B-Spec Grinder 2.5.2: Automate Remote Races

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Hi All,

Just trying to get this thing off the ground... I only have one friend (well PSN wise) who has GT5. So you are free to add me for this b-spec thing...

For what ever odd reason, I am able to set up races between my one friend and his driver and my drivers via the web site, and via the ps3... but the grinder itself says "No drivers available" strange...

I am thinking with more folks on my list this will not happen

Cheers

TC
 
ORPHANTHIRTY7
i have been having a lot of problems with the B-SPEC GRINDER for about a month now... i know my user name & my password are correct but it is stuck at "LOGGING IN" it gets about half way then stops and i give it some time to make sure it is stuck then it says "TEMPARY SEVER ERROR"... i would really like some help.... thanks
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Check the date/time on your pc. I get the same thing when that is changed by someone on my pc.
 
Problem using drivers from one perticular account.

When I tried to host some remote races last night the widget would not use the drivers from one account in perticular. I had 3 sets of drivers set to run and their names were in the "Always Use" folder. One was from the U.S., one from Canada, and the last guy was from Australia. Everyone else was in the "Do not use" folder. This was the first time I've run these guys via the widget, though I have run all their Bobs several times in remote races that I initiated manually.

The widget works okay with the U.S. and Australian accounts but would not load a single driver from the Canadian account. I even tried setting the time for loading drivers to the longest setting of 25 seconds but that made no difference. I checked the guy's log to see if his Bobs were being used by someone else but no one else was using his guys at all. I then tried removing the other two guys from the Always Run folder so the only person in that folder was the guy from Canada. That didn't do any good either. The widget would just sit there saying starting race or reserving drivers. I let it sit like that for over 20 minutes and it still couldn't start a race. And yes, my PS3 was in remote server mode. :) I also cleared the cache but that made no difference. Tried running his guys with the widget again this evening and the problem is still there.

One last detail. When I pull up the Manage Drivers menu there is a question mark next to the helmet by his account name and not a number showing how many drivers the guy has. I've had this happen before with other accounts but once I ran their guys a few times the question mark went away and was replaced with a number. It has been more then 24 hours and I've run the guy's Bobs several times manually yet the question mark is still there.

Anyhow else have this problem where they can't get the Bobs from one account to work? He's the only one I have as a friend from Canada so I don't have anyone else to try to see if this is a regional issue.
 
AFTAC99104
One last detail. When I pull up the Manage Drivers menu there is a question mark next to the helmet by his account name and not a number showing how many drivers the guy has. I've had this happen before with other accounts but once I ran their guys a few times the question mark went away and was replaced with a number. It has been more then 24 hours and I've run the guy's Bobs several times manually yet the question mark is still there.
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yonis
I'VE NOTICED IN MY FRIENDS' DRIVERS, NEXT TO SOME OF THEIR NAMES, THERE'S A "?" SYMBOL.
This means that the Widget was denied access to that friend by Polyphony's servers. You'll see the same error if you log into the site proper. After you add a friend on PSN, both of you need to boot up GT5 so that Polyphony's servers know about it. After that, it can take a couple of hours before Polyphony's servers will sync up.
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On a side note:
I think I may have found a bug...

It seems it will not use a Friends driver if there is only one available. Like one of my friends only offered up one of his drivers for testing, it has never used the driver. There is another who has 3 out of 4 drivers in use (in another race, I assume) but the system will not grab either of the single drivers. I have not taken the time to dig through the code to see if/where this bug may reside. I have a feeling it is a counting issue, or an issue that is not looking at a 0 key in an array/hash... or I could be completely off base :P. At any rate, I thought I would report :)
 
tc3driver
Hi All,

Just trying to get this thing off the ground... I only have one friend (well PSN wise) who has GT5. So you are free to add me for this b-spec thing...

For what ever odd reason, I am able to set up races between my one friend and his driver and my drivers via the web site, and via the ps3... but the grinder itself says "No drivers available" strange...

I am thinking with more folks on my list this will not happen

Cheers

TC
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Friend request Schwartz38.
 
I've had a terrible time getting the widget to run the last day or two. I keep getting "temporary server error" or something along those lines. Is anyone else having issues like this? Any known solutions?

Also, please add me for b-spec racing PSN: walnutsai
 
walnut
I've had a terrible time getting the widget to run the last day or two. I keep getting "temporary server error" or something along those lines. Is anyone else having issues like this? Any known solutions?

Also, please add me for b-spec racing PSN: walnutsai
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The website is erasing cookies in my web browser this might mean the widget cookie is not deleting as needed.
the cookie is fine for the main page but navigate to GT Home and its invalid.
PSN security had a Overhaul on All PSN web sites.

Even now the US site is invalidating the cookie and asking for a re-login each day.

If you have not deleted the account from the widget give it a go. Then get the widget to re-login.

If this is a not a temporarily error more users will be posting with in days as the site trys to reset their cookie as well.
 
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GraphiteGB
The website is erasing cookies in my web browser this might mean the widget cookie is not deleting as needed.
the cookie is fine for the main page but navigate to GT Home and its invalid.
PSN security had a Overhaul on All PSN web sites.

Even now the US site is invalidating the cookie and asking for a re-login each day.

If you have not deleted the account from the widget give it a go. Then get the widget to re-login.

If this is a not a temporarily error more users will be posting with in days as the site trys to reset their cookie as well.
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That doesn't sound very good. What did I miss?

GT5SER
How can you pick one track to race on?
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Post #3

TRFZF
Do any of the races pay out better then any others? if so, which ones pay the best?
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Prize Grid

tc3driver
On a side note:
I think I may have found a bug...

It seems it will not use a Friends driver if there is only one available. Like one of my friends only offered up one of his drivers for testing, it has never used the driver. There is another who has 3 out of 4 drivers in use (in another race, I assume) but the system will not grab either of the single drivers. I have not taken the time to dig through the code to see if/where this bug may reside. I have a feeling it is a counting issue, or an issue that is not looking at a 0 key in an array/hash... or I could be completely off base :P. At any rate, I thought I would report :)
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And you're sure the widget isn't just set to leave at least 1 driver free?
 
That doesn't sound very good. What did I miss?
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You missed the hole security update. After the New server access for account management for sony network entertainment and PC account access returned...
But Cookies are not fully working on PSN sites.
Every time I shut down the browser the....

https://us.gran-turismo.com/us/

....Site...signs me out.

yet fine here..on... this site...
 
GraphiteGB
You missed the hole security update. After the New server access for account management for sony network entertainment and PC account access returned...
But Cookies are not fully working on PSN sites.
Every time I shut down the browser the....

https://us.gran-turismo.com/us/

....Site...signs me out.

yet fine here..on... this site...
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Hmm, ok, thanks. Widget has still been working fine for me, so fingers crossed.
 
Can i still login to the gran-turisimo.com site and see what's going on?
Just got it working!
Now i just need more friends to join me.
 
Turns out I was having a really idiot moment (everytime I tried the widget) and was putting in the wrong log-in password! I got it up and running just fine last night.
 
I'm trying to get some Cr. with bspec so if anyone wants to grind my drivers, I will gladly always use theirs. Shoot me a friend request if interested, xDemonCamberx.
 
I'm a former grinder from the early days of the widget and decided to get back into the game, so please add me and I'll always use your bob's if you use mine! I've got 6 drivers lvl 32-37 shared.

PSN ID = WeglWDE

Thanks, and please leave at least 1 driver open so I can host races!
 
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Sorry if this has been answered already, but the thread is 187 pages long..

I've cleaned up my friends list, deleting several people.
I've restarted the ps3, logged out and logged back in, and restarted the widget, but when I start a race, it still includes racers from people I have deleted from my friends list.

How do I get the widget to use my updated friends list?

And is it possible to get it to give priority to certain friends?
I have 2-3 guys which run my drivers 20 times a day, I'd like to reciprocate.

And is it still possible to force it to always run the Cape Ring race? As I understand the first post, the debug window is no longer available..
I can't find it at least..:dunce:
 
alhajoth
How do I get the widget to use my updated friends list?
They have to login to GT5 for the server to update their removal.
then you re-force the force reauthentication again.

And is it possible to get it to give priority to certain friends?
I have 2-3 guys which run my drivers 20 times a day, I'd like to reciprocate.
Yep select the reciprocate drivers option in options.

And is it still possible to force it to always run the Cape Ring race? As I understand the first post, the debug window is no longer available..
I can't find it at least..:dunce:
yep done from debug,To get to the Yahoo Widget Debug Mode you need to hold shift+control and right click on the Yahoo Widget icon. then put in the same command string as before with the corrected code.

"preferences.preferredRace.value = id;"

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ORPHANTHIRTY7
i have been having a lot of problems with the B-SPEC GRINDER for about a month now... i know my user name & my password are correct but it is stuck at "LOGGING IN" it gets about half way then stops and i give it some time to make sure it is stuck then it says "TEMPARY SEVER ERROR"... i would really like some help.... thanks
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Mine says the same thing..

EDIT: Fixed it have been typing in my password wrong haha
 
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Oh, anyone ever had this happen.

My grinder has been acting odd all day long, I didn't really think twice about it... but it looks like I am running a race from yesterday (12/01/2011 01:07 AM PST) as you can see the time is now 12/02/2011 7:00 PM Pst.

When I turned my input to my ps3 it said the server went into maintenance mode... in the middle of a race... now it is stuck in that race and there is nothing that I can do to get it out of that mode... I have shutdown the PS3... logged out and logged into the GT Site... I am really not sure what else to do...

Any pointers would be greatly helpful :)

Update: I manually started a race on the PS3 and that solved my issue :)
 
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I'm having problems with entering the code preferences.preferredRace.value = id;

im in the us and i used the indy race code 5930.. but i get an error when i put it in.

ReferenceError: id is not defined
Script execution failed

i really don't know much about it, so could someone please give me a step by step on how i can set it to do the indy race every time?

thanks in advance

EDIT: Nevermind i figured it out.
 
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Rain H8R
Im having an issue with accounts syncing. I added my friends 3 days ago and they still are not synced to my account. Any ideas?
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have you made the widget "Force Reauthentication" (or something, i cant spell)
anyway that will re-log you in and should sync up your account.
 
WarriusZero
To make things simple, when the widget uses 4 threads, it means that it starts 4 entities of the same piece of software to try to reserve 4 friends' drivers in parallel, so potentially, it makes populating the grid 4 times faster.

Sometimes, though, it's too fast for the servers and the widget doesn't find enough drivers available.
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tu sais comment faire pour choisir un driver specifique d'un ami?
Can you select the driver that will race for your friend?
 
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Guitar613
have you made the widget "Force Reauthentication" (or something, i cant spell)
anyway that will re-log you in and should sync up your account.
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I have done so many times, almost regularly. It has been many days and they still are not synced up. Perhaps I should delete them as friends and re-friend them?
 
Rain H8R
I have done so many times, almost regularly. It has been many days and they still are not synced up. Perhaps I should delete them as friends and re-friend them?
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Did you try to log in to gran-turismo.com, log straight back out, and log back in, to see if they'll show up there. Once they show up there, then you can force re-authentication.
 

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