black screen issue [Windows; other programs in background]

Hi, I'm having a new issue:

now when I start any Doomsday engine game (Doom/Doom2/Heretic etc.) I only see a black screen (but I can hear the music).
The correct game image appears after about 30 seconds and then I can play normally.
Until yesterday I've never had this issue and game image was immediately available after launching!
I didn't any change in Doomsday frontend or Nvidia settings (yesterday the only changes I did in my system were: installing a new scanner and 3 new programs for Windows 7: VueScan, Nitro PDF and EaseUS Todo Backup).

So... what happened to Doomsday?

Thanks for your support

Comments

  • doomsday.out log as there might be something there but my thought on this is that one of the 3 new programs or perhaps all are interfering with dday.
  • Well, I don't know if any of the 3 above programs can interfere with Doomsday. (Vuescan installed scanner drivers and its "color profile", since it's an "imaging device", but I don't know if it has to do with PC video setting...
    I only installed EaseUS Todo to backup the C: partition and Nitro PDF to read Pdf files.
    Sincerely I can't find a logical connection between this things and Doomsday issue but I may be wrong).

    I'm absolutely sure I didn't make any changes in Nvidia settings or Doomsday ones (I only opened "Nvidia geforce experience" icon in Windows 7 to have a look but with no changes).

    (The yellow triangle, that normally appeared before the issue too, is the only thing visible in those 30 seconds of "black screen"; the music, as mentioned above, can be heard).

    I'm posting here my doomsday.out content:
    Application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\Bin\Doomsday.exe
    Created a new 32.0 MB memory volume.
    Config::read: modules/Config matches version [ 2, 0, 0, 1734 ]
    Executable: Doomsday Engine 1.15.4 (Stable 32-bit #1734) Oct  1 2015 17:30:03
    Command line options:
      0: ..\Bin\Doomsday.exe
      1: -basedir
      2: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday/
      3: -file
      4: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\deng-dhtp-20150723.pk3
      5: -file
      6: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdmu-doom-classic-20080930.pk3
      7: -file
      8: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdmu-doom2-classic-20080930.pk3
      9: -file
      10: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdui-all-20120223.pk3
      11: -file
      12: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\Required\
          jdrp-genericmodels.1.01.pk3
      13: -file
      14: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\Required\
          jdrp-lightmaps.1.01.pk3
      15: -file
      16: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\Required\
          jdrp-miscfx.1.01.pk3
      17: -file
      18: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\Required\
          jdrp-particles.1.01.pk3
      19: -file
      20: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\Required\
          jdrp-shinemaps.1.01.pk3
      21: -file
      22: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-rocketbox.1.01.pk3
      23: -file
      24: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-spectre.1.01.pk3
      25: -file
      26: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-celllarge.1.01.pk3
      27: -file
      28: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-firestick.1.01.pk3
      29: -file
      30: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-colongibs.1.01.pk3
      31: -file
      32: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-computermap.1.01.pk3
      33: -file
      34: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hellknight.1.01.pk3
      35: -file
      36: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-bloodpools.1.01.pk3
      37: -file
      38: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-mediumlamp.1.01.pk3
      39: -file
      40: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-stalagtite.1.01.pk3
      41: -file
      42: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-skullkeys.1.01.pk3
      43: -file
      44: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-barrel.1.01.pk3
      45: -file
      46: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-cyberdemon.1.01.pk3
      47: -file
      48: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-imp.1.01.pk3
      49: -file
      50: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-cacodemon.1.01.pk3
      51: -file
      52: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-candelabra.1.01.pk3
      53: -file
      54: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hangbyfeet.1.01.pk3
      55: -file
      56: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-floatingskulls.1.01.pk3
      57: -file
      58: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-invulnerability.1.01.pk3
      59: -file
      60: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hud-shotgun.1.01.pk3
      61: -file
      62: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-megasphere.1.01.pk3
      63: -file
      64: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-w-plasmarifle.1.01.pk3
      65: -file
      66: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-player.1.01.pk3
      67: -file
      68: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-invisibility.1.01.pk3
      69: -file
      70: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-headsonstick.1.01.pk3
      71: -file
      72: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-spidermastermind.1.01.pk3
      73: -file
      74: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-impaledtwitcher.1.01.pk3
      75: -file
      76: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-w-shotgun.1.01.pk3
      77: -file
      78: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hud-pistol.1.01.pk3
      79: -file
      80: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hud-bfg.1.01.pk3
      81: -file
      82: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-hangtnobrain.1.01.pk3
      83: -file
      84: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-talltorch.1.01.pk3
      85: -file
      86: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-formerhuman.1.01.pk3
      87: -file
      88: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-bigtree.1.01.pk3
      89: -file
      90: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hangtlookup.1.01.pk3
      91: -file
      92: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-biglamp.1.01.pk3
      93: -file
      94: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hangnoleg.1.01.pk3
      95: -file
      96: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-shellbox.1.01.pk3
      97: -file
      98: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
          jdrp-healthpotion.1.01.pk3
      99: -file
      100: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-w-bfg.1.01.pk3
      101: -file
      102: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-keen.1.01.pk3
      103: -file
      104: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-skullpillar.1.01.pk3
      105: -file
      106: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-w-chainsaw.1.01.pk3
      107: -file
      108: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-mancfireball.1.01.pk3
      109: -file
      110: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-armor.1.01.pk3
      111: -file
      112: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-demon.1.01.pk3
      113: -file
      114: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-plasmashot.1.01.pk3
      115: -file
      116: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hud-chainsaw.1.01.pk3
      117: -file
      118: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-lightgoggles.1.01.pk3
      119: -file
      120: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hangtorso.1.01.pk3
      121: -file
      122: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-w-supershotgun.1.01.pk3
      123: -file
      124: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-heartpillar.1.01.pk3
      125: -file
      126: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hangtlookdn.1.01.pk3
      127: -file
      128: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-spinalcolumn.1.01.pk3
      129: -file
      130: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-cell.1.01.pk3
      131: -file
      132: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-impfireball.1.01.pk3
      133: -file
      134: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-candle.1.01.pk3
      135: -file
      136: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-baronofhell.1.01.pk3
      137: -file
      138: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hud-rocketlauncher.1.01.pk3
      139: -file
      140: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-sssoldier.1.01.pk3
      141: -file
      142: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-medikit.1.01.pk3
      143: -file
      144: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-revrocket.1.01.pk3
      145: -file
      146: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hud-fists.1.01.pk3
      147: -file
      148: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-w-chaingun.1.01.pk3
      149: -file
      150: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-cacofireball.1.01.pk3
      151: -file
      152: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hangnoguts.1.01.pk3
      153: -file
      154: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-arachnotron.1.01.pk3
      155: -file
      156: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-smalllamp.1.01.pk3
      157: -file
      158: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-berzerkpack.1.01.pk3
      159: -file
      160: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-ammoclip.1.01.pk3
      161: -file
      162: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hud-supershotgun.1.01.pk3
      163: -file
      164: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-rocket.1.01.pk3
      165: -file
      166: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-soulsphere.1.01.pk3
      167: -file
      168: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-evileye.1.01.pk3
      169: -file
      170: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-revenant.1.01.pk3
      171: -file
      172: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-shells.1.01.pk3
      173: -file
      174: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-archvile.1.01.pk3
      175: -file
      176: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-stalag.1.01.pk3
      177: -file
      178: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-bfgshot.1.01.pk3
      179: -file
      180: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-stimpack.1.01.pk3
      181: -file
      182: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-baronfireball.1.01.pk3
      183: -file
      184: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hud-plasmarifle.1.01.pk3
      185: -file
      186: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-backpack.1.01.pk3
      187: -file
      188: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-tree.1.01.pk3
      189: -file
      190: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hanginglegs.1.01.pk3
      191: -file
      192: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-painelemental.1.01.pk3
      193: -file
      194: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-radiationsuit.1.01.pk3
      195: -file
      196: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-brainstem.1.01.pk3
      197: -file
      198: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-formersergeant.1.01.pk3
      199: -file
      200: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hangnobrain.1.01.pk3
      201: -file
      202: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-hud-chaingun.1.01.pk3
      203: -file
      204: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-spiritualarmor.1.01.pk3
      205: -file
      206: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hangingleg.1.01.pk3
      207: -file
      208: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-arachnoshot.1.01.pk3
      209: -file
      210: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-procket.1.01.pk3
      211: -file
      212: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-firecan.1.01.pk3
      213: -file
      214: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-hangtskull.1.01.pk3
      215: -file
      216: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-bigstonepillar.1.01.pk3
      217: -file
      218: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-mancubus.1.01.pk3
      219: -file
      220: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-keycards.1.01.pk3
      221: -file
      222: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-stonepillar.1.01.pk3
      223: -file
      224: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-bosscube.1.01.pk3
      225: -file
      226: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-lostsoul.1.01.pk3
      227: -file
      228: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-headcandles.1.01.pk3
      229: -file
      230: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-w-rocketlauncher.1.01.pk3
      231: -file
      232: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-ammobox.1.01.pk3
      233: -file
      234: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-headonastick.1.01.pk3
      235: -file
      236: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\jdrp-techpillar.1.01.pk3
      237: -file
      238: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\snowberry\addons\jdrp.box\
           jdrp-formercommando.1.01.pk3
      239: -sfxchan
      240: 16
      241: -notexcomp
      242: -game
      243: doom1-ultimate
      244: -pwadtex
      245: -iwad
      246: C:\Program Files (x86)\Doomsday\wads\DOOMU.WAD
      247: -userdir
      248: C:\Users\Gabriele\Documents\Doomsday Frontend\runtime/
    RenderSystem: Loading shader definitions from read-only archive entry "renderer.pack/
                  shaders.dei" [path "/data/net.dengine.client.pack/renderer.pack/
                  shaders.dei"] from archive in read-only "(basedir)\data\
                  net.dengine.client.pack"
    ^ : Loading shader definitions from read-only archive entry "renderer.pack/
        lensflares.pack/shaders.dei" [path "/data/net.dengine.client.pack/renderer.pack/
        lensflares.pack/shaders.dei"] from archive in read-only "(basedir)\data\
        net.dengine.client.pack"
    OpenGL 3.3 supported
    Sys_GLInitialize: OpenGL information:
      Version:  4.5.0 NVIDIA 358.50
      Renderer: GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2
      Vendor:   NVIDIA Corporation
    Capabilities:
      Compressed texture formats: 51
      Use texture compression:    no
      Available texture units:    4
      Maximum texture anisotropy: 16
      Maximum texture size:       16384
      Line width granularity:     0.125
      Line width range:           0.5...10
    ^ : OpenGL Extensions:
    ^ :     AMD extensions:
            multi_draw_indirect, seamless_cubemap_per_texture
    ^ :     ARB extensions:
            ES2_compatibility, ES3_1_compatibility, ES3_2_compatibility, ES3_compatibility,
            arrays_of_arrays, base_instance, bindless_texture, blend_func_extended,
            buffer_storage, clear_buffer_object, clear_texture, clip_control,
            color_buffer_float, compatibility, compressed_texture_pixel_storage,
            compute_shader, compute_variable_group_size, conditional_render_inverted,
            conservative_depth, copy_buffer, copy_image, cull_distance, debug_output,
            depth_buffer_float, depth_clamp, depth_texture, derivative_control,
            direct_state_access, draw_buffers, draw_buffers_blend, draw_elements_base_vertex,
            draw_indirect, draw_instanced, enhanced_layouts, explicit_attrib_location,
            explicit_uniform_location, fragment_coord_conventions, fragment_layer_viewport,
            fragment_program, fragment_program_shadow, fragment_shader,
            framebuffer_no_attachments, framebuffer_object, framebuffer_sRGB,
            geometry_shader4, get_program_binary, get_texture_sub_image, gpu_shader5,
            gpu_shader_fp64, gpu_shader_int64, half_float_pixel, half_float_vertex, imaging,
            indirect_parameters, instanced_arrays, internalformat_query,
            internalformat_query2, invalidate_subdata, map_buffer_alignment,
            map_buffer_range, multi_bind, multi_draw_indirect, multisample, multitexture,
            occlusion_query, occlusion_query2, parallel_shader_compile,
            pipeline_statistics_query, pixel_buffer_object, point_parameters, point_sprite,
            program_interface_query, provoking_vertex, query_buffer_object,
            robust_buffer_access_behavior, robustness, sample_shading, sampler_objects,
            seamless_cube_map, seamless_cubemap_per_texture, separate_shader_objects,
            shader_atomic_counter_ops, shader_atomic_counters, shader_ballot,
            shader_bit_encoding, shader_clock, shader_draw_parameters, shader_group_vote,
            shader_image_load_store, shader_image_size, shader_objects, shader_precision,
            shader_storage_buffer_object, shader_subroutine, shader_texture_image_samples,
            shader_texture_lod, shading_language_100, shading_language_420pack,
            shading_language_include, shading_language_packing, shadow, sparse_buffer,
            sparse_texture, stencil_texturing, sync, tessellation_shader, texture_barrier,
            texture_border_clamp, texture_buffer_object, texture_buffer_object_rgb32,
            texture_buffer_range, texture_compression, texture_compression_bptc,
            texture_compression_rgtc, texture_cube_map, texture_cube_map_array,
            texture_env_add, texture_env_combine, texture_env_crossbar, texture_env_dot3,
            texture_float, texture_gather, texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge,
            texture_mirrored_repeat, texture_multisample, texture_non_power_of_two,
            texture_query_levels, texture_query_lod, texture_rectangle, texture_rg,
            texture_rgb10_a2ui, texture_stencil8, texture_storage,
            texture_storage_multisample, texture_swizzle, texture_view, timer_query,
            transform_feedback2, transform_feedback3, transform_feedback_instanced,
            transform_feedback_overflow_query, transpose_matrix, uniform_buffer_object,
            vertex_array_bgra, vertex_array_object, vertex_attrib_64bit,
            vertex_attrib_binding, vertex_buffer_object, vertex_program, vertex_shader,
            vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev, vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev, viewport_array,
            window_pos
    ^ :     ATI extensions:
            draw_buffers, texture_float, texture_mirror_once
    ^ :     EXT extensions:
            Cg_shader, abgr, bgra, bindable_uniform, blend_color, blend_equation_separate,
            blend_func_separate, blend_minmax, blend_subtract, compiled_vertex_array,
            depth_bounds_test, direct_state_access, draw_buffers2, draw_instanced,
            draw_range_elements, fog_coord, framebuffer_blit, framebuffer_multisample,
            framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled, framebuffer_object, framebuffer_sRGB,
            geometry_shader4, gpu_program_parameters, gpu_shader4, import_sync_object,
            multi_draw_arrays, packed_depth_stencil, packed_float, packed_pixels,
            pixel_buffer_object, point_parameters, polygon_offset_clamp, provoking_vertex,
            rescale_normal, secondary_color, separate_shader_objects,
            separate_specular_color, shader_image_load_store, shader_integer_mix,
            shadow_funcs, stencil_two_side, stencil_wrap, texture3D, texture_array,
            texture_buffer_object, texture_compression_dxt1, texture_compression_latc,
            texture_compression_rgtc, texture_compression_s3tc, texture_cube_map,
            texture_edge_clamp, texture_env_add, texture_env_combine, texture_env_dot3,
            texture_filter_anisotropic, texture_integer, texture_lod, texture_lod_bias,
            texture_mirror_clamp, texture_object, texture_sRGB, texture_sRGB_decode,
            texture_shared_exponent, texture_storage, texture_swizzle, timer_query,
            transform_feedback2, vertex_array, vertex_array_bgra, vertex_attrib_64bit
    ^ :     EXTX extensions:
            framebuffer_mixed_formats
    ^ :     IBM extensions:
            rasterpos_clip, texture_mirrored_repeat
    ^ :     KHR extensions:
            blend_equation_advanced, context_flush_control, debug, no_error,
            robust_buffer_access_behavior, robustness
    ^ :     KTX extensions:
            buffer_region
    ^ :     NV extensions:
            ES1_1_compatibility, ES3_1_compatibility, bindless_multi_draw_indirect,
            bindless_multi_draw_indirect_count, bindless_texture, blend_equation_advanced,
            blend_square, command_list, compute_program5, conditional_render,
            copy_depth_to_color, copy_image, depth_buffer_float, depth_clamp, draw_texture,
            explicit_multisample, fence, float_buffer, fog_distance, fragment_program,
            fragment_program2, fragment_program_option, framebuffer_multisample_coverage,
            geometry_shader4, gpu_program4, gpu_program4_1, gpu_program5,
            gpu_program5_mem_extended, gpu_program_fp64, gpu_shader5, half_float,
            internalformat_sample_query, light_max_exponent, multisample_coverage,
            multisample_filter_hint, occlusion_query, packed_depth_stencil,
            parameter_buffer_object, parameter_buffer_object2, path_rendering,
            pixel_data_range, point_sprite, primitive_restart, register_combiners,
            register_combiners2, shader_atomic_counters, shader_atomic_float,
            shader_atomic_int64, shader_buffer_load, shader_storage_buffer_object,
            shader_thread_group, shader_thread_shuffle, texgen_reflection, texture_barrier,
            texture_compression_vtc, texture_env_combine4, texture_multisample,
            texture_rectangle, texture_shader, texture_shader2, texture_shader3,
            transform_feedback, transform_feedback2, uniform_buffer_unified_memory,
            vertex_array_range, vertex_array_range2, vertex_attrib_integer_64bit,
            vertex_buffer_unified_memory, vertex_program, vertex_program1_1, vertex_program2,
            vertex_program2_option, vertex_program3
    ^ :     NVX extensions:
            conditional_render, gpu_memory_info, nvenc_interop
    ^ :     S3 extensions:
            s3tc
    ^ :     SGIS extensions:
            generate_mipmap, texture_lod
    ^ :     SGIX extensions:
            depth_texture, shadow
    ^ :     SUN extensions:
            slice_accum
    ^ :     WGL extensions:
            EXT_swap_control
    ^ :     WIN extensions:
            swap_hint
    ^ :   Extensions (WGL):
    ^ :     WGL extensions:
            ARB_buffer_region, ARB_context_flush_control, ARB_create_context,
            ARB_create_context_profile, ARB_create_context_robustness, ARB_extensions_string,
            ARB_make_current_read, ARB_multisample, ARB_pbuffer, ARB_pixel_format,
            ARB_pixel_format_float, ARB_render_texture, ATI_pixel_format_float,
            EXT_create_context_es2_profile, EXT_create_context_es_profile,
            EXT_extensions_string, EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, EXT_pixel_format_packed_float,
            EXT_swap_control, EXT_swap_control_tear, NVX_DX_interop, NV_DX_interop,
            NV_DX_interop2, NV_copy_image, NV_delay_before_swap, NV_float_buffer,
            NV_multisample_coverage, NV_render_depth_texture, NV_render_texture_rectangle
    FMOD Sound System (c) Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd., 1994-2013
    Audio configuration:
      CD:    FMOD/CD
      Music: FMOD/Ext
      SFX:   FMOD
    Initialized 16 sound effect channels
    User-supplied IWAD path: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Doomsday/wads/"
    Locating "HACX - Twitch 'n Kill"...
     - hacx.wad: "(basedir)\wads\HACX.WAD"
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Chex(R) Quest"...
     ! chex.wad: missing 
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Not playable (incomplete resources)
    Locating "Final DOOM: TNT: Evilution"...
     - tnt.wad: "(basedir)\wads\TNT.WAD"
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Final DOOM: The Plutonia Experiment"...
     - plutonia.wad: "(basedir)\wads\PLUTONIA.WAD"
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "DOOM 2: Hell on Earth"...
     - doom2.wad or doom2f.wad: "(basedir)\wads\DOOM2.WAD"
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Ultimate DOOM"...
     - doom.wad or doomu.wad: "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "DOOM Registered"...
     - doom.wad: "(basedir)\wads\DOOM.WAD"
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "DOOM Shareware"...
     - doom1.wad: "(basedir)\wads\DOOM1.WAD"
     - libdoom.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jdoom\libdoom.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders"...
     - heretic.wad: "(basedir)\wads\HERETIC.WAD"
     - libheretic.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jheretic\libheretic.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Heretic Registered"...
     - heretic.wad: "(basedir)\wads\HERETIC.WAD"
     - libheretic.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jheretic\libheretic.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Heretic Shareware"...
     - heretic1.wad: "(basedir)\wads\HERETIC1.WAD"
     - libheretic.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jheretic\libheretic.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel"...
     - hexen.wad: "(basedir)\wads\HEXEN.WAD"
     - hexdd.wad: "(basedir)\wads\HEXDD.WAD"
     - libhexen.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jhexen\libhexen.pk3"
     => Playable
    Locating "Hexen"...
     - libhexen.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jhexen\libhexen.pk3"
     - hexen.wad: "(basedir)\wads\HEXEN.WAD"
     => Playable
    Locating "Hexen v1.0"...
     ! hexen.wad: missing 
     - libhexen.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jhexen\libhexen.pk3"
     => Not playable (incomplete resources)
    Locating "Hexen 4-map Demo"...
     ! hexen.wad or machexendemo.wad or hexendemo.wad: missing 
     - libhexen.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jhexen\libhexen.pk3"
     => Not playable (incomplete resources)
    Locating "Hexen 4-map Beta Demo"...
     ! hexen.wad or hexenbeta.wad or machexendemo.wad or hexendemo.wad: missing 
     - libhexen.pk3: "(basedir)\data\jhexen\libhexen.pk3"
     => Not playable (incomplete resources)
    Selecting game 'doom1-ultimate'...
    Path "auto" now mapped to "data\jdoom\auto"
    Path "auto" now mapped to "defs\jdoom\auto"
    Loading game resources...
    IWAD identification: 0xdb003a
    ResourceSystem > loadCompositeTextureDefs:
        Loaded all 125 texture definitions from "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD:(basedir)\
        TEXTURE1.lmp"
    ^ : Loaded all 162 texture definitions from "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD:(basedir)\
        TEXTURE2.lmp"
    Parsing primary config "configs\doom\game.cfg"...
    Def_Read: Parsing definition files...
    ^ : Definitions:
    ^ :   4    episodes
          28   animation groups
          6    composite fonts
          8    finales
          175  lights
          37   map infos
          7    materials
          1395 models
          139  particle generators
          4    skies
          104  songs
          110  sound effects
          138  sprite names
          1369 states
          98   surface decorations
          47   surface reflections
          368  text strings
          8    texture environments
          140  things
    ResourceSystem > setupModel: Failed to locate "chaingun-mf2.pcx" (#2) for model
                                 "(basedir)\data\jdoom\Models\HUD\Chaingun\Chaingun-MF.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "Models:LostSoul/Lostsoul_flame.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "Models:LostSoul/Lostsoul_flame.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "Models:LostSoul/Lostsoul_flame.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "Models:LostSoul/Lostsoul_flame.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "Models:LostSoul/Lostsoul_flame.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "Models:LostSoul/Lostsoul_flame.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "Models:LostSoul/Lostsoul_flame.md2"
    ^ : Failed to locate "bfgm3.pcx" (#3) for model "(basedir)\data\jdoom\Models\Projectiles\
        BFGshot\BFGShot.md2"
    ResourceSystem: Model init completed in 1.59 seconds
    Known maps:
        0: E1M1           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        1: E1M2           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        2: E1M3           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        3: E1M4           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        4: E1M5           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        5: E1M6           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        6: E1M7           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        7: E1M8           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        8: E1M9           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
        9: E2M1           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       10: E2M2           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       11: E2M3           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       12: E2M4           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       13: E2M5           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       14: E2M6           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       15: E2M7           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       16: E2M8           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       17: E2M9           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       18: E3M1           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       19: E3M2           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       20: E3M3           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       21: E3M4           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       22: E3M5           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       23: E3M6           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       24: E3M7           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       25: E3M8           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       26: E3M9           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       27: E4M1           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       28: E4M2           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       29: E4M3           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       30: E4M4           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       31: E4M5           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       32: E4M6           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       33: E4M7           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       34: E4M8           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
       35: E4M9           "(basedir)\wads\DOOMU.WAD"
    
    Found 36 maps in total.
    Failed to load "(basedir)\data\jdoom\textures\Particle00.tga"
    Failed to load "(basedir)\data\jdoom\textures\Particle23.tga"
    Loaded textures for particle IDs: 1-22
    
    
    Ultimate DOOM
    
    
    InFineSystem > FinaleInterpreter > S_StartMusic:
        Starting music 'intro'
    MasterWorker: Received 2 servers from master
    Unloaded game
    Z_Shutdown: Used 1 volumes, total 33554432 bytes.
    Restoring original display mode due to shutdown
    
  • You might try to untick the boxes for all of your “Add on packs” in Snowberry and just run Doomsday alone to see if the black screen still occurs. Then add one “add on pack” at a time to see if one of them may be causing your black screen, one may have become corrupted.

    Are you having this problem with other programs besides Doomsday, if you are maybe your video diver or its settings has a problem
  • Well, it's a mystery:

    - tried to untick all add-ons and run a game
    - tried to disable scanner (driver and hardware) in my system
    - tried to reset Nvidia settings to its default (first installation settings, when Doomsday surely worked fine)

    Still black screen issue! (no other program seems to have problems in my current situation)

    Ok, obviously i can wait 30 or 40 seconds for the image to appear, this is not a problem, but I'd like to know what happened... I can't see in my above Doomsday.out some tip to understand it...
  • I would first check that your resolution hasn't changed. sometimes a windows update will change your res. Also go into task management and make sure that your vid card is recognized and using the proper driver. If you have updated your vid drivers then this may be the problem though I don't see why it would only be black for 30 secs. You should also run a scan for adware/virus.
    Has your internet browser slowed down at all? Are you having any other problems with your computer? Does it seem that windows is loading slower? Check and see if anything new is running at start up. If so then set it to manual. Other than that, I don't know what else to tell you.
    I had a problem where all of a sudden my windows 8.1 would boot to a black screen, it turned out that windows had quit recognizing my card, I didn't know this at first and did a full format and re install only to have the same problem, I finally switched out my vid card to an older one that was on a shelf and all was well.
    I guess what I'm saying is, it may not be a DDay problem.
  • Well,
    I consider it a "mystery" exactly for this reason: doomsday black screen issue is the only new issue... all the rest is going perfectly, any program. There were no windows updates since the doomsday issue started, video resolution is the same, drivers are the same, Windows is not slower and all seems to be OK.
    Everything is the same as before, except the Doomsday problem.

    My last actions before I realized the problem were: a whole partiton backup using EaseUS Todo; installation of Nitro Pdf to open Pdf files and installation of Vuescan to manage my scanner. None of these programs/situations seems to have known bugs or conflicts with Doomsday or Nvidia... but I am not sure at all.

    I yet launched a Malwarebytes scan and there are no suspicious files in my system.

    I will try to make further assumptions but at the moment I have no ideas...
  • Can you roll back to a restore point before the problem? If so, and it helps, then something has installed since then.
  • PostFatal wrote:
    Can you roll back to a restore point before the problem? If so, and it helps, then something has installed since then.
    I don't have a valid restore point, but I tried to reinstall Nvidia drivers and reinstall Doomsday engine too, and the issue is still present!

    I have no more ideas at the moment... I only know that until 16th of October everything was working normally...
  • well then there you go, something happened on the 16th of Oct. I don't know what it was and can't help you there but something happened. I don't know how much you know about computers but if you know enough then I would shut it down, take out your video card and remove your fan from your cpu and give everything a thorough cleaning. No dust can be left in the fins of the heat sinks, it may not help but again it won't hurt.
  • Try add this to doomsday comand line argument
    -nofsaa
    
    e.g.

    /usr/bin/doomsday -nofsaa
  • You could try launching doomsday in windowed mode from a command-prompt window:
    doomsday -wnd
    
    This way the debug-info that goes in the doomsday.out will appear in the command-prompt-window and you can see at what line doomsday is hanging.

    If you are running realtime antivirus you could try disabling that, as this could slow things down.

    Also you could try to disable your internet connection, to see if the hanging has to do with some kind of server connection timeout. But now I'm just grasping at straws :)
    The yellow triangle, that normally appeared before the issue too, is the only thing visible in those 30 seconds of "black screen"
    Are you able to click at the triangle to see the warnings?
  • Thank you all for your suggestions.
    I forgot to say that I'm using the frontend (last stable versions of both frontend and doomsday engine). My PC is new (X99 Asus motherboard, I7 5820k extreme cpu and Asus/Nvidia gt730 gpu)

    I tried de -nofsaa option but nothing changed, tried to run in a window too, but I can't "read" what exactly happens in those 30 second of "hanging".
    But I could open the Yellow triangle inside the game and notice an "HOST NOT FOUND" warning. May be the cause of the issue??

    I've just tried to disable internet connection (unplugging my lan cable) and yet tried to disable Windows firewall too...but the black screen is still present.

    So, is there a way to disable any network option in Doomsday to avoid the search of that host and see if it is the reason of my "black screen" issue? Or any other way to solve or configure network options in doomsday engine?
    (in the frontend I don't see network options).
  • So, is there a way to disable any network option in Doomsday to avoid the search of that host and see if it is the reason of my "black screen" issue? Or any other way to solve or configure network options in doomsday engine?
    On Windows I have sometimes seen a brief "hang" like this related to unsuccessful HTTP requests trying to access the dengine.net website. Perhaps Doomsday has been denied access to the internet?

    There are two reasons why Doomsday will try to "call home":
    • Update check. You can disable these via Updater Settings.
    • Master server query for available MP servers. In 1.15 the only way to disable these is to clear the Master API URL setting in Network Settings, however this will cause an alert to be shown after launch completes.

    What is your current Master API URL setting? The default is "dengine.net/master.php".
  • Hi all,I solved the mystery!
    I tried many solutions and, thanks to my old desktop PC too, I could repeat any step I did with my new PC: so I proceeded to install in my old pc the same 3 software I installed on the new one and to run Doomsday after each program installation. (Doomsday running fine before trying it, and completely different hardware in this PC).
    Well, the "black screen" issue appeared after I installed EasyUS Todo Backup 8.8, so I had no more doubt in attributing the cause to this software. Before uninstalling it from my new PC, I tried to kill its processes first... but it wasn't enough: the black screen issue was still present. So I completely uninstalled it and the black screen issue desappeared immediately.
    It's a strange issue, because this software is very common and used. I don't know exactly the cause of the conflict with Doomsday, should be investigated, but I'm happy now, because this issue was bothering me, since I didn't know the reason :-)

    Thanks to all!
  • the program you removed is the first time i have herd of it.
  • Gordon wrote:
    the program you removed is the first time i have herd of it.
    One of the most popular backup programs, together with Acronis, Paragon etc.
  • if it was one of the most popular then i would have herd about it as i some times look for this stuff.
  • Gordon wrote:
    if it was one of the most popular then i would have herd about it as i some times look for this stuff.
    500,000 results in a Google search (Acronis TrueImage, probably the most popular, reaches about 670,000) and reviewed in most magazines (PcWorld and similar) and many websites, which place it in top 5 or at least top 10 of this program category... So I think it's popular enough, certainly not unknown
  • There's the rub, any program that is running in the background is a potential problem. One that is doing backups is sure to be a problem because it has to delay everything in order to do the backup. A backup can not happen until after something has happened so there is a delay. It's the nature of backups. Just sayin'.
  • PostFatal wrote:
    There's the rub, any program that is running in the background is a potential problem. One that is doing backups is sure to be a problem because it has to delay everything in order to do the backup. A backup can not happen until after something has happened so there is a delay. It's the nature of backups. Just sayin'.
    Yes I agree, It's correct, since there is some "incremental backup" option that runs in the background permanently (I noticed it with other similar programs too), so I did my backup (one "fresh OS installation" backup is enough for me), created a pendrive (boot emergency recovery )and uninstalled the program: so I have the backup and have Doomsday working fine too :-)
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