(1.16.5) forge servers literally wont work

[entitytiger]

im trying to host a modded server, and i figure out its not working. i find out, the forge server installer didnt do a good job, so i retry. and retry. reinstall the forge installer. no success. all it does is install a normal mc server with a forge jar that wont do anything. in the process of this, however, i also found out that my other forge servers wont work anymore either. they did work. something broke so hard that older forge versions wont even work anymore

[Luis_ST]

which version did you tried and define "didn't do a good job"

[entitytiger]

1.16.5, 36.2.0 and not a good job means that it didnt properly install all the folders and files its supposed to

[entitytiger]

every file thats unique in a forge server. it really just makes a normal mc server with the forge jar

[Luis_ST]

post the installer log & a screenshot of the server folder

[entitytiger]

idk how to get the installer log nor do i know how to post a screenshot here, sorry

[Luis_ST]

the installer log will generate in the same folder you run the installer
drag and drop it here or upload the screenshot on a website and post the link here

[entitytiger]

1 hour ago, diesieben07 said:

Which files specifically are you looking for? How are you starting the server?

mainly, yknow, a mod folder. im starting it like i used to, via the forge jar. and ive also tried to other mc server jar, but that one wont work properly as a forge server either

59 minutes ago, Luis_ST said:

the installer log will generate in the same folder you run the installer
drag and drop it here or upload the screenshot on a website and post the link here

its not working still. the screenshot wont work and i cant drag and drop the txt nor can i copy whats in it to here

[entitytiger]

i do start the forge jar, but literally nothing happens when i start the forge jar

[entitytiger]

D:\old shit\stuff to save\servers\1 magic smp>java -Xmx10G -Xms10G -jar forge-1.16.5-36.2.0.jar nogui
2021-10-04 14:28:15,070 main WARN Advanced terminal features are not available in this environment
[14:28:15] [main/INFO] [cp.mo.mo.Launcher/MODLAUNCHER]: ModLauncher running: args [--gameDir, ., --launchTarget, fmlserver, --fml.forgeVersion, 36.2.0, --fml.mcpVersion, 20210115.111550, --fml.mcVersion, 1.16.5, --fml.forgeGroup, net.minecraftforge, nogui]
[14:28:15] [main/INFO] [cp.mo.mo.Launcher/MODLAUNCHER]: ModLauncher 8.0.9+86+master.3cf110c starting: java version 16.0.1 by Oracle Corporation
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalAccessError: class cpw.mods.modlauncher.SecureJarHandler (in unnamed module @0x4ae3c1cd) cannot access class sun.security.util.ManifestEntryVerifier (in module java.base) because module java.base does not export sun.security.util to unnamed module @0x4ae3c1cd
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.SecureJarHandler.lambda$static$1(SecureJarHandler.java:41)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.LamdbaExceptionUtils.uncheck(LamdbaExceptionUtils.java:95)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.SecureJarHandler.<clinit>(SecureJarHandler.java:41)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.lambda$new$6(Launcher.java:55)
        at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.computeIfAbsent(ConcurrentHashMap.java:1708)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.TypesafeMap.computeIfAbsent(TypesafeMap.java:52)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.TypesafeMap.computeIfAbsent(TypesafeMap.java:47)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Environment.computePropertyIfAbsent(Environment.java:62)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.<init>(Launcher.java:55)
        at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:66)
        at net.minecraftforge.server.ServerMain$Runner.runLauncher(ServerMain.java:63)
        at net.minecraftforge.server.ServerMain$Runner.access$100(ServerMain.java:60)
        at net.minecraftforge.server.ServerMain.main(ServerMain.java:57)

D:\old shit\stuff to save\servers\1 magic smp>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
 

[entitytiger]

so what does this mean? how do i fix it? do i need to downgrade my java version?