Fatal Error| Failed to initialize unity graphics

Unity Engine
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thats what i got today when i tried to enter unity…

what’s happened?

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UP.

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UP… please help me :!

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Can you copy and paste all the GPU info from your machine?

…and the contents of the editor.log file.

Thanks,
Chris

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where can i get “GPU info” and where can i get “editor.log”?

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Save out a dxdiag and copy and paste the GPU info.

Editor.log file is found here: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Unity\Editor

Thanks,
Chris

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about the dxdiag :
http://www.2shared.com/document/C-Dt1h58/DxDiag.html

about the Editor.log:
i have win XP…, where is it located on xp?

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UP.

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Hi,

Please attach dxdiag to your post.

It’s location is in the Unity manual, or Google search it, here you go: Unity - Manual: Log files :).

Thanks,
Chris

Edit: Your post here: http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/166093-Problem-Unity3d-start-to-crashing-all-the-time shows you know where the editor log is.

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I have the same problem. How does one ‘save out a dxdiag’ ? I can open the DirectX diagnostic tool but I don’t see GPU info anywhere.

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  1. Failed to initialize Unity graphics

This issue occurs when 3d Acceleration is not enabled. You can see this if you type “dxdiag” in Start > Run and check Display. All three options should be enabled. To make sure this is the issue also check the editor.log. It can be found in C:\Users(username)\AppData\Local\Unity\Editor. Keep in mind that AppData is a hidden folder so you need to enable “Show hidden files” from the Folder Options.

The error you can see in the editor.log or editor-prev.log is:

“d3d: no support for this device type (accelerated/ref)

Failed to initialize Direct3D 9.

Make sure you have DirectX 9.0c installed, have drivers for your

graphics card and have not disabled 3D acceleration

in display settings.

Failed to initialize unity graphics.”

How to fix it :

enable 3D Acceleration either from Dxdiag, Nvidia Control Panel ( for Nvidia GPUs) or from Catalyst ( AMD GPUs)
update the graphic card drivers
start Unity in OpenGL mode by using -force-opengl command. Instructions here http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentatio...Arguments.html.
reinstall DirectX, instructions here : How to install the latest version of DirectX - Microsoft Support

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People running Unity on a remote computer could also bump into this problem, when unity is started as a service on a computer without displays attached it seems there is no available gfx. When connecting via mstsc a display is created, with basic desktop driver, thus seemingly unity would run normally.

Possibly some kind of dummy adapter could work around this issue?

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If you are running on Windows 8:

Step 1: Uninstall Virtuewat Lucid Thing

(This is what I did and it worked)

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I had same problem. I pulled out my main video card (Titan X) and I tried use integrated card. I got the same error that’s all. I checked the settings of Direct X (use Run and enter “dxdiag”, it work at Windows 7, I think it don’t work on greater OS), and I saw that my Direct3D Acceleration is disabled. I checked my drivers and found that they basic (the ones that come with the operating system). I download new drivers for my motherboard integrated video card, installed it and reboot. Then I checked Direct3D Acceleration again and it’s was enabled. Since then I don’t having this problem. May be it’s helps somebody in the future :slight_smile:

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I am having issues with my unity. it says failed to initialize unity graphics