resolved 2.7.0.4625 Open Beta crash at second mission load

[Daytona675]

For what it is worth, was having this problem. First tried

• Empty %TEMP%\DCS.openbeta
  • Problem remained

Then tried

• Empty C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS...\fxo
  • This seems to have solved the issue for me. 

Hope this helps anyone else having this issue!

[Diesel_Thunder]

Had this happen tonight, and have had it sporadically before as well in all three versions of 2.7 so far.

dcs.log-20210512-021227.zip

[The Gray Weasel]

UPDATE 2:

 

Making sure the Temp and fxo folders are empty before starting DCS, and taking a detour through Settings between missions, stopped working for me last night.  I do not know why.

 

The change happened after I exited from DCS, and then started it again several hours later.

[Ironhand]

Latest crash. Crash log attached.

 

dcs.log-20210512-030846.zip

[m005106]

Not sure if this crash is relevant to the second mission crash, but I never had any crashes except the second mission crash and then this started to happen so here goes;

Started up DCS(steam version), went straight to Syria free flight on the Hornet, pressed ESC and started adjusting controls. Half way through, BAM. CTD. Was not flying, paused.

Logs attached.  

 

EDIT : I am no longer getting second mission load crashes since I am crashing during the first mission loading or in flight. I'm assuming the last small update is the culprit?  More crash logs attached. 

 

EDIT2 : Is it possible to uninstall just the latest patch? (I think it was 4.5mb or something) The game is now totally unplayable, crashing left and right.

 

dcs.log-20210512-042807.zip dcs.log

dcs.log-20210512-044902.zip

Edited May 12, 2021 by m005106

[m005106]

My last crash was kind of weird. 

The game crashed during F-14 free flight loading screen, gave a "unfortunately DCS has crashed, allow dxdiag.exe blah blah" pop-up,

but I could alt-tab back to the game and start playing, WITHOUT PLANE SOUNDS. could hear the slight low frequency sounds when pulling back on the stick, but else nothing. No engines or button clicking sounds. I did crash the plane and that's when sound came back to life. The crashing sound and F2 view and sounds of other planes.

I then ESCed to end the flight and that's when DCS proceeded to crash for real. Had to alt-tab to the above "unfortunately blah blah pop-up"

 

Crash logs attached.

 

P.S. The first time stamped log file was broken(?), the extracting software repaired it(not sure what's going on, so I attached both of them).

dcs.log dcs.log-20210512-053850.zip dcs.log-20210512-053850.repair.zip

[Lange_666]

4 hours ago, m005106 said:

EDIT2 : Is it possible to uninstall just the latest patch? (I think it was 4.5mb or something) The game is now totally unplayable, crashing left and right.

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/134493-the-dcs-updater-gui-utility/

 

[m005106]

1 hour ago, Lange_666 said:

https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/134493-the-dcs-updater-gui-utility/

Thank you, I'll give it a try

[LeCuvier]

I had a similar problem: After starting DCS I could fly one mission without any problem. However, when I had exited from the mission and selected "Fly again", the mission load would end with a mostly black page with the progress message "Mission Load done" in the bottom. From there, nothing could make it continue.

The log file showed a Security error in the file "Macro_handler.lua" and a related IC issue:

2021-05-12 09:30:44.998 ERROR   SECURITYCONTROL: Manifest check failed for file 'Scripts/Aircrafts/_Common/Cockpit/Macro_handler.lua'
2021-05-12 09:30:44.998 WARNING SECURITYCONTROL: IC fail: scripts/aircrafts/_common/cockpit/macro_handler.lua

Now, I have added some lines to that file to enable macros I've added to "macrosequencies.lua" for some modules. So I compared the current stock file with my customized one and found that the stock file had some minor additions and changes. I have now updated my customized "Macro_handler.lua" with those changes and the problem is fixed.

Why am I reporting this?

Well. if the problem occurred each time I try to start a mission I would say that I fixed a problem I had caused with my customization and there was nothing to report.

But it seems implausible to me that I could fly the first mission without any issues and the mission only failed to start the second time. And the latest log file still shows these two lines that suggested a problem with the macro hander.

 

[mobile83]

the game crashes every second mission, it gets really boring

 

4th crash in a row

[Flappie]

@m005106Your crashes are different from the others. I have no idea what's happening to your DCS. Try a repair.

 

2021-05-12 04:28:07.058 INFO    EDCORE: # -------------- 20210512-042807 --------------
2021-05-12 04:28:07.058 INFO    EDCORE: DCS/2.7.0.5659 (x86_64; Windows NT 10.0.19042)
2021-05-12 04:28:07.059 INFO    EDCORE: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\bin\edterrainGraphics41.dll
2021-05-12 04:28:07.059 INFO    EDCORE: # C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 64451866 00:00000000
2021-05-12 04:28:07.062 INFO    EDCORE: SymInit: Symbol-SearchPath: '.;C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld;C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;SRV*C:\websymbols*https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;', symOptions: 528, UserName: 'Main PC'
2021-05-12 04:28:07.062 INFO    EDCORE: OS-Version: 10.0.19042 () 0x100-0x1
2021-05-12 04:28:07.460 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000F1866 (edterrainGraphics41): edtg41::RecalcDistances + 0x1BE6
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000F0F08 (edterrainGraphics41): edtg41::RecalcDistances + 0x1288
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000F1E00 (edterrainGraphics41): edtg41::RecalcDistances + 0x2180
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000F21DA (edterrainGraphics41): edtg41::RecalcDistances + 0x255A
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000F44B0 (edterrainGraphics41): edtg41::TerrainRenderable::render + 0xEB0
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000F34DB (edterrainGraphics41): edtg41::TerrainRenderable::render + 0x8B
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000DC09E (edterrainGraphics41): createInstancerRenderable + 0x4437E
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000013E928 (Visualizer): TerrainRenderer::render + 0x178
2021-05-12 04:28:07.461 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000013803F (Visualizer): RenderParserImpl::isEmpty + 0xCA3F
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000012F7D4 (Visualizer): RenderParserImpl::isEmpty + 0x41D4
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000016F4EF (Visualizer): smSceneManager::CreateSceneManager + 0x744F
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000007E9880 (DCS): SW + 0x4F8ED0
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000007FF52B (DCS): SW + 0x50EB7B
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000007D0234 (DCS): SW + 0x4DF884
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000007D060D (DCS): SW + 0x4DFC5D
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000001C45604 (DCS): AmdPowerXpressRequestHighPerformance + 0xE56600
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000A071BE (DCS): SW + 0x71680E
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000017034 (KERNEL32): BaseThreadInitThunk + 0x14
2021-05-12 04:28:07.462 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000052651 (ntdll): RtlUserThreadStart + 0x21
2021-05-12 04:28:07.758 INFO    EDCORE: Minidump created.

 

2021-05-12 05:36:17.142 ERROR   SOUND: can't load wave: "effects\aircrafts\mi-8mtv2\cockpit\pump2_end"
2021-05-12 05:36:17.142 ERROR   SOUND: can't load wave: "effects\aircrafts\mi-8mtv2\cockpit\pump1_end"
2021-05-12 05:36:17.325 INFO    EDCORE: try to write dump information
2021-05-12 05:36:17.325 INFO    EDCORE: # -------------- 20210512-053617 --------------
2021-05-12 05:36:17.326 INFO    EDCORE: DCS/2.7.0.5659 (x86_64; Windows NT 10.0.19042)
2021-05-12 05:36:17.326 INFO    EDCORE: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\bin\DCS.exe
2021-05-12 05:36:17.326 INFO    EDCORE: # C000001D ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION at 77FE1958 00:00000000
2021-05-12 05:36:17.328 INFO    EDCORE: SymInit: Symbol-SearchPath: '.;C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld;C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;SRV*C:\websymbols*https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;', symOptions: 528, UserName: 'Main PC'
2021-05-12 05:36:17.328 INFO    EDCORE: OS-Version: 10.0.19042 () 0x100-0x1
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000003E1958 (DCS): SW + 0xF0FA8
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000003D12BA (DCS): SW + 0xE090A
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000003D21BF (DCS): SW + 0xE180F
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000003CD7A8 (DCS): SW + 0xDCDF8
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000003A29BC (DCS): SW + 0xB200C
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000003A168D (DCS): SW + 0xB0CDD
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000039FF57 (DCS): SW + 0xAF5A7
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000009FE007 (DCS): SW + 0x70D657
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000A04121 (DCS): SW + 0x713771
2021-05-12 05:36:17.705 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000A04332 (DCS): SW + 0x713982
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000026755 (libsndfile-1): sf_open + 0x1FBF5
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000028A50773020 ((module-name not available)): (function-name not available) + 0x0
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000028A5077C370 ((module-name not available)): (function-name not available) + 0x0
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000000001 ((module-name not available)): (function-name not available) + 0x0
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x00000000000E2820 (edCore): edvfs::Metadata::parseMetafile + 0x5B40
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000000D7D7 (ed_sound): SND_vca_set + 0x1847
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000000E038 (ed_sound): SND_wave_purge_all + 0x3E8
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000000D3AB (ed_sound): SND_vca_set + 0x141B
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x000000000000357E (ed_sound): ed_qtree_parse + 0xA3E
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000017034 (KERNEL32): BaseThreadInitThunk + 0x14
2021-05-12 05:36:17.706 INFO    EDCORE: 0x0000000000052651 (ntdll): RtlUserThreadStart + 0x21
2021-05-12 05:36:17.975 INFO    EDCORE: Minidump created.

 

[mobile83]

just by starting a mission, removing the pause, game crash, already twice

 

 

[Flappie]

@mobile83Please attach your most recent zip file from the Logs folder.

[Ironhand]

@Flappie

 

Is there anything we can do to try to nail this down? Are there any avenues we can help investigate, since the devs seem unable to reproduce it?

[mobile83]

13 minutes ago, Flappie said:

@mobile83Please attach your most recent zip file from the Logs folder.

I can't, it didn't generate a log, I just had to forcefully close and return windows

[makosch]

1 minute ago, Ironhand said:

@Flappie

 

Is there anything we can do to try to nail this down? Are there any avenues we can help investigate, since the devs seem unable to reproduce it?

Suffering greatly and willing to help any way I can☝

[Donut]

I can't believe this remains unresolved by ED.  I cannot run a single DCS session without a crash trying to run a  second mission load.  Sometimes it crashes to the desktop and creates a crash log, and sometimes it's a crash that locks the system and I have to reboot the PC.

Many thanks to all who are troubleshooting on here.  I believe it's really on the ED side though.  The only thing that changed for me was updating to 2.7 and then the crashes started.  

[Burt]

Wow ! played for 2-3 hours last night with ZERO crashes. I tried to get the crashes out of the way at start up especially 2nd mission start too and would not crash. Multiplayer BFM server and VR ... no crashes. 

 

Noticifations disabled

HAGS Disabled

Overclocks Disabled 

Edited May 12, 2021 by Burt

[imacken]

Doesn't look like any hot fix is going to happen today.  This is really spoiling DCS for me atm.  Let's hope ED fix it very soon.

[Tanuki44]

I had problems, crashes and loading time with missions created before the 2.7,

 

some have been resolved by saving the missions with the 2.7 missions editor.

 

Have you tried and also noted that ?

[Flappie]

@Ironhand@makoschThe best way to help is finding a way to reproduce the crash on any PC with DCS 2.7. I tried hard from my end, but so far I can't.

 

Here's an idea: try to create a new Windows account, log in, launch DCS (it will ask for your credentials) and try the second mission loading crash. Do you reproduce the crash?

[captain_dalan]

Created a little poll on the FB group, hoping to isolate us, the few cases that have the crash. Unfortunately, though it's only an hour old post and still a fairly small statistical sample, the bug appears much more common then i hoped for. Could this be confirmation bias?

Edited May 12, 2021 by captain_dalan

[XPACT]

22 minutes ago, captain_dalan said:

Created a little poll on the FB group, hoping to isolate us, the few cases that have the crash. Unfortunately, though it's only an hour old post and still a fairly small statistical sample, the bug appears much more common then i hoped for. Could this be confirmation bias?

 

You have to account that majority of people that don't have any issue won't search for nor vote in those polls. But it is for sure widespread occurrence and is confirmed for some time now not to be our systems but indeed something in the game code/possibly windows etc. There are people here that have machines with same hardware and software that was installed on the same day, yet one crashes and other doesn't.

Edited May 12, 2021 by XPACT

[Ironhand]

1 hour ago, Flappie said:

@Ironhand@makoschThe best way to help is finding a way to reproduce the crash on any PC with DCS 2.7. I tried hard from my end, but so far I can't.

 

Here's an idea: try to create a new Windows account, log in, launch DCS (it will ask for your credentials) and try the second mission loading crash. Do you reproduce the crash?

 

New account created. But it might be a few days before I can be sure of the answer unless it crashes right off. Unfortunately I have to leave for work now. Hopefully i’ll Have time later today to run the sim.

 

EDIT: Decided being a few minutes late for work wouldn't mark the end of the world for anyone. No 2nd mission crash after my first startup. If this plays out as it does in my normal account, a crash won't happen until sometime tomorrow evening or so.

Edited May 12, 2021 by Ironhand

[Lange_666]

2 hours ago, captain_dalan said:

Created a little poll on the FB group, hoping to isolate us, the few cases that have the crash. Unfortunately, though it's only an hour old post and still a fairly small statistical sample, the bug appears much more common then i hoped for. Could this be confirmation bias?

 

 

Since i don't have a FB account, i can't even vote.

For me it's: No - I don't experience such crashes (still have to see my first 2.7 crash).

 

 

4 hours ago, Donut said:

I can't believe this remains unresolved by ED.  I cannot run a single DCS session without a crash trying to run a  second mission load.  Sometimes it crashes to the desktop and creates a crash log, and sometimes it's a crash that locks the system and I have to reboot the PC. 

 

Well, if i was an ED programmer, i would have a hard time searching for that bug since i still have to experience my first 2.7 crash. So for me it's all fine, crash wise. Also, before release the update goes out on closed beta. I wonder if it would make open beta if they all experienced those crashes.

Edited May 12, 2021 by Lange_666