TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

Becks
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TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

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Hi,

if I close the TrackIR 4 Application it seems to hang.
The windows dont get closed, get distorted when I move other windows over them.. finally I have to kill the process via the taskmanager.

I using Windows XP Sp2 with latest updates..
I ve bought TrackIR 4 Pro + TrackClip Pro.
SW Version is 4.1 Build 30.

Let me know if you need additional info, maybe there is somewhere a generated crash log..

Greetings,

Michael
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

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Are you running any Anti-virus/Firewall software?

In the following folder location, C:\Program Files\NaturalPoint\TrackIR4\Profiles, what is the file size for each profile?

Have you made any changes to the system recently?

Have you tried the TrackIR on another system?

Are you plugging in directly to the system, or are you using a hub?

Have you tried isolating the device on the USB ports?

Have you tried turn off any kind of power save feature for your USB ports?

In the "Device Manager" you can right click the "USB Hub"(s), that show, and then select properties. On the power management tab, uncheck the box that allows the computer to turn off the USB port to save power (i.e. uncheck the box). Sometimes that has an impact on the connectivity of the devices.
Becks
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

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Normally yes, but I tried it without them but the same behaviour is still there.

Combat_Flight.xml 3.832 bytes
Default_Profile.xml 4.124 bytes
Flight.xml 3.804 bytes
Racing.xml 3.804 bytes

No changes.

No, never tried on another machine.

Directly plugged in to the USB ports of my mainboard.

Isolated it (except for the mouse and also switched through all USB ports.

Turned off the power saving for the USB hubs.


Btw, in the Status-Bar of TrackIR4 is written "Tracking: Vector".. is this correct with TrackClip Pro?
For all 4 standard profiles I edited them and set "Tracking" to "Track Clip Pro".
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

Post by VincentG »

Which virus software, and firewall software is installed?

Make sure that the perodic news check is disabled under options.

Is it will say vector, when it is tracking in the tracking windows, as it is using the vector expansion firmware installed on the unit.
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

Post by Becks »

"Sunbelt Kerio Personel Firewall" and "Spybot SD", but as I mentioned, if I close them before running TrackIR4 this makes no difference.

I Disabled the news polling, no change.


This evening when I am back from work I'll try to attach the process to my debugger (Visual Studio 2005). Maybe I can figure out where it hangs.. but I guess it will be difficult. Any tips?
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

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Which motherboard is installed in the system?

Do you have the latest chipset drivers, and motherboard bios installed?
Becks
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

Post by Becks »

Mainboard is ASUS A8N-E
BIOS is 1013
I am using the latest chipset drivers.


Debugging:
I started TrackIR.exe out of Visual Studio 2005 Debugger, all symbols loaded from Microsoft Symbol Server.
I closed the app and it hangs, hit pause on debugger and created a dump (including heap), hit run and the app terminated correctly (as far as I can see .
This is reproducable.. a lot of threads sitting on WaitForMultipleObjects(..), cameradll.dll is one of the most origins to the calls.. Race-Problem?
The dump is 10mb as a rar-file.. drop me an email-adresse where I can send it to.. if you are interessted.

Regards,

Michael
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

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32 or 64-bit version of Windows?
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

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32 bit version
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Re: TrackIR 4 Software seems to hang after closing

Post by VincentG »

Does the software close properly, if the camera is not plugged into the system?
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