rfactor2 hangs on startup

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  1. DamijanD

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    If I delete UserData RF2 starts normally and everything is OK. But on the next runs RF2 hangs and wouldn't start. I did full reinstall with the same result.

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  2. DamijanD

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    If I try with RC the situation is different. I can enter the game, but track stops loading at 76% :
    54.54s JNILog.cpp 33: LoadingStatus: at 0.76%
    54.56s GraphicsShad 2098: Error opening shaders MAS file layoutendurance.mas
    54.56s GraphicsShad 2098: Error opening shaders MAS file layouthistoric.mas
    ...
    55.60s GraphicsShad 2098: Error opening shaders MAS file layoutnational.mas
    56.06s ai_db.cpp 3925: Entered AIDatabase::Init()
    56.34s steward.cpp 8836: Entered Steward::Init()
    56.34s steward.cpp 2660: Could not find glow "STARTGLOW"
    56.34s steward.cpp 2655: Could not find light "PITLIGHTIN"
    56.34s steward.cpp 2660: Could not find glow "PITGLOWIN"
    56.34s steward.cpp 2660: Could not find glow "PITGLOWOUT"
    56.34s steward.cpp 8907: No attackzone 1 poly found
    56.34s steward.cpp 8913: No attackzone 2 poly found
    56.34s steward.cpp 8919: No attackzone 3 poly found
    56.34s steward.cpp 6051: InitializeMultiSessionRules():
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=103 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=102 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=101 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=100 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=99 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=98 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=97 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=96 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=95 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s steward.cpp 6055: slot=94 name="" session=1 et=0.000 pobq=0 parking=255 pit=-1 gar=-1 qual=-1
    56.34s hwinput.cpp 8420: Entered HWInput::Init()
     

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    And log file of first (successful) RC load.
     

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    @Lazza How can G Hub affect graphics problem:
    54.54s JNILog.cpp 33: LoadingStatus: at 0.76%
    54.56s GraphicsShad 2098: Error opening shaders MAS file layoutendurance.mas

    And why would ghub cause problems for RF2 but not for AC / ACC ?
     
  6. Lazza

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    Shader mas file errors aren't always an actual issue. For g-hub, maybe it's just something rF2 is doing wrong - I don't know. I'm just giving you something to try to make the game work.
     
  7. davehenrie

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    because the others weren't originally coded by a small group in Michigan. rF2 IS DIFFERENT. Not everything that is different is good, but it's different. There are probably hundreds of quotes similar to yours about everything works fine in AC ACC etc. Ghub has been mentioned by users here as causing conflicts, but I'm not sure in what areas of the sim. But your best advice is to pay attention to folks like Lazza who are trying to help and 'may' sometimes give you odd sounding advice. Rather than waste a day or two or three, follow his lead, see what happens.
     
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    @Lazza you were right as weird as it sounds but uninstalling the ghub really helped. But without any "drivers" wheel is not working properly. So what should I do? Is there an old ghub version that works or should I use an ?? alternative?

    @davehenrie I understand everything. But it still seem illogical :)
     
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    It seems that 2021.3 version of GHUB works with current RC version of RF2. Thx @Lazza
     

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