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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: gabrielefx on 2015-03-01, 18:25:44
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Hi
I'm testing the latest 1.0 Corona demo
I installed it on two workstations both with 3ds Max 2014
I authorized the demo on both. I started a render locally and it was fine.
I installed DrServer on both machines (to be sure)
I din't installed the LicenseServer because I'm running the demo on both machines.
I started DrServer on the second workstation.
I pressed search LAN button, Max found the right DR machine ip.
DrServer accepted the connection on ports UDP19666, TCP 19668, loopback TCP19667
Max started to render only locally, no pass was passed from the DR Node.
This is the log:
2015-03-01/17:59:43 Ready for new connection
2015-03-01/18:16:39 DR server started
2015-03-01/18:16:39 Starting UDP socket, local hostname: Titan
2015-03-01/18:16:39 Running Corona DrServer build Feb 26 2015 on ports UDP19666, TCP19668, loopback TCP19667
2015-03-01/18:16:39 Available 3dsmax versions:
2015-03-01/18:16:39 2012: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/3ds Max 2012/
2015-03-01/18:16:39 2014: D:/Autodesk/3ds Max 2014/
2015-03-01/18:17:07 Accepted remote connection from gpufail
2015-03-01/18:17:07 Handshake: <CoronaDrRemote> <HandshakeInit>init</HandshakeInit> <FrameName>0</FrameName> <HostVersion>Max2014</HostVersion> <CameraName>Camera001</CameraName> </CoronaDrRemote>
2015-03-01/18:17:07 Downloading 3ds max 2014 scene to render with 3ds max 2014
2015-03-01/18:17:07 Downloaded scene: 434,176 bytes in 0 s
2015-03-01/18:17:07 Running command:
echo Starting 3ds max DR... && "D:/Autodesk/3ds Max 2014/3dsmaxcmd.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona\DrServer/drData//received_scene_326904462.max" -o:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona\DrServer/drData//dr_out.png" -start:0 -end:0 -continueOnError -gammaCorrection:1 -rfw:1 -sf -v:5 -camera: "Camera001" >> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona\DrServer/drData//MaxLog.txt"
2015-03-01/18:17:09 3ds max is online after 1 seconds
2015-03-01/18:17:09 DR is running
2015-03-01/18:17:37 DR is finished
2015-03-01/18:17:37 Closed loopback connection
2015-03-01/18:17:37 Ready for new connection
This is the max.log
Max install location: D:\Autodesk\3ds Max 2014\
01/03/2015 18:17:08; Max file being rendered: C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona\DrServer/drData//received_scene_326904462.max
01/03/2015 18:17:08; Renderer: CoronaRenderer
01/03/2015 18:17:20; Error rendering frame 0: Unknown error while loading application
01/03/2015 18:17:20; Send End of Job command to Max
01/03/2015 18:17:20; Job Completed with Error(s) - see above
01/03/2015 18:17:20; Total elapsed time 00:-2147483648:-2147483648
01/03/2015 18:17:30; Error occured while rendering job.
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Hi,
this looks like this problem: https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000539776-distributed-rendering-does-not-work-unknown-error-while-loading-application-
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Hi,
I found the problem!
I installed the latest version of Backburner 2014...uninstalling the old one (2012)
I rendered one frame locally with Server and Manager on (I don't know if it's important) to see if Backburner was installed good.
The test pass was ok.
I launched the Corona Renderer DrServer...and it finally worked!!!
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Will use this thread instead of creating another one.
Having exactly the same issue though in my case BackBurner is 2014. Exactly the same thing in Logs and transfered scene file has 0 size always. If i am rendering this without backburner - everything's perfect. Licenses installed and it is working. Any ideas about that ?
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Have you tried with the newest version of DrServer? (just replace the .exe everywhere)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kgzu0cqy903ygmb/AADHHiwrebGoPdLIqQcUNlSWa/2015-03-09%20DR%20server?dl=0
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Thanks for such fast reply !
I installed it and got a new line in Maxlog file :
13/03/2015 14:36:30; Camera CAM DK s31 est defined but not found
13/03/2015 14:36:30; Error rendering frame 0: Camera CAM DK s31 est defined but not found
13/03/2015 14:36:30; Send End of Job command to Max
13/03/2015 14:36:31; Job Completed with Error(s) - see above
update : it was vray camera with corona mod on top , i converted it to free camera with corona mod on top - this message disappeared , though i am back where i was before - the same error opening thing...
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Hmm.. Are you using the same version of Backburner and Max (BB2014 and Max2014) everywhere? Do you have any other version of BB installed anywhere?
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Yep , 2014 - 2014 , and it's only 2 PC's. If i am starting that without BB - it works perfectly.
UP : one thing may be important i think - when i am rendering from BB i have this line
13/03/2015 15:17:47; Renderer:
it is empty , when locally - it is CoronaRenderer written there.
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And you have Corona installed and activated on both PCs?
Does local rendering work on both PCs?
Sorry for the stupid questions but they sometimes help. :)
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haha no worries at all
sure network works and license is activated on both (i have activation file used.txt on both) , and if i start render from another PC without BB - they are picking up the scene perfectly and rendering without any troubles. When it comes to BB - nothing there.
Let me explain scheme of how i am working.
I have workstation , lets call it WS , and there are rendernodes (RN1 and RN2) , on one of them there is backburner server started (on RN1) and on RN2 i have corona distributed started. So when i am sending a job RN1 is picking it up and rendering , but RN2 (the distributed one) is not rendering - gives error. And exactly the same thing vise versa - BB server on RN2 is picking scene perfectly , while distributed on RN2 gives error.
Though if i am rendering from WS without sending job to BB - they both with DR turned on - render perfect.
Hope that is clear enough , it's a bit messy explanation , sorry for that.
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Do you have the same version of Max with the same updates (service packs) installed on all of the PCs? There was an issue where this helped.
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Yeap its everywhere the same. Tried to start BB server on WS and distributed on RN1 and RN2 - still the same thing.
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Some more information about that is that VRay DR is working perfectly in exactly the same way as i'm trying to make Corona work , that should exclude plugins , versions and such things.
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Do you have the same version of Max with the same updates (service packs) installed on all of the PCs? There was an issue where this helped.
Hi maru,
having some problems with the DR as well.
I jsut tried to overwrite with the new DR, and i get this message now..
I managed to make it working once, but half of the image was dark as the attachment.
i can't make it working since 2 days, going crazy..
Last error log with the darker image:
Max install location: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2015\
13/03/2015 17:16:03; Max file being rendered: C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona\DrServer/drData//received_scene_3939644884.max
13/03/2015 17:16:03; Renderer: CoronaRenderer
13/03/2015 17:16:17; [V-Ray] ============================================================
13/03/2015 17:16:17; [V-Ray] Console created, V-Ray A for x64 from Jan 10 2015, 23:28:32
13/03/2015 17:16:17; [V-Ray] ============================================================
13/03/2015 17:16:17; [V-Ray] Compiled with Intel C++ compiler, version 14
13/03/2015 17:16:17; [V-Ray] Host is 3dsmax, version 17
13/03/2015 17:16:17; [V-Ray] V-Ray DLL version is 3.10.03
13/03/2015 17:16:20; Max is ready
13/03/2015 17:16:21; Frame 0 assigned
13/03/2015 17:16:22; [V-Ray] Tiled bitmap cache size set to 1000 MB
13/03/2015 17:16:23; CORONA: Parsing the scene
13/03/2015 17:16:25; CORONA: Building acc. structure
13/03/2015 17:16:25; CORONA: Computing light distr.
13/03/2015 17:16:25; CORONA: Computing secondary GI
13/03/2015 17:16:25; CORONA: Rendering
13/03/2015 17:16:25; CORONA: Rendering initial pass
13/03/2015 17:16:28; CORONA: Rendering 2nd pass
13/03/2015 17:17:46; CORONA: Rendering 13th pass
13/03/2015 17:17:47; CORONA: Saving + Cleaning up
13/03/2015 17:17:49; Frame 0 completed; Elapsed time 00:01:28
13/03/2015 17:17:49; Job Complete - Results in C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona\DrServer\drData\\
13/03/2015 17:17:49; Send End of Job command to Max
13/03/2015 17:17:49; Job Completed Successfully
13/03/2015 17:17:49; Total elapsed time 00:01:29
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hi,
that last message means that some other application is running at the same port - posibly another instance of the DR server. Try looking for it in the task manager
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Ondra , any idea about my problem ? Really want to use corona but this problem kills that in root.. :(
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Guys sorry to bump this again but we really want to resolve this. I've tested this on another completely different PC's on another network not related to those ones - the problem still is there. And looks that thing is that it cannot find renderer. The "renderer" row is empty in MaxLog when i am rendering via BackBurner. If i will have some time i will test it with Deadline free version but i am pretty sure that it should be fine , as this is BackBurner related , and i want to use this with BackBurner.
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this will be probably simpler to solve over skype, can you contact me?
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Sure , my skype is infected_3d
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Just as a hint: In our network in a similar setup like described by olejka2k here in this thread as reply #9 (https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php/topic,7229.msg49866.html#msg49866) the problem seems to be that a dr slave when used as a BB-Job-slave does not even receive the scene to render ("received_scene_[hash]" in drData directory).
This leads to the "Camera [cam_name_here] defined but not found" entry in drData\MaxLog.txt. At least here it´s reproducable. Maybe it´s the same problem.
And maybe it´s the same issue described by fobus in this post (https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php/topic,7145.msg49496.html#msg49496) without going deeper into detail or checking logfiles.
Good luck!
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Thanks for the hint, Frood. And yes you are correct - scene is not being transferred, it has 0 size. Though i solved the "Camera [cam_name_here] defined but not found" thing by making Free camera with Corona mod on top (it was VRayCamera with mod on top) and this line disappeared , though main problem was not solved.
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That´s more than I can achieve here, drServer doesn´t even create any max file in drData :/ I will submit that to the Bugtracker when I find some time to test some remaining options.
Good luck!
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I am having the same issue, has this been solved?
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Hi, first please take a look at this guide if you haven't done it already and check some of the suggested solutions:
https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000501666
If nothing helps, please do this:
completely remove the content of DrData folder, run unsuccessful rendering again, and then send us the freshly-created log files
And send us a support ticket with the content of DrData:
https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new
We are also working on an extensive DR fix, which should solve most known problems.
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Just I very very minor suggestion - I had the same problem with DR before:
I saw that from my 3ds max asset tracking, some bitmaps had only a file name but not a folder where they are.
This made my DR-images become "striped", 30% darker etc.. After I fixed the paths: no problems.
I use Gamma 2.2on my workstation and in my farm computers there is just 3ds max & corona 1.2.1 installed, I havent started 3ds max there and I havent played with the gamma controls on them.
But is it possible that if my workstation sends a DR-file to the farm computers, could they somehow be rendering with Gamma 1? (When I had the stripe-problem I wrote about it and someone said to check the Gamma values...)