These Fatal Errors are Killing Me ...............

[MZee1960 12]

Hi Guys,
 
I am running essentially a vanilla FSX Deluxe Edition installed from DVD's with REX Essentials Plus w/OD, UT2, AccuFeel V2, several payware planes from Carenado/Alabeo/RealAir, and Orbx FTX Global and Vector for scenery. 
 
My config file has only the AffinityMask, HIGHMEMFIX=1, WideViewAspect=True, ForceFullScreenVsync=1  tweaks.
 
Been running error free like this for months.

I have a couple of weeks ago purchased the Orbx FTX PNW Region as a new addon to my existing FTX Global Base and FTX Global Vector. Prior to the PNW addon, I was flying everywhere, including from KSEA to CYVR without issues. Now, for some strange reason, everytime I fly in PNW (the new, freshly added region) I will eventually experience a freeze-up of FSX, followed by a popup which states 'a fatal error has occurred...checking for solution to the problem', followed by a message that FSX will close and restart, followed by a message that smartassembly is required ??. Then FSX restarts with the main menu screen and my flight is 'gone'. Windows Event Viewer always points to a g3d.dll file/module of some sort as being at fault. I only seem to get this error and CTD in FTX PNW Region. I only have Global, Vector, and PNW from Orbx, so far, and no other scenery addons whatsoever.



I have scoured various forums and posts for answers to this crash, but no luck..

 

The only potential answer I found so far was to try FSUIPC  ?  What is it  ?  Does it work for these types of crashes  ?  Is it compatible with my  addons  (REX , UT2,  AccuFeel etc.)  ?  Is FSUIPC easy to uninstall, should I decide to do so at a later time  ?  Does anyone have any other suggestions to try  ?

 

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated in resolving these CTD's.

 

Cheers, and Thank-You, in advance,

 

Milan.   

[Jim Young 2,356]

The only potential answer I found so far was to try FSUIPC ? What is it ? Does it work for these types of crashes ? Is it compatible with my addons (REX , UT2, AccuFeel etc.) ? Is FSUIPC easy to uninstall, should I decide to do so at a later time ? Does anyone have any other suggestions to try ?

The freeware or payware version of fsuipc will trap most of the g3d.dll errors especially when flying in the Orbx PNW regions. It is the only known solution to this problem. More information can be found in the AVSIM CTD Guide.

 

Best regards,

[MZee1960 12]

Hi Jim,

I also posted a similar query over at Orbx in their forums and got the following response from one of the developers :

" FSUIPC is a basic essential for FSX. Pete Dowson's dll's and box of tricks make FSX run and let all the addons sing in tune ! ".

 

 

... So I will try it (the unregistered version first, ..... if all OK - then will get the full paid version).

Cheers, and Thank-You for your guidance,

Milan.

[metalrockerlion 0]

 ,, Ill try this as well   I have it on my hard drive but removed it while repairing The sim .. doing a lot of addons seems to kill FSX ..

[Jim Young 2,356]

" FSUIPC is a basic essential for FSX. Pete Dowson's dll's and box of tricks make FSX run and let all the addons sing in tune ! ".

You really only need the freeware version unless you want to use some of the tools in the utility. You can still use it to monitor the Virtual Address Space (VAS) on your system (see page 3 of the AVSIM CTD Guide) and it will trap the G3D crash in most cases. The FSUIPC.log is located in the Modules folder in the Main FSX directory and I have linked it to my desktop so that I can see everything that happened during a flight. I use it to monitor VAS and it shows a running count and it also monitors FPS and gives me information like the average FPS during the flight or during the last few minutes of the flight. This helps me to tweak my fsx settings as I might need to lower them a bit more to get better performance.

 

I bought the payware version because the developer fixed the infamous G3D.dll CTD that was plaguing most members who had Orbx PNW installed. He deserves my money and appreciation.

 

Best regards,

[MZee1960 12]

" I bought the payware version because the developer fixed the infamous G3D.dll CTD that was plaguing most members who had Orbx PNW installed. He deserves my money and appreciation. "

 

 

Hi Jim,

 

You hit the nail on the head here.  Exactly my situation right now  -  g3d.dll  CTD's in Orbx PNW.

 

Thank-you, for the advice, and I will give FSUIPC a try.

 

Milan.

 

(PS. Does FSUIPC come with an uninstaller,  or is it easy to remove, ... just in case it doesn't ....  for some strange reason work for me ?  I couldn't find any info re this on Pete's website.)

 

[Jim Young 2,356]

 

 

Does FSUIPC come with an uninstaller, or is it easy to remove, ... just in case it doesn't .... for some strange reason work for me ? I couldn't find any info re this on Pete's website.

 

It comes with an installer.  It places an entry in the dll.xml so that you can gain access to the fsuipc utility on the Addon Menu inside of FSX.  It does not have an uninstall program because who would want to uninstall this utility?  If you do want to uninstall the program, you simply delete the Modules Folder.  The entry in the dll.xml will remain unless you save or backup the dll.xml before you install the fsuipc utility.  Then when you remove the Modules folder, all you have to do is bring back the dll.xml file you saved or backed up.  Leaving the entry in the dll.xml after removing the Modules folder will not stop FSX from starting or cause any other anomalies.  If you decide to remove the Modules folder, instead of deleting it I would simply move it to a temporary directory.  Then you can bring it back later if you want.

 

Best regards,

[MZee1960 12]

Hi Jim,

 

Thank-you, for your help.  I will give FSUIPC a try.

 

Cheers,

 

Milan.