I am recently trying to start up a Sponge server to replace Bukkit, and I followed the correct procedure to install the server Forge and Sponge. I installed Forge using the most recent installer I could find, then placed the most recent Spongeforge file I could find into the mods folder. The server starts up normally but will not run Sponge or any plugins I have also placed in the mods folder.
Here is the startup text:
[15:15:16] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Loading tweak class name net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLServerTweaker
[15:15:16] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Using primary tweak class name net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLServerTweaker
[15:15:16] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLServerTweaker
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [FML]: Forge Mod Loader version 8.0.127.1103 for Minecraft 1.8 loading
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [FML]: Java is Java HotSpot™ Client VM, version 1.8.0_73, running on Windows 7:x86:6.1, installed at C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_73
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [FML]: Loading tweaker org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinTweaker from spongeforge-1.8.9-1763-3.1.0-BETA-1179.jar
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Loading tweak class name net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLInjectionAndSortingTweaker
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Loading tweak class name org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinTweaker
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [mixin]: SpongePowered MIXIN Subsystem Version=0.5.3 Source=file:/C:/Users/Sparkly/Desktop/Sponge%20Lode/mods/spongeforge-1.8.9-1763-3.1.0-BETA-1179.jar Env=SERVER
[15:15:17] [main/ERROR] [FML]: The coremod org.spongepowered.mod.SpongeCoremod is requesting minecraft version 1.8.9 and minecraft is 1.8. It will be ignored.
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Loading tweak class name net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLDeobfTweaker
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLInjectionAndSortingTweaker
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLInjectionAndSortingTweaker
[15:15:17] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager$FMLPluginWrapper
[15:15:19] [main/ERROR] [FML]: FML appears to be missing any signature data. This is not a good thing
[15:15:19] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinTweaker
[15:15:21] [main/INFO] [mixin]: Initialised Mixin FML Remapper Adapter with net.minecraftforge.fml.common.asm.transformers.deobf.FMLDeobfuscatingRemapper@1cd37c0
[15:15:21] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLDeobfTweaker
[15:15:21] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Loading tweak class name net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.TerminalTweaker
[15:15:21] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Loading tweak class name org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.MixinEnvironment$EnvironmentStateTweaker
[15:15:21] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.TerminalTweaker
[15:15:21] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.MixinEnvironment$EnvironmentStateTweaker
[15:15:22] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Launching wrapped minecraft {net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer}
[15:15:25] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Starting minecraft server version 1.8
[15:15:25] [Server thread/WARN] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: To start the server with more ram, launch it as “java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar”
[15:15:25] [Server console handler/ERROR] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Exception handling console input
java.io.IOException: The handle is invalid
at java.io.FileInputStream.readBytes(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.io.FileInputStream.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.readBytes(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.implRead(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.io.InputStreamReader.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.io.BufferedReader.fill(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer$2.run(DedicatedServer.java:97) [pq.class:?]
[15:15:25] [Server thread/INFO] [MinecraftForge]: Attempting early MinecraftForge initialization
[15:15:25] [Server thread/INFO] [MinecraftForge]: Completed early MinecraftForge initialization
[15:15:26] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Found 0 mods from the command line. Injecting into mod discoverer
[15:15:26] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Searching C:\Users\Sparkly\Desktop\Sponge Lode\mods for mods
[15:15:26] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Forge Mod Loader has identified 2 mods to load
[15:15:26] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Attempting connection with missing mods [mcp, FML] at CLIENT
[15:15:26] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Attempting connection with missing mods [mcp, FML] at SERVER
[15:15:27] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Processing ObjectHolder annotations
[15:15:27] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Found 384 ObjectHolder annotations
[15:15:27] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Applying holder lookups
[15:15:27] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Holder lookups applied
[15:15:27] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Loading properties
[15:15:27] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Default game type: SURVIVAL
[15:15:27] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Generating keypair
[15:15:28] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Starting Minecraft server on *:25565
[15:15:28] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Forge Mod Loader has successfully loaded 2 mods
[15:15:28] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Preparing level “world”
[15:15:28] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Injecting existing block and item data into this server instance
[15:15:28] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Applying holder lookups
[15:15:28] [Server thread/INFO] [FML]: Holder lookups applied
[15:15:28] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer]: Preparing start region for level 0
[15:15:29] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer]: Preparing spawn area: 25%
[15:15:30] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer]: Preparing spawn area: 62%
[15:15:31] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer]: Preparing spawn area: 89%
[15:15:32] [Server thread/INFO] [net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer]: Done (3.827s)! For help, type “help” or “?”
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