[Error: TCPListener]

Why the continued error RE: TCPListener ...?

Nothing has changed on my rig and PORT 51748 has been enabled/opened via Kaspersky (as it has always been) but the last 24 hours I can't start the SERVER.

 

LOG FILE:

2019-03-03 15:27:39.177   Debug   : ========== AivlaSoft.Efb.Server 2.0.61.0 started ==========
2019-03-03 15:27:39.303   Debug   : CPU = Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel, No of proc. = 4
2019-03-03 15:27:39.304   Debug   : OS = Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
2019-03-03 15:27:39.304   Debug   : OS language = en-GB, Language settings = en-GB
2019-03-03 15:27:39.304   Debug   : Number decimal separator = '.'
2019-03-03 15:27:39.304   Debug   : Number group separator = ','
2019-03-03 15:27:39.304   Debug   : Process is 64bit
2019-03-03 15:27:39.329   Debug   : Settings loaded from: C:\Users\Terblanche Jordaan\Documents\AivlaSoft\EFB2\Server\Settings\serverSettings.txt
2019-03-03 15:27:39.331   Debug   : Verify license ...
2019-03-03 15:27:41.213   Debug   : License successfully verified
2019-03-03 15:27:41.217   Debug   : AutoUpdateInterval = 0
2019-03-03 15:27:41.219   Debug   : Verify software version ...
2019-03-03 15:27:41.568   Debug   : Latest versions read
2019-03-03 15:27:41.572   Debug   : Latest version is installed
2019-03-03 15:27:42.381   Debug   : Database selected = P3Dv4.NG-1901/R1
2019-03-03 15:27:42.395   Debug   : Looking for already running simulator ...
2019-03-03 15:27:42.397   Debug   : Simulator is not yet running
2019-03-03 15:27:42.399   Debug   : Loading database ...
2019-03-03 15:27:46.175   Debug   : Database loaded
2019-03-03 15:27:46.176   Debug   : TcpListener created, port #51748
2019-03-03 15:27:46.188   Debug   : Global settings loaded from: C:\Users\Terblanche Jordaan\Documents\AivlaSoft\EFB2\Server\Settings\globalSettings.txt
2019-03-03 15:27:46.492   Debug   : Backups loaded
2019-03-03 15:27:46.496   Debug   : Starting weather (ActiveSky) ...
2019-03-03 15:27:46.500   Debug   : File based weather data started, provider is 'ActiveSky'
2019-03-03 15:27:46.500   Debug   : File = C:\Users\Terblanche Jordaan\AppData\Roaming\Hifi\AS_P3Dv4\Weather\current_wx_snapshot.txt
2019-03-03 15:27:46.501   Debug   : Weather (ActiveSky) started
2019-03-03 15:27:46.502   Debug   : Services started
2019-03-03 15:27:46.503   Debug   : Organized tracks disabled because AIRAC cycle is outdated
2019-03-03 15:27:46.505   Error   : SocketException (Start TCP listener): Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted

 

Any suggestion, recommendation, fix for this ...?

I've read all the other forum references to this but the problem persists.

 

[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

43 minutes ago, Timonier said:

The updated profile is in attach.

 

Thanks Marc ... this was a good exercise to understand the what, where, how of adding a profile.

[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

Just now, lonewulf47 said:

I will publish those profiles in our "Contributions/Profiles" section to make them available for download to the community.

 

More than welcome to do it.

My first name is Terblanche

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[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

2 minutes ago, lonewulf47 said:

Profile recognition is SOLELY based on the *.air file name which must be unique, whereas manufacturer etc. are only required but not unique entries.

While looking at the data of your B747-8i profiles I see that you didn't increase the "Parking Min Radius, which should be increased to at least 35 m. I also see that for the Max takeoff weight you used a figure of 442253 kgs, whereas my sources are using 447700 kgs for both -8 and -8F. It's of course still possible that the PMDG manual uses different figures.

 

Thank you Oskar ... I will spend some time the weekend and figure it all out in more detail. In the meantime I've updated the two profile files. At least they work.

B748Fv3.profile.xml

B748v3.profile.xml

[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

29 minutes ago, lonewulf47 said:

To overcome this situation you need to limit the selectable Airfile names to the available names without wildcard, i.e. B747-8I for the passenger variant and (B747-8F? or whatever the freighter's *.air file is named) for the freighter variant. Do not use multiple or wildcard entries if not absolutely necessary!

 

I've deleted the "wildcard" entries now, only entered the *.air file names and it seems that everything is still working. Will test and try to recreate both with respective *.air file names and see what's the outcome. It is, however, evident that AS is more concerned with what/how you name the Manufacturer, Model, and Series - because, once I've got that correct, AS had no problem to recognise the aircraft automatically. 

[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

2 minutes ago, lonewulf47 said:

Generally spoken you need to create a new profile (maybe based on the old B747-400), change the respective figures (mainly the weights) and then enter ONLY NAME OF THE AIRFILE (B747-8I), as long as the old profile of the B747-400 still exists in your profile collection. No two same Airfile name entries are allowed in two different profiles. Do not carrry over the old Airfile names into your newly created profile if the OLD profile still exists.

 

Jip, that is exactly how I've done it. Attached are my two profiles for the B748 and B748F and as far as I can see they work perfectly.

 

 

B748Fv3.profile.xml

B748v3.profile.xml

[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

6 minutes ago, lonewulf47 said:

See the example for the PMDG B777-200

 

Don't know on your side, but on my side of the world this specific B748 from PMDG the *.air file is B747-8I.air and I've tried that first and AS kept saying it could not find the profile until I've changed it to the above mentioned.  I've now edited the MTW and MLW and all seems to work as it should.

 

I saw in the B747-400 profile that came with default AS that they've entered this, like that in Airfile Names:

b747-400*
ifly744_*
boeing747-400

 

And I only copied it to the relevant -800 model.

 

[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

After posting the above I realised there is one more combo that I haven't tried and as true as full moOn tonight, AS accepted it and after a restart of the Client there was no window telling me it's still in the cloud of not knowing. Now I will try and see if I can get the fuel and weight sorted out. Haven't flown the 748F model yet and will cross that profile when I get there ...

[Profile for the 747-8i and -8F]

If only we know what profile will AivlaSoft accept because I've tried:

• B747-800
• PMDG 747-8
• PMDG 747-800
• BOEING 747-8 v3
• Boeing 747-8
• B747-8
• B748

And tried my best to fill in every box, tab and click to the best of my ability with the manual open next to me but AS keeps nagging that the profile could not be found. Will be more than willing to share the profile once AS has decided to accept the profile.

 

[New Colour Profile and AI]

Here is my new night (dim) colours profile if someone wants to give it a try ... the 'day' colours are untouched and only the night colours were edited.

 

And please Aivlasoft, could we have the AI display of v.1 back? I don't know what has changed in the way that v.2 is reading the AI but this doesn't work. My settings are for +9000/-9000 and still I see a lot of TCAS on my ND all of which are +2-3 or -2-4 and yet not a dot on the EFB. Previously we could see exactly (i) what aircraft, (ii) route, (iii) speed and (iv) altitude ... and now, if we're lucky we will only see what aircraft and relatively where from our aircraft with a small train behind it telling you where it is going (more or less).

 

This was one of the great features of v.1 and will be greatly appreciated to have it back.

tj.colors.bin

[Import Company Routes]

2 hours ago, agutz said:

I seem to be one of those strange species who save a long flight midair and pick it up the next day.

 

In the 22 years that I've been simming, I've never ever, even considered the possibility to stop-exit-startup-resume a flight in mid-air ... maybe because I'm also a pilot and the whole idea has never crossed my mind. ? I will not even know how to do it with a PMDG, Q400 or A320 in the sim because all of them are set on a cold-and-dark default state on my rig.

[Import Company Routes]

36 minutes ago, aivlasoft said:

This was one of the feature requests from several users.

 

Pardon my ignorance ... but are there actually people who save a flight in mid-air and then resume it on a next start up? And I'm sure that with v1 it was also possible to load a previous flight plan and then, wherever you are in the world v1 picked it up and you could fly to your heart's desire. The new method in v2 simply doesn't make sense. But maybe that's just me ...

[Import Company Routes]

52 minutes ago, lonewulf47 said:

It is meant to be an addition to non-FMC A/C, not a comparison to FMC A/C

 

I know, I know ... it's always just a reference and not part of our instrumentation when it comes to the big birds with electronic feathers ...

[Things v2 could get from v1]

Slowly but surely getting the hang of v2 and learning everything that is new, and different.

 

Here are a few things I would love to see AivlaSoft bring back into v2:

• The way v2 reads AI traffic ... more than once I have to reload v2 (client and server) in order to pick up the AI via FSUIPC that somehow never was a problem in v1
• Could the info box for AI traffic please show the dep/des of the aircraft with their speed and altitude as in v1 because it helps to see where the AI traffic is heading, how fast at what altitude. The symbols for AI traffic was also much more clearer that the little dot that's displayed now
• The 'night display' from v1 was also much clearer than the -30% (or more) 'faded option' of v2 ... I've tried to change every individual colour but created a bigger mess than I hoped for
• And then: everyone's request to have the export flight plans to different aircraft back, please?

 

Please don't see this as critique for the above mentioned were only a few attributes we really loved in v1 and would be nice to see them back.

 

[Import Company Routes]

On 7/2/2018 at 10:43 PM, lonewulf47 said:

For this part see the User Guide "Client", chapter 8.3 Vertical Guidance. Top Of Descent and Vertical Guidance are controlled from within the A/C profile. See also User Guide "Client", chapter 12.2 Profiles Editor.

 

Finally I have another day to fly and learn EFB v2 ... I've also read the relevant chapters that you referred to and it will take time to find the correct setting per aircraft because as it is the TOD and descent rate do not correlate with the aircraft's even at a 1.2° descent in profile settings. But I'll figure it out.

[Import Company Routes]

6 minutes ago, aivlasoft said:

Are you running any other add-ons which are also requesting simulator/AI Traffic data via FSUIPC?

 

I'm not sure if PMDG, FSLabs, MadDog, Q400 etc get their TCAS via FSUIPC but no other program shows/requires AI.

I've now closed and reloaded server and client and now AI is back. Never had a prob with v1 ... 

... will you consider bringing back the same aircraft symbols for own aircraft and AI as well as aircraft type in the AI info box and their dep/arr because I've been through all manuals now but I'm see the Greek alphabet by now after a whole day trying to figure out what is where in the new UI.

I'm also still searching for the TOD display with no luck.

[Import Company Routes]

4 hours ago, aivlasoft said:

On your next flight, please open the "Traffic monitor" from the Server's "System menu".

 

Nothing in the Traffic Monitor ... and FSUIPC 5.132 installed ... and NO LIMIT [0] set ...

Last night I could see the AI traffic but nothing today

[Import Company Routes]

1 minute ago, aivlasoft said:

The problem that you have experienced is, that your aircraft was airborne, when you exited EFB

 

Ah, you're right because since P3D4.3 I've experience quite a few CTD without warning or reason and last night was one of them ...  would be nice if EFB could reset (as before) when this happens.

 

7 minutes ago, aivlasoft said:

Did you verify that all these aircraft are within the vertical and horizontal range that allows EFB to display them?

 

Jip, at the moment it's 9000/-9000 ... I've just landed and LSZH and there are aircraft all around me but nothing on the EFB display.

 

Please forgive all my questions - but is there a way to get estimate TOD back on the right column that displays status etc or did I miss it between settings and manual?

 

[Import Company Routes]

I've figured out that the tab becomes visible/active when P3D is loaded, which is a pity because it would be nice to load and/or edit the flightplan regardless if flightsim is running.

I also noticed that in one flight the AI is visible on the ground or air but as I'm flying now, there are no AI visible either on the ground or air while my ND is full of AI. Nothing has changed in the P3D / FSUIPC settings and the TRFC tabs are all green.

 

Feeling a little bit bewildered because I know v1.* inside out and now I'm flying with P3D4 on one screen; EFB on another computer; MCDU on iPad and manuals on tablet ... but I suppose I'll get there ... hopefully sooner than later. ?

[Import Company Routes]

With any new (major) update of a program, the learning curve is steep when so much have changed.

There are so many things I miss from the previous version.

• The export flight plans was such an important function
• The airport layout on screen and visibility of AI traffic was much more 'cleaner'
• Wind direction in top left was handy while you now have to search for the blue arrow

BUT it's the small things like ...

I'm trying to import a flight plan but COMPANY ROUTE in CREATE FLIGHT PLAN is greyed out (??) What do I have to do to be able to see and import a flight plan?

 

PS: I can see the improvements but for now it's a frustration and although I have Navigraph/charts AivlaSoft EFB has always been my preferred route planner and display especially because I run it from a second computer via network but at this stage I'm pondering the fact if the $60 (900 ZAR) was worth it if we've lost the key functionality of what it used to do?

 

Regards from Cape Town

Terblanche