Noticed loads of machines that have been hanging on their frames for 16+ hours. When i remote into the box, the log just shows:
0: INFO: Lightning: TYPE_MISSING_UVWS = IGNORE
0: INFO: Lightning: TYPE_MISSING_DLL_FILES = FAIL
0: INFO: Lightning: TYPE_MISSING_XREF_FILES = IGNORE
0: INFO: Lightning: Calling renderer
0: INFO: Preparing tone operator.
0: INFO: Preparing camera sampler…
0: INFO: Preparing objects
0: INFO: Loading bitmaps…
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If i manually kill the 3dsmax.exe process, suddently this appears:
0: WARNING: Monitored managed process 3dsmaxProcess is no longer running
0: An exception occurred: Error in RenderTasks: RenderTask: Unexpected exception (Monitored managed process "3dsmaxProcess" has exited or been terminated.
F: [MultiScatter] Version 1.2.0.5
2013/12/02 19:26:53 INF: SYSTEM: Production renderer is changed to Default Scanline Renderer. Previous messages are cleared.
2013/12/02 19:27:14 DBG: Starting network
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [V-Ray] ============================================================
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [V-Ray] Console created, V-Ray Adv 2.45.01 for x64 from Jan 19 2013, 01:32:46
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [V-Ray] ============================================================
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [V-Ray] Compiled with Intel C++ compiler, version 12.1
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [V-Ray] Host is 3dsmax, version 14
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [V-Ray] V-Ray DLL version is 2.00.02
2013/12/02 19:27:14 DBG: [MultiScatter] Try to load C:\3ds Max 2012\MultiScatterVRay23001.dlo
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [MultiScatter] MultiScatterVRay23001.dlo is loaded.
2013/12/02 19:27:14 DBG: [MultiScatter] Try to load C:\3ds Max 2012\MultiScatterMental.dlo
2013/12/02 19:27:14 INF: [MultiScatter] MultiScatterMental.dlo is loaded.
2013/12/02 19:27:16 INF: Loaded C:\Users\scanlinevfx\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\LAPRO0341\plugins\529d4f1426e88a1034a39cdb\deadlineStartupMax2012.max
2013/12/02 19:27:16 INF: Job: C:\Users\scanlinevfx\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\LAPRO0341\plugins\529d4f1426e88a1034a39cdb\deadlineStartupMax2012.max
2013/12/02 19:27:22 INF: Loaded C:/Users/scanlinevfx/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline6/slave/LAPRO0341/jobsData/529d4f1426e88a1034a39cdb/MR_102_0220_v0029_rza_newMatte.max
2013/12/02 19:27:32 WRN: Gamma Correction Settings are Being Changed
2013/12/02 19:28:34 INF: Job: C:/Users/scanlinevfx/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline6/slave/LAPRO0341/jobsData/529d4f1426e88a1034a39cdb/MR_102_0220_v0029_rza_newMatte.max
2013/12/02 19:28:34 INF: SYSTEM: Production renderer is changed to V-Ray Adv 2.45.01. Previous messages are cleared.
2013/12/02 19:29:09 DBG: [MultiScatter] Render Begin
2013/12/02 19:34:27 ERR: [V-Ray] UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: Calling EvalWorldState() for node "Thinking_fxBldgDestr-RENDER_Mesher" at time 201400 Last marker is at ./src/vrayrenderer.cpp, line 2462: Preparing camera sampler
Note the “ERR: [V-Ray] UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: Calling EvalWorldState() for node” error at the end,… it seems like deadline never noticed that.