can someone finaly help me?

[majin]

4th time i seek for help and not even the devs helped me. i get a response like does it happen when you do that and that and thats it. nice help tyty. so my first screen always stays black until i switch the wallpaper. yes it happens with animated and normal wallpapers

[Biohazard]

We couldn't help you so far because you are making new threads instead of providing the info we asked about.

This problem isn't in Wallpaper Engine but in Windows/graphics drivers, because the Windows sleep mode is simply unreliable and buggy and doesn't restore things in order.

That means we may be able to find a solution if you could test the things we asked about, but we can't help without that because it doesn't happen on every PC.




I will ask again because it's important, did anything change if you set "display asleep" to "stop"? Just change it to that and see if that avoids the issue or not.

If it doesn't help, please post links to the two wallpapers you are using and this log: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/1/3307213006836797842/

[Arthesian]

Ok, I'm not a developer, but usually the basics are like:

- make sure all your video drivers are up to date
- try re-installing wallpaper engine
- start wallpaper engine (and if the first screen stays black), navigate to the Wallpaper Engine install directory (...\steamapps\common\wallpaper_engine), an copy the last content of the log.txt

should look a bit like this:
-------------------------------------------
Application start: 2019-05-31T11:39:48Z
Version: 1.1.174 (2019-05-06 19:10:25)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Working dir: G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\wallpaper_engine
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: ---------------------------------------
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Detected monitors (Init):
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Monitor 0. Device name '//./DISPLAY1'. Friendly name 'PLG2488H'. Bounds 1920 0 1920 1080 (window 0 0)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Monitor 1. Device name '//./DISPLAY2'. Friendly name 'PLG2488H'. Bounds 0 0 1920 1080 (window -1920 0)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Monitor 2. Device name '//./DISPLAY3'. Friendly name 'PLG2488H'. Bounds 3840 0 1920 1080 (window 1920 0)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Created child process: bin/applicationwallpaperinject64.exe
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Created child process: bin/webwallpaper32.exe
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Successfully initialized WASAPI with 2 channels.
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: GUID_ACDC_POWER_SOURCE received: 0
--------------------------------------------

Hope it helps you a bit further

( for example, if the log only detects one screen, than that would be your problem )

[majin]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

We couldn't help you so far because you are making new threads instead of providing the info we asked about.

This problem isn't in Wallpaper Engine but in Windows/graphics drivers, because the Windows sleep mode is simply unreliable and buggy and doesn't restore things in order.

That means we may be able to find a solution if you could test the things we asked about, but we can't help without that because it doesn't happen on every PC.




I will ask again because it's important, did anything change if you set "display asleep" to "stop"? Just change it to that and see if that avoids the issue or not.

If it doesn't help, please post links to the two wallpapers you are using and this log: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/1/3307213006836797842/

display asleep is already set to stop

[majin]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

We couldn't help you so far because you are making new threads instead of providing the info we asked about.

This problem isn't in Wallpaper Engine but in Windows/graphics drivers, because the Windows sleep mode is simply unreliable and buggy and doesn't restore things in order.

That means we may be able to find a solution if you could test the things we asked about, but we can't help without that because it doesn't happen on every PC.




I will ask again because it's important, did anything change if you set "display asleep" to "stop"? Just change it to that and see if that avoids the issue or not.

If it doesn't help, please post links to the two wallpapers you are using and this log: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/1/3307213006836797842/

i never changed anything it just happened smh

[majin]

Originally posted by Arthesian:

Ok, I'm not a developer, but usually the basics are like:

- make sure all your video drivers are up to date
- try re-installing wallpaper engine
- start wallpaper engine (and if the first screen stays black), navigate to the Wallpaper Engine install directory (...\steamapps\common\wallpaper_engine), an copy the last content of the log.txt

should look a bit like this:
-------------------------------------------
Application start: 2019-05-31T11:39:48Z
Version: 1.1.174 (2019-05-06 19:10:25)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Working dir: G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\wallpaper_engine
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: ---------------------------------------
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Detected monitors (Init):
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Monitor 0. Device name '//./DISPLAY1'. Friendly name 'PLG2488H'. Bounds 1920 0 1920 1080 (window 0 0)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Monitor 1. Device name '//./DISPLAY2'. Friendly name 'PLG2488H'. Bounds 0 0 1920 1080 (window -1920 0)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Monitor 2. Device name '//./DISPLAY3'. Friendly name 'PLG2488H'. Bounds 3840 0 1920 1080 (window 1920 0)
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Created child process: bin/applicationwallpaperinject64.exe
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Created child process: bin/webwallpaper32.exe
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: Successfully initialized WASAPI with 2 channels.
2019-05-31T11:39:48Z: GUID_ACDC_POWER_SOURCE received: 0
--------------------------------------------

Hope it helps you a bit further

( for example, if the log only detects one screen, than that would be your problem )

2019-05-31T10:43:08Z: NVAPI init: OK
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateSession: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_LoadSettings: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_FindProfileByName: -163
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateProfile: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateApplication wallpaper32.exe: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateApplication wallpaper64.exe: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_FindProfileByName: -163
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateProfile: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:09Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateApplication ui32.exe: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:10Z: NvAPI_DRS_SaveSettings: 0
2019-05-31T10:43:10Z: NVAPI success: 1
2019-05-31T10:43:16Z: Failed opening file: scene.json
2019-05-31T10:43:17Z: Failed opening file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/dentalvengefulbu1/scene.json
2019-05-31T10:43:17Z: Failed parsing C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/dentalvengefulbu1/scene.json with error: * Line 1, Column 1
Syntax error: value, object or array expected.
. Contents:
2019-05-31T11:35:53Z: Failed handling MF video event: c00d36b4 (1)
2019-06-01T12:57:55Z: Failed opening file: gifscene.json
2019-06-01T12:57:56Z: Failed opening file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic1/gifscene.json
2019-06-01T12:57:56Z: Failed parsing C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic1/gifscene.json with error: * Line 1, Column 1
Syntax error: value, object or array expected.
. Contents:

[Biohazard]

Thanks. Is this a wallpaper that you are currently using or used today: "squidtastic1"? It was a GIF apparently and it says it's missing. But if you didn't actually use it today then I have an idea about what's wrong.

[majin]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

Thanks. Is this a wallpaper that you are currently using or used today: "squidtastic1"? It was a GIF apparently and it says it's missing. But if you didn't actually use it today then I have an idea about what's wrong.

its an wallpaper out of my favorites and i happens to every one/type i want to use. the squidtastic thing was just me trying to make an animated album cover as my wallpaper. and my pc is on sleep when i dont use it but after i start it only my first display is black. second one works fine

[Biohazard]

In that case, could you put the 'fantastic car' stock wallpaper on both screens and put the PC to sleep, or do that the next time you want to put it to sleep?

After that, please post the log again like you did before, I wonder if it will be unable to open the file of the stock wallpaper then as well.

[majin]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

In that case, could you put the 'fantastic car' stock wallpaper on both screens and put the PC to sleep, or do that the next time you want to put it to sleep?

After that, please post the log again like you did before, I wonder if it will be unable to open the file of the stock wallpaper then as well.

. Contents:
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NVAPI init: OK
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateSession: 0
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_LoadSettings: 0
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_FindProfileByName: 0
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: Profile Wallpaper Engine found, not overwriting.
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateApplication wallpaper32.exe: -1
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateApplication wallpaper64.exe: -1
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_FindProfileByName: 0
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: Profile Wallpaper Engine UI found, overwriting.
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_CreateApplication ui32.exe: -1
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NvAPI_DRS_SaveSettings: 0
2019-06-01T13:46:36Z: NVAPI success: 1
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: VFS missing file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/431960/1357065761/scene.pkg
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: Failed opening file: scene.json
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: Failed opening file: scene.json
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: VFS missing file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/431960/1357065761/scene.pkg
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: Failed opening file: scene.json
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: Failed parsing scene.json with error: * Line 1, Column 1
Syntax error: value, object or array expected.
. Contents:
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: Failed opening file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic2/scene.json
2019-06-01T13:46:37Z: Failed parsing C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic2/scene.json with error: * Line 1, Column 1
Syntax error: value, object or array expected.
. Contents:
2019-06-01T13:48:10Z: Failed opening file: scene.json
2019-06-01T13:48:11Z: Failed opening file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic2/scene.json
2019-06-01T13:48:11Z: Failed parsing C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic2/scene.json with error: * Line 1, Column 1
Syntax error: value, object or array expected.
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same problem first display black second one working :S

[Biohazard]

It looks like it's still loading different projects and not the fantastic car. Can you check in Windows Explorer if these paths really exists? Make sure to check if they are an exact match or if anything is different or missing:

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic2/scene.json

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/431960/1357065761/scene.pkg

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic1/gifscene.json

[majin]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

It looks like it's still loading different projects and not the fantastic car. Can you check in Windows Explorer if these paths really exists? Make sure to check if they are an exact match or if anything is different or missing:

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic2/scene.json

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/431960/1357065761/scene.pkg

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/wallpaper_engine/projects/myprojects/squidtastic1/gifscene.json

in my projects i just have 2 dentalvengefulbu folders and 4 squidtastic folders with shader folders inside of them. in the second path theres more than just an scene.pkg file.
i deleted the squidtastic things in wallpaper engine tho cause i couldnt manage to make it to an 1920x1080 wallpaper

[Biohazard]

Then I'm guessing it is after all just trying to load something that doesn't exist anymore.

Your PC may be changing the name of the monitor and Wallpaper Engine will try to load some old wallpaper that doesn't exist anymore because it thinks there is a different monitor connected suddenly.

The log Arthesian mentioned could clarify this issue, but first you have to set the option 'log level' to 'verbose' in the Wallpaper Engine settings. Please set that and try to repeat the steps - first choose the fantastic car wallpaper for both screens, then go to sleep and back.

[majin]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

Then I'm guessing it is after all just trying to load something that doesn't exist anymore.

Your PC may be changing the name of the monitor and Wallpaper Engine will try to load some old wallpaper that doesn't exist anymore because it thinks there is a different monitor connected suddenly.

The log Arthesian mentioned could clarify this issue, but first you have to set the option 'log level' to 'verbose' in the Wallpaper Engine settings. Please set that and try to repeat the steps - first choose the fantastic car wallpaper for both screens, then go to sleep and back.

didnt work shouldnt i delete the squidtastic folders?

[Tim]

You can try deleting the files. First turn off Wallpaper Engine completely, then delete the files and then try to verify Wallpaper Engine via Steam as described here:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335

Afterwards, just wait for 10 - 15 minutes as Steam will fix Workshop items in the background without showing it, make sure to not start any apps or games via Steam after verifying.

[majin]

Originally posted by Tim:

You can try deleting the files. First turn off Wallpaper Engine completely, then delete the files and then try to verify Wallpaper Engine via Steam as described here:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335

Afterwards, just wait for 10 - 15 minutes as Steam will fix Workshop items in the background without showing it, make sure to not start any apps or games via Steam after verifying.

i was about to start it again and noticed that:
https://gyazo.com/7ec0863661b31f75ac863a1847857693
i never had those options before smh