Configuration difficulties: NWNX4 Detour error

[MerlinAmbrose]

I am a total newbie to NWNX, and am installing it for the first time. I am unable to figure out or find a solution by searching the forums to the problem I am experiencing.

This is the first test firing for a PW that is under construction, namely ShoreOfShadows. Eventually, there will be multiple instances of NWNX/NWN Server running simultaneously, but not if I can't get past what I assume is a configuration problem.

I would greatly appreciate any help or guidance offered.

What I experience:
I am running NWNX_GUI.exe from Windows Explorer, by doubleclicking. The NWNX GUI window loads and tries to run NWN Server. I get the following error message in the log window (no log file is created):

Running in GUI mode
*Starting the NWN server
DetourCreateProcessWithDll failed: 123
!Error: failed to start server process, retrying in 5000 ms...

with the last two lines repeating endlessly, every five seconds.

What I have done:

• I have installed and configured Windows Server 2003 Enterprise on a new dual Xeon CPU machine with 4 GB RAM.
  
• I downloaded and installed MySQL, and have it working (runs as a windows service on Windows startup, is definitely running when starting NWNX, have created test database and users, successfully added pwobjdata and pwdata tables manually).
  
• I created an NWN Server instance on my home machine and transferred it to the server box. The server instance starts when run manually.
  
• I downloaded and unpacked NWNX4 into its own folder, removed the xp_sqllite files, edited xp_mysql.ini with the login information to the MySQL database, edited nwnx.ini to point it to the NWN Server.
  

Detailed information on configuration:

NWNX error message:
DetourCreateProcessWithDll failed: 123



Hardware:
2 quad core Xeon CPU's, 4GB RAM

Windows Version:
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2
(Version 5.2 (Build 3790.srv03_sp2_gdr.090805-1438: Service Pack 2)

MySQL version:
MySQL 5.1.40

Folder listing for NWNX folder:

Directory of ((parent folders omitted))\scripting\nwnx

11/29/2009 08:40 AM <DIR> .
11/29/2009 08:40 AM <DIR> ..
07/15/2007 10:09 PM <DIR> demo
03/14/2008 11:44 PM 18,661 licence.txt
11/29/2009 08:59 AM 3,177 nwnx.ini
10/05/2008 11:32 AM 184,320 NWNX4_Controller.exe
10/05/2008 11:32 AM 1,126,400 NWNX4_GUI.exe
10/05/2008 11:32 AM 212,992 NWNX4_Hook.dll
04/30/2007 09:33 PM 1,950 nwnx_include.erf
04/30/2007 09:33 PM 19,435 nwnx_sql.erf
04/30/2007 09:34 PM 1,978 nwnx_time.erf
11/16/2009 03:11 AM <DIR> temp
10/05/2008 11:31 AM 1,572,864 xp_mysql.dll
11/28/2009 08:37 PM 309 xp_mysql.ini
10/05/2008 11:32 AM 200,704 xp_time.dll
11 File(s) 3,342,790 bytes
4 Dir(s) 1,220,815,138,816 bytes free

Folder listing for NWN Server folder:

Directory of ((parent folders omitted)\scripting\nwn dev server

11/28/2009 05:42 PM <DIR> .
11/28/2009 05:42 PM <DIR> ..
11/28/2009 10:59 AM <DIR> Campaigns
11/28/2009 03:19 PM 2,388,176 d3dx9_30.dll
11/28/2009 08:53 PM <DIR> Data
11/28/2009 11:00 AM 20,617,804 dialog.TLK
11/28/2009 11:00 AM 441,399 granny2.dll
11/28/2009 03:05 PM <DIR> Modules
11/28/2009 11:00 AM 374,272 mss32.dll
11/29/2009 08:58 AM 2,277 nwn2.ini
11/28/2009 11:02 AM 4,636,672 nwn2server.exe
11/28/2009 11:00 AM 70,144 NWN2_MemoryMgr.dll
11/28/2009 11:00 AM 69,632 NWN2_MemoryMgr_amdxp.dll
11/28/2009 03:56 PM 9 nwnpatch.ini
11/28/2009 07:35 PM 3 nwnpid
11/28/2009 11:00 AM 1,546 nwnplayer.ini
11/28/2009 11:01 AM 2,478,080 nwupdate.exe
11/28/2009 03:56 PM <DIR> patch
11/28/2009 11:01 AM 205,824 patchw32.dll
11/28/2009 03:56 PM <DIR> Temp
11/28/2009 03:56 PM <DIR> utils
13 File(s) 31,285,838 bytes
8 Dir(s) 1,220,815,138,816 bytes free

Contents of NWNX.ini:

nwn2 = "((parent folder omitted))\Scripting\NWN Dev Server"
nwn2temp = "((parent folder omitted))\Scripting\NWNX\Temp"
parameters = -module nwnx4demo
processWatchdog = 1
gamespyWatchdog = 1
gamespyPort = 5121
gamespyInterval = 30
gamespyTolerance = 4
gamespyDelay = 240
restartDelay = 5
noGPFaultErrorBox = 1
# restartCmd = nwnx_restart.cmd
gracefulShutdownTimeout = 10
gracefulShutdownMessage = Server is shutting down NOW!
gracefulShutdownMessageWait = 5

Contents of xp_mysql.ini:
# The function class that is provided by this plugin
class = SQL

# MySQL server connection parameters
server = localhost
user = ((id omitted))
password = ((password omitted))
schema = sosdevtest

# How much information should be written to xp_mysql.txt:
# 0=nothing, 1=only errors, 2=everything
loglevel = 2

If any further information is needed to resolve the issues, I will happily provide it.

Thank you in advance.

[MerlinAmbrose]

The problem is fixed...with massive help from Skywing. Talked to him on NWN irc chat and we figured out that the problem was in the nwnx.ini file.

Specifically, I had put quotes around the file paths in the nwn2 and nwn2temp entries, because the folder names contain spaces. Once those were removed, NWNX worked flawlessly.

Bad:
nwn2 = "((parent folder omitted))\Scripting\NWN Dev Server"
nwn2temp = "((parent folder omitted))\Scripting\NWNX\Temp"

Good:
nwn2 = ((parent folder omitted))\Scripting\NWN Dev Server
nwn2temp = ((parent folder omitted))\Scripting\NWNX\Temp

Just that simple.

Thanks a million to Skywing.

[SBG]

# NWNX4 configuration file
# These are the default values for NWNX4.

# Path to NWN2 installation (where nwn2server.exe is located)
# no default. You really have to specify it, currently.
nwn2 = C:\Program Files (x86)\Atari\Neverwinter Nights

# You can override the tempory path NWN2 uses
# This is where NWN2 will put its logfiles (among other files)
# no default
nwn2temp = C:\Program Files (x86)\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\temp

# Command line parameters to start the server with
# default: no parameters
parameters = -home C:\Program Files (x86)\Atari\Neverwinter Nights -moduledir NWN2server -publicserver 1 -difficulty 3 -maxclients 64 -playerpassword VampiresRule -adminpassword VampiresSuck -servername "Vhaor'kir" -maxlevel 21 -oneparty 0 -port 5121
# Should NWNX restart the server if the server process has gone away ?
# 0 = do not restart the server
# 1 = restart the server
# default: 1
processWatchdog = 1


Running in GUI mode
*Starting the NWN server
DetourCreateProcessWithDll failed: 267
!Error: failed to start server process, retrying in 5000 ms...


THis is my error code.. but notice it's 267 and not 123

Soo Not sure why it won't sync.

I can run NWN2server just fine without NWNx.. but NWNx just won't grab my server.

Could use some help. Running Windows 7

[SBG]

Code 267 = Directory name Invalid


Just needed to play around with the path name a bit. NWNx is just picky in the ini file.

sorry for the waste of reading.