PuTTy windows are not attached
  • StefaniStefani
    I'm running windows 7 Pro
    I installed  superputty-setup_v1.0.3

    I set up new SSH connections and when I connect, I get a detached, regular puTTy window opening up. The very first time I did it, I also got a tab labeled with the IP address, but there's nothing in the tab.

    On my task bar, once I connect, it shows both SuperPutty and puTTy.

    I'm not sure what else to add. I was thrilled to find SuperPutty because I was tired of managing 6 or 7 puTTy windows, but it's just not working.

    Any ideas?

    Stefani
  • blackoiseblackoise
    Which version of puTTy are you running?

    blackoise
  • StefaniStefani
    Release 0.60

    Stef
  • blackoiseblackoise
    Is this maybe a user rights issue? Do you have some restricted user rights on the machine you testing it?
    Do you tried running it as administrator?

    blackoise
  • StefaniStefani
    My user id is an administrator

    Stefani
  • woodswoods
    if you double click the detached putty on the top, will it bring back it to the tab?

    woods
  • StefaniStefani
    No. If I double click the detached putty window, it expands to fill the screen (maximizes it), still detached. Double clicking it again reverses that.

    Stefani
  • rhardyrhardy
    Please note there seems to be a bug which causes this two window behaviour with PuTTY 0.60.9046 and later i.e. the development snapshots from 2010-12-23 and later have the issue. The problem is also present when you attempt to use the release version of PuTTY 0.61. I've seen the issue with both forks of SuperPutty and with PuTTY Connection Manager.

    Simon Tatham, one of PuTTY's authors, said "I suggest that the resulting bug
    report could usefully be sent to the maintainer of the swallowing
    application, who will actually know what they're doing to the PuTTY
    window."

    It would be good if we could work together to track down the cause of this issue.

    Rob
  • StefaniStefani
    I uninstalled version the forked version of SupperPutty and installed Simon's earlier pre-fork version and tried it. I had the exact same behaviour. (Yes, I am Canadian)

    Stefani
  • woodswoods

    If you run putty by clicking "=>" to enter the hostname etc information, it will cause such a behavior.
    However, if you enter the hostname first and logon username first, then click "=>", it should work fine.
    I tested both putty 0.60 and 0.61, there will be no two windows pop up.

    If you use putty 0.60, click session name from under right sessions, you won't see two windows.
    If you use putty 0.61, click session name from under right sessions, you will see two windows.
  • StefaniStefani
    The time I tried using "=>" to run puTTy, I had entered both the hostname and user name. I just tried it with just the hostname, no user name and the behaviour is the same.

    Mostly I've been running it by creating sessions for the different systems I need to connect to. I am running putty 0.60 and when I click sessions, a new putty window pops up, instead of a new tab. (Not that the first tab is viable, if it even gets created.

    Stefani

  • blackoiseblackoise
    Hey Stefani,

    this here looks a lot like your problem:
    http://code.google.com/p/superputty/issues/detail?id=7#c5
    Maybe try this?

    blackoise
  • mblobmblob
    registry cleaning di nothing to me. I had the same problem with pcm, but there is an option in pcm :
    Enable additional timing for putty capture(ms)

    Note : this option is designed for people experiencing problems with PuTTY instances hosting. Most common problem is PuTTY process is not attached correctly to PuTTYCM and stays in taskbar while an empty tab is created. If you do not experience any trouble when opening connections then leave this option disabled

    Without this pcm is not working properly for me. I'am not a developper, but pcm was apparently facing the same problem and solved it tht way. So if it can give a clue ...
  • blackoiseblackoise
    Hm... interesting.
    I built a version with 2 seconds sleep between the start of PuTTy and the attach to SuperPutty.
    I can't reproduce the problem so can please sombody test this build that have this problem and give me a feedback?

    Download
  • smstnitcsmstnitc
    That seems to correct it.

    It's a little awkward because the new putty window pops up, and a couple seconds later it disappears into superputty window, but it works.

    Dan.

  • forallforall
    Hello,

    Hello, I have problem with opening new session and duplicate sesion when I click right mouse button on active session in tabs superputty. When I tries it not happening nothing.
     I have the last version superputty and putty 0.61 instaled on windows 7 x64.

  • blackoiseblackoise
    @smstnitc lol... yeah, i choosed a big timegap to be sure that it works.
    I upload tommorow a version with about a 1/10 of wait before it attachs.
    Would be nice if you can test this, too.
    As soon as we found the correct timing i will submit this chance to git.

    @forall Which version did you try? The official release of v1.0.3 don't support the features you described.
    You can try the download in the thread "Single Instance Issues" it have the "duplicate session" feature.
    If you have trouble with PuTTy windows that don't attach you should try the download in this thread.
  • blackoiseblackoise
    I uploaded a new version with a 0.2 seconds timegap between starting PuTTy and capturing.
    It is now configureable if you want this. "File->Settings->Additional timing for PuTTy capture".
    Could someone with the "window attach problem" please download this version, enable the additional timing, test it and give me feedback?

    Download
  • forallforall
    @blackoise - the last SuperPutty-2011-07-29-0.2s-capture and the version
    from "Single Instance Issues" doesn't work. When I run I get windows
    error messages "Program superputty stopped working"
    I have windows7 x64
  • StefaniStefani
    So I downloaded @blackoise's new version, uninstalled the old SuperPutty, installed the new one and it still didn't work.

    Then I re-read your post, went to setting, set the additional timing and after a fraction of a second, my puTTy window attached.

    Hurray!!
    Thanks, guys, especially blackoise!
    Stefani
  • blackoiseblackoise
    @Stefani great! I pushed the code to GitHub and waiting for phendryx to pull it in.
    You can use this (debug) version till a new release.
    (I think it is clearly time for a new release after this)

    @forall you unpacked the whole .zip? Tested the binarys @winVista x64 and works.
    You need the *.dll's to be extracted in the same directory.
  • forallforall
    @blackoise - it's realy weird, when I download file superputty-1.0.3.exe and install,it's works.
    Other file when I download and install I get error message
    After unzip a wholes .zip I run superputty and it doesn't work it

  • rwlaschinrwlaschin
    I'm still seeing this issue in the newest version.

    I noticed that when I set the host name and auto-login username in the putty configuration the problem shows up.  If I clear those fields and save the configuration then the problem goes away.

    I hope this helps
  • blackoiseblackoise
    @forall you tried this Download?:
    http://www.file-upload.net/download-3641658/SuperPutty-2011-08-06.zip.html

    @rwlaschin What do you mean exactly with "newest version?". The offical version 1.0.3 does not have this fix. Try my download mentioned above.
  • CalabCalab

    I just tried the download mentioned above (It reports "version 1.0.3.0 1.0.3.0") and still has the same issue, even with the "additional timing for PuTTY capture" selected.

    I did try to use Putty Connection Manager and had the same issue until I set my timing to "800".

    Is it possible that this new version just doesn't provide enough time? Is there a way to specify the amount of time?

    I'm using PuTTY v 0.61.

  • blackoiseblackoise
    Hoi Calab,
    yeah both Versions report the same Versionnumber. ;)
    Yes, i think it doesn't provide enough time for your case.
    At this moment there is no way to specify the amount of time its written hard into the code, maybe we need a option dialog to configure such things...

    In meantime could you please try this Download and give me a feedback?
    http://www.file-upload.net/download-3619624/SuperPutty-2011-07-28-with-2-seconds-sleep.zip.html
    It has a hardcoded 2 seconds gap between starting an attaching the PuTTy window.
  • ghazanghazan
    blackoise,
    the version with 2-seconds delay doesn't work either.
    Windows 7, Putty 0.61
  • peter_bodpeter_bod
    I know it does not sort the issue but try to Run it with WinXP compatibility. Just right click on SuperPutty.exe file "Troubleshoot Compatibility" - choose WinXP SP3. Works for me fine.
  • rhardyrhardy
    I've also seen issues with firewalls (such as Comodo) delaying the establishment of Putty sessions. That can confuse SuperPutty and Putty Connection Manager. The current Comodo firewall versions work at home with Putty Connection Manager.

    The combination of the 2-seconds delay version mentioned above and Putty Development snapshot 2011-10-14:r9321 is working well for me at work.

    Things would be perfect if I could figure out how to disable the quick login bar in the 2 second delay SuperPutty build. There really should be a check box to turn the quick launch bar off under File -> Settings. If someone knows how to turn it off, short of hacking the patch out and recompiling, please let me know.

  • gwijayagwijaya
    I'm using Win7 64bit. I try what peter_bod suggest, running in winxp compatibility...and success...:D I'm using comodo firewall too...
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