Damaged backglass file

Technical code : B2S_MALFORMED

What it means

This backglass won't appear at all — the file itself is broken, not just misconfigured.

Why it happens

A .directb2s file is really an XML document. This one isn't well-formed XML, so B2S Backglass Server refuses to open it.

How Pincab Toolbox detects it

The free scanner checks the following:

The file's raw content fails a well-formed-XML check.

What to do

This table's backglass file is damaged: it is no longer valid XML. B2S will refuse to load it and show an error like "not a valid directb2s backglass file".

  1. This file cannot be fixed by hand: its internal structure is broken, usually by an interrupted download or a copy from a failing USB stick.
  2. Find the .directb2s file named in the Pincab Toolbox scan result. It sits in your Tables folder, next to the table.
  3. Rename it by adding ".broken" at the end, rather than deleting it. If the new one does not suit you, you can go back.
  4. Re-download the backglass from vpuniverse.com or from the page the table came from.
  5. Put the new .directb2s in the Tables folder, with EXACTLY the same name as the table (without the extension).
  6. Run a new scan.

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Covered: Visual Pinball X (10.x) and PinUP Popper. Not covered: Future Pinball, Pinball FX, Visual Pinball 9 and the other frontends (PinballX, PinballY).

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