Problem Orbiter 2010P1 crashing.

[jinglesassy]

Hello, last night orbiter was working fine but today whenever i start it up on any of my installations it goes to the loading screen then a minute later crashes. No error message or anything. Heres the orbiter.log from a clean installation with no addons.

**** Orbiter.log
Build Aug 30 2010 [v.100830]
Timer precision: 2.79365e-007 sec
Found 0 joystick(s)
Devices enumerated: 3
Devices accepted: 3
==> RGB Emulation
==> Direct3D HAL
==> Direct3D T&L HAL
Module AtlantisConfig.dll .... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module AtmConfig.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module DGConfigurator.dll .... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module ScnEditor.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]

**** Creating simulation session
DirectDraw interface OK
Direct3D interface OK
Graphics: Viewport: Fullscreen 1440 x 900 x 32
Graphics: Hardware T&L capability: Yes
Graphics: Z-buffer depth: 32 bit
Graphics: Stencil buffer depth: 8 bit
Graphics: Active lights supported: 8
Loading 15382 records from star database

Thanks.

 

[Ripley]

You mean even a fresh & clean installation (from today) crashes?

Any Windows Updates installed?
Checked for viruses?

 

[jinglesassy]

Yep a clean install from today. No viruses and no windows updates.

 

[jimblah]

You're not using the latest Orbiter 2010:

**** Orbiter.log
Build Aug 30 2010 [v.100830]

Get the Orbiter 2010 release zip file "orbiter100830.zip" here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/orbi...0distribution/
and the latest Orbiter 2010 patch "orbiter101016-100830diff.7z" here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/orbi...0beta%20files/

 

[jinglesassy]

I have the latest stable. I do not the like betas.

 

[cessnapilot]

I have the latest stable. I do not the like betas.

I also had the same issue with a clean install. When I updated to the latest Beta, my crashes stopped - at least the crashes to the desktop. I still have a tendency to crash into the surface of a planet from time to time. :lol:

I would suggest at least trying to install the latest Beta into a separate folder and see what happens. At least then you'll be able to narrow down whether the issue is with Orbiter, or your PC.

Oh, and you might try turning off "Local Light Sources" in the Launchpad. On one of my computers, it crashes to desktop every single time when I have it enabled. My other computers work ok though.

 

[jinglesassy]

I figured it out. It was a corrupted video driver.

 

[orb]

Oh, and you might try turning off "Local Light Sources" in the Launchpad. On one of my computers, it crashes to desktop every single time when I have it enabled. My other computers work ok though.

If it's crashing with "Graphics: Active lights supported: -1" in the Orbiter.log file, then one the solutions is to use beta versions of Orbiter (newer than Orbiter 2010-P1). :thumbup:

 

[cessnapilot]

I figured it out. It was a corrupted video driver.

Glad it worked out. I've run into graphics drivers issues as well, but on other programs.