solved Unable to update Stable Version of 2.8

[gizmo]

Hi,

I have this issue of not being able to update the stable version for the latest update. Tried many times and also removed the mods. I have attached the log for your reference. Any help is very appreciated. 

 

Thank you

 

autoupdate_log.txt

[BIGNEWY]

Hi 

from you log 

Quote

00690.124 ERROR: DELTA_DECODE_FAIL: Mods/aircraft/Mirage-F1/Textures/Avionics-F1_RoughMet.zip: Hash mismatch for Mods/aircraft/Mirage-F1/Textures/Avionics-F1_RoughMet.zip
00690.125 ERROR: UNPACK_FAIL: (3156)->[HashError: Hash mismatch for Mods/aircraft/Mirage-F1/Textures/Avionics-F1_RoughMet.zip] D:\DCS World\_downloads\.deltas/9f50704e23702420cc404e4d81e341cf.delta
00694.161 STATUS: Curl error (6): Couldn't resolve host name

What region of the world are you in?

Is your connection stable? Are you on wireless or wired connection? 

Check antivirus / security isnt creating a problem also. 

trying with a VPN my help also

[gizmo]

7 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

Hi 

from you log 

What region of the world are you in?

Is your connection stable? Are you on wireless or wired connection? 

Check antivirus / security isnt creating a problem also. 

trying with a VPN my help also

Hi Sir,

Im in Asia and connection is stable with a wired connection (fiber optic).

 

[gizmo]

I tried with a VPN and also the same results. What else can i do pls.

 

Thank you

[Flappie]

For some reason, your updater is not up-to-date:

00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2023-08-17 07:58:49
00000.016 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.16.2.17 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; en-SG)

Download the latest version here (link below), and unzip it into ./DCS World/bin/.

[gizmo]

On 8/17/2023 at 5:37 PM, Flappie said:

For some reason, your updater is not up-to-date:

00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2023-08-17 07:58:49
00000.016 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.16.2.17 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; en-SG)

Download the latest version here (link below), and unzip it into ./DCS World/bin/.

Hi tried the above and same issue persist. Don't know what else to do. Please see log.

autoupdate_log.txt autoupdate_log.txt

[BIGNEWY]

4 minutes ago, gizmo said:

Hi tried the above and same issue persist. Don't know what else to do. Please see log.

autoupdate_log.txt 28.46 kB · 1 download autoupdate_log.txt 28.46 kB · 1 download

Hi, your log shows you are on the stable branch, not open beta 

Go into the dcs\bin folder
Hold Lshift and right click somewhere in the folder
Click on "open PowerShell window here"
Type .\DCS_updater.exe update '@openbeta' and press enter
Download the update

[gizmo]

I just uninstalled the stable version and going reinstall again. Will revert back again with an update. 

Thank you

[gizmo]

Sorry Gents,

Was unable to update the status of my issue. After reinstalling, back to normal. Thank you all for the suggestions and also assistance rendered. 

 

Regards

[Dragan]

On 8/18/2023 at 1:21 PM, BIGNEWY said:

Hi, your log shows you are on the stable branch, not open beta 

Go into the dcs\bin folder
Hold Lshift and right click somewhere in the folder
Click on "open PowerShell window here"
Type .\DCS_updater.exe update '@openbeta' and press enter
Download the update

Greetings, did I understand correctly, if I did, from this explanation I can conclude that we can download the update from Open Beta to stable 2.8 from the stable version 2.8 using this procedure, for example: DCS 2.8.8.43489???

I hope the topic is not outdated

[Art-J]

Yes, the method described will convert whatever existing stable version you have into the latest open beta available today.

Edited November 12, 2023 by Art-J

[Dragan]

5 hours ago, Art-J said:

Yes, the method described will convert whatever existing stable version you have into the latest open beta available today.

 

Do you think I can download the update from the Open Beta for the stable version 2.8.I am interested in the last and penultimate update for 2.8 DCS which is not released for regular download, specifically: DCS 2.8.8.43489 Open Beta

PS The last one we got before this one was: DCS 2.8.7 42718 Stable

Edited November 12, 2023 by Dragan

[Art-J]

ED always keeps a few older DCS versions on their servers for a while (2-3 months?) before deleting them, so yes, I'm pretty sure you can still convert last stable to the last 2.8.xx build of OB. It should still be available allright.

I'm not at my PC at the moment so can't check what powershell (or cmd window) command you need to type, but it will be very similar to the one BigNewy wrote above, just with specific version number added. There's a sticky thread in tutorials section of the forum which explains how to use dcs_updater commands to switch between various DCS versions. Try to find it and follow instructions.

Also, If you plan to do such version switching / converting more often, I'd recommend installing Skatezilla's GUI updater utility, which does the same thing via more convenient gfx interface rather than manual typing. Very nice and useful tool.

[rob10]

2 hours ago, Dragan said:

Do you think I can download the update from the Open Beta for the stable version 2.8.I am interested in the last and penultimate update for 2.8 DCS which is not released for regular download, specifically: DCS 2.8.8.43489 Open Beta

PS The last one we got before this one was: DCS 2.8.7 42718 Stable

If I understand what you're asking correctly, NO you can't put the OB update on top of the old 2.8 STABLE.  If you want to use 2.8.8.43489 you need to run it as OB not stable.  If you wan to run stable you're stuck with whatever the last released version of it was.  If you want the new functions right now you have to be running OB.  They are completely separate and have way too many changes between them for the code to be compatible.

If this isn't what you meant, please ignore this post.

[Dragan]

Okay, thanks a lot for the explanations