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Webgl context lost, how to restore lost context

Discussion in 'Web' started by Grzegorz_Chomik, Jun 28, 2017.

  1. Grzegorz_Chomik

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    I'm working on an application that has to work all the time in my browser. Unfortunately after some time the application lost contex. How to restore a lost context ???
    I ask you for help.
     
    Grzegorz_Chomik, Jun 28, 2017
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  2. splashdesign

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    Please help me,
    How can I restore a lost context????
     
    splashdesign, Aug 2, 2017
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  3. Marco-Trivellato

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    What do you mean by "lost context"?
     
    Marco-Trivellato, Aug 4, 2017
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  4. kognito1

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    I suspect he means his gpu (driver) went idle and lost the direct3d/opengl context. We have same error occur once in a blue moon when Windows Update just happens to update a gpu driver while we're in the middle of running some WebGL content. It's not specific to WebGL obviously, any 3D application is susceptible.

    In general (hand waving), once a context is lost it's extremely difficult to restore (essentially in practice it's impossible).
     
    kognito1, Aug 4, 2017
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  5. Marco-Trivellato

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    yes, if it's the direct3d/opengl context we are talking about, I don't think there is much Unity can do about it.
     
    Marco-Trivellato, Aug 7, 2017
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  6. Marco-Trivellato

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    I see there is a webgl extension to simulate context lost. I'll look into it...
     
    Marco-Trivellato, Aug 7, 2017
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  7. Baraphor

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    Any Update to this issue?
     
    Baraphor, Feb 5, 2018
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  8. astyles_imb

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    Any update on this?
     
    astyles_imb, Dec 19, 2019
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  9. SupremacyLasse

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    Any update on this? I'm getting context lost in mid-game with 2021.3
     
    SupremacyLasse, Dec 5, 2022
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  10. EnigmaFactory

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    Bumped. 2021.3 WebGL. Works on most PCs and most browsers excerpt some specific Windows 10 / 11 boxes with certain version of Chrome getting context lost. http://enigmafactorgames.com/parc
     
    EnigmaFactory, Aug 24, 2023
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  11. unityruba

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    Hi folks. Would anyone here be willing to open a bug report for us to look into this "WebGL context lost" issue? We aren't aware of it outside of this thread and it hasn't shown up in our tests / other bug reports.

    Unfortunately there is no way to "restore" a lost WebGL context (see: https://www.khronos.org/webgl/wiki/HandlingContextLost)
    it can be re-created, but all the GPU data held by the previous context is gone.
     
    Last edited: Aug 24, 2023
    unityruba, Aug 24, 2023
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