Txdude3013 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 withing seconds of joining a game i am kicked, just before i am kicked at the bottom of the screen it says, service communication error pnkbsterb.exe driver failure i have re-installed punkbuster, updated it (within the folder) here is my test with no firewall- Starting PunkBuster Service Tests (v0.986) (01/07/08 21:07:17) Checking OS Windows XP (build 2600, Service Pack 2) 32-bit Checking PnkBstrA service status RUNNING Checking PnkBstrA Version OK (1029) Extracting "PnkBstrB.exe" to: "C:\Documents and Settings\Tyler\Application Data\PnkBstrB.exe" OK Checking firewall settings OFF Checking if PnkBstrB is running RUNNING Manually stopping PnkBstrB STOPPED Getting port for PnkBstrA OK (44301) Opening socket for packet send OK Sending version packet to PnkBstrA SENT Receiving version from PnkBstrA OK Received 6 bytes from 127.0.0.1:44301 Response = 8140 (ms) Version = v1029 Getting PnkBstrB install instance OK Sending start packet to PnkBstrA SENT Waiting for packet from PnkBstrA OK Received 3 bytes from 127.0.0.1:44301 Response = 12156 (ms) PnkBstrB started. Load SUCCESSFUL. Watching for PnkBstrB instance change (11) CHANGED (12) Getting port for PnkBstrB OK (45301) Sending version packet to PnkBstrB SENT Receiving version from PnkBstrB OK Received 5 bytes from 127.0.0.1:45301 Response = 3000 (ms) Version = 1806 Checking PnkBstrK driver status STOPPED Deleting PnkBstrK OK Checking PnkBstrK driver status DELETED Extracting new PnkBstrK to: "C:\Documents and Settings\Tyler\Application Data\PnkBstrK.sys" OK Sending load packet to PnkBstrB SENT Checking PnkBstrK driver status STOPPED Deleting PnkBstrK OK Checking PnkBstrK driver status DELETED Manually stopping PnkBstrB STOPPED Removing test PnkBstrB file OK ---------------------------------- Tests finished. and my pnkbstrb log is filled with this kind of stuff- 01.07.2008 20:32:25] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 20:42:19] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 20:43:29] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 20:43:51] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 20:52:48] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 20:53:18] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 20:53:25] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 20:53:39] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 21:02:31] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 21:02:57] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 21:03:04] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 21:03:21] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 21:04:28] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 21:04:46] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 21:05:41] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 21:05:57] PnkBstrB v2.018 (BF2142) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 21:07:27] PnkBstrB v1.806 (PBSVC) Service Started Successfully. This service is a component of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information. [01.07.2008 21:07:40] Attempting Component Load [PnkBstrK][drivers\][PnkBstrK.sys] [01.07.2008 21:07:40] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffae) [01.07.2008 21:07:40] Loaded and Started CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (%x) [01.07.2008 21:07:40] WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to Register Service (ffab) i just got this game and its doing the same thing to battlefield 2, this is just ridiculus. what do i do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakMagik Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I'm having the exact same problem. I don't have the PnkBstrB.log file or something, so I can't go onto a server for more than 15 seconds without getting kicked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadWarrior Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Rename your pb older in the game's install folder pb_old. Now create a new pb folder simply named pb(lower-case). Go to www.evenbalance.com and download the latest PBSETUP.exe file, slide it into the new pb folder and run the .exe file. This will create a brand new set of pb files for your game and should fix your problem for you. Just make sure that your a/v and firewall are not blocking the PnkBstrA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe files that are created as a result. Some users end up with the A and B files set to manual in their Windows Services list. To fix this, once you've updated, simply open up your control panel, open Administrative Tools and Services. Now find PnkBstrA.exe in the list of running services, right click it, and select Automatic. Since A starts B, you'll need to start the game, log into a pb-enabled server, and then minimize the game. Refresh the Services list and now find PnkBstrB.exe in the list and right click and select Automatic for it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappalaz Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 i removed my graphics drivers and installed the latest version .. it worked for me . ???? i tried everything removed the pb folder ran the tool .re installed the game repatched .. someone suggested graphics driver . and it did the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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