Stargate universe: Valhalla Station

[StangCody]

Originally Posted by S.W.Ninja

If you like you can send me the file, ill resave it as a new .max file then send it back that should sort any issues with it being a file problem if that doesnt work then you know its just a software issue. I have both max 8 and 9 so I can match compatability to either for you. Would be a total crime to have you restart such splendid work.

I'll see if I can't rar the file and upload it. I would appreciate it. If nothing else It will give me a direction to head in. I'll have to try and dig out my max disk wherever it is.

[S.W.Ninja]

No problems mate i'd be happy to help aslong as it gets you back on your feet. Ive been watching this project with awe and its the least I can do

[StangCody]

Originally Posted by S.W.Ninja

No problems mate i'd be happy to help aslong as it gets you back on your feet. Ive been watching this project with awe and its the least I can do

ok.... sending PM. It's in max 9sp2. Be sure and do a test render when you get it. if your system gets the error as well then that should at least tell that you have the right file.

[S.W.Ninja]

Currently rendering about halfway through no error message as yet, does it come during the render process?

[StangCody]

Originally Posted by S.W.Ninja

Currently rendering about halfway through no error message as yet, does it come during the render process?

usually about 30% through final gather.

damn it. lol. that means it's my install. lol.

[S.W.Ninja]

Yea well final gathers finished and its about 45% into the rendering, final gather looked fine. Ill let it finish rendering ee if anything creeps up if not ill resave it anways with a slightly diffrent filename and send it back. I remember seeing somewhere somebody who had an issue with mental ray crashing out during final gather, I wonder if its the same thing. If i remember rightly he reinstalled just the mental ray components.

[StangCody]

Originally Posted by S.W.Ninja

Yea well final gathers finished and its about 45% into the rendering, final gather looked fine. Ill let it finish rendering ee if anything creeps up if not ill resave it anways with a slightly diffrent filename and send it back. I remember seeing somewhere somebody who had an issue with mental ray crashing out during final gather, I wonder if its the same thing. If i remember rightly he reinstalled just the mental ray components.

hmm..... we'll I'll try and run a repair install and see what that does. I'll try your resave as well and see what that does.

The only thing that could possibly have changed in recent times would be a thunderstorm a couple of days back. Not sure how it could have gotten to the computer though. it's on a battery backup, plugged into a surge protector, plugged into a supposidly grounded plug. none of the breakers were tripped either.

anyway waiting on a restart after uninstall. and of course, Windows has to update now. lol.

as soon as it finishes I'll reinstall, and see where it goes from there.

[S.W.Ninja]

Okays sent you a PM with the link, it all worked so rest assured its not the file, cant really see how a thunderstorm would effect just mental ray but who knows at the end of the day its just all 1's and 0's

[StangCody]

well. reinstall didn't work. still getting the error.

DB 0.5 fatal 041008 attempt to access null DB tag

[S.W.Ninja]

Well I did some digging myself and apparently its something to do with a missing material, that you have linked but deleted the source. But that to me doesnt make sence as it worked fine on my max. I found this too I wonder if you've seen it

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