fasteddie1 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) Hi there, After running DCS_updater.exe, my computer downloaded what I thought was 2.7 which was around 7GB and installed it. After the install ran DCS and it said 2.5.6. and got stuck on a blank page and won't open just stuck at the blank page. I've rebooted a few times that didn't help. Any help will be appreciated. Thx Windows Version 1909 OS build 18363.1500 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5800x RAM: 32GB 3200 GPU: MSI Radeo RX580 8GB Edited April 15, 2021 by fasteddie1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team c0ff Posted April 15, 2021 ED Team Share Posted April 15, 2021 Dmitry S. Baikov @ Eagle Dynamics LockOn FC2 Soundtrack Remastered out NOW everywhere - https://band.link/LockOnFC2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) Hi thanks so much for your help but same thing I opened the DCS-updater.exe properties and under compatibility tab I put a checkmark next to 'Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows 8 but no luck. Right after the DCS logo shows and the version 2.5.6. it goes to a blank screen and stays there. Thanks again for your help. Edited April 16, 2021 by fasteddie1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team c0ff Posted April 16, 2021 ED Team Share Posted April 16, 2021 Sorry for being unclear, the "compatibility mode" must be disabled. Dmitry S. Baikov @ Eagle Dynamics LockOn FC2 Soundtrack Remastered out NOW everywhere - https://band.link/LockOnFC2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Hi there the "compatibility mode" was never enabled. Is there anything else I can do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Please attach these log files: C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Logs\dcs.log (may appear as "dcs") \DCS World OpenBeta\autoupdate_log.txt Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Hi there, Please find the files attached and thanks so much for your help. Much appreciated. dcs.log autoupdate_log.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) You dcs.log file is old (June 2020) and from the open beta. === Log opened UTC 2020-06-11 21:57:31 2020-06-11 21:57:30.906 INFO DCS: Command line: "E:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin/DCS.exe" Your autoupdate_log.txt file shows you successfully updated your stable/release version recently: 00000.331 --- Log file: E:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\autoupdate_log.txt 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2021-04-15 02:52:09 00000.277 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.10.6.63 (Windows NT 10.0.18363; Win64; en-CA) 00000.277 INFO : src-id: baf92d0a5bb967be5dcb68784e54459d083e8c3d, lib-id: bae3744c50d64647d7c5ee5a1236d3ae42dbbb1e 00000.277 INFO : cmdline: "E:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" --apply update C:\Users\media\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\update_info.json 2.5.6.61527.3 00000.329 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.329 INFO : basedir: E:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 00000.332 INFO : DCS/2.5.6.52437 You need to update your open beta to access 2.7. Go to "E:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin" Launch DCS_updater.exe Edited April 17, 2021 by Flappie June, not November Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Yes when I first ran DCS_updater.exe it did download around 7Gb's and then installed it but after that when I started it up the DCS logo came up along with the version 2.5.6., see attached, and gets stuck on that screen without anything happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 I also have already Downloaded the latest version of the updater and still no go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliderCDN Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I have horrendous problems with latest updater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Mine seemed like it updated to 2.7 but after install started DCS and got stuck at logo screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Since you come to DCS splash screen, you should have a recent dcs.log file somewhere in your computer. The one you attached earlier is from June 2020 and is tagged open beta. The update lof you posted shows the stable version. So I think you're trying to start the stable branch of DCS. Please attach this file: C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS\Logs\dcs.log (it may appear as "dcs") Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Oh I see. Please find it attached. Thank you dcs.log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Thanks I got it fixed by running the 'Switching_to_openbeta.bat' in DCS root directory and it downloaded and successfully upgraded to version 2.7. It seems that I wasn't running the Open beta after but the stable version and 'Switching_to_openbeta.bat' successfully updated it to Openbeta. Thanks again for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Great! Thanks for your feedback. Enjoy the new clouds! Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie1 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Yes for sure the beautiful clouds and so much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerkanS Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Hello, I am having the same issue, stuck at ver. 2.5.6 and cant update to 2.7. I downloaded the new version of dcs updater from a link Flappie attached at another topic. That didnt make a change. I read from this topic and from some others that runing 'Switching_to_openbeta.bat' can solve the problem but i dont have it in my directory. As a matter of fact, i dont have a 'DCS World OpenBeta' folder, i just have DCS World folder. So before i erase and reinstall everything, i am hoping to solve this issue. Any help will be appreciated. Thnx, Serkan NOTE : I couldn't decide between opening a new topic and continue from this one so i am trying my chance here first :) I can go open a new topic if you advice me to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lange_666 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) You can only update to 2.7 if you have an Open Beta installation of DCS. If you have a stable DCS install, it will not update to 2.7 because it's not Open Beta. This version will stay on 2.5.6 for now. If you want to have a peek at 2.7 Open Beta you have a few option: - Install a new DCS version along side your stable version, this way you still have stable to fall back to if an Open Beta update goes really belly up. - Convert your current stable install into an Open Beta. You only have an Open Beta version then. - Use Skatezilla's wonderfull update/launcher tool to create and control various versions: To create a second (or more) copy's of DCS and have one converted to Open Beta (or Stable for that matter), you can copy your current install to a new location and update that copy to the version you want. The tool above is just great to do this. Edited April 20, 2021 by Lange_666 Win11 Pro 64-bit, Ryzen 5800X3D, Corsair H115i, Gigabyte X570S UD, EVGA 3080Ti XC3 Ultra 12GB, 64 GB DDR4 G.Skill 3600. Monitors: LG 27GL850-B27 2560x1440 + Samsung SyncMaster 2443 1920x1200, HOTAS: Warthog with Virpil WarBRD base, MFG Crosswind combat pedals, TrackIR4, Rift-S. Personal Wish List: A6 Intruder, Vietnam theater, decent ATC module, better VR performance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerkanS Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Hi Lange_666 thnx for your quick reply, Yes i was guessing similar about my issue and being lazy to do new installation, on the other hand, i dunno why i dont have open beta folder... I downloaded skatezilla tool yesterday, didnt get into it yet, i will go for it now. Again, thnx for reply and help, Best Regards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art-J Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 If I recall correctly, when conversion from one build into another happens, folder names, shortcuts, registry entries etc. remain as they were, only the content changes (at least that's how it worked two years ago when I converted stable into OB, without using SkateZilla's tool). That's why you don't have OB folder. i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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