What does Corona depend on to run under Windows?

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#1

Does anyone have a list of what other things Corona needs to run on windows?

When i try to start corona simulator, before it does much other than the output window, it crashes and I see the message saying corona simulator has stopped working…

I have uninstalled corona several times, installing daily builds and public builds and still no go. I filed a bug report and no response.

I have re-installed java, on the off-chance that it had something to do with Corona.

I guess I’ll have to switch to Mac until I have a solution. 

Corona: have you ever thought about error messages or event logs?

In the bug report, it says to look up the event log in a non-windows location. Perhaps, once I get rolling again, someone should look at the bug reporting page and make sure the instructions are correct for each platform.

#2

I’m sorry you’re having all these problems @stubones99.  The thing that bites most people with windows is Java.  We need Java 6 and not Java 7.  Both can co-exist as long as Java 7 isn’t in the path variable.

Have you read this document:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/start/installWin/index.html

#3

I guess updating the Java didn’t help. The problem happened before I updated Java though. The updates of both Corona and Java were trying to “fix” it…

I’ll backtrack to Java 6 and see what happens.

#4

ok, I uninstalled all java components, and went online and downloaded JDK6u45 and installed it, I rebooted the box and then restarted it and once it was breathing normally, I ran Corona SDK again.

Here is what it says in the event log:

Faulting application name: Corona Simulator.exe, version: 13.0.1076.0, time stamp: 0x515c9729

Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.17725, time stamp: 0x4ec49b8f

Exception code: 0xc015000f

Fault offset: 0x00084621

Faulting process id: 0x530

Faulting application start time: 0x01ce4f3ad42458e1

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona Labs\Corona SDK\Corona Simulator.exe

Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll

Report Id: 2498d000-bb2e-11e2-af0a-f80f413b2434

#5

I’m having a similar issue running Corona SDK on Vista (limited to what came with laptop). I’ve re-installed and rebooted and still the same results when trying to start simulator.

“Corona simulator has stopped working”

Does anyone have anything helpful for us, maybe something from the Corona folks?

#6

Does anyone have a list of what other things Corona needs to run on windows?

When i try to start corona simulator, before it does much other than the output window, it crashes and I see the message saying corona simulator has stopped working…

I found a remedy for my problems–hope they work for you. I followed all the instructions with the same results (“Simulator stopped working”) until I updated my video drivers. 

In my case my video card is the ATI Radeon card. If you have one of theirs, you can go to this link and click the “download” button. It will detect what driver you have currently, check for an update and install automatically. NOTE If you have Vista then you’ll probably have to give permissions (that stupid popup).

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/auto_detect.aspx

If you have another type video card, then just peruse the manufacturer web site for current drivers.

#7

That was interesting…

I just found that the ATI Radeon card isn’t supported by Windows 7 drivers, although it was included in the computer when I bought it.

Thanks for the tip, Jonathan!

I got the drivers installed even though it considers the device “legacy” and now surprise of all surprises, Corona works a little better, right until it finds that the driver only supports OpenGL 1.1.0 not the required 1.3 for Corona.

So it looks like Corona will cost me a new video card, if I continue using it on Windows. For all the issues I’ve hit, I think I probably should have just stayed with X-code for IOS or java for android.

Why did it work up until about a month ago? Has Corona changed their OpenGL requirements?

I don’t want or need physics in my business app, I just wanted something Corona promised, Write it once, run it on IOS and android. 

stu

#8

After updating the dual head video card to a new Gforce 630, Corona simulator is back to working.

So if your simulator crashes even with no app specified, suspect an extreme allergy to your video hardware.

At least it’s working now.

Thanks go to Jonathan for pointing me in the right direction.

Stu

#9

you are most welcome

#10

I’m sorry you’re having all these problems @stubones99.  The thing that bites most people with windows is Java.  We need Java 6 and not Java 7.  Both can co-exist as long as Java 7 isn’t in the path variable.

Have you read this document:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/start/installWin/index.html

#11

I guess updating the Java didn’t help. The problem happened before I updated Java though. The updates of both Corona and Java were trying to “fix” it…

I’ll backtrack to Java 6 and see what happens.

#12

ok, I uninstalled all java components, and went online and downloaded JDK6u45 and installed it, I rebooted the box and then restarted it and once it was breathing normally, I ran Corona SDK again.

Here is what it says in the event log:

Faulting application name: Corona Simulator.exe, version: 13.0.1076.0, time stamp: 0x515c9729

Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.17725, time stamp: 0x4ec49b8f

Exception code: 0xc015000f

Fault offset: 0x00084621

Faulting process id: 0x530

Faulting application start time: 0x01ce4f3ad42458e1

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona Labs\Corona SDK\Corona Simulator.exe

Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll

Report Id: 2498d000-bb2e-11e2-af0a-f80f413b2434

#13

I’m having a similar issue running Corona SDK on Vista (limited to what came with laptop). I’ve re-installed and rebooted and still the same results when trying to start simulator.

“Corona simulator has stopped working”

Does anyone have anything helpful for us, maybe something from the Corona folks?

#14

Does anyone have a list of what other things Corona needs to run on windows?

When i try to start corona simulator, before it does much other than the output window, it crashes and I see the message saying corona simulator has stopped working…

I found a remedy for my problems–hope they work for you. I followed all the instructions with the same results (“Simulator stopped working”) until I updated my video drivers. 

In my case my video card is the ATI Radeon card. If you have one of theirs, you can go to this link and click the “download” button. It will detect what driver you have currently, check for an update and install automatically. NOTE If you have Vista then you’ll probably have to give permissions (that stupid popup).

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/auto_detect.aspx

If you have another type video card, then just peruse the manufacturer web site for current drivers.

#15

That was interesting…

I just found that the ATI Radeon card isn’t supported by Windows 7 drivers, although it was included in the computer when I bought it.

Thanks for the tip, Jonathan!

I got the drivers installed even though it considers the device “legacy” and now surprise of all surprises, Corona works a little better, right until it finds that the driver only supports OpenGL 1.1.0 not the required 1.3 for Corona.

So it looks like Corona will cost me a new video card, if I continue using it on Windows. For all the issues I’ve hit, I think I probably should have just stayed with X-code for IOS or java for android.

Why did it work up until about a month ago? Has Corona changed their OpenGL requirements?

I don’t want or need physics in my business app, I just wanted something Corona promised, Write it once, run it on IOS and android. 

stu

#16

After updating the dual head video card to a new Gforce 630, Corona simulator is back to working.

So if your simulator crashes even with no app specified, suspect an extreme allergy to your video hardware.

At least it’s working now.

Thanks go to Jonathan for pointing me in the right direction.

Stu

#17

you are most welcome

#18

I also have a Radeon HD (the 5730) and Corona Simulator just won’t start.  I get the same error above.  Also, because my computer is a laptop I cannot change the card.  Are there any solutions to this problem?

#19

Make sure you have the latest drivers and in some cases the OpenGL drivers are separate from the main video drivers.

Rob

#20

I did.  I followed the instructions from jonathaneggert above.  Actually, the problem started after I updated my video driver a few days ago. I also installed the latest version of corona today after realizing my current version wasn’t working.  Still not working.