Rack 2 Crashes every time I type "fi" when attempting to search for filters

Rack 2 Crashes every time I type “fi” when attempting to search for filters. Is there a known issue? Is there a known fix?

OS and version of OS?
Version of Rack? Free/Pro? Standalone/VST?

Can you post the tail end of your log.txt after a crash? My guess is that one of the modules you have installed is causing the crash. A common bug is for a module’s “widget” class to not handle rendering itself as a preview. The log.txt should help narrow that down quickly.

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Mac OS Ventura 13.0.1 (but was doing it on the previous version too).

Paid version of VCV, crashing on both the stand alone and the plugin when I type"fi" to search for filters.

Hi cosinekitty, thanks for your help please see below, I assume this line “dyld_process_snapshot_create_for_process failed with 5” refers to the problem you suggest.

“legacyInfo” : { “threadTriggered” : { “queue” : “com.apple.main-thread” } }, “trialInfo” : { “rollouts” : [ { “rolloutId” : “5fb4245a1bbfe8005e33a1e1”, “factorPackIds” : {

  },
  "deploymentId" : 240000021
},
{
  "rolloutId" : "61675b89201f677a9a4cbd65",
  "factorPackIds" : {
    "HEALTH_FEATURE_AVAILABILITY" : "63605e98c8a2104545a56f10"
  },
  "deploymentId" : 240000045
}

], “experiments” : [

] }, “reportNotes” : [ “dyld_process_snapshot_create_for_process failed with 5” ] }

Model: MacBookPro18,3, BootROM 8419.41.10, proc 10:8:2 processors, 16 GB, SMC Graphics: Apple M1 Pro, Apple M1 Pro, Built-In Display: Acer KG271, 1920 x 1080 (1080p FHD - Full High Definition), Main, MirrorOff, Online Display: Color LCD, 3024 x 1964 Retina, MirrorOff, Online Memory Module: LPDDR5, Hynix AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_wifi (0x14E4, 0x4387), wl0: Sep 3 2022 02:35:52 version 20.10.965.9.8.7.129 FWID 01-b0e84a9b Bluetooth: Version (null), 0 services, 0 devices, 0 incoming serial ports Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0 PCI Card: kTCAT_DICE_DEVICE_1_DESC, Audio, Thunderbolt@4,0,0 USB Device: USB31Bus USB Device: USB31Bus USB Device: USB31Bus Thunderbolt Bus: Laptop, Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Bus: Laptop, Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Bus: Laptop, Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Device: Clarett4Pre, Focusrite, 1, 7.1

The Rack log should tell you which module is causing the problem.

Hi @spdhalligan, like @TroubledMind said, in order to help you figure out which module is causing the crash, we really need to see the log.txt file produced by VCV Rack itself. This file is located in your Rack user folder.

im having the very same problem, once im into the log.txt where do i look?

The end of the file the last 30-40 lines.

plugins-mac-arm64/Hora-PCMDrumFree [0.190 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded Hora-PCMDrumFree 2.1.0 [0.190 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/questionablemodules [0.191 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded questionablemodules 2.1.13 [0.191 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/PatchableDevices [0.192 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded PatchableDevices 2.0.0 [0.192 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/Hora-treasureFree [0.192 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded Hora-treasureFree 2.2.1 [0.192 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/Geodesics [0.193 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded Geodesics 2.3.2 [0.193 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/pachde-hc-one [0.194 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded pachde-hc-one 2.0.0 [0.194 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/HarmonicAnomalies [0.195 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded HarmonicAnomalies 2.0.2 [0.195 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/VultModulesFree [0.197 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded VultModulesFree 2.0.13 [0.197 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/AlrightDevices [0.198 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded AlrightDevices 2.1.0 [0.198 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/computerscare [0.199 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded computerscare 2.0.1 [0.199 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/LifeFormModular [0.200 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded LifeFormModular 2.0 [0.200 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/dbRackSequencer [0.201 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded dbRackSequencer 2.4.0 [0.201 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/RebelTech [0.202 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded RebelTech 2.0.1 [0.202 info adapters/standalone.cpp:205 main] Initializing browser [0.204 info adapters/standalone.cpp:207 main] Initializing library [0.204 info adapters/standalone.cpp:210 main] Initializing UI [0.204 info adapters/standalone.cpp:212 main] Initializing window [0.262 info adapters/standalone.cpp:218 main] Creating MIDI loopback [0.262 info adapters/standalone.cpp:220 main] Creating engine [0.262 info adapters/standalone.cpp:222 main] Creating history state [0.262 info adapters/standalone.cpp:224 main] Creating event state [0.262 info adapters/standalone.cpp:226 main] Creating scene [0.263 info adapters/standalone.cpp:229 main] Creating patch manager [0.263 info adapters/standalone.cpp:232 main] Creating window [0.287 info src/window/Window.cpp:355 Window] Window content scale: 2.000000 [0.377 info src/window/Window.cpp:417 Window] Renderer: Apple Apple M1 [0.377 info src/window/Window.cpp:418 Window] OpenGL: 2.1 Metal - 88 [0.382 info src/window/Window.cpp:50 loadFile] Loaded font /Applications/VCV Rack 2 Pro.app/Contents/Resources/res/fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf [1.845 info adapters/standalone.cpp:267 main] Running window [1.868 info src/window/Svg.cpp:28 loadFile] Loaded SVG /Applications/VCV Rack 2 Pro.app/Contents/Resources/res/ComponentLibrary/Rail.svg [4.066 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https://api.vcvrack.com/user [4.209 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https ://api.vcvrack.com/version?edition=Pro [5.188 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https ://api.vcvrack.com/library/manifests?version=2 [7.290 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https ://api.vcvrack.com/modules

not really sure what im looking for

Are these the last lines after the crash ? so you type “fi” in the module browser Rack craches you open log.txt and this is it ?

yeh but its not as specific as just typing fi, its actually, se for sequencer, that will crash it 100 percent of the time but usally it will just crash if im in the browser. also i figured out that it is a memory access violation but im not sure what that means, thanks peter

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/Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/questionablemodules [0.198 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded questionablemodules 2.1.13 [0.198 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/PatchableDevices [0.199 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded PatchableDevices 2.0.0 [0.199 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/Hora-treasureFree [0.199 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded Hora-treasureFree 2.2.1 [0.199 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/Geodesics [0.200 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded Geodesics 2.3.2 [0.200 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/pachde-hc-one [0.201 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded pachde-hc-one 2.0.0 [0.201 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/HarmonicAnomalies [0.202 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded HarmonicAnomalies 2.0.2 [0.202 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/VultModulesFree [0.204 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded VultModulesFree 2.0.13 [0.204 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/AlrightDevices [0.205 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded AlrightDevices 2.1.0 [0.205 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/computerscare [0.206 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded computerscare 2.0.1 [0.206 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/LifeFormModular [0.207 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded LifeFormModular 2.0 [0.207 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/dbRackSequencer [0.208 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded dbRackSequencer 2.4.0 [0.208 info src/plugin.cpp:164 loadPlugin] Loading plugin from /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/RebelTech [0.209 info src/plugin.cpp:235 loadPlugin] Loaded RebelTech 2.0.1 [0.209 info adapters/standalone.cpp:205 main] Initializing browser [0.211 info adapters/standalone.cpp:207 main] Initializing library [0.211 info adapters/standalone.cpp:210 main] Initializing UI [0.211 info adapters/standalone.cpp:212 main] Initializing window [0.271 info adapters/standalone.cpp:218 main] Creating MIDI loopback [0.271 info adapters/standalone.cpp:220 main] Creating engine [0.271 info adapters/standalone.cpp:222 main] Creating history state [0.271 info adapters/standalone.cpp:224 main] Creating event state [0.271 info adapters/standalone.cpp:226 main] Creating scene [0.272 info adapters/standalone.cpp:229 main] Creating patch manager [0.272 info adapters/standalone.cpp:232 main] Creating window [0.293 info src/window/Window.cpp:355 Window] Window content scale: 2.000000 [0.382 info src/window/Window.cpp:417 Window] Renderer: Apple Apple M1 [0.382 info src/window/Window.cpp:418 Window] OpenGL: 2.1 Metal - 88 [0.386 info src/window/Window.cpp:50 loadFile] Loaded font /Applications/VCV Rack 2 Pro.app/Contents/Resources/res/fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf [1.740 info src/patch.cpp:398 loadAutosave] Loading autosave /Users/oscar/Documents/Rack2/autosave/patch.json [1.741 info adapters/standalone.cpp:267 main] Running window [1.765 info src/window/Svg.cpp:28 loadFile] Loaded SVG /Applications/VCV Rack 2 Pro.app/Contents/Resources/res/ComponentLibrary/Rail.svg [4.216 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https://api.vcvrack.com/version?edition=Pro [5.538 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https://api.vcvrack.com/user [6.719 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https://api.vcvrack.com/library/manifests?version=2 [9.054 info src/network.cpp:150 requestJson] Requesting JSON GET https://api.vcvrack.com/modules

heres another log txt

I think it’s time for you to contact support :