4.2 crash problems

I have performed a clean OS install and unity 4.2.1 now works with no crashes. I've been corresponding with the QA team and have installed 4.1.3 and 4.2.1 back and forth several times with no luck. Finally, I isolated the issue. The thing that was crashing Unity was right clicking in the project view and doing actions, like export package. On the other hand, while going via the menu "Assets -> Export package, everything worked. I had similar problems with Skype as well. Right clicking a contact -> Send file... resulted in a crashed Skype while going through the menu... Conversations - Send file...everything is ok.

That made me think that there's something wrong with my computer. And it was. A clean install fixed everything.
I highly recommend reinstalling the OS for everyone who can (if you're not in the middle of development or something).

Hope this helps!
Cheers QA team. Hugs to Donaira!

 

I installed a few assets from the Unity Store that use DX11 heavily, but I am using a Macbook Pro. The programs seem to test for DX11, but the editor continues to have errors: Assets/Standard Assets/Image Effects (Pro Only)/CameraMotionBlur.js(102,21): BCE0005: Unknown identifier: 'supportDX11'.

seriously, too many people having same problem and I am not finding a solution.

 

I'm having the same problems. Every time I try to test a scene, or restore focus, it crashes. Every single time.
Win7 64bit with Unity 4.2.2. I just updated from 4.0 and I regret it immensely... I'm downloading 4.1.5 to see if it works...

 

Solved crashing issue for me:

I was running into similar problems. I would open projects that were working and now longer do right after upgrading to Windows 8.1

I started to see problems with my projects that would work with graphics issues that weren't there before.

In finally told windows to only run Unity using my high-end graphics card and not the integrated one. This made all of my projects work again.

Right click the shortcut and use the 'run with graphics processor' menu popup, then assign Unity to your higher end graphics card.

Hope this works for you,
Bob

 

I too had crashing issues beginning with Unity3D v4.2 and above. After MUCH investigation, I located the issue:

- Corrupt fonts

I discovered it referenced on the Unity-engine HearthStone's forum from a user named Omrakos. That particular post references one particular font. These fonts were not the same.

My solution was to backup my "c:/windows/fonts" folder, delete all of the fonts that windows would allow, then copy them back a section at a time until Unity crashed again.

In fact, Unity never crashed again, but windows refused to install a handful of the fonts. I suspect these were the corrupt ones.

As I'd searched for weeks without finding a solution, I thought I would share this one with the community.

Hope it helps!

Be well, always!
- Arismeir

 

I was trying to open a project and it was crashing when trying to import assets (sometimes would crash on different assets). Using the -force-d3d11 flag has fixed the problem.

My system information:
Microsoft Surface Pro
Windows 8.1 64-bit
Unity 4.2.2f1

Note:
This exact project could be opened fine on Windows 7 64-bit with Unity 4.2.0.0f4 (but by the sounds of it, it would have still worked fine on Windows 7 with 4.2.2f1).

 

On a mac and this fixed it for me!
If anyone is wondering, it's Edit->Graphics Emulation->Open GL 2.0

Thank you so much.

 

Exact same issue here!

Windows 8.1 64-bit
Unity 4.2.2f1

Using -force-d3d11 worked, but I consider that just a temporary fix.

Unity Tech, please fix it!

 

in fact it's working .
thank you
you save me

 

Same problem for me, specs are:

Windows 8.1 64-bit
16GB RAM
AMD Athlon II X4 750k clocked at 3.8GHz
Nvidia GT 640 1GB GDDR5.

I see a pattern here, Windows 8.1 maybe?

Also, the -force-d3d11 thing works for me too.. I think that enables DX11, but to find the proper solution we need to work out what doesn't work with OpenGL or whatever the normal rendering thing is.

 

Unity might be worth you putting together around 100 different machine configurations in your LAB so that you don't have to rely on the Guinea pigs to come to you every time these bugs keep occurring. I'm sure the price of PC's these days this is a very doable task given your supporting more platforms than its probably wise at the moment.

 

After struggling with this issue now as well:

In my case it was a problem with switching from integrated to dedicated GPU.
Forcing Unity to use the dedicated GPU in the NVidia control panel finally made the import work.

 

I call this the Sony Factor. Back in the 1970s when Sony just made transistor radios, Hifi equipment and Trinitron TVs their products were top class. Then when they started producing computers and everything else under the sun, the quality of their products went downhill...fast. One electronics shop owner I knew here in Tokyo sold all brands of electronics equipment and he told me Sony had the most problems of all of the brands. Every Sony product I owned (except for my PlayStations) had problems in the first year and had to be returned to the shop (sometimes more than once) for servicing.

 

I think I know what the problem is for me , I just don't know how to fix it . Unity 5.0.2p2 crashes for me because Its using DirectX9 instead of DirectX11 which I have well this is why I think that :
System:

OS: Windows 8.1 (6.3.9600) 64bit

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2377M CPU @ 1.50GHz, 4

Physical RAM: 10541621248 bytes

Addressable RAM: 140737488224256 bytes



Direct3D 9:

Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M

VendorID: 4318

Driver: nvumdshimx.dll 9.18.13.5286

VRAM: 966 (via DXGI)



OpenGL:

Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 352.86

Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation

Renderer: GeForce GT 640M/PCIe/SSE2

Driver: igdumd64 9.17.10.3347

VRAM: 966 (via DXGI)

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Even though I have Direct11 on my laptop how I know that :
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System Information
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Time of this report: 5/27/2015, 17:26:31
Machine name: USERPC
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_r9.150322-1500)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire M3-581TG
BIOS: V2.17
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2377M CPU @ 1.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~1.5GHz
Memory: 10240MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 10054MB RAM
Page File: 2796MB used, 9241MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.17415 64bit Unicode

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Please help me . I really want to work on my game . Thank you for taking the time to read this.