installer/wizard/wizard-icon.png
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.086]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.win.xp => 450
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.welcome.left.bottom.image => resource:org/mycompany/installer/wizard/components/panels/resources/welcome-left-bottom.png
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.macosx.application.directory.name => jMonkeyPlatform Installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.components.instance.uri => resource:org/mycompany/installer/wizard/wizard-components.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.aqua => 640
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.motif => 624
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.title.prefix => jMonkeyPlatform Installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.nimbus => 624
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.metal => 470
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.087]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.motif => 470
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.088]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.metal => 470
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.088]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.gtk => 704
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.088]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.metal => 624
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.088]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.motif => 624
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.088]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.aqua => 480
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.088]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.aqua => 640
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.089]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.win.classic => 442
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.089]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.gtk => 528
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.089]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.height.aqua => 480
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.089]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.default => 600
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.win.classic => 588
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.width.win.classic => 588
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.default => 500
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: loading nbi.product.suggest.install => true
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.width.gtk => 704
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.minimum.height.nimbus => 512
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: loading nbi.wizard.ui.swing.frame.head.left.image => resource:org/mycompany/installer/wizard/wizard-description-background-left.png
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: ... finished loading engine properties
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():123
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: initializing the local directory
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.090]: ... local directory path (initial) : $S{user.home}/.jmonkeyplatform-installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.097]: ... local directory path (resolved): C:Usersmartin/.jmonkeyplatform-installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.097]: ... local directory: C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.098]: ... finished initializing local directory
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.111]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():129
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.111]: ... initializing DownloadManager
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.118]: file not exist, queue is empty!
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.124]: ... end of initializing DownloadManager
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.124]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():129
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.124]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():130
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.124]: ... initializing Registry
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.138]: ... end of initializing ErrorHandler
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.138]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():130
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.139]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():131
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.139]: ... initializing Wizard
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.299]: ... loading registry from resource:data/registry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.366]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.loadProductRegistry():987
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.366]: validating previous installations
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.367]: ... validating installations finished
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.367]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.loadProductRegistry():987
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.405]: ... end of initializing Wizard
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.405]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.():131
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.405]: creating lock file
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.406]: ... created lock file: C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installer.nbilock
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.406]: finished creating lock file
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.406]: ... finished initializing the engine
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.406]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.main():81
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.407]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.main():81
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.407]: starting the installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.412]: ... initializing look and feel
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.412]: ... custom look and feel class name was not specified, using system default
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.439]: ... class name: com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.439]: ... get installed L&Fs
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.458]: ... set specified L&F
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.469]: ... check headless
[2011-07-09 16:08:14.469]: ... creating JFileChooser object to check possible issues with UI
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.085]: ... getting default Toolkit to check possible issues with UI
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.085]: ... creating JProgressBar object to check possible issues with UI
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.087]: ... all UI checks done
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.087]: ... L&F is set
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.087]: ... initializing L&F finished
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.147]: ... finished starting the installer
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.147]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.Installer.main():81
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.218]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.wizard.components.actions.InitializeRegistryAction.execute():72
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.218]: initializing product registry
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.218]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.initializeRegistry():190
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.218]: initializing product registry properties
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.219]: initializing local product cache directory
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.219]: ... C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installerproduct-cache
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.219]: initializing local product registry file
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.219]: ... C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installerregistry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.219]: initializing local product registry stub uri
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.219]: ... resource:org/netbeans/installer/product/default-registry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: initializing bundled product registry uri
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: ... resource:data/registry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: initializing product registry schema uri
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: ... resource:org/netbeans/installer/product/registry.xsd
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: initializing remote product registries uris
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: initializing state file schema uri
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: ... resource:org/netbeans/installer/product/state-file.xsd
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: initializing default state file uri
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: ... resource:org/netbeans/installer/product/default-state-file.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: initializing target platform
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.220]: ... windows-x86
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.221]: initializing product registry properties
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.221]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.initializeRegistry():190
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.223]: ... loading registry from file:/C:/Users/martin/.jmonkeyplatform-installer/registry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.242]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.loadProductRegistry():987
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.242]: validating previous installations
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.277]: ... validating installations finished
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.277]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.loadProductRegistry():987
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.277]: ... loading registry from resource:data/registry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.323]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.loadProductRegistry():987
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.323]: validating previous installations
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.326]: ... validating installations finished
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.327]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.loadProductRegistry():987
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.327]: ... product registry initialization complete
[2011-07-09 16:08:15.327]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.wizard.components.actions.InitializeRegistryAction.execute():72
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.313]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.wizard.components.actions.FinalizeRegistryAction.execute():66
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.314]: finalizing product registry
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.314]: ... removing remaining installation data for all the products
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.314]: ... save local registry if necessary
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.314]: ... save registry to file C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installerregistry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.314]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.finalizeRegistry():349
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.315]: saving product registry file
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.315]: ... getting registry document
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.332]: ... saving registry document to file C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installerregistry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.332]: entering -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.saveProductRegistry():1013
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.332]: saving document to xml file : C:Usersmartin.jmonkeyplatform-installerregistry.xml
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.632]: ... document saved
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.633]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.saveProductRegistry():1013
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.633]: ... saving XML file succesfully finished
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.633]: ... saving product registry done
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.633]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.product.Registry.finalizeRegistry():349
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.633]: ... save state file if necessary
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.633]: finalizing product registry
[2011-07-09 16:08:18.633]: exiting -- org.netbeans.installer.wizard.components.actions.FinalizeRegistryAction.execute():66
Thats not it, its in a different folder.
Ah, you said “tried to install”… So you say you didn’t even mange to install the app? Do you have a JDK installed on that laptop?
I searched in the AppData folder but it’s not in there and I couldn’t find it anywhere else
So did you manage to install the app at all? Does the installer fail to run or the app? JDK?
The installation finished without errors. The app doesn’t run
Do you have a JDK installed? (Not OpenJDK or Java7)
Installed. I fact I’ve used Netbeans 6.9 and 7 a lot on this machine and everything worked perfectly.
Then I dont know, start from command line and see what it outputs.
Console says
The launcher has determined that the parent process has a console and will reuse it for its own output
. Closing the console will result in termination of the running program.
Use '--console supress" to suppress console output.
Use "--console nre" to create a separate console window.
Your user directory cannot reside inside your NetBeans installation directory
Then nothing happens
Hm, it seems that somehow your netbeans and jmp’s settings get mixed up… Its suspicious you don’t have a .jmonkeyplatform settings folder created… You could try and play with the --userdir command line parameter and specify another location for the settings. Another thing you can try if specifying the userdir fails is build the sdk yourself, it will create a zip file you can unpack:
svn co https://jmonkeyengine.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ jme3
cd jme3
ant zip
Never heard of this issue before so I can't help you much more I'm afraid..
I deinstalled Netbeans and reinstalled jme. It still doesn’t work.
However, thank you for your help. Over the week I’m using my home computer and can’t investigate further. Maybe this bug will be fixed in one of the next alphas or betas.
Well as said, I never heard of this problem before and I don’t know what I should change in the next release so I guess it would be the same.