DCS has started crashing for no apparent reason

[WurzelGummage]

Hi,

I wonder if anyone might be able to help me. DCS has suddenly started crashing on me for no apparent reason, I haven't changed anything recently that I'm aware of. I've attached the log file below, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

dcs.log-20230622-200255.zip

[Maverick87Shaka]

34 minutes ago, WurzelGummage said:

Hi,

I wonder if anyone might be able to help me. DCS has suddenly started crashing on me for no apparent reason, I haven't changed anything recently that I'm aware of. I've attached the log file below, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

dcs.log-20230622-200255.zip 219.06 kB · 1 download

I'm not sure what is it, but definitely start to disable the following scripts since it's causing lot of error

C:\Users\user\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Scripts/TheWay.lua

 

[WurzelGummage]

Oh, ok, I'll take a look at that, thanks.

The Way is a little program for inserting waypoints into various aircraft from the F10 map, perhaps something in one of the recent updates has caused it to not work properly. 

Edited June 22, 2023 by WurzelGummage
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[Flappie]

That is the first time ever I see this kind of crash:

2023-06-22 20:02:55.027 INFO    EDCORE (Main): try to write dump information
2023-06-22 20:02:55.030 INFO    EDCORE (Main): # -------------- 20230622-200255 --------------
2023-06-22 20:02:55.032 INFO    EDCORE (Main): DCS/2.8.6.41363 (x86_64; MT; Windows NT 10.0.19045)
2023-06-22 20:02:55.034 INFO    EDCORE (Main): C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin-mt\Weather.dll
2023-06-22 20:02:55.035 INFO    EDCORE (Main): # C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 00007ffaec52d73a 00:00000000
2023-06-22 20:02:55.037 INFO    EDCORE (Main): SymInit: Symbol-SearchPath: 'C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin-mt;', symOptions: 532, UserName: 'user'
2023-06-22 20:02:55.039 INFO    EDCORE (Main): OS-Version: 10.0.19045 () 0x300-0x1
2023-06-22 20:02:55.043 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x000000000000d73a (Weather): Weather::IAtmosphere::setTimeFromYearStart + 0xF6A
2023-06-22 20:02:55.049 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x000000000000d4e5 (Weather): Weather::IAtmosphere::setTimeFromYearStart + 0xD15
2023-06-22 20:02:55.049 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x000000000000cb9c (Weather): Weather::IAtmosphere::setTimeFromYearStart + 0x3CC
2023-06-22 20:02:55.049 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x000000000000ab24 (Weather): WakeTurbulenceEmitter::operator= + 0x384
2023-06-22 20:02:55.049 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x000000000000c885 (Weather): Weather::IAtmosphere::setTimeFromYearStart + 0xB5
2023-06-22 20:02:55.049 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000515c11 (DCS): SW + 0x7F4E1
2023-06-22 20:02:55.049 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x00000000006710ee (DCS): SW + 0x1DA9BE
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000674c68 (DCS): SW + 0x1DE538
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000003b53 (World): wSimTrace::CommandsTraceDiscreteIsOn + 0x4C3
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x000000000000405e (World): wSimCalendar::DoActionsUntil + 0x1FE
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000876a08 (DCS): SW + 0x3E02D8
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x00000000008766d1 (DCS): SW + 0x3DFFA1
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000897afa (DCS): SW + 0x4013CA
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000856864 (DCS): SW + 0x3C0134
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000857742 (DCS): SW + 0x3C1012
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x00000000028e37f4 (DCS): AmdPowerXpressRequestHighPerformance + 0x15387F0
2023-06-22 20:02:55.050 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000c56942 (DCS): SW + 0x7C0212
2023-06-22 20:02:55.051 INFO    EDCORE (Main): 0x0000000000017614 (KERNEL32): BaseThreadInitThunk + 0x14
2023-06-22 20:02:57.163 INFO    EDCORE (Main): Minidump created.

You crash seems to be related to mission wheather and date/time.

Please try a DCS cleanup and a DCS repair in "slow" mode: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/709/#2463807

[WurzelGummage]

Thanks, I've run the clean up and the repair.

The only files it found were some cockpit mods and some missions, mainly the updated FC3 campaigns from the user files, which I've had for ages, before the crashing issue started. I backed those up, was that the correct thing to do?

I'm a bit short for time this morning, bit I'll try and get on later and see if the crashing issue is sorted. 

[Flappie]

7 minutes ago, WurzelGummage said:

I backed those up, was that the correct thing to do?

Yes, I think so.

8 minutes ago, WurzelGummage said:

I'm a bit short for time this morning, bit I'll try and get on later and see if the crashing issue is sorted. 

[WurzelGummage]

Crashed on start this time. 

dcs.log-20230623-081611.zip

[WurzelGummage]

I tried again and no crashes in 45mins of gameplay. I'll update over the weekend once I've had more time to play.

[WurzelGummage]

Another crash, this time not responding during a mission load, this is all very confusing, it was running fine last week.

[WurzelGummage]

And now this when I tried to reopen DCS...

[schmiefel]

looks like either the system RAM oder your harddrive/SSD is faulty - maybe let windows check those parts?

[WurzelGummage]

That would be a shame, both RAM and SSD are less than a year old. 

I've been following this process

https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-10/how-to-fix-a-faulty-hardware-corrupted-page-bsod/amp/

I didn't roll back any drivers, wasn't sure which ones I would need to go with. I got to step 6, but the check wouldn't run as the disk was in use, so I set it to run on restart. The pc then got stuck on a black screen and didn't seem to be making any progress. I had to go out, so I've powered it off, tuned the mains supply off and pressed the power button for 30 secs, guess I'll see what happens when I get back this afternoon. 

Any advice gratefully received. 

[WurzelGummage]

Thanks all for help and advice. I think I have solved the issue, some corrupted files on my SSD which required a dskchk to repair. Not sure how it happened, but all seems to be running fine now. 

[WurzelGummage]

Apparently not fixed! DCS still crashing, also still getting BSOD.

I've uninstalled DCS and am re-installing from scratch. Any other ideas?

[schmiefel]

That sounds more like your Hardware and / or some drivers produce those issues rather than DCS itself. That's what I get when I google the stop code: https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/dpc-watchdog-violation.html

Maybe first check if your system runs the latest chipset and peripheral drivers. Faulty or old drivers could even have caused the prior SSD isues.

Some more information on your hardware and the Windows version may be helpful, too...