Crash on return from KVM switch

erickatz · 03-26-2023, 07:54 PM

This issue started manifesting itself in OOTP 23, I was hoping it would have been fixed for '24, but not so.

If I have OOTP running (and I always run in full screen in Steam on an Ubuntu box), using my KVM, I switch control to a different computer. When I return, OOTP 23 & 24 crashes. I can see the Steam app button switches from Running to Play. This ONLY happens for me with OOTP, as I have other Steam games, and none have this issue. I have had to get into the habit of saving and quitting every time I need to switch computers, a little frustrating to say the least.

This worked just fine in OOTP '22. Is there a crash log somewhere I can provide to help with this one?

Thanks and regards,

Eric Katz

Andreas Raht · 04-03-2023, 04:56 AM

Hi Eric! What is the KVM, is it like Teamviewer? Can you try in Windowed mode please?

erickatz · 04-03-2023, 03:02 PM

Hi Andreas,

It's a physical box that I use to switch my Keyboard / Video / Mouse from one computer to another computer. Same behavior whether in Windows Mode or Full Screen, OOTP quits when i return to the box running Steam.

Andreas Raht · 04-04-2023, 03:16 AM

Thanks. That's interesting! But I'm afraid there's not much we can do here to help

Our log files don't contain info about the code on such a "low level" like keyboard driver. Anyway I will report this to the team to let them know about it. But I'll have to close this thread because it's a use case for which we don't give support.
Personally, I got rid of such switches long time ago when I found that I can just run all those additionals computers (PC, Servers, Windows, Mac) via Teamviewer (or VCN) easily. Not the best solution for everything, but for most stuff it's working so nicely, I always wonder how they do that.

03-26-2023, 07:54 PM	#1
erickatz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 29	Crash on return from KVM switch This issue started manifesting itself in OOTP 23, I was hoping it would have been fixed for '24, but not so. If I have OOTP running (and I always run in full screen in Steam on an Ubuntu box), using my KVM, I switch control to a different computer. When I return, OOTP 23 & 24 crashes. I can see the Steam app button switches from Running to Play. This ONLY happens for me with OOTP, as I have other Steam games, and none have this issue. I have had to get into the habit of saving and quitting every time I need to switch computers, a little frustrating to say the least. This worked just fine in OOTP '22. Is there a crash log somewhere I can provide to help with this one? Thanks and regards, Eric Katz

04-03-2023, 04:56 AM	#2
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	Hi Eric! What is the KVM, is it like Teamviewer? Can you try in Windowed mode please? __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

04-03-2023, 03:02 PM	#3
erickatz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 29	Hi Andreas, It's a physical box that I use to switch my Keyboard / Video / Mouse from one computer to another computer. Same behavior whether in Windows Mode or Full Screen, OOTP quits when i return to the box running Steam. Last edited by erickatz; 04-03-2023 at 03:05 PM.

04-04-2023, 03:16 AM	#4
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	Thanks. That's interesting! But I'm afraid there's not much we can do here to help Our log files don't contain info about the code on such a "low level" like keyboard driver. Anyway I will report this to the team to let them know about it. But I'll have to close this thread because it's a use case for which we don't give support. Personally, I got rid of such switches long time ago when I found that I can just run all those additionals computers (PC, Servers, Windows, Mac) via Teamviewer (or VCN) easily. Not the best solution for everything, but for most stuff it's working so nicely, I always wonder how they do that. __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments