Cannot create Java Virtual Machine... STILL!

[ElimGarak]

Hi!
I'm having this problem since version 1.03, as already reported.
Everytime I try to open Ps3 using its .exe, I receive a "Cannot create Java Virtual Machine" error.

I've found a workaround, limiting wrapper.java.maxmemory to 704 in wrapper.conf and lanching wrapper.exe instead of the .exe.
Anyway, this is annoying because I am forced to have DOS window with Wrapper running active.

I have 2GB of Ram, so I do not think that is the problem. By the way, even further downsizing memory in wrapper.conf, there's no way to make the .exe work.

Thank you for your support!

[Konceptz]

are you using the latest version of Java? http://www.java.com

[shagrath]

launch this from a command shell in the pms folder:

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javaw -Xmx768M -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.encoding=UTF-8 -jar pms.jar net.pms.PMS

and play with the Xmx parameter: 640, 512 , and so on..

[ElimGarak]

Cool, thanks!
I've created a .BAT file with the string and now I use it to launch PSM. Thanks again!!!

[Hocus]

Hi I'm new to the ps3 media server, and I must admit when I first ran it it worked fantastic, but I am also having the same problem when launching psm (works only with wrapper.exe but has the dos screen). Forgive me, but I have looked everywhere in the psm folder to do as you said, but I have no clue. Still a newbie I'm afraid.

If anyone could help that would be great.

Cheers

[whome]

Create and use this .bat script. start is Windows util to run applications with it and javaw.exe you don't have dos consoles laying around.

PMS.bat

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@REM http://java.sun.com/docs/hotspot/ism.html
@REM
@REM Use java.exe or javaw.exe launcher,
@REM you may give a fully qualified path (c:\jdk1.6\bin\java.exe)
@REM
@REM maximum total heap size: -Xmx<768m | 1g>
@REM

@rem java.exe -Xmx1g -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.encoding=UTF-8 -jar pms.jar
start javaw.exe -Xmx768m -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.encoding=UTF-8 -jar pms.jar

@REM pause


[Martin Smith]

Hi again tried all the solutions given always get Can't find jarfile pms.jar

I have put bat file from above intoPs3 folder as PMS.bat but still no improvement.I have looked for a download of the original Runtime Environment,SE v1.4.2_05 file but cannot find it There are several threads on this issue,mine worked almost perfect until the java update

No mater how I configure my startup I still get Unable to find Jarfile pms.jar

If I knew the contents I could recreate one.Does anyone have one I could copy?


Any ideas would be great
Thx
Martin Smith

[whome]

Can't find pms.jar, well thats a one good problem. Means you don't have PS3MediaServer at all

1) Locate PMS folder
Run search in a PMS installation folder, you should see pms.jar in an installation folder. Put PMS_custom.bat into the same folder. Or better, just run full search on harddrive to locate it.
{ps3ms}/PMS_custom.bat <- put this here right next to pms.jar
{ps3ms}/pms.jar
{ps3ms}/PMS.exe
etc...

2) Locate most up to date Java folder
Default installation is c:/program files/Java/* folder. Look at the folder you should see jre* and/or jdk* something subfolders.

3) Use an explicit java.exe/javaw.exe reference in a PMS_custom.bat
Edit bat script to use an explicit folder reference. See an example here, uncomment last pause line to see possibe dos error messages (executable not found etc..). See how we must give an empty "" 1st parameter to start utility, its how it works.

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@REM http://java.sun.com/docs/hotspot/ism.html
@REM
@REM Use java.exe or javaw.exe launcher,
@REM you may give a fully qualified path (c:\jdk1.6\bin\java.exe)
@REM
@REM maximum total heap size: -Xmx<768m | 1g>
@REM

@rem java.exe -Xmx1g -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.encoding=UTF-8 -jar pms.jar
@rem start javaw.exe -Xmx384m -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.encoding=UTF-8 -jar pms.jar

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -version
start "" "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx768m -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.encoding=UTF-8 -jar pms.jar

@REM pause


edit: changed PMS.bat to PMS_custom.bat. PMS source version now has PMS.bat template script to taylor our own needs.

[ElimGarak]

Hi again tried all the solutions given always get Can't find jarfile pms.jar

I have put bat file from above intoPs3 folder as PMS.bat but still no improvement.I have looked for a download of the original Runtime Environment,SE v1.4.2_05 file but cannot find it There are several threads on this issue,mine worked almost perfect until the java update

No mater how I configure my startup I still get Unable to find Jarfile pms.jar

If I knew the contents I could recreate one.Does anyone have one I could copy?


Any ideas would be great
Thx
Martin Smith

Try to use the same .bat, but change this value
-Xmx768m
to
-Xmx704m

If it doesn't work, keep trying lowering each time by 16 (688-672-656, etc.)

[whome]

Note to PMS.bat script file. I just took a version control update. Project now has PMS.bat script to help people taylor an application startup.

I suggest everyone makes copypaste/rename PMS_custom.bat or similar. This way you don't lose own custom script next time update an installation folder. Consider PMS.bat as an example template script. My few posts up an example where you can give an explicit java path, make it to your own copy of batch script. Explicit java path help you lock PMS to a given jvm version if your system-wide default is not one to use.