B2SBackglassServer Does Not Run

[FirestormXL]

When I run VPinballX64, and choose ANY table with a .directb2s, the backglass simple does not appear. I saw in another thread there is an entire B2SBackglassServerEXE window with settings, but B2SBackglassServerEXE doesn't run... at all.. It has been registered, all the .directb2s are sitting right next to the associated tables in the tables folder... But B2S Backglass Server doesn't run by itself, and even if I click on it, it just says Please do not start the EXE this way... I am completely perplexed.

[deadmanworking]

Yep don't run the exe that way but what about if you double click a b2s file? 

[FirestormXL]

Huh, never thought of that, looks like a backglass pops up... interesting... should this be occurring automatically when a table is run? Because the DMD appears, but no backglass appears. Settings/config available off the backglass as well when run this way..

 

 

If I click on Locate VP.xml, is mentions Please locate and select your Visual Pinball.xml file, is this possibly relevant to my issue?

Edited November 28, 2025 by FirestormXL

[deadmanworking]

Exactly, table opens b2s file but (on newer version) only when the B2S is named exactly like the table file, so copy paste the name and try again please 

 

Also did you follow all other instructions, did you run B2Sregister app? 

[FirestormXL]

Yes it has been registered and of course all of the .directb2s are named the same as the tables.

Edited November 28, 2025 by FirestormXL

[Cliffy]

18 hours ago, FirestormXL said:

When I run VPinballX64, and choose ANY table with a .directb2s, the backglass simple does not appear. I saw in another thread there is an entire B2SBackglassServerEXE window with settings, but B2SBackglassServerEXE doesn't run... at all.. It has been registered, all the .directb2s are sitting right next to the associated tables in the tables folder... But B2S Backglass Server doesn't run by itself, and even if I click on it, it just says Please do not start the EXE this way... I am completely perplexed.

Are you running a cabinet or desktop? If running desktop make sure your vpx is the dx version, not GL. 

If you double click on a b2s file it should pop up even without a table running. If it doesn't then most likely your b2stablesettings.xml is messed up. This happened to me once as I was editing it and left a closing > off at the end of a line. Totally screwed the pooch because of one missing >.

 

Here are the top lines of my b2stablesettings.xml for comparison

 

<B2STableSettings>
  <ArePluginsOn>1</ArePluginsOn>
  <DefaultStartMode>2</DefaultStartMode>
  <DisableFuzzyMatching>1</DisableFuzzyMatching>
  <LogPath>
  </LogPath>
  <IsLampsStateLogOn>0</IsLampsStateLogOn>
  <IsSolenoidsStateLogOn>0</IsSolenoidsStateLogOn>
  <IsGIStringsStateLogOn>0</IsGIStringsStateLogOn>
  <IsLEDsStateLogOn>0</IsLEDsStateLogOn>
  <IsPaintingLogOn>0</IsPaintingLogOn>
  <IsStatisticsBackglassOn>0</IsStatisticsBackglassOn>
  <ShowStartupError>0</ShowStartupError>
  <HideGrill>1</HideGrill>
  <HideB2SDMD>0</HideB2SDMD>
  <HideDMD>1</HideDMD>
  <LampsSkipFrames>1</LampsSkipFrames>
  <SolenoidsSkipFrames>3</SolenoidsSkipFrames>
  <GIStringsSkipFrames>3</GIStringsSkipFrames>
  <LEDsSkipFrames>0</LEDsSkipFrames>
  <UsedLEDType>0</UsedLEDType>
  <IsGlowBulbOn>0</IsGlowBulbOn>
  <GlowIndex>-1</GlowIndex>
  <StartAsEXE>1</StartAsEXE>
  <StartBackground>0</StartBackground>
  <FormToFront>1</FormToFront>
  <FormToBack>0</FormToBack>
  <FormNoFocus>1</FormNoFocus>
  <Animations />
  <ScreenshotPath>
  </ScreenshotPath>
  <ScreenshotFileType>0</ScreenshotFileType>
  <HyperpinXMLFile>Unknown</HyperpinXMLFile>