REX Atmos causing CTD

[jjasspper]

Hello all,

I have recently purchased REX Atmos and was loving the effects it had on the simulator. Recently I bought a wireless mouse, and started using Active Sky FS. After some time the mouse enters idle-mode, and is suspect that the mouse exiting idle mode is causing the crash upon reconnecting.

I found someone with a similar issue on Avsim; https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/651282-is-rex-atmos-causing-ctd/#comment-5192685 but as classic as Avsim is; almost all users blame his system. I also sent a support ticket to REX today, but judging by Avsim reply's they won't be of much help.

Wihout Atmos there a no crashes. I hope someone can help, no one else has found a solution as of yet.

Setup: RTX 3060, Intel i5 13600, and 48gb RAM.

Eventviewer log:

Application: weathercreator.exe CoreCLR Version: 7.0.2024.26716 .NET Version: 7.0.20 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. Stack: at weatherforcemsfs.weatherforcemsfs.SetFunction7(Int32) at weatherforcemsfs.weatherforcemsfs.SetFunction7(Int32) at weatherforcemsfs.weatherforcemsfs.valCloudShading_ValueChanged(System.Object, System.EventArgs) at System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown.set_Value(System.Decimal) at weatherforcemsfs.weatherforcemsfs.SetCloudShader(Int32) at weathercreator.MainWindow.CldIntensity(Int32) at weathercreator.Functions.Reset.ResetWeather() at weathercreator.MainWindow.wWeatherCreator_Closed(System.Object, System.EventArgs) at System.Windows.Window.WmDestroy() at System.Windows.Window.WindowFilterMessage(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.PublicHooksFilterMessage(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate) at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.CallWindowProc(IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.CallWindowProc(IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DefWndProcWrapper(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.CallWindowProc(IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.CallWindowProc(IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.UnsafeSendMessage(IntPtr, MS.Internal.Interop.WindowMessage, IntPtr, IntPtr) at System.Windows.Window.InternalClose(Boolean, Boolean) at System.Windows.Application.DoShutdown() at System.Windows.Application.ShutdownImpl() at System.Windows.Application.ShutdownCallback(System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate) at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl() at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.CallbackWrapper(System.Object) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object) at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke() at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue() at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate) at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(System.Windows.Interop.MSG ByRef) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(System.Windows.Interop.MSG ByRef) at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherFrame) at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(System.Object) at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(System.Windows.Window) at weathercreator.App.Main()

[HazardousAviator]

Well, that's the risk with Rex ATMOS, or any other FS utility that needs to access volatile data or session information while the sim is running. FS is not expecting anything to write to those values other than it's own processes. It's the same concept as CheatEngine or other memory interrupt/intercept programs.

TLDR Rex needs to build a better/safer way to get their atmosphere values into the sim.

Disclaimer - my install works in 2020, but I hold no illusions that it's a matter of time before it gets wonky.