Channel error

[aamber2231]

hi when i change my protocol version from 1.8 to any other one and i try to connect to a server or ping one i get this error
Jul 14, 2021 1:13:12 PM io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer channelRegistered
WARNING: Failed to initialize a channel. Closing: [id: 0xe6cf1c65]
pls help

[aamber2231]

Jul 14, 2021 1:16:18 PM io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer channelRegistered
WARNING: Failed to initialize a channel. Closing: [id: 0xfaaf02e5]
java.util.NoSuchElementException: encoder
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.getContextOrDie(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:907)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.addBefore(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:157)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.addBefore(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:150)
at net.minecraft.network.NetworkManager$5.initChannel(NetworkManager.java:402)
at io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer.channelRegistered(ChannelInitializer.java:69)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRegistered(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:158)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRegistered(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:144)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.fireChannelRegistered(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:732)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AbstractUnsafe.register0(AbstractChannel.java:442)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AbstractUnsafe.access$100(AbstractChannel.java:374)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AbstractUnsafe$1.run(AbstractChannel.java:418)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.runAllTasks(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:380)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:357)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$2.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:116)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

[hiderikzki]

Are you sure you followed the README file on the main page fully? As that error usually means something wasnt loaded.

[aamber2231]

im pretty sure i followed it

[aamber2231]

everything loaded correctly but when i try changing versions it just dies

[hiderikzki]

Try following this (it is spoken in french and is for 1.12.2, but just do it in 1.8.x with the 1.8.x src) and it might help (not my video): https://youtu.be/EuqPTI3xIk0

[aamber2231]

OMG IT WORKS! YOUR A LIFE SAVER! THX FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE <3

[hiderikzki]

Not a problem, what was the issue though?

[aamber2231]

Turns out i was a retard and put the code in the wrong place

[hiderikzki]

Yeah minecraft network code sometimes confusing, will be closing this now, as the issue is resolved.
Have a good day! :)