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Validating / Resetting the device

Started by David_Kay Nov 21, 2001 at 12:40 PM 6 replies 700+ views

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Nov 21, 2001 at 12:40 PM

Hello, I am wondering is it me, or in DirectX8.1 there must be a new way to validate and restore the device. My code:


HRESULT CGraphics::ValidateDevice(void)
{

	HRESULT	hr = 0;

	hr = m_pd3dDevice->TestCooperativeLevel();

	if(FAILED( hr ))
	{
		if( hr == D3DERR_DEVICELOST )
			return S_OK;

		if( hr == D3DERR_DEVICENOTRESET )
		{
		hr = m_pd3dDevice->Reset( &m_d3dpp );


		if(FAILED( hr ))
		{
		SetError( "Could not reset the device." );
                PostQuitMessage( E_FAIL );
		return E_FAIL;
		}

		Clear();
......

Doesn''t seem to reset the device correctly anymore -- any help would be appreciated. the m_d3dpp is a private member of the CGraphics class aka saved after the Initialization of Direct3D (which works fine ... why I don''t get this resetting part - worked in 8.0a ) Thanks for the help, David

S1CA

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S1CA

Nov 21, 2001 at 12:43 PM

Are you remembering to release all video memory resources ?(and their references. And reset stuff like shaders, render states etc.

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Simon O''''Connor
Creative Asylum Ltd
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David_Kay

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David_Kay

Nov 21, 2001 at 2:52 PM

Yes I am, and still getting an error while trying to reset the device

Xeno

Nov 21, 2001 at 5:49 PM

i have got the same problem as you...
weird thing.

if you found the answer , note me plz , thanks

.
i''ll do the same.

David_Kay

Author

David_Kay

Nov 21, 2001 at 5:52 PM

Will do

David_Kay

Author

David_Kay

Nov 21, 2001 at 5:53 PM

Will do

You got an email address/aim name/? I think I got it and would like to talk with you directly if you don''t mind ( will e-mail if you don''t have aim ( I don''t have icq but do have mirc )

Metron

Nov 22, 2001 at 12:44 AM

Hi,

I had the same problem and in fact it seems that some driver
just take some more time to switch into a state that can be
resetted.

I''ve myself encountered this when switching to fullscreen or
windowed mode. My Reset looks a bit like this :

// YES -> Just set the new parameters.
if ( FAILED(m_Vars.pD3DDevice->Reset( &d3dpp ) ) )
{
    HRESULT hr = m_Vars.pD3DDevice->TestCooperativeLevel();
    if ( FAILED(hr) )
    {
	do
	{
	    ::Sleep(1000);
	    hr = m_Vars.pD3DDevice->TestCooperativeLevel();
	}
	while (hr != D3DERR_DEVICENOTRESET);
    }

    // YES -> Just set the new parameters.
    if ( FAILED(m_Vars.pD3DDevice->Reset( &d3dpp ) ) )
    {
	return false;
    }
}

In fact, when trying to reset the first time, the failed hr is
something like D3DERR_INVALIDCALL. The TestCooperativeLevel then
returns D3DERR_DEVICELOST. This result means that the device is
lost but can not be restored at current time. That''s why I wait
for a second and retry to get the result.

It is 100% certain that the result will change to D3DERR_DEVICENOTRESET.

That''s when I do my final reset attempt, which ime did never
fail (unless your reset params are totally false and unusable).

I hope this helps,
Metron

Xeno

Nov 22, 2001 at 8:32 AM

David_Kay: Great!

, heres my e-mail address:
velich@matavtv.net , contact me

Metron:
i tried what u wrote , but i still get an error message from the D3D8.DLL

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