Crashed xLights version 2017.38 6 then lost light output. Grey RENDER MODE

[drm1963]

I was working with a Matrix looking at and exploring the effects. Falcon F16V3 Main board.

All was working well when xLights crashed and generated a report in ZIP format. Light output was lost in the sequence so I built a new one with no light output. Rebuilt model, no light output. Test tab does control light output.

I grabbed a second laptop with the same build. Built the exact same Matrix Model, dropped in the same song and build a short simple sequence and all works as it should. Matrix is controlled in the sequence as well as the Test tab.

I am going to delete the xLights on the Dell laptop and reboot then reinstall it to see if the Render Mode selection is still greyed out.

I had xLights 4.3.01 on it as well and it is the same way, no Lights and grey Render Mode after 64 bit crashed.

any ideas what I can check or way to prevent it from happening again?


In  .LOG fil and Backtrace.txt see the following - Crashed thread id: 0xA2C or 2604

[JonB256]

Not sure about your other problems, but Render Mode is grey until you load a sequence.

[keithsw1111]

And render mode is something I would really recommend against touching unless you know exactly what it does.

[drm1963]

Sequence was loaded.

I have about 6 different Windows Laptops, 3 Linux laptops and 1 Mac Book as well as 3 Windows Desktops and an iMac all which work and serves their own purpose.

I chose one of the Windows Laptops that I had the same setup on to compare the one that crashed. I did not touch the Render Mode settings but was just going through the menu trying to see what may be different between a working copy and the one that was not working.

Both had same sequence loaded.
Both had same models set up the same way.

Removed bad copy. Cleared the registry. reboot , clear registry again. Shut down and restart laptop. Completely reload Xlights with the QM Vamp reloaded.

Rebuilt Matrix model, recreate the sequence and all is working again and now

Render Mode is not Greyed out