Aaron Cannata 811277 Posted June 10, 2009 at 12:36 AM Posted June 10, 2009 at 12:36 AM About the same time the USA-W server went down, I've been having problems with Servinfo. When I start it, I get: WARNING Not found List of Available Servers cannot be retrieved Data Not Loaded. I then have to manually hold down the SHIFT key and click on the VATSIM button to load the cached servers: fsproshop.com http://www.klain.net http://www.vatsim.info http://www.vatsim.info appears to no longer be valid. My question is, can I update the local config or ini file to the correct servers that is showing which servers are feeding Servinfo? If you want to post the correct info herethat I need to edit into, or point me to the file, that would be great. If you want to PM me or post here that's great. Thanks, Aaron "AX" Cannata ZLA, XXX2117 811277 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Cannata 811277 Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:11 PM Author Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:11 PM The solution for this problem was to change the servinfo.ini file to: [ConnectionParameters] Outdated Data Warning=5 VATSIM Servers Locator Url=http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data Thanks to Robert in the UK for his help. Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hanson Posted September 2, 2011 at 03:14 PM Posted September 2, 2011 at 03:14 PM Hi, Has the Vatsim server locator address changed from http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data as I cannot get the list of servers when starting Servinfo. I also cannot ping it. IVAO works OK. Rog Regards, Rog Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Don Desfosse Posted September 2, 2011 at 03:54 PM Board of Governors Posted September 2, 2011 at 03:54 PM Yes, that went down for me within the last hour also. For a while, replacing usa-s1 with www worked, but now it does not. Christoph is moving a TON of data between servers this week as was explained in various other threads; we need to be patient. After he gives an "Everything should be OK" message, if you still see stuff broken, then it'd probably be smart to post breakages in viewtopic.php?f=6&t=39983 Don Desfosse Vice President, Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Benelli Posted September 2, 2011 at 08:22 PM Posted September 2, 2011 at 08:22 PM The solution for this problem was to change the servinfo.ini file to: [ConnectionParameters] Outdated Data Warning=5 VATSIM Servers Locator Url=http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data Thanks to Robert in the UK for his help. Aaron please try: VATSIM Servers Locator Url=http://status.vatsim.net/ that should fix it... Luca Benelli - C3 - P2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hanson Posted September 2, 2011 at 08:38 PM Posted September 2, 2011 at 08:38 PM Thanks Luca, that fixed it. Regards, Rog Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Shires 1199920 Posted September 3, 2011 at 03:38 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 03:38 PM Where can I find the .ini file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fuller 973577 Posted September 3, 2011 at 03:40 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 03:40 PM Inside the ServInfo folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Shires 1199920 Posted September 3, 2011 at 03:55 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 03:55 PM In my servinfo folder there are only DAT. TMP. LOC. GID. and a few others but none are .ini files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Shires 1199920 Posted September 3, 2011 at 04:06 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 04:06 PM Did a search and found the config file. Changed as suggested, now everything is fine. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Painter 1084482 Posted September 3, 2011 at 05:08 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 05:08 PM Will this fix work with FSMETAR also??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Benelli Posted September 3, 2011 at 05:14 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 05:14 PM if there's a reference to usa-s1 i'd think so Luca Benelli - C3 - P2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Painter 1084482 Posted September 3, 2011 at 06:49 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 06:49 PM Here is a partial list of the FSMETAR.ini file that I used.. It still wll not load the metar file... IvaoURL = http://www.ivao.aero/network/metar.asp // VatsimURL = http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data/metar.php?id=ALL VatsimURL = http://status.vatsim.net/data/metar.php?id=ALL NooaURL = http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/metar/cycles/ Proxy =NO AutoRefresh=On IvaoOnline=http://www.ivao.aero/network/metar.asp?Id= // VatsimOnline=http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data/metar.php?id= VatsimOnline=http://status.vatsim.net/data/metar.php?id= NooaOnline=http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mgetmetar.pl?cccc= FSMessages=Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Benelli Posted September 3, 2011 at 06:55 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 06:55 PM // VatsimURL = http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data/metar.php?id=ALL VatsimURL = http://status.vatsim.net/data/metar.php?id=ALL http://metar.vatsim.net/metar.php?id=ALL Luca Benelli - C3 - P2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Painter 1084482 Posted September 3, 2011 at 07:05 PM Posted September 3, 2011 at 07:05 PM That worked !! Thanks alot, Luca !! Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Paquette 923683 Posted September 9, 2011 at 03:37 PM Posted September 9, 2011 at 03:37 PM I have just returned to Vatsim after a few years of abbsence due to computer problems. Now I have a new computer running with Window 7 I have re-installed servinfo and Iam having the same problem and the original post. I have tried both sugestion change to the servivo.ini and neither one of them work. I still need to hold down the Shift key to donload info and keep doing this if I want the lattest information. Am I missing somthing else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Engman Posted September 16, 2011 at 09:09 AM Posted September 16, 2011 at 09:09 AM Hi. I am happy for all that have their ServInfos working by rewriting the servinfo.ini file. In my case it doesn't work: After having saved with the new servername and started ServInfo I get the same message and N.B! the servername I wrote has been overwritten with the old one that I replaced: VATSIM Servers Locator Url=http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data. What is puzzling is how Luca (to posts earlier) managed. Anyone who can advise who to "override" ServInfo's adjustment? Thanks! Tommy Engman, ESNU, Sweden Tommy Engman ESNU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Benelli Posted September 16, 2011 at 09:38 AM Posted September 16, 2011 at 09:38 AM check the ini file, did it revert to a backup copy? Luca Benelli - C3 - P2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Don Desfosse Posted September 16, 2011 at 01:47 PM Board of Governors Posted September 16, 2011 at 01:47 PM For Michel and Tommy -- In addition to Luca's note above, and I'm sure you know this, but.... Depending on your operating system, make sure you're changing your .ini file as an administrator and saving the file. After you save it, close out of your editor and VERIFY the change date on the .ini file. And (lesson learned when I ran into the same issue -- oops! ) ), make sure that you are RUNNING the program from the same location you are changing your .ini file.... I had 2 copies of Servinfo on my computer.... I kept changing the .ini file on one, then clicking on the Servinfo icon in my start menu and/or desktop shortcut, which was running the OTHER copy of Servinfo, and loading the .ini file that I had not changed..... Took me a while to figure that one out.... Don Desfosse Vice President, Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Benelli Posted September 16, 2011 at 02:05 PM Posted September 16, 2011 at 02:05 PM Don, that's why i'm asking if the modified file is still modified or "reverted" to a backup copy (been there, done that... ) Luca Benelli - C3 - P2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Paquette 923683 Posted September 16, 2011 at 05:53 PM Posted September 16, 2011 at 05:53 PM It finaly worked First of all I change my serinfo folder location to Program file, them I tried to "run as admistrator" since I notice that one program recently downloaded (HIDmacros for multiple keyboards) had to initialy be "run as admistrator" to be properly registerd, Afterwards changing servifo.ini to: VATSIM Servers Locator Url=http://status.vatsim.net/ has worked for me. Looking at Don's comment, I beleive that the " run as admistrator" was my problem the first time around. Thanks for your input Michel Paquette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Don Desfosse Posted September 16, 2011 at 09:38 PM Board of Governors Posted September 16, 2011 at 09:38 PM Excellent; we are all glad to help! Don Desfosse Vice President, Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Engman Posted September 17, 2011 at 04:10 PM Posted September 17, 2011 at 04:10 PM Hi and thanks for your efforts. I've checked the servinfo.ini file - it gets a new time stamp when I reopen ServInfo, and the file gets changed. As an example on what it is capable of: At one instant I made a mistake with the adress suggested by you. I made it inactive by placing the ';' sign in front of it: Only the Ivao adress was active. That instant ServInfo wrote the old adress "usa-s1" in another place in the .ini file. Clever little bugger, si202 . As for running the program as an administrator: I run and install everything without having the administrator active. So as I am allowed all other changes I am allowed to change and save the ServInfo .ini file. And it gets rewritten. Tommy Tommy Engman ESNU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Keller 1197309 Posted October 6, 2011 at 10:21 AM Posted October 6, 2011 at 10:21 AM It works ! Thanks a lot Luca. Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Gonzalez 1206970 Posted October 19, 2011 at 02:39 AM Posted October 19, 2011 at 02:39 AM The solution for this problem was to change the servinfo.ini file to: [ConnectionParameters] Outdated Data Warning=5 VATSIM Servers Locator Url=http://usa-s1.vatsim.net/data Thanks to Robert in the UK for his help. Aaron Hallo!! Please, could you explain it more clearly, for people that don´t be costumed to edit files. What exactly I must to do. Thanks. Sorry my english is so poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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