Blender will not start reliably anymore #91703

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Nicholas Bramah · 2021-09-25T14:05:06+02:00

Nicholas Bramah commented

2021-09-25 14:05:06 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows 10 (Latest update as of 13:02 (BST) on 25/09/2021
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (studio driver version 472.12)

Blender Version
Broken: 2.93.4
Worked: none so far

Short description of error

Blender will begin to load after being clicked, then immediately crash on start-up without an error log.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Based on the default startup or an attached .blend file (as simple as possible).

Default startup. All I am doing is simply starting blender as a program, regardless of file.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows 10 (Latest update as of 13:02 (BST) on 25/09/2021 Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (studio driver version 472.12) **Blender Version** Broken: 2.93.4 Worked: none so far **Short description of error** Blender will begin to load after being clicked, then immediately crash on start-up without an error log. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Based on the default startup or an attached .blend file (as simple as possible). Default startup. All I am doing is simply starting blender as a program, regardless of file.

Nicholas Bramah commented

2021-09-25 14:05:06 +02:00

Added subscriber: @leokisomma

Nicholas Bramah commented

2021-09-25 14:18:52 +02:00

These two images are the entirety of the code that plays before blender crashes entirely fir me. Using the steam version and independently downloaded version have both produced the same bug. Clearing my system cache has not fixed this so far (removing temporary file), using entirely re-downloaded versions of blender have not fixed this either.

After leaving my PC shut off for a while blender started up once, but then failed on every subsequent attempt since.

![screen 2.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10586087/screen_2.png) ![screen 1.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10586086/screen_1.png) These two images are the entirety of the code that plays before blender crashes entirely fir me. Using the steam version and independently downloaded version have both produced the same bug. Clearing my system cache has not fixed this so far (removing temporary file), using entirely re-downloaded versions of blender have not fixed this either. After leaving my PC shut off for a while blender started up once, but then failed on every subsequent attempt since.

Lloyd commented

2021-09-26 03:33:20 +02:00

Added subscriber: @LloydAlmeida

Lloyd commented

2021-09-26 03:33:20 +02:00

Can you try running blender --factory-startup from the installed Directory.

Nicholas Bramah commented

2021-09-26 15:12:10 +02:00

Hello, thank you very much for the quick reply.

This initially seemed to have solved the issue, but upon re-engaging the plug-ins I was previously using, the program once again crashes on start-up. This was also consistent with the steam version of blender.

However, upon reseting blender again, I discovered what the source of this crash most likely was.

Retopoflow 3.2.3 appears to crash blender if it is engaged upon start-up, or saved as a preference to be engaged when blender is closed and then re-opened, whereas version 3.1.0 does not have this issue.

As of right now, swapping back to the previous version has fixed this problem, and I have not lost any functionality. No issues were encountered with the other add-ons enabled, including cablerator, HardOps, Box-Cutter, Blender Malt (NPR renderer), the Lighting Boy Shader Materials, X-Muscle System, Voxel Heat Diffuse, Auto-Rig Pro and Animation Nodes; all of these were tested and engaged during the crash and were still engaged once blender started successfully.

Thank you very much for your help, and I hope that this information helps to resolve any future issues similar to this encountered by other users.

Hello, thank you very much for the quick reply. This initially seemed to have solved the issue, but upon re-engaging the plug-ins I was previously using, the program once again crashes on start-up. This was also consistent with the steam version of blender. However, upon reseting blender again, I discovered what the source of this crash most likely was. Retopoflow 3.2.3 appears to crash blender if it is engaged upon start-up, or saved as a preference to be engaged when blender is closed and then re-opened, whereas version 3.1.0 does not have this issue. As of right now, swapping back to the previous version has fixed this problem, and I have not lost any functionality. No issues were encountered with the other add-ons enabled, including cablerator, HardOps, Box-Cutter, Blender Malt (NPR renderer), the Lighting Boy Shader Materials, X-Muscle System, Voxel Heat Diffuse, Auto-Rig Pro and Animation Nodes; all of these were tested and engaged during the crash and were still engaged once blender started successfully. Thank you very much for your help, and I hope that this information helps to resolve any future issues similar to this encountered by other users.

Nicholas Bramah commented

2021-09-27 01:14:50 +02:00

Correction. Upon shutting down my computer and the re-starting, blender is once again crashing upon start-up with retopoflow 3.1.0

This bug only seems to have started occurring on the last few days (24th/25th of September were the first instances of this bug I witnessed).

Correction. Upon shutting down my computer and the re-starting, blender is once again crashing upon start-up with retopoflow 3.1.0 This bug only seems to have started occurring on the last few days (24th/25th of September were the first instances of this bug I witnessed).

Nicholas Bramah commented

2021-09-27 02:47:21 +02:00

I believe it may have been the add-on called "Animation nodes".

I unticked and reangaded all the add-ons that I had used between different versions of blender, making sure all were up-to-date ahead of time, and that I still had the latest version of blender installed.

The only add-on that consistantly crashed blender when engaged was the animation nodes add-on. Retopoflow had no consistant effect on stability when this node alone was engaged, in both the old and newer versions.

I believe it may have been the add-on called "Animation nodes". I unticked and reangaded all the add-ons that I had used between different versions of blender, making sure all were up-to-date ahead of time, and that I still had the latest version of blender installed. The only add-on that consistantly crashed blender when engaged was the animation nodes add-on. Retopoflow had no consistant effect on stability when this node alone was engaged, in both the old and newer versions.

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-09-27 11:55:36 +02:00

Added subscriber: @PratikPB2123

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-09-27 11:55:36 +02:00

Hi @leokisomma , thank you for reporting the issue. Animation nodes and Retopoflow are not maintained by blender

The only add-on that consistantly crashed blender when engaged was the animation nodes add-on

In that case could you please report this problem to the developers: https://github.com/JacquesLucke/animation_nodes/issues

Hi @leokisomma , thank you for reporting the issue. Animation nodes and Retopoflow are not maintained by blender > The only add-on that consistantly crashed blender when engaged was the animation nodes add-on In that case could you please report this problem to the developers: https://github.com/JacquesLucke/animation_nodes/issues

Richard Antalik commented

2021-09-29 17:43:35 +02:00

Added subscriber: @iss

Richard Antalik commented

2021-09-29 17:43:35 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Archived'

Richard Antalik closed this issue

2021-09-29 17:43:35 +02:00

Richard Antalik commented

2021-09-29 17:43:35 +02:00

As @PratikPB2123 said, these addons are not maintained by Blender Foundation, so please report issues to their developers. Will close this report.

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Blender will not start reliably anymore #91703