HFS not opening

[alphadogmnk]

In my computer HFS3 open and close without any information:

explorer_6WaKEqAyHn.mp4

Windows 10 22H2 x64 clean install.

[rejetto]

If any useful message is displayed, it is lost when the window is closed. Can you run it from the command prompt?

[alphadogmnk]

Ok, i run with a batch file:

@echo off
hfs.exe
echo.
pause

[rejetto]

Wow, that's...nothing. 🫠 I have no clue. No error message, and that's a bit expected as the debug file was empty.

[alphadogmnk]

Yes, I also found it very strange, I tried removing the plugins folder and the behavior is the same.

[charlesbatemarque]

Ola Bom dia,

Tambem estou com msm problema

[GrapheneCt]

Same situation on Tiny10 (custom lite version of Windows 10). For me it started occuring since 0.52.3. Version 0.52.2 works fine.

[rejetto]

are you saying that you tried 0.52.2 AFTER 0.52.3 failed?
i studied changes changes between these 2 versions, and i don't think there's anything that may cause that

[GrapheneCt]

I tried latest version first and when it didn't work started going back untill I found the working one. Yes, 0.52.3 was the version where this issue was first introduced.

[rejetto]

thank you for the clarification!
this info is an excellent starting point, but sadly i still cannot fathom what could be the cause.
i may only attempt a test, where i give you like 3 intermediary versions betwen .2 and .3, attached here, and you tell me what of them start, so i can further narrow the circle.
would you be available?

another question: do you have another Windows (not "tiny") so that you can tell me if new versions run?

[GrapheneCt]

Sure, I can test it for you and I do have another PCs with both Windows 10 and 11.

[rejetto]

cool, does hfs run on the other computer?

[GrapheneCt]

Yes, with both Win10 and Win11 on other PCs. I suspect that this issue occurs only in older versions of Win10 and if that's true it will probably be the same in Win8/8.1.

[yb1536]

I also have the same phenomenon.
It's Windows Server 2012 R2.
Currently using 0.52.0 and stops immediately after startup in all versions of 0.52.1 or later.
However, on Windows 10 1809 PCs, it operates normally after 0.52.1.

[rejetto]

I also have the same phenomenon. It's Windows Server 2012 R2. Currently using 0.52.0 and stops immediately after startup in all versions of 0.52.1 or later. However, on Windows 10 1809 PCs, it operates normally after 0.52.1.

i'm sorry for the late reply, i had lost track of your message.
While i'm not sure if Windows 2012 is officially supported by node.js (HFS is based on), i studied changes between 0.52.0 and 0.52.1, and I cannot find any possible reason for it to not work.
Let me know if the problem persists with most recent version of HFS.

[yb1536]

I tried the latest version, but it was in the same state.
I still use 0.52.0.

V_20241215_211452_OC0.mp4

[rejetto]

thank you for your report.
i studied some more the changes between 0.52.0 and 0.52.1 and i still cannot find anything useful to explain.
anyway, my suggestion for you is to NOT use an old version of hfs, as it's not wise to use unmantained server software.
You can instead install node.js (18 or newer) and follow these simple instructions https://github.com/rejetto/hfs?tab=readme-ov-file#other-systems

[rejetto]

@yb1536 i saw that you have a file "debug.log". That may contain useful information.

[GrapheneCt]

In my case debug.log was empty.

[rejetto]

in your video i see 1KB

[yb1536]

The log is as shown in the picture.