Game crashing at launch

[primus_TR]

Hi, after the latest update, DCS no longer works for me.

I get the following window.

This happens every time I try to run the game. My crash log is attached. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

dxdiag.txt dcs.20231118-145001.log dcs.20231118-145001.dmp dcs.20231118-145001.crash

Edited November 18, 2023 by primus_TR

[Flappie]

Hi, your crash comes from EZFRD64.dll, which is part of your "USB Vibration" app.

2023-11-18 14:50:00.904 INFO    EDCORE (3340): # -------------- 20231118-145001 --------------
2023-11-18 14:50:00.907 INFO    EDCORE (3340): DCS/2.9.1.48111 (x86_64; MT; Windows NT 10.0.19045)
2023-11-18 14:50:00.909 INFO    EDCORE (3340): C:\Windows\USB Vibration\3331\EZFRD64.DLL
2023-11-18 14:50:00.912 INFO    EDCORE (3340): # C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 0000000010003654 00:00000000
2023-11-18 14:50:00.914 INFO    EDCORE (3340): SymInit: Symbol-SearchPath: 'Z:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin-mt;', symOptions: 532, UserName: 'pc'
2023-11-18 14:50:00.915 INFO    INPUT (Main): created [Mouse]
2023-11-18 14:50:00.916 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening audio device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{365cb43b-6cfa-4104-a0b5-f2bc41656ef8}"
2023-11-18 14:50:00.916 ERROR   ED_SOUND (Main): Failed to open device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{365cb43b-6cfa-4104-a0b5-f2bc41656ef8}": 0x80070490 (?)
2023-11-18 14:50:00.916 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening default audio device.
2023-11-18 14:50:00.917 INFO    EDCORE (3340): OS-Version: 10.0.19045 () 0x300-0x1
2023-11-18 14:50:00.917 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Speaker layout: stereo (Stereo)
2023-11-18 14:50:00.919 INFO    EDCORE (3340): 0x0000000000003654 (EZFRD64): DllCanUnloadNow + 0x2434
2023-11-18 14:50:00.919 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Driver reports 2 channels with mask 0x3
2023-11-18 14:50:00.919 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Using 2 channels at 48000 Hz
2023-11-18 14:50:00.919 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Channel layout: Headphones/Stereo
2023-11-18 14:50:00.922 INFO    EDCORE (3340): 0x0000000000001b2a (EZFRD64): DllCanUnloadNow + 0x90A
2023-11-18 14:50:00.924 INFO    EDCORE (3340): 0x0000000000002811 (WINMM): PlaySoundW + 0xEC1
2023-11-18 14:50:00.927 INFO    EDCORE (3340): 0x0000000000017344 (KERNEL32): BaseThreadInitThunk + 0x14
2023-11-18 14:50:00.940 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening audio device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{365cb43b-6cfa-4104-a0b5-f2bc41656ef8}"
2023-11-18 14:50:00.940 ERROR   ED_SOUND (Main): Failed to open device "{0.0.0.00000000}.{365cb43b-6cfa-4104-a0b5-f2bc41656ef8}": 0x80070490 (?)
2023-11-18 14:50:00.940 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening default audio device.
2023-11-18 14:50:00.941 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Speaker layout: forced_stereo
2023-11-18 14:50:00.942 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Driver reports 2 channels with mask 0x3
2023-11-18 14:50:00.942 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Using 2 channels at 48000 Hz
2023-11-18 14:50:00.942 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Channel layout: Headphones/Stereo
2023-11-18 14:50:01.074 INFO    EDCORE (3340): Minidump created.

 

[primus_TR]

Hello, thank you. I have a budget steering wheel, could that be i? I have no other controller attached that has force feedback. What do you suggest I do? Just delete that dll or completely uninstall the driver for the wheel? 

[Flappie]

Try a simple step first: unplug your steering wheel and see if it helps.

As you can see, this DLL is also reponsible for crashing other games: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=USB+Vibration\3331\EZFRD64.DLL+&ia=web

[primus_TR]

I'll be damned. Never would have suspected the wheel. Deleted the darn dll and the problem resolved! Thank you much !

Edited November 18, 2023 by primus_TR

[Flappie]

You're welcome.