[INVESTIGATING]Steam VR 'Encountered an issue' when changing views

[robgraham]

This started happening the last 2 or so beta's for me but at times when either changing to the F10 map or say you eject and the view changes etc.. Steam VR will end up crashing with the message 'Steam VR Encountered an issue and needs to restart'.

 

looking at the logs I can't see anything that should be causing it however, unless its some how related to the TDR issue that ED is chasing down however when you go and look at vrserver.txt (the vr server log) at the time that it occured you get this

 

Sun Mar 24 2019 19:15:10.564 - App system.generated.dcs.exe (holographic_hmd) loaded default binding file:///D:/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/resources/config/legacy_bindings_generic_hmd.json
Sun Mar 24 2019 19:15:27.502 - Closing pipe vrcompositor (11908) because it was broken from the other end
Sun Mar 24 2019 19:15:27.502 - Process vrcompositor (11908) disconnected (Thread(0x00000272E1A78970/0x000)
Sun Mar 24 2019 19:15:27.502 - Clearing application openvr.component.vrcompositor PID because 11908 has exited

 

vrmonitor.txt is showing

 

Sun Mar 24 2019 18:36:59.963 - [system] System is running for 10 seconds.
Sun Mar 24 2019 18:36:59.963 - [system] Transition from 'Starting SteamVR...' to ' '.
Sun Mar 24 2019 18:37:00.823 - [system] Transition from ' ' to 'Ready'.
Sun Mar 24 2019 19:15:23.834 - [system] Transition from 'Ready' to ' '.
Sun Mar 24 2019 19:15:23.943 - [status Alert] SteamVR Fail (-204)
Sun Mar 24 2019 19:15:27.838 - [status Alert] SteamVR Fail (-203)

 

dcs log shows nothing

 

2019-03-24 08:09:23.402 ERROR   SOUND: invalid source_params(woLA-17305089:aircrafts\engines\f110afterburnerrearclose): gain
2019-03-24 08:09:23.816 WARNING LOG: 1 duplicate message(s) skipped.
2019-03-24 08:09:23.816 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND: texture '/liveries/f-14b/vf-101 grim reapers low vis/HB_F14_LOD3_3in1' not found. Asked from 'GRAPHICSCORE'
2019-03-24 08:10:50.342 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND: texture 'mig-29_metal_spec' not found. Asked from 'NGMODEL'
2019-03-24 08:10:50.346 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND: texture 'mig-29c_nose_spec' not found. Asked from 'NGMODEL'
2019-03-24 08:10:50.349 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND: texture 'mig-29c_tex03_spec' not found. Asked from 'NGMODEL'
2019-03-24 08:10:51.448 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND: texture 'mig-29c_tex01_spec' not found. Asked from 'NGMODEL'
2019-03-24 08:11:08.675 ERROR   Dispatcher: call register_unit(1004662,17341185) failed ,?:0: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)
2019-03-24 08:12:23.457 ERROR   SOUND: invalid source_params(F14_PILOT_COCKPIT:foley\damage_impact): gain
2019-03-24 08:12:23.503 WARNING DX11BACKEND: Texture './Mods/aircraft/F14/Cockpit/Resources/IndicationTextures/HB_VDI_Broken.dds' has unknown format: 95
2019-03-24 08:13:08.772 ERROR   SOUND: invalid source_params(woLA-17334785:aircrafts\engines\f110afterburnerrearclose): gain
2019-03-24 08:15:08.492 WARNING LOG: 1 duplicate message(s) skipped.
2019-03-24 08:15:08.492 ERROR   WORLDGENERAL: waParts f-14b_damageparts_stabilizer (//models/f-14b_damageparts_stabilizer.edm): box is invalid, skip render
2019-03-24 08:15:09.275 INFO    EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41:     surface5 gc() LOD 0 564 squares
2019-03-24 08:15:09.337 INFO    EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41:     surface5 gc() LOD 1 1093 squares
2019-03-24 08:15:09.337 INFO    EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41: surface5 gc() 144.004600 ms

HMD is a HP WMR set, the bug itself is that SteamVr goes into an error state on the changing of a DCS view from cockpit to another object or even at times to the F10 map.

 

And as closing SteamVr to 'reinitalize' causes DCS to close you can't just recover from it either.

 

to me it's like steamvr isn't getting the data it needs and goes 'i'm just going to crash'.

[Strikeeagle345]

Had this same issue last night.

[robgraham]

This issue is still happening, seems to be any time there is a large amount of memory in use and then DCS is asked to 'change' the scene.

 

from tonight

 

Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:28.952 - [system] Prepare operating system environment
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:28.952 - [system] Setting power settings to minimum power savings.
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:29.172 - [system] Transition from 'SteamVRSystemState_Off' to 'SteamVRSystemState_Startup'.
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:29.349 - [system] Runtime: 1591675834 250820  STEAMVR
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:29.669 - VR_Init successful
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:30.357 - [steam] Attempt to connect to Steam
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:30.361 - Add Json firmware manifest from {htc}/firmware/manifest.vrfirmware
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:30.361 - Add Json firmware manifest from {indexcontroller}/firmware/manifest.vrfirmware
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:30.362 - Add Json firmware manifest from {indexhmd}/firmware/manifest.vrfirmware
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:30.362 - Add Json firmware manifest from {lighthouse}/firmware/manifest.vrfirmware
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:30.363 - CSharedResourceNamespaceClient::Init(): received namespace data 22292
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:30.363 - [Audio] Audio init
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:31.465 - [status] Graphics driver version is 446.14.
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:31.840 - [system] Transition from 'SteamVRSystemState_Startup' to 'SteamVRSystemState_Connecting'.
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:31.846 - [steam] Connected to Steam in 0.09 seconds.
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:31.847 - [system] Runtime: 1591675834 250820 beta STEAMVR beta
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:31.847 - [steam] Connect to Steam finished: check for dismissable warnings
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:31.858 - [system] Transition from 'SteamVRSystemState_Connecting' to 'SteamVRSystemState_Ready'.
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:33.720 - [Dismissable Warning Added] DismissableWarning_SteamVRUpdated https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/250820/announcements/detail/2244428724301905326 1.13.1
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:38.967 - [system] System is running for 10 seconds.
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:39.501 - [status Warning Added LHR-F94B3BD8 Controller(2)] Searching...
Wed Jun 10 2020 19:57:39.501 - [status Warning Added LHR-F94B3BD9 Controller(3)] Searching...
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:28:28.815 - [system] Transition from 'SteamVRSystemState_Ready' to 'SteamVRSystemState_NotReady'.
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:28:28.996 - [status Alert] SteamVR Fail (-204)
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:28:32.829 - [status Alert] SteamVR Fail (-203)

 

 

Wed Jun 10 2020 22:28:31.512 - Process vrcompositor (33956) disconnected (Thread(0x000001FCBD902890/0x000)
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:28:31.512 - AppInfoManager.ProcessQuit processid=33956 eLaunchingApp=LaunchingApp_None
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:28:31.512 - AppInfoManager.ProcessQuit: Clearing application openvr.component.vrcompositor PID was 33956
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:28:31.512 - AppInfoManager.ProcessQuit: Clearing application openvr.component.vrcompositor PID because 33956 has exited
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:30:56.753 - Closing pipe DCS (31820) because it was broken from the other end
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:30:56.754 - Process DCS (31820) disconnected (Thread(0x000001FCABD80FA0/0x000)
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:30:56.754 - AppInfoManager.ProcessQuit processid=31820 eLaunchingApp=LaunchingApp_None
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:30:56.754 - AppInfoManager.ProcessQuit: Clearing application system.generated.dcs.exe PID was 31820
Wed Jun 10 2020 22:30:56.754 - AppInfoManager.ProcessQuit: Clearing application system.generated.dcs.exe PID because 31820 has exited

 

I've had it happening now for over a year, it'd be nice if something could be done about it at some point.. an easy fix would be to simply have the map come up in the cockpit etc rather then a complete scene change that requires a chunk of memory to suddenly be unloaded and reassigned.

[BIGNEWY]

Hi

 

I have added this to a report I have made for the team.

 

Thanks

[Stal2k]

FYI this is literally what the 80 reply thread I have is about. I'm glad people with the tag testers are starting to run into this.