[Bug] SetThreadDescription on Windows Server 2012

[inerdy]

Summary

When starting cfx-server an error SetAThreadDescription appears causing the server to not start.

Issue type

Server

Repro rate

Always

Server build version

94

OS

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CPU

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GPU

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RAM

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Storage type

None

Connection type

None

ISP and bandwidth

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DxDiag

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Network graph

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Platform

Windows

OS version / distribution

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

CPU

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

RAM

32 GB DDR3

Using txAdmin?

Yes

Hosting provider

Self-hosted

Machine type

Dedicated

/perf endpoint output

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DDoS protection

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ulimit -n value (Linux only)

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Docker Compose file (Docker only)

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Steps to Reproduce

1.Install Cfx Server for GTAV Enhanced release 94/artifact on Windows.
2.Run Cfx-server
3.

Expected Behavior

Server should start and run successfully

Actual Behavior

Server does not start but instead presents an error.

Evidence

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Additional Context

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[imLocutor]

same error as me #229

can u guys take a look @titanium-cfx @promethium-cfx @technetium-cfx

[Gogsi]

Can you try installing this and see if that helps? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-c-v14-redistributable

Seems that some Windows Server versions don't bundle it

[Gogsi]

Actually, ignore this. The issue is that cfx-server unconditionally calls the SetThreadDescription function which is only available on Windows 10, version 1607 or Windows Server 2016 and above.

[imLocutor]

and im using 2016

[inerdy]

I did read up on this but figured if legacy fxserver worked then maybe cfx server could also work.

[wolfram-cfx]

Thanks, we are looking into this.

[Gogsi]

A fix for this bug has been implemented and is available in Hotfix 6. Please try again and let us know if the issue persists. Thanks for your help!

[inerdy]

This is also still happening on Windows Server 2012 tested on b103 and b105

[imLocutor]

the error stills the same on win server 2016

[imLocutor]

@wolfram-cfx

[wolfram-cfx]

There will be more adjustments related to this soon. Unfortunately none of the vm's I have available have this windows version. Feel free to test again on the next time you see this issue linked in the patch notes.

[imLocutor]

okay, and how about u my friend @inerdy is it working?

[inerdy]

I have tested it on the following builds 103,105 and 106 and I still get the same error.

[Gogsi]

Another fix for this bug has been implemented and is available in the August 4 patch. Please try again and let us know if the issue persists. Thanks for your help!

[inerdy]

Test on b104 and it is working. Although if you have Legacy Fx servers running it will crash cfx-server. But if they are not running it starts just fine.

So I would consider this a different issue and this current one to be fixed and working

[Pedro-Lucas14]

This issue also started occurring after this Windows Server 2022 update. It wasn't happening before the update. We were also able to run both the Legacy version and the new version at the same time without any issues. @Gogsi

[imLocutor]

when im joining the server i got this crash @wolfram-cfx @Gogsi idk what is this but ok

[inerdy]

I haven't tested connecting to the server yet but once I do I'll post back to see if I have the same issue.

[inerdy]

Alright I was able to launch and run the server and connect without any issues and no crashes.

[imLocutor]

@chromium-cfx yes, but anything from tebex, only stuff that i have locally, clothes, cars and some skins for weapons, why?

[wolfram-cfx]

You can not stream clothes etc.

[imLocutor]

humm, so its not only tebex stuff, is mods in general? so i can only use vanilla stuff? @wolfram-cfx