Waiting for data - Couldn't load pixmap from image data

[sh4444dow]

Hi,

My drc-sim-client is stucked on "Waiting for data" with two exceptions in logs.

drc-sim-server OS : debian 8 - 3.16.0-4 Wii U firmware : 3.1.0 (??) drc-sim : Windows 10 Wi-Fi dongle : Ralink WDN-3200 N600

Can you help me with these exceptions ?

Best regards

@sh4444dow

[opencma]

Please see drc-sim#42 for a debug client that will log data/frames the server sends it. I cannot reproduce the issue on my end and no one experiencing the issue has provided me with a data dump as of yet.

[sh4444dow]

The frames seems to be completely empty (NUL character) :/

frames.zip

Do you think this could be caused by an old Wii U firmware 3.1.0 ? I'm actually trying to find a way to update my Wii U but I do not have a functionnal gamepad to do that. That is the reason I'm trying to use drc-sim.

[opencma]

Do you think this could be caused by an old Wii U firmware 3.1.0 ?

I cannot say for certain, but it could be the case. However, in drc-sim#42 the same issue arose in what appears to be a Wii U with firmware version 5.5.2.

I would suggest starting DRC Sim Server in verbose logging mode to see if the packets from the Wii U are being handled.

[sh4444dow]

@rolandoislas, thanks for your quick and efficient response. Are you available for a live session of debugging directly on my machine tonight ?

It will be faster for you and me to do like so, yup ?

Regards

@sh4444dow

[opencma]

I would like to see if the server is getting data first. It could be an issue with the Wii U expecting a reponse that is not implemented and would be a simple fix. If not, a data dump of packets from the Wii U might be needed.

[sh4444dow]

Hi,

You will find my log folder. I basically did a simple start / connected / stop of drc-sim-server.

log.tar.gz

Regards

@sh4444dow

[opencma]

I am not sure what is wrong. There is a successful connection, but the backend does not appear to be getting any data on the expected ports.

A script to dump the packets from the Wii U is available here, although, I do not believe it will receive a different result. It should be executed after launching the backend without its server running. drc-sim-backend --disable-server python3 dump_packets.py

Edit: The dump_packets script will output to a folder named "dump" in the current working directory.

Also, if there is a connection to a gateway assigning IPs in the "192.168.1.x" format, it could cause issues. See Connecting#network-addresses.

[mlschoeneman]

I am also having this issue running 16.04.3 LTS, drc-sim-server 2.0 and drc-sim-client 2.0. Is there anything in the works to get a fix?

Thanks for the awesome work

[opencma]

@mlschoeneman I tried to reproduce the error with a Linksys AE1000 and was not successful. Are you using the same type of wireless interface as @sh4444dow (Ralink WDN-3200 N600)?

[mlschoeneman]

@rolandoislas No I am not, and brushed over that before commenting, my apologies. I am using a Qualcom Atheros QCA61x4. Built-in Lenovo Yoga 3 14.

[opencma]

@mlschoeneman The only thing I can recommend is to use a tested device from the wiki.

[glitterkitty]

I have it working good and reliable with an ASUS USB-N53 Wlan-Dongle. Before I got that adapter, I tried it with another internal card based on an atheros chipset, capable of 5Ghz and AP, but that didn't work well.

The server runs in 14.04 ubuntu on an i3-4310, but I had it running well in 16.04 KDE-Neon ubuntu on a Core2Duo Laptop , too.

You need quite a strong computer for the server part, or the imagedata from the server will be corrupted. My old X41 Thinkpad on 16.04 was not up to that task.

good luck

[mlschoeneman]

@rolandoislas I ordered an AE1000 off eBay and connected right away! Thanks for attempting to help with the built in wifi card. Simple $3 AE1000 was well worth it. kudos!