Installing Lich

[Mitchem]

I'm trying to install Lich on a second computer.. I've followed each step as I did before, When I try to open Lich it's self it keeps asking me to download GTK2. I've done this at lease a dozen times. Any help please? ...Oh it's on windows 8

[Euler]

check the version of ruby?

[Mitchem]

check the version of ruby?

I clicked the link and downloaded the one it says to which is "Ruby 2.0.0-p647"

[Euler]

check the ruby on your machine. You may have had another version installed already. I am an idiot, but I think GTK errors are usually ruby version issues with lich.

[Mitchem]

yeah, it's reading as 2.0.0 i've uninstalled it and reinstalled it.. same thing... I'm really at a huge loss here

[Tillmen]

Open a command prompt as admin (click start button, type cmd in search bar, right-click on cmd.exe in the list, click on "Run as administrator"), copy/paste this and hit enter:

c:\ruby200\bin\gem.bat install gtk2 --source http://rubygems.org --no-ri --no-rdoc

then copy/paste the results here. The command prompt kind of makes it seem like you can't copy from it. Just right-click, click select all, hit enter, come here and paste it.

[Tenzle]

Was doing a reinstall of ruby / lich on this machine and ran into this problem this is what you get after installing the gtk2 gem:



C:\Ruby200-x64>gem.bat install gtk2 --source http://rubygems.org --no-ri --no-rd
oc
Fetching: cairo-1.14.3-x64-mingw32.gem (100%)
Successfully installed cairo-1.14.3-x64-mingw32
Fetching: glib2-3.0.5-x64-mingw32.gem (100%)
Successfully installed glib2-3.0.5-x64-mingw32
Fetching: atk-3.0.5-x64-mingw32.gem (100%)
Successfully installed atk-3.0.5-x64-mingw32
Fetching: pango-3.0.5-x64-mingw32.gem (100%)
Successfully installed pango-3.0.5-x64-mingw32
Fetching: gdk_pixbuf2-3.0.5-x64-mingw32.gem (100%)
Successfully installed gdk_pixbuf2-3.0.5-x64-mingw32
Fetching: gtk2-3.0.5-x64-mingw32.gem (100%)
Successfully installed gtk2-3.0.5-x64-mingw32
6 gems installed

C:\Ruby200-x64>


Now when I run lich i'm having the same problem I was before, where selecting a character results in nothing, no game lauch just the program closing. I'm able to enter the game with any method, but unable to link lich with the SGE, the website, or launch the game from the lich window itself. I had not changed anything recently but one morning I was just unable to log in.

[Tillmen]

Well.. interesting..

You have the 64 bit version of Ruby. The installation instructions say to use the 32 bit version, and then it says not to use the 64 bit version. However, it says that because the 64 bit gtk2 gems weren't precompiled for Windows when I wrote the instructions, but it appears that they are now according to your copy/paste.

So, on one hand, good for you! On the other hand, as far as I know, no one has used or tested 64 bit Lich on Windows. In theory, it should work fine, so your issue may or may not be related. The debug file might have some clues as to what is going on.

[Tenzle]

Getting this in the log file:



2015-09-25 08:56:58: info: Lich 4.6.22
2015-09-25 08:56:58: info: Ruby 2.0.0
2015-09-25 08:56:58: info: x64-mingw32
2015-09-25 08:56:58: info: no force-mode info given
2015-09-25 08:59:11: error: failed to find the Simutronics launcher


Also before my reinstall lich was working fine on ruby 2.1+ 64 bit it just takes a little bit of work to get the gems installed. Of note I'm not able to link to anything even after several uninstall/reinstalls of SGE and SF.

[Tillmen]

Try reinstalling the Simutronics launcher.

[Tenzle]

Reinstalled, still unable to link in Lich -- it looks like its entered the registry stuff correctly as well. I've also temp disabled AV just to make sure that was not it.


RegDB Key: SOFTWARE\Simutronics\Launcher
RegDB Val: C:\SGE
RegDB Name: Directory
RegDB Root: 2
RegDB Old: C:\SGE
RegDB Key: .sal
RegDB Val: Simutronics.Autolaunch
RegDB Old: Simutronics.Autolaunch
RegDB Key: .sal
RegDB Val: application/x-simutronics-auto-launch
RegDB Name: Content Type
RegDB Old: application/x-simutronics-auto-launch
RegDB Key: Simutronics.Autolaunch
RegDB Val: Simutronics.Autolaunch
RegDB Old: Simutronics.Autolaunch
RegDB Key: Simutronics.Autolaunch\Shell\Open
RegDB Val: Open_with_Autolauncher
RegDB Old: Open_with_Autolauncher
RegDB Key: Simutronics.Autolaunch\Shell\Open\command
RegDB Val: "C:\SGE\Launcher.exe" %1
RegDB Old: "C:\SGE\Launcher.exe" %1
RegDB Key: Simutronics.Autolaunch
RegDB Val: 00 00 01 00
RegDB Name: EditFlags
RegDB Type: 4
RegDB Old: 00000100
RegDB Key: MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-simutronics-auto-launch
RegDB Val: .sal
RegDB Name: Extension
RegDB Old: .sal
RegDB Key: Simutronics.Autolaunch\Shell\Open
RegDB Val: 01,00,00,00
RegDB Name: EditFlags
RegDB Type: 4
RegDB Old: 01000000

[Tillmen]

Hm.. well check to see if Lich gives the same error message in the debug file.

While it may appear that the correct values are in the registry, the registry isn't so simple that it either has or doesn't have the correct value. It can do both at the same time, depending on who is asking for the value and how. It's annoying like that.

[teaguekm]

I am getting a error after my initial installation of lich and ruby and the other two installs.

error: Launch method 1 timed out waiting for client to connect
Would you like to try method 2?

Anyone know what I need to do to correct this?

[Tenzle]

Hm.. well check to see if Lich gives the same error message in the debug file.

While it may appear that the correct values are in the registry, the registry isn't so simple that it either has or doesn't have the correct value. It can do both at the same time, depending on who is asking for the value and how. It's annoying like that.

Same deal, lich cant find the simu launcher its very odd. I've manually checked the reg and it appears to point to the right spot as well.




2015-09-26 12:01:13: info: Lich 4.6.22
2015-09-26 12:01:13: info: Ruby 2.0.0
2015-09-26 12:01:13: info: x64-mingw32
2015-09-26 12:01:14: info: no force-mode info given
2015-09-26 12:01:18: error: failed to find the Simutronics launcher




Is there anywhere I can manually edit the Lich.rbw to point it appropriately at the launcher till I can figure out a solution?

[Krayfish]

Tillmen,

Installing on windows 8. All fresh installs.
Using Ruby 2.0.0. 32 bit system. All done as administrator.
Lich requesting sblite3 file. Opened command prompt as admin as well.
Entered: C:\Windows\system32>c:\ruby200\bin\gem.bat install sqlite3 --source http://rubyg
ems.org --no-ri --no-rdoc

Response: Fetching: sqlite3-1.4.0.gem (100%)
ERROR: Error installing sqlite3:
The 'sqlite3' native gem requires installed build tools.

Please update your PATH to include build tools or download the DevKit
from 'http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads' and follow the instructions
at 'http://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Development-Kit'

Thanks!

[Alstott]

Try using the windows 10 installer with an older version of Lich. Worked for me

[Eddge]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>c:\ruby200\bin\gem.bat install gtk2 --source http://rubygems
.org --no-ri --no-rdoc
Fetching: pkg-config-1.3.7.gem (100%)
Successfully installed pkg-config-1.3.7
Fetching: native-package-installer-1.0.7.gem (100%)
Successfully installed native-package-installer-1.0.7
Fetching: glib2-3.3.6.gem (100%)
ERROR: Error installing gtk2:
The 'glib2' native gem requires installed build tools.

Please update your PATH to include build tools or download the DevKit
from 'http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads' and follow the instructions
at 'http://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Development-Kit'

C:\Windows\system32>




tryin to install on my sons laptop running windows 7 hang up at the spot. installed ruby 2.0 page 654

[Risen]

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?94505-problems-installing-lich&p=2099800#post2099800

[Eddge]

thanks for the link but its and old alienware he is running windows 7

[Risen]

thanks for the link but its and old alienware he is running windows 7

Should still work - has on a couple other Win7 systems.