[RESOLVED]Coug4r Lockups

[Coug4r]

Last thursday i switched from an R7 360 OC to an RX480 and having lockups ever since. Card runs from a 2.0 slot so 'Compatibility mode' is turned on, other games or benchmark software don't crash so it's probably not the card itself. In the log there's always 1 entry popping up just before the lockup:

 

00076.221 WARNING FLIGHT: NO ATC COMM HELIPAD + Anap | Heliport Rome:127500000

00076.221 WARNING FLIGHT: NO ATC COMM HELIPAD + Sochi | Heliport Paris:127500000

00080.693 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "oliver perry hull bump" not found

00080.700 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "oliver perry hull specular" not found

00082.543 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "strykertrup.bmp" not found

00083.611 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "l-39_chrom" not found

00083.626 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "l-39_chrom_specular" not found

00084.988 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "mi_8_tex_spec" not found

00089.860 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "SU-17-OKRAS.bmp" not found

00091.172 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "su25-paint4-def-01" not found

00091.358 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "su25-paint1-def-base" not found

00091.369 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "su25-paint6-def-01-base" not found

00091.642 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "SU25-PILON-2-PAINT-DEF-01.BMP" not found

00092.375 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "m2kc_1t_damage1" not found

00092.411 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "m2kc_1t_damage1_map" not found

00103.774 WARNING COCKPITBASE: Cockpit: MapObjectsBuffer . Specific element 24 not implemented, map may be incorrect

00105.516 WARNING LOG: 1 duplicate message(s) skipped.

00105.516 ERROR COCKPITBASE: Cockpit: Clickable - Wrong connector name PNT-BTN-RWR-UNK

00105.726 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active MFCD_LEFT, 2 (status undefined)

00105.727 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active MFCD_RIGHT, 3 (status undefined)

00105.728 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active CDU, 9 (status undefined)

00105.732 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active LITENING_INTERFACE, 11 (status undefined)

00105.732 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active IFFCC, 12 (status undefined)

00105.732 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active DSMS_INTERFACE, 13 (status undefined)

00105.733 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active DATA_TRANSFER_SYSTEM, 14 (status undefined)

00105.733 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active NAVIGATION_COMPUTER, 21 (status undefined)

00105.766 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active PULSE_TIMER, 25 (status undefined)

00105.766 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active TAD, 26 (status undefined)

00105.767 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active SADL, 32 (status undefined)

00105.768 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active CPT_MECH, 39 (status undefined)

00105.768 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active OXYGEN_SYSTEM, 40 (status undefined)

00105.768 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active ENVIRONMENT_SYSTEM, 41 (status undefined)

00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active TACAN, 51 (status undefined)

00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active STALL, 52 (status undefined)

00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active ILS, 53 (status undefined)

00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active UHF_RADIO, 54

00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active VHF_AM_RADIO, 55

00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active VHF_FM_RADIO, 56

00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active INTERCOM, 58 (status undefined)

00105.770 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active MACROS, 70 (status undefined)

00105.783 INFO DCS: dbox failed Initialize -7

 

Don't know what this 'dbox failed Initialize' means but that always shows up right at or very near the end of the log. Running the latest driver 16.7.2, no mods and repaired.

Edited July 18, 2016 by BIGNEWY
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[BIGNEWY]

Hi Coug4r

 

moved to its own thread so we can help easier

 

can you attach your whole logs folder zipped after the crash

[Coug4r]

What a name for the thread.. i never crash!! :music_whistling:

 

Logs attached, i cleared them yesterday but that was aft RX480 install. Before wouldn't matter anyway, never had issues with the R7 360.

Edited July 19, 2016 by Coug4r

[BIGNEWY]

Thanks,

 

could you attach your dxdiag as well.

 

DXDIAG

1. click on "START"

2. click "run"

3. type in "dxdiag" and click "OK"

4. check through the tabs and perform all tests

5. click "Save all Information..." and save the text file to a location of your choice

6. attach this text file to your next message

[Coug4r]

Here it is.

Edited July 19, 2016 by Coug4r

[BIGNEWY]

Thanks

 

I can not see anything obvious, I will ask skatezilla to take a look he is a wealth of knowledge with AMD stuff

[Coug4r]

Ok thx!

[OldE24]

did you run Driver Driver utility and fresh driver install when you switched video cards???

 

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

then reboot and install the latest AMD drivers?

 

if the only thing you changed was video card and now it crashes might start here.

Edited July 17, 2016 by OldE24

[SkateZilla]

What are the situations of the Lockups?

 

ie:

A. Do they always occur at the same time/location or are they random?

B. is it a Soft Lock (Meaning only DCS.exe) or a Hard Lock (meaning the entire system).

C. What are your Frames/Sec when the lockup occurs and GPU Utilization (ie is your FPS and Utilization high, or is your FPS and Utilization Low?)

D. Single Player or Multiplayer?

E. Tried re-naming Saved Games/DCS Folder (Just to eliminate any custom settings, rename and run DCS w/ defaults, IIRC, there are cached shaders in the /saved games/ )

 

From the General Behavior it sounds like a driver issue or a hardware issue:

a. Possible Overheating (Monitor Temps)

b. Possible Undervolting (w/ all the compatibility modes for lower power, etc, its possible the voltage is too low and the GPU Stalls).

c. PCIe Slot Issues (I do know a few people that are having issues w/ the RX480s in 990FX Mainboards).

Edited July 17, 2016 by SkateZilla

[Coug4r]

@OldE24 I uninstalled the old drivers with the same installer i used to install the old drivers, then installed the new stuff with the new installer.

 

@SkateZilla

A. They often appear right on spawning but sometimes i can fly for 15 mins or so. Once if happened it seems to happen more often or quicker than before.

B. It's a soft lock

C. Nothing obvious in the FPS or utilization, seems pretty random but happens (unfortunately) most often on my own server. This never happened with the R7 360.

D. Multiplayer most often but has happened at least once in a A-10C SP mission.

E. DCS seems to be able to find all settings etc. when renaming the Saved Games folder. Does that require a reboot?

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Mobo is a M5A97_R2, never caused issues before. Yesterday i ran a strain test on the card using FurMark, i've let it run for over 30 mins and it was fine. I doubt it's any kind of hardware issue.

 

[SkateZilla]

Renaming the /saved games/<dcs install> doesnt require reboot.

 

once renamed DCS will launch w/ default settings instead of GFX Settings you've set.

 

Also Check Windows Event logs for Hardware/Software.

 

If the display driver is crashing then it would be there as well.

 

 

As for Furmark/3D mark benching/burn ins.

 

it only loads the GPU, it does not load the CPU or the PCIe Bus at all.

 

When playing DCS you are using CPU, RAM, GPU, PCIe Bus, etc etc, plus USB Devices.

 

 

I would try a fresh install of DCS in another folder, and have it use a separate /saved games/<dcs.new>/ folder.

 

 

Just to rule out anything.

 

I know a few guys w/ RX480s, will have them try to provoke the lockups.

 

 

if DCS Times out or crashes, it crashes and makes a dump.

 

if it's soft-locking then it's a driver/hardware issue somewhere usually.

Edited July 17, 2016 by SkateZilla

[Coug4r]

Ok thx, checked the event log earlier already and the only thing popping up there related to this is DCS AppHang.

[Coug4r]

Btw, DCS 2.0 also locks up. I get to the role selection screen and that's it, never was able to fly after the RX480 was installed and no issues with the R7.

 

Log attached (that's all there is).

Edited July 19, 2016 by Coug4r

[Coug4r]

I'd say this is a load (or maybe driver) issue after all, i can spawn 22 jets on Tbilisi and everything is fine. When i add more jets or when i install the latest starway mod it locks up.

[BitMaster]

just curious, have you tried UNINSTALLING your current driver with DDU from guru3d.com ?

 

If you havent done so yet there is a good chance that using DDU's routine will clear the system

 

so that a new driver has a chance of driving it properly ;)

 

The DDU will reboot your machine to save mode btw to do the cleaning.

 

*just had an issue with Gsync not kicking in and swopping NV drivers the easy way didnt fix it but DDU did 1st try :)

[OldE24]

I'd say this is a load (or maybe driver) issue after all, i can spawn 22 jets on Tbilisi and everything is fine. When i add more jets or when i install the latest starway mod it locks up.

 

Cougar that link i posted is a display driver utility USE IT uninstall your drivers run that utility and then install FRESH.

[Coug4r]

Ok, was running out of options so i will try that. Thx!

[Coug4r]

Ok, it said 'Clean install' (Highly recommended). Cleaned the current driver/install, the previous one and the one before that. Fresh install and so far so good, did the same things.. spawn 49 planes on Tbilisi and drive towards them. No lock up, installed the latest Starway mod.. it runs, runs and is still running!

 

Thank you! It seems this did the trick :)

[BIGNEWY]

great stuff Coug4r :)

 

I will mark resolved.