Stuck at logo screen when starting up the game

[9thHunt]

next time it happens I'll do that

[RePhil]

When I load DCS it gets stuck on this screen and just started to-night log is included 

dcs.log

[Flappie]

Hey Phil!

This seems to be the root cause of your issue:

 

2021-02-15 03:40:37.172 ALERT   Dispatcher: Error starting Game GUI: [string "./Scripts/Input\Data.lua"]:46: attempt to index local 'res' (a nil value)

 

Here's the function, which is part of the game (unmodded):

 

local function initialize(userConfigPath, sysConfigPath)
	userConfigPath_ = userConfigPath
	sysConfigPath_ = sysConfigPath
	sysPath_ = sysConfigPath .. 'Aircrafts/'
	
	local f, err = loadfile(userConfigPath_ .. disabledFilename_)
	
	if f then
		local ok, res = pcall(f)
		
		if ok then
			disabledDevices_ = res.devices  --<--the error comes from ths line (46)
			
			for deviceName, disabled in pairs(disabledDevices_) do
				Input.setDeviceDisabled(deviceName, true)
			end
			
			Input.setPnPDisabled(res.pnp)
		else
			printLog('Unable to load disabled devices!', res)
		end
	end
end

 

From what I understand, this script opens the "C:\Users\phili\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\Input\disabled.lua" file, then tries to understand what's written inside it.

For some reason, your DCS seems unable to read the file. I suggest you delete this file, then restart DCS. It should create a brand new file. Let us know how it goes.

Edited February 15, 2021 by Flappie

[Peter5on]

I had the same problem (stuck on starting screen) out of 10 tries to start DCS it started maybe 2 times, i had to open task manager and force it to close. As guys suggestion above, solution to this is to turn off fullscreen. After that DCS starts normally every single time.

[Flappie]

Rephil told me he got it fixed. If I recall correctly, he reinstalled the game.

[Peter5on]

Reinstalling didn't helped me, maybe if i would reinstall windows something would change but im not going to check that.

[Wiggy]

 

Also having an issue similar to these chaps... basically when i load DCS Openbeta it gets stuck on the initial loading screen at 100%.

 

I have been running DCS perfectly well, even an hour ago! Restarted my PC and now this...

 

I get this error message in the logs on startup (these are the last two lines):

 

2021-03-11 22:02:43.083 ALERT   Dispatcher: Error starting Game GUI: [string "./MissionEditor/MissionEditor.lua"]:86: invalid order function for sorting
2021-03-11 22:02:43.083 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:2
 

I checked this MissionEditor.lua and the function which flags the error, interestingly has comments above saying, '-- FIXME: remove it'

 

anyway here is the full function which flags the error in MissionEditor.lua:

 

-- FIXME: remove it
local old_sort = table.sort
table.sort = function(tbl, fun)
    if (type(tbl[1]) == 'string') and (fun == nil) then
        old_sort(tbl, function(op1, op2) return textutil.Utf8Compare(op1, op2) end)
    else
        old_sort(tbl, fun)
    end
end

 

line 86 being: 'old_sort(tbl, fun)'

 

Tried running a repair and no joy, tried removing my folder from 'Saved Games', no joy. 

 

Any help much appreciated as i can't load DCS at all. Installing Stable now to test.

 

UPDATE: Had the exact same error in Stable

 

UPDATE: If i comment out:

'else
      old_sort(tbl, fun)'

then i can load into the main menu but i'm not able to click on any options. I'm not surprised but at least i can get passed the error.

 

 

Edited March 11, 2021 by Wiggy

[Flappie]

Hi @Wiggy. You're having the 9+ USB devices bug. Try unplugging your devices, run DCS, then re-plug them all. More info here.

ED is still investigating this issue.

[Wiggy]

Ah gotcha, very interesting. Will give that a whirl. Thanks Flappie 

 

@Flappie problem fixed, thanks.  Warthog throttle seems to be the culprit.

Edited March 12, 2021 by Wiggy

[bernp]

For some time, DCS would only load after restarting my computer (I usually keep my computer in sleep mode). After running DCS a couple of times, it would get stuck at the loading logo, (the first small DCS logo that appears after launching DCS) and I would have to reboot again. I tried all the suggestions I could find online, except reinstalling DCS. Then I found a fix: killing the TrackIR process in the task manager under the details tab, while DCS is still in the stuck mode. DCS resumes loading normally after that. I restart TrackIR app after DCS loads. I don't know why TrackIR is causing DCS to hang up, but killing TrackIR in task manager details is much quicker than rebooting my computer.

Edited September 23, 2023 by bernp

[Flappie]

This should not happen (I can start my TIR before or after DCS is started; it always works). Try a DCS cleanup and repair.

[BMO]

Game freezes on startup. But usually not on the first start of the game. wont start after hopping in an F-14 where it crashed upon start.

as you can see i have following mods:

* dot-visibity

*A-4E

*SRS

*TACVIEW

logs included:

 

dcs.log.old dcs.log

[BMO]

another one, took 10mins to get to the startscreen which was still freezin the whole time (and the whole PC)

 

2023-09-28 22:38:57.312 ERROR   WORLDGENERAL (Main): Error: Unit [Hawk]: Cell "CABIN_RIGHT_SIDE" is linked to self.
2023-09-28 22:38:57.414 ERROR   wInfo (Main): negative weight of payload "{HOT3_L2_M}"
2023-09-28 22:38:57.415 ERROR   wInfo (Main): negative weight of payload "{HOT3_R1_M}"
2023-09-28 22:38:57.415 ERROR   wInfo (Main): negative weight of payload "{HOT3_R2_M}"
2023-09-28 22:38:57.415 ERROR   wInfo (Main): negative weight of payload "{HOT3_L1_M}"
2023-09-28 22:38:57.423 INFO    DX11BACKEND (Main): DX11ShaderBinaries::loadCache ./Mods/aircraft/F14/fxo
2023-09-28 22:38:57.424 INFO    DX11BACKEND (Main): DX11ShaderBinaries::loadCache done. Loaded 0/0.
2023-09-28 22:38:57.456 INFO    EDCORE (Main): (dDispatcher)enterToState_:1
2023-09-28 22:42:56.411 INFO    UIBASERENDERER (Main): Cannot load font [C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\dxgui\skins\fonts\]!
2023-09-28 22:42:56.411 INFO    UIBASERENDERER (Main): Cannot create font [C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\dxgui\skins\fonts\] size 0!
2023-09-28 22:44:01.735 INFO    APP (Main): Device unplugged: \\?\USB#VID_05AC&PID_12A8&MI_00#6&e50631a&0&0000#{6bdd1fc6-810f-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f}
2023-09-28 22:44:24.346 INFO    APP (Main): Device unplugged: \\?\USB#VID_05AC&PID_12A8&MI_00#6&e50631a&0&0000#{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}
2023-09-28 22:44:31.842 INFO    APP (Main): Device unplugged: \\?\USB#VID_05AC&PID_12A8#000081010002289A34F0001E#{a5dcbf10-6530-11d2-901f-00c04fb951ed}
2023-09-28 22:47:54.488 INFO    APP (Main): Loaded C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Scripts\Hooks\common.lua
2023-09-28 22:47:54.488 INFO    APP (Main): Loaded C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Scripts\Hooks\multislot.lua
2023-09-28 22:47:54.488 INFO    APP (Main): Loaded C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Scripts\Hooks\voicechat.lua
2023-09-28 22:47:54.489 INFO    APP (Main): Loaded C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Scripts\Hooks\webGUI.lua
2023-09-28 22:48:43.189 INFO    LuaNET (Main): Loading - DCS-SRS GameGUI - Ciribob: 2.0.8.6
2023-09-28 22:48:43.190 INFO    LuaNET (Main): Loaded - DCS-SRS GameGUI - Ciribob: 2.0.8.6
2023-09-28 22:48:43.190 INFO    LuaNET (Main): Loading - DCS-SRS Overlay GameGUI - Ciribob: 2.0.8.6 

dcs.log

Edited September 28, 2023 by BMO

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, BMO said:

as you can see i have following mods:

* dot-visibity

*A-4E

*SRS

*TACVIEW

 

SRS & TACVIEW are not Mods, but external software so they rarely cause issues with DCS itself.

Whenever I have a problem of this type, I disable my user Mods and then run a DCS Repair, just to ensure that I have a correct and standard DCS install. If the issue persists then you have found a true DCS bug to report, or you could have faulty hardware.

Edited September 28, 2023 by Rudel_chw