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Schlotterknie

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GSX crashes after latest updates
« on: June 02, 2025, 01:11:54 pm »
After receiving the latest updates today morning GSX functionality is now pretty limited on my rig. Using latest P3D5 on Windows 10. No changes in configuration on my side.
I tried at different airports and with different aircraft (FSLabs A320, PMDG 737 NGXu, QW 787) and some GSX operations seem to be broken.

  • Requesting GPU only works when connected to a jetway. Otherwise GSX crashes.
  • Refueling always crashes.
  • Boarding crashes.
  • Catering seems to work.
  • Pushback works.
  • DeIce works.

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Python 3.7.9 Stackless 3.7 (tags/v3.7.9-slp-dirty:8ad319a856, May 22 2021, 22:48:12) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]
wxPython 4.2.0
Couatl v5.0 (build 5764)
log started on Mon Jun  2 12:49:42 2025

connecting to SimConnect...
connected to SimConnect
bglmanx non ready yet, waiting.
connected to bglmanx
View changed to EZCA VC cam
Simulator version: 5.4.9.28482

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Tried to request refueling at Aerosoft EDDH:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".\common\messageQueue.py", line 49, in _display
Boost.Python.ArgumentError: Python argument types in
    SimUiHandler.showText(SimUiHandler, bytes, int, bool, int)
did not match C++ signature:
    showText(class SimUiHandler {lvalue}, class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > str, enum SIMCONNECT_TEXT_TYPE color=Couatl.TextColor.BLACK, bool scroll=False, class boost::python::api::object timeout=None)
{'Airport': 'EDDH', 'User Pos': (53.63330528129843, 10.003456017121293, 14.5793 m, 2.57928 m, 86.09999922513316, 0.015835685655474663, 0.011344640515744686, -0.00022946027029812133, 2.5511759651184085, 1.0), 'Requested assistance services at': 'Gate B 2'}
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Refueling service requested WHITE
GSX SimStop


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Tried to request GPU at Gaya LOWW:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".\common\messageQueue.py", line 49, in _display
Boost.Python.ArgumentError: Python argument types in
    SimUiHandler.showText(SimUiHandler, bytes, int, bool, int)
did not match C++ signature:
    showText(class SimUiHandler {lvalue}, class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > str, enum SIMCONNECT_TEXT_TYPE color=Couatl.TextColor.BLACK, bool scroll=False, class boost::python::api::object timeout=None)
{'Airport': 'LOWW', 'User Pos': (48.11701387131051, 16.56810809843966, 186.932 m, 4.05204 m, 25.518959309553345, 0.011316221207380295, 0.011170106939971447, 0.0, 4.17271187210083, 1.0), 'Requested assistance services at': 'Gate F 23'}
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Refueling service requested WHITE
Sound fuel_truck_arriving.wav not played, aural cues disabled by user
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Fuel Truck is on its way WHITE
GSX SimStop


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Tried to request refueling at Aerosoft EDDM:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".\common\messageQueue.py", line 49, in _display
Boost.Python.ArgumentError: Python argument types in
    SimUiHandler.showText(SimUiHandler, bytes, int, bool, int)
did not match C++ signature:
    showText(class SimUiHandler {lvalue}, class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > str, enum SIMCONNECT_TEXT_TYPE color=Couatl.TextColor.BLACK, bool scroll=False, class boost::python::api::object timeout=None)
{'User Pos': (48.35090015081334, 11.777194887464475, 452.579 m, 2.57932 m, 263.10000642577285, 0.01580391824245453, 0.011344640515744686, 0.0, 2.5511759651184085, 1.0), 'Airport': 'EDDM'}
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Refueling service requested WHITE
Requested assistance services at Gate 191
FSDT_GSX_SetGate 10 191 0
GSX SimStop

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EDIT:
Boarding also crashes:


UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xfd in position 22: invalid start byte
{'User Pos': (35.33812355243357, 25.17424386011846, 37.6314 m, 2.57935 m, 318.7426746628934, 0.015801068395376205, 0.011344640515744686, -0.0, 2.5511759651184085, 1.0), 'Airport': 'LGIR', 'Requested assistance services at': 'Gate 7'}
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Actually hardly anything is working currently.
« Last Edit: June 02, 2025, 04:48:09 pm by Schlotterknie »

davidcherrie

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2025, 01:16:20 pm »
Do a redownload of GSX. I was getting crashes from towbar-less pushback tugs that hadn't download from the update because of GSX CDN issues. Redownload fixed it.

Schlotterknie

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2025, 04:15:32 pm »
I made a clean full reinstall of the addon manager and GSX2 (time consuming...).
Those problems remain as I expected. To me it seems that there is something broken within the latest gsx updates.

GSX always crashes right after loading the sim with an FSLabs Airbus:

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couatl v5.0 (build 5764)
panic log started on Mon Jun  2 15:23:56 2025

problem raised by addon <no traceback available>
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xa6 in position 30: invalid start byte
{'User Pos': (48.12045447515164, 16.554610637879943, 187.361 m, 4.48145 m, 296.02867540034526, 0.003143180627375841, -0.0, -0.0001216338086907864, 4.572, 1.0), 'Airport': 'LOWW'}

or...

UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xbf in position 25: invalid start byte
{'User Pos': (48.34997512431367, 11.792102106188903, 454.482 m, 4.4816 m, 83.4999810405189, 0.0031479373574256897, -0.0, -0.0, 4.572, 1.0), 'Airport': 'EDDM'}
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With the 737 NGXu the sim loads but requesting refueling leads to a couatl/gsx crash:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".\common\messageQueue.py", line 49, in _display
Boost.Python.ArgumentError: Python argument types in
    SimUiHandler.showText(SimUiHandler, bytes, int, bool, int)
did not match C++ signature:
    showText(class SimUiHandler {lvalue}, class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > str, enum SIMCONNECT_TEXT_TYPE color=Couatl.TextColor.BLACK, bool scroll=False, class boost::python::api::object timeout=None)
{'User Pos': (48.12045447561001, 16.554610636544034, 185.459 m, 2.57943 m, 296.02868687738504, 0.015795333310961723, 0.011344640515744686, 0.00013295863509586722, 2.5511759651184085, 1.0), 'Airport': 'LOWW', 'Requested assistance services at': 'Gate B 94'}
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Refueling service requested WHITE
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Fuel Truck is on its way WHITE
GSX SimStop
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Schlotterknie

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2025, 10:44:20 am »
These obvious probems with GSX injecting those famous green messages to P3D via simconnect have probably been solved with the latest update. At least most of them.

Python 3.7.9 Stackless 3.7 (tags/v3.7.9-slp-dirty:8ad319a856, May 22 2021, 22:48:12) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]
wxPython 4.2.0
Couatl v5.0 (build 5790)
log started on Wed Jun  4 11:00:05 2025


However... I still had a GSX crash today ("UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xa6 in position 30: invalid start byte").

Also some probably new problems now occur. GSX doesn´t trigger jetway movement of SODE-XML jetways anymore.
Green messages are displayed but the jetways won´t move. Tested at several airports.
GSX logs:
AssistanceServices.showMessage() This gate has a standard jetway. WHITE
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Jetway operating WHITE
AssistanceServices.showMessage() Jetways operation completed GREEN

But nothing else happens...

Jetways can be triggered manually using SODE directly but that disables passengers on boarding... "No Jetway docked. You will not see passengers visually"

EDIT:
Jetways tested with SODE 1.7.1 and 1.8.0. Both not working.

GSX2 jetways are working btw.

Another finding:
Delivery of GPU is broken. When selected no message is displayed and nothing happens.
In the GSX menu under the "additional services" the menu item just changes to "GPU is arriving" which is not the case. Also tested at several locations.
« Last Edit: June 04, 2025, 12:11:01 pm by Schlotterknie »

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2025, 12:20:51 pm »
However... I still had a GSX crash today ("UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xa6 in position 30: invalid start byte").

This is completely different issue that we are working on.

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2025, 12:29:25 pm »
Ok. And what about the rest?

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2025, 12:49:51 pm »
The rest are P3D+SODE specific issues which will be verified and fixed after this one, which affected all simulators.

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2025, 01:01:48 pm »
Ok. Thanks for now. We'll wait for any fixes to come...

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2025, 06:18:38 am »
Ok. And what about the rest?
I have a slight variation. Everything is fine at departure (PMDG 747 P3Dv5.4) but Couatl stops completely as I am on final  (using ILS approach) and nothing is available at all, either from keypress or top menu.

The message asks if I want to see the log but Yes shows nothing and No lets me carry on with the landing. I have experienced this at two different airports in 2 different continents.
Maybe this might help you a bit?

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2025, 12:12:46 pm »
Nothing can help me other than a log.

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2025, 06:46:55 am »
As requested this is the log from this morning. Crashed on first use at departure airport. YPPH.
I had used the Installer first to update before restarting and loading P3D v5.4.

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2025, 08:47:56 pm »
Today's update should have fixed this.

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2025, 03:36:04 pm »
I can't finish my test today as we had a power failure mid-flight but nothing bad happened at the departure airport, GSX worked as expected.
Will try again tomorrow.

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Re: GSX crashes after latest updates
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2025, 11:55:55 am »
Completed 4 hour flight today Perth to Sydney. Pleased to say, GSX worked perfectly.
Thanks for your speedy response and the fix.