Deadline 4.0 SP1 + 3DS MAX 2009 64BIT ERROR

Hi Rayan,

I found this errors on mutiple machines:

ERROR 1

An error occurred in StartJob(): StartListening() takes at most 3 arguments (4 given) (IronPython.Runtime.Exceptions.ArgumentTypeException)
ss: 0
0: INFO: Load 3dsmax timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Start job timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timeout: 8000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timout disabled: 0
0: INFO: Slave mode enabled: 1
0: INFO: Silent mode enabled: 0
0: INFO: Local rendering enabled: 1
0: INFO: Strict 3dsmax check enabled: 1
0: INFO: Verifying installation of 3dsmax 2009 at C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009
0: INFO: Version of core.dll: 11.5.0.306
0: INFO: Ensuring 3dsmax install is valid
0: INFO: Running 3dsmaxcmd workaround
0: INFO: 3dsmaxcmd.exe returned: P20-05-2010 18:12:39; Error opening scene file: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\"
0: INFO: 3dsmax start up file: C:\Documents and Settings\mario\Local Settings\Application Data\Frantic Films\Deadline\slave\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2009.max
0: INFO: Using user profiles: 1
0: INFO: Using 3dsmax ini file: C:\Documents and Settings\mario\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\3dsmax\2009 - 64bit\enu\3dsmax.ini
0: INFO: Network log file: C:\Documents and Settings\mario\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\3dsmax\2009 - 64bit\enu\Network\Max.log
0: INFO: Plugin ini file: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\plugin.ini
0: INFO: Including user profile plugin ini: C:\Documents and Settings\mario\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\3dsmax\2009 - 64bit\enu\plugin.ini
0: INFO: Lightning connection plugin: C:\Documents and Settings\mario\Local Settings\Application Data\Frantic Films\Deadline\slave\plugins\lightning64Max2009.dlx
0: An exception occurred: An error occurred in StartJob(): StartListening() takes at most 3 arguments (4 given) (IronPython.Runtime.Exceptions.ArgumentTypeException) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)
0: Unloading plugin: 3dsmax
Scheduler Thread - Render Thread 0 threw an error: 
Scheduler Thread - An error occurred in StartJob(): StartListening() takes at most 3 arguments (4 given) (IronPython.Runtime.Exceptions.ArgumentTypeException)

ERROR2

An error occurred in StartJob(): Failed to assign process "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\3dsmaxcmd.exe" to job object: Access is denied.
(System.Exception)
task: 000_070_999_729dd0a1_00000_0-0
0: Plugin will be reloaded because a new job has been loaded, or the plugin render options have been modified
Constructor: 3dsmax
0: Loaded plugin: 3dsmax
0: Task timeout is disabled.
0: Loaded job: Addoha_BouskouraGolfCity_Isolee_Orange_Frente_01 (000_070_999_729dd0a1)
0: INFO: StartJob: initializing script plugin 3dsmax
0: INFO: About: 3dsmax Plugin for Deadline
0: INFO: Start Job called - starting up 3dsmax plugin
0: INFO: Rendering with 3dsmax version: 2009
0: INFO: Build of 3dsmax to force: 64bit
0: INFO: Rendering with executable: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\3dsmax.exe
0: INFO: Checking registry for 3dsmax language code
0: INFO: Found language code: 409
0: INFO: Language code string: enu
0: INFO: Fail on existing 3dsmax process: 0
0: INFO: Load 3dsmax timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Start job timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timeout: 8000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timout disabled: 0
0: INFO: Slave mode enabled: 1
0: INFO: Silent mode enabled: 0
0: INFO: Local rendering enabled: 1
0: INFO: Strict 3dsmax check enabled: 1
0: INFO: Verifying installation of 3dsmax 2009 at C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009
0: INFO: Version of core.dll: 11.5.0.306
0: INFO: Ensuring 3dsmax install is valid
0: INFO: Running 3dsmaxcmd workaround
0: An exception occurred: An error occurred in StartJob(): Failed to assign process "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\3dsmaxcmd.exe" to job object: Access is denied.

(System.Exception) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)
0: Unloading plugin: 3dsmax
WARNING: an error occured while trying read stdout from the process: Cannot access a closed file. (System.ObjectDisposedException)
Scheduler Thread - Render Thread 0 threw an error: 
Scheduler Thread - An error occurred in StartJob(): Failed to assign process "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\3dsmaxcmd.exe" to job object: Access is denied.

(System.Exception)

The first error occur on every machine with windows 7 Pro 64bit + Max Design 2009 64bit + Deadline 4.0 SP1

The second error occur in one machine with windows xp Pro 64bit + Max Design 2009 64bit + Deadline 4.0 SP1

Can you double check the versions of the Deadline Client running on these machines? The errors you’re getting seem to imply there is a version mismatch between the Repository and some of the clients. The version number for 4.0 SP1 is 4.0.40330.

Also, can you confirm that the machines are connecting to a 4.0 SP1 repository? If you were running Deadline 4.0 before and upgraded to 4.0 SP1, you would still have had to install the 4.0 SP1 repository over your existing 4.0 repository.

Cheers,

  • Ryan

I already double check, all machine have 4.0.40330 version (4.0sp1).

I upgrade all machine and repository from 3.1 to 4.0sp1.

The repository have 4.0.40330 version to.

Regards

André Bolinhas

Did you install a fresh repository and reinstall all the the clients, as explained here?
software.primefocusworld.com/sof … rading.php

Upgrading from 3.x to 4.x is considered a major upgrade, so if you installed 4.x over your existing 3.x repository and used the auto-update feature to upgrade the clients, that could explain why you’re running into problems.

Cheers,

  • Ryan