Lotro, getting IS1 and IS2 to accept imput.

[Xtremepayne]

I can get whatever window is in the forground to accept imput but the one in the background does not.

I am new to all this and have no understanding of scripts and such. I was never able to get the orginal download version to install so I went to the forums and founda post with all the files present and unziped them to a folder and ran it that way. It updated itself and I told innerspace the 2 locations I have Lotro installed.

1st one is the default location and the other is drive d:/turbine.

I can get it to launch both locations and load but then I am unable to get either window to echo the keystroke to the other.

It is at this point I need assitance because I am in the dark at what to do next.

[eqjoe]

I can get whatever window is in the forground to accept imput but the one in the background does not.

I am new to all this and have no understanding of scripts and such. I was never able to get the orginal download version to install so I went to the forums and founda post with all the files present and unziped them to a folder and ran it that way. It updated itself and I told innerspace the 2 locations I have Lotro installed.

1st one is the default location and the other is drive d:/turbine.

I can get it to launch both locations and load but then I am unable to get either window to echo the keystroke to the other.

It is at this point I need assitance because I am in the dark at what to do next.

You should check out repeater.iss for keystroke relay.

http://www.lavishsoft.com/joomla/index. ... &Itemid=91

-j

[cheekyarab]

Make sure in your configuration options you have the lock to foreground checked.

It's actually not necessary to have a LOTRO installation in two directories. You can simply run the first instance again. Launch the first instance with IS and log in all the way to your character select screen. Then load it again from IS and you'll get the LOTRO is already running message. Close that window and open it again and it will load the launcher again properly.

Repeater is fantastic, I'm not sure what program you're using but I'm running two lotro instances using repeater for my champ/minstrel combo and it works like a dream. make sure when you do use it you do the mousetoggle, I've found it's a bit wonky in the second instance with lotro and vista.

[portlimo]

I still keep getting

connection failed cant bind local socket is another client running?

pop up and cannot get the second account to fully load

I'm running windows xp pro sp3 with firefox if that helps can c&p a dxdiag if wanted

my system can handle two lotro accounts up at once, on different users doing quick switch (I've done two toons 98 levels since Oct 2 that way)

could even get 5 eq accounts up when I was here a few years ago

but MoM is much tougher need to switch back and forth faster

any help would be appreciated

[eqjoe]

I still keep getting

connection failed cant bind local socket is another client running?

pop up and cannot get the second account to fully load

I'm running windows xp pro sp3 with firefox if that helps can c&p a dxdiag if wanted

my system can handle two lotro accounts up at once, on different users doing quick switch (I've done two toons 98 levels since Oct 2 that way)

could even get 5 eq accounts up when I was here a few years ago

but MoM is much tougher need to switch back and forth faster

any help would be appreciated

To get help, we will need more information.

What command are you running when you get the socket error?

Define "still". What have you tried? What are you loading/running on startup?

And last, what are you trying to do?

-j

[portlimo]

I am getting the error in attempting to get two instances of lotro up on the same desktop which is all I want really

Command? clicking the default profile is all I am doing to get to log ion screens

one session will get to the character select screen the other will not

[Lax]

I still keep getting

connection failed cant bind local socket is another client running?

pop up and cannot get the second account to fully load

Well, that is a LOTRO issue, and I don't know the answer. You'll have to do some googling to find out how to solve that problem.

[portlimo]

I made the change in the user ini to false as in here:

http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=117263

but still get the bind socket error

when you say IS works with Lotro is that pretty much for Vista users or XP ones too? the only pther thing is I did go to sp3 on my xp pro did that doom me?

okay if I cant get IS to work on one desktop, and I can get lotro up on two different users is there a way I could use IS to help switch or do a few functions on one user from another user?

shoot I even went back to IE to try working this as a dev in a DDO forum said check IE functionality..

[Lax]

when you say IS works with Lotro is that pretty much for Vista users or XP ones too? the only pther thing is I did go to sp3 on my xp pro did that doom me?

lotro has been tested to work on both XP and Vista. SP3 does not doom you. If all the trouble you are having is this "bind socket error" then I'd say that it's obviously not an IS support issue -- IS does not change how many instances of the game you can launch. I'm not sure what to tell you other than there are other people launching multiple copies of LOTRO -- maybe get that working first (you dont need to launch through IS to launch 2 instances), and then use IS.

okay if I cant get IS to work on one desktop, and I can get lotro up on two different users is there a way I could use IS to help switch or do a few functions on one user from another user?

If you're using Windows user switching to launch on different users it's not going to work the way you want it to with Inner Space. And it will probably give you the same error anyway, because the port will still be in use by the other use, so if you got it working on two users on the same PC, it will work with one user on the same PC...

[portlimo]

Okay Lax thanks for the help

I've always been able to get lotro up on two users just not the same user

would any security items limit port usage? would a netstat report help?

could any lotro users who can dual or multi box chime in and compare notes?

[Xtremepayne]

I have to finally add that ISboxer tookit is what really got my up and running. While I am still learning to use it, it did alot of the configuring for me. If you follow what it says about where to place windowsnapper and repeater you then can take ISBoxer in the same directory as inner space and shortcut it to your desktop and then run Isboxer toolkit to setup the things you need to get Innersphere to run for Lord of the Rings Online.

Keep in mind you will be setting up New Character, New Character Set, Window sizing, Key Repeating(Using Black List for key to not repeat). On key repeating add a profile to each slot you create.

Also with ISBoxer tookit don't forget to setup how you want your windows to set on your desktop. This is just part of what using Isboxer toolkit will do. It really helps take alot of the heartache of setup out of it. It still has a little bit of a learning curve as far as using it but once you do, it comes easier after that.

I still have to figure out how to get each slot to launch on its own but even using just the 1st slot twice both windows are accepting imput and the toggle key to change between them works wonderful. Also had a freind send me a /tell to see if I could hear it in case someone ever reports me as a bot. I am glad to say I could here the /tell sound and see the /tell.

If you haven't used inner space I sugget you give a run its worth it if your going to multibox in Lotro and want to use only one machine.

Also question for Lax, What OS 32 or 64 bit is best for Inner space?

[Xtremepayne]

To answer my own question, 64. Just 2 instances on 1 pc takes over 2 gigs to run and if 2 is all you have you are going to have what I like to call a video stall. It still goes but you freeze in place for sometimes 4 to 5 seconds while the memory catches up to you.
I find with 4 gigs that it will run anywhere from 2.4 to 3gigs being used. Another advantage playing with that much memory with even just one I find that the hitching problem that Lotro is known for is much less noticeable. Thanks to IS, I am leaving 32bit OS's and changing all my systems to 64. If your going to Multibox I highly suggest making the changes as I did.

[JamieW]

I only went to Vista for the 64-bit version (XP-64 didn't support some of the hardware I was running).

I find with 6 GB of Memory I can run 4 LOTRO clients with reduced detail settings just fine. I use about 600-750 MB per instance.

When I was running it with iTunes playing music, and with one client with high detail settings, I found that 6 GB wasn't enough and I needed 8 GB to handle the workload.