solved DCS on startup

[SVT_03_COBRA]

Hello, quick question.

On startup most of the time, not every time, DCS will start loading, then go back to my desktop and I need to CTRL-ALT-Delete then cancel to get to the game.

Any ideas why this happens? I'm stumped and can't figure out what triggers this or doesn't trigger this.

Thanks in advance for any help or ideas offered.

[rob10]

No idea the cause or cure, but this has started happening to me recently too.  It only seems to happen on 1st launch of DCS in a session (i.e. if I close and re-open it seems to work fine).  My only guess was that it's maybe related to SRS simply based on SRS used to pull me out of DCS to desktop until I changed the setting for it to not do that.  That's a WAG though.

[Flappie]

29 minutes ago, SVT_03_COBRA said:

Hello, quick question.

On startup most of the time, not every time, DCS will start loading, then go back to my desktop and I need to CTRL-ALT-Delete then cancel to get to the game.

Any ideas why this happens? I'm stumped and can't figure out what triggers this or doesn't trigger this.

Thanks in advance for any help or ideas offered.

Next time it happens to you, please come back here and attach your dcs.log ("Saved Games/DCS.../Logs/dcs.log").

[SVT_03_COBRA]

1 hour ago, Flappie said:

Next time it happens to you, please come back here and attach your dcs.log ("Saved Games/DCS.../Logs/dcs.log").

Will do.

[SVT_03_COBRA]

Ok, here is the log as requested.

dcs.log

[Flappie]

Thanks. I see a sound device error here, which seems quite unusual, but it does not seem to be the source of the crash:

2022-08-12 17:35:14.695 INFO    SOUND: Opening audio device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{e30f372e-bbe4-49be-9f4a-5e5a550cc494}"
2022-08-12 17:35:14.695 ERROR   SOUND: Failed to open device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{e30f372e-bbe4-49be-9f4a-5e5a550cc494}": 0x80070490 (?)

Then there is an issue with the display, which seems to be the direct cause of the issue:

2022-08-12 17:35:24.811 INFO    LuaNET: LOTTAF loaded
2022-08-12 17:35:24.912 INFO    Dispatcher: //=== END OF INIT ======================================//
2022-08-12 17:35:24.913 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:2
2022-08-12 17:35:24.929 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:3
2022-08-12 17:35:24.929 INFO    LUA: Lua CPU usage: metric: average game loading: 62.5658 %
2022-08-12 17:35:24.952 INFO    APP: Screen: MainMenu
2022-08-12 17:35:29.080 INFO    DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER: ChangeDisplaySettings failed! Result is -1
2022-08-12 17:35:52.848 INFO    SOUND: Using SSSE3 for peak calc.
2022-08-12 17:35:52.860 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:5
2022-08-12 17:35:52.876 INFO    APP: application shutdown

Try renaming your options.lua file. It's stored here in:  "Saved Games/DCS.../Config".

[SVT_03_COBRA]

4 hours ago, Flappie said:

Thanks. I see a sound device error here, which seems quite unusual, but it does not seem to be the source of the crash:

2022-08-12 17:35:14.695 INFO    SOUND: Opening audio device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{e30f372e-bbe4-49be-9f4a-5e5a550cc494}"
2022-08-12 17:35:14.695 ERROR   SOUND: Failed to open device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{e30f372e-bbe4-49be-9f4a-5e5a550cc494}": 0x80070490 (?)

Then there is an issue with the display, which seems to be the direct cause of the issue:

2022-08-12 17:35:24.811 INFO    LuaNET: LOTTAF loaded
2022-08-12 17:35:24.912 INFO    Dispatcher: //=== END OF INIT ======================================//
2022-08-12 17:35:24.913 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:2
2022-08-12 17:35:24.929 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:3
2022-08-12 17:35:24.929 INFO    LUA: Lua CPU usage: metric: average game loading: 62.5658 %
2022-08-12 17:35:24.952 INFO    APP: Screen: MainMenu
2022-08-12 17:35:29.080 INFO    DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER: ChangeDisplaySettings failed! Result is -1
2022-08-12 17:35:52.848 INFO    SOUND: Using SSSE3 for peak calc.
2022-08-12 17:35:52.860 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:5
2022-08-12 17:35:52.876 INFO    APP: application shutdown

Try renaming your options.lua file. It's stored here in:  "Saved Games/DCS.../Config".

Much appreciated.

 

I renamed the file and all good 2 of 2 times today.

[Flappie]

Good. If it happens again, report back here.

[Glide]

This has been happening to me for awhile now.  I renamed options.lua, and started up fine.  But, after clicking the High, turning on vsync and fullscreen, the next boot started minimized.

Log attached.  I think I might need to clear sharders.

 

dcs.log

[Flappie]

Strange. Try disabling Vsync in DCS, and see if it fixes your issue.

If it does, enable Vsync through NVIDIA control panel (you'll get better performance).

[crazyeddie]

This is happening to me every time I start the game from opening my PC up.  I have to go back to the desktop Task Manager and get it started from there. Once I get it running the problem goes away if I do another restart.  I have tried the suggestions above - nothing works so far - it's bloody annoying.

This issue started immediately after the last game update. 

Edited August 17, 2022 by crazyeddie

[Flappie]

This reminds me of an old bug. Try disabling Fullscreen option and report back.

[crazyeddie]

2 hours ago, Flappie said:

This reminds me of an old bug. Try disabling Fullscreen option and report back.

Stopped Fullscreen option, closed game, closed down PC. Started PC, started game, went to the options menu correctly first time - whatever it is you remember Flappie that would appear to be the issue.  I wish I could remember things like that, I cant even remember what I had for breakfast, and I always have porridge !! 

Is there anything we can do to fix this ourselves ?

 

[Flappie]

No idea, I thought this issue was solved because I had not heard about it for a year or so.

Here's an old example:

 

[crazyeddie]

Okay, interesting problem, full screen is now unticked but the game is still loading in full screen ... which is my preferred option, the main thing is its loading correctly now.

Many Thanks Flappie  

[Flappie]

Same result on my end.

You're welcome.