Audio being disabled by GSX **SOLVED**

[virtuali]

Umberto, I checked Couatl version:

That's the correct one, finally.

If I recall corectly you mentioned in another thread (or even this thread) that GSX was based on OpenAL from the beginning, but I never get these kind of problems before - so I believe it's impossible that my card does not support OpenAL

I also said that is, instead, possible that a driver update might have issues with OpenAL. It's not as if this is just a GSX issue: if you Google for OpenAL issue, you'll find thousands of messages related to other games that use OpenAL that might stop working, maybe after a driver update.

GSX founded audio devices (of course I had to check "Rescan for audio devices" firsrtly) and then I could set proper audio device and sound worked well... BUT...after a few re-run FSX later, Couatl error appeared again. It was randomly.

Nothing is "random". There surely is a reason, for example if you restart FSX too quickly, not allowing Couatl (and all other running processes) to close correctly, and this will likely cause issue on the next run.

That's why I said to check after a Windows restart. I guess it *always* work after a restart ?

When you quit from FSX, pay attention with the Task Manager if Couatl.exe closes automatically.

[luko]

I tought that problems are gone...unfortunatelly not.

Today I had Couatl error message again when I was choosing airport in main FSX menu. The error was:

Program Couatl Scripting Engine for FSX/ESP stop working.
Nazwa zdarzenia problemu:   APPCRASH
  Nazwa aplikacji:   couatl.exe
  Wersja aplikacji:   3.0.0.3187
  Sygnatura czasowa aplikacji:   56128a59
  Nazwa modułu z błędem:   ntdll.dll
  Wersja modułu z błędem:   6.0.6002.19503
  Sygnatura czasowa modułu z błędem:   5606c25a
  Kod wyjątku:   c0000005
  Przesunięcie wyjątku:   00061129
  Wersja systemu operacyjnego:   6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
  Identyfikator ustawień regionalnych:   1045
  Dodatkowe informacje 1:   fd00
  Dodatkowe informacje 2:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
  Dodatkowe informacje 3:   fd00
  Dodatkowe informacje 4:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

When I pressed "Close program", there was next Couatl error:

Program Couatl Scripting Engine for FSX/ESP stop working.
Nazwa zdarzenia problemu:   APPCRASH
  Nazwa aplikacji:   couatl.exe
  Wersja aplikacji:   3.0.0.3187
  Sygnatura czasowa aplikacji:   56128a59
  Nazwa modułu z błędem:   MSVCR120.dll
  Wersja modułu z błędem:   12.0.21005.1
  Sygnatura czasowa modułu z błędem:   524f7ce6
  Kod wyjątku:   c0000005
  Przesunięcie wyjątku:   00010e20
  Wersja systemu operacyjnego:   6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
  Identyfikator ustawień regionalnych:   1045
  Dodatkowe informacje 1:   0e48
  Dodatkowe informacje 2:   7fe478a5a1021b43aada3d50d999fd5b
  Dodatkowe informacje 3:   284c
  Dodatkowe informacje 4:   8b7ab5e437ad4cc64febe836afc565a1

I have no idea what is wrong. I have never have problems with GSX before like these

You also said

I also said that is, instead, possible that a driver update might have issues with OpenAL. It's not as if this is just a GSX issue: if you Google for OpenAL issue, you'll find thousands of messages related to other games that use OpenAL that might stop working, maybe after a driver update.

I didn't update audio driver.


EDIT.

After above situation, I restart FSX, set audio - all works. But after next run of FSX (today) error again in the same time (when choosing airport):

Nazwa zdarzenia problemu:   APPCRASH
  Nazwa aplikacji:   couatl.exe
  Wersja aplikacji:   3.0.0.3187
  Sygnatura czasowa aplikacji:   56128a59
  Nazwa modułu z błędem:   kernel32.dll
  Wersja modułu z błędem:   6.0.6002.19381
  Sygnatura czasowa modułu z błędem:   554d42e0
  Kod wyjątku:   c0000005
  Przesunięcie wyjątku:   0004d3cc
  Wersja systemu operacyjnego:   6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
  Identyfikator ustawień regionalnych:   1045
  Dodatkowe informacje 1:   fd00
  Dodatkowe informacje 2:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
  Dodatkowe informacje 3:   fd00
  Dodatkowe informacje 4:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160


Look, that every error is related with another .dll file. What is going on?

[luko]

Ok, I updated audio driver to the newest version (Realtek HD Audio v2.79) - will see...

[luko]

Hello Umberto,

so...yesterday I had Couatl error again. It appeared after the flight, while GSX deboarding:
I opened GSX options and Airport position configure to check pushback settings for this gate. It was set only on one direction, so I set it to "both" and after Apply, error appeared:

Nazwa zdarzenia problemu:   APPCRASH
  Nazwa aplikacji:   couatl.exe
  Wersja aplikacji:   3.0.0.3187
  Sygnatura czasowa aplikacji:   56128a59
  Nazwa modułu z błędem:   python27.dll
  Wersja modułu z błędem:   0.0.0.0
  Sygnatura czasowa modułu z błędem:   54e5f9b4
  Kod wyjątku:   c0000005
  Przesunięcie wyjątku:   001267dc
  Wersja systemu operacyjnego:   6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
  Identyfikator ustawień regionalnych:   1045
  Dodatkowe informacje 1:   fd00
  Dodatkowe informacje 2:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
  Dodatkowe informacje 3:   fd00
  Dodatkowe informacje 4:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

Of course FSX was still running.
The difference is that I have all GSX sounds after restart FSX (in GSX Settings I saw my audio device; it was no need to Rescan Audio devices).

[virtuali]

Ok, I updated audio driver to the newest version (Realtek HD Audio v2.79) - will see...

As I've said in another thread, I just rebuilt a new PC from scratch, with Windows 10 freshly installed. Using the Windows 10 audio drivers that came with the mainboard ( ASUS, with Realtek audio chipset ), NORMAL WINDOWS AUDIO randomly disappeared. I'm not referring to GSX or FSX. I'm referring to the normal, standard, sounds that Windows makes.

Searching online, it seems Realtek is blaming Microsoft, and Microsoft is blaming Realtek...

However, when I uninstalled the audio drivers that came with the mainboard, and replaced them with the generic ones that comes with Windows for the Realtek chipset, all my problems with audio disappeared.

I'm not suggesting this might be the same thing that affects Couatl, but it's something you might want to try.

[luko]

Ok, I can try what you suggest.

In the meantime I had a little bit different Couatl error:

Nazwa zdarzenia problemu:   BEX
  Nazwa aplikacji:   couatl.exe
  Wersja aplikacji:   3.0.0.3187
  Sygnatura czasowa aplikacji:   56128a59
  Nazwa modułu z błędem:   couatl.exe
  Wersja modułu z błędem:   3.0.0.3187
  Sygnatura czasowa modułu z błędem:   56128a59
  Przesunięcie wyjątku:   003176be
  Kod wyjątku:   c0000005
  Dane wyjątku:   00000008
  Wersja systemu operacyjnego:   6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
  Identyfikator ustawień regionalnych:   1045
  Dodatkowe informacje 1:   b80a
  Dodatkowe informacje 2:   f52b7790ad863725610c4526356ab152
  Dodatkowe informacje 3:   a554
  Dodatkowe informacje 4:   55364b150664a7a2aff4541773cc929e

It appeared after choosing airport in Free Flight menu.

Maybe it tells you something...

[virtuali]

In the meantime I had a little bit different Couatl error:[/quote]

Maybe it tells you something...

It doesn't tell anything, other that nobody else reported it. Perhaps you have one of your custom configuration files corrupted or simply made wrong.

Try to remove the following folder:

%APPDATA%\Virtuali

And reinstall GSX. This will result in removing all the settings you changed, including aircraft and airport customizations so, you might want to backup them first.

[luko]

Ok Umberto,

all my problems are not related with sound driver - I deinstalled Realtek audio driver and startup FSX with generic audio driver installed by Windows. Same error like above.

I don't know what is wrong. Everything started when I installed Couatl 3.0...

Try to remove the following folder:

%APPDATA%\Virtuali

And reinstall GSX.

Ok, I can do that...we will see.
I think it doesn't matter what I will do first: delete \Virtuali folder or uninstall GSX?

[virtuali]

all my problems are not related with sound driver - I deinstalled Realtek audio driver and startup FSX with generic audio driver installed by Windows. Same error like above.

SOME of your errors you posted here ARE surely caused by the audio driver. Some are not.

I think it doesn't matter what I will do first: delete \Virtuali folder or uninstall GSX?

I told you to remove the folder AND reinstall GSX, in that specific order, because you MUST remove the folder first AND THEN reinstall GSX.

[luko]

I told you to remove the folder AND reinstall GSX, in that specific order, because you MUST remove the folder first AND THEN reinstall GSX.

You didn't wrote in previous post that it has a matter...I just want to be sure. Thanks.

[luko]

Umberto,

I did what you suggest:

Try to remove the following folder: %APPDATA%\Virtuali
And reinstall GSX.

I downloaded the last version (full installer) from your site.

First FSX run after reinstall ... and Couatl error.

Now, using GSX is great lottery. I'm disappointed. GSX worked great...until Couatl 3.0 I think. Now, it's nearly unusable for me.

[virtuali]

I downloaded the last version (full installer) from your site. First FSX run after reinstall ... and Couatl error.

What error ?

Now, using GSX is great lottery. I'm disappointed. GSX worked great...until Couatl 3.0 I think. Now, it's nearly unusable for me

If you are referring to the audio errors, you are the only one with this error. The only other user that had issues with audio, fixed them by updating the audio driver, of course:

http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,12718.msg96119.html#msg96119

[luko]

I also updated audio driver, but no results.

Error was the same as before: "Program Couatl Scripting Engine for FSX/ESP stop working." It only reffered to another .dll.
I don't know if all this situation is related with audio driver, because sometimes, after restart FSX, GSX' sounds work, sometimes not.

[virtuali]

I don't know if all this situation is related with audio driver, because sometimes, after restart FSX, GSX' sounds work, sometimes not.

You clearly have an audio driver problem. Exactly as in the thread linked before, the user was also puzzled why sometimes it worked, sometimes not:

http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,12718.msg96064.html#msg96064

How can Couatl and audio fail twice then work perfectly all in one session without a reboot or reinstall or anything

[luko]

Umberto,

does the following error is related with sound driver:

Nazwa zdarzenia problemu:   APPCRASH
  Nazwa aplikacji:   couatl.exe
  Wersja aplikacji:   3.0.0.3187
  Sygnatura czasowa aplikacji:   56128a59
  Nazwa modułu z błędem:   StackHash_378e
  Wersja modułu z błędem:   0.0.0.0
  Sygnatura czasowa modułu z błędem:   00000000
  Kod wyjątku:   00000000
  Przesunięcie wyjątku:   00000000
  Wersja systemu operacyjnego:   6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
  Identyfikator ustawień regionalnych:   1045
  Dodatkowe informacje 1:   378e
  Dodatkowe informacje 2:   9cb57cf9db8e077c0c60205279fd5eff
  Dodatkowe informacje 3:   753c
  Dodatkowe informacje 4:   b9ccea9dc15dae8045271a15f72be1a9