Error when compiling a model with GUIStudioMDL 2.2 - Developers

"SteamStartup() failed: SteamStartup(0xf,0x0026FACC) failed with error 1: failed to take master pipe connection lock" I have NO idea what this means, i've never seen it before, and only know has this program start to fuck up for me. Sometimes when I get this error, it breaks source SDK, as in when I try to launch it, my avatar border goes green for a second, then goes back to blue. Every "solution" I have found hasn't worked. This involves restarting steam, restarting my PC, deleting my steam folder (save steamapps), deleting my sourcesdk folder, and redownloading GUIStudioMDL. Oh and when I googled this, I only found a bunch of useless threads where some unlucky modder got the same error as me and 3 pages of posts basically saying "I got the same error too."

Didn't work.

I also get this error sometimes too: SteamStartup() failed: SteamStartup(0xf,0x0016F4EC) failed with error 1: Failed create pipe: 6, Win32 Error 6 "The handle is invalid."

Since this is a thread about GUIStudiomdl, I might as well ask a question too. I received the error "ERROR: 'EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION' (assert: 1)." On the Valve dev website, it says that this comes from $shadowlod, but I hadn't been using that command at all. Anyone know how to fix this?

restart steam this should fix both of your issues [editline]23rd April 2013[/editline] and yes ft I know you've tried but try again son

[QUOTE=Taggart;40388345]restart steam this should fix both of your issues [editline]23rd April 2013[/editline] and yes ft I know you've tried but try again son[/QUOTE] Tried again like 5 times. Got this first: SteamStartup() failed: SteamStartup(0xf,0x0028F67C) failed with error 1: Failed create pipe: 6, Win32 Error 6 "The handle is invalid." And after the 2nd or 3rd try I got this: SteamStartup() failed: SteamStartup(0xf,0x0028F6BC) failed with error 1: failed to take master pipe connection lock

that's pretty weird, hmm

Perhaps you can try this, I know its not when you start a game but it could still apply. [url]https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4187-RPAZ-8056[/url]

[QUOTE=Taggart;40388345]restart steam this should fix both of your issues [editline]23rd April 2013[/editline] and yes ft I know you've tried but try again son[/QUOTE] Yeah, this happens to me every now and then, and restarting Steam usually works. Sometimes you may have to do it more than once. I think I had to do it twice in a row once.

[QUOTE=mishappp;40397556]Perhaps you can try this, I know its not when you start a game but it could still apply. [url]https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4187-RPAZ-8056[/url][/QUOTE] Didn't work.

Have you tried compiling a different model, do all models do this?

[QUOTE=mishappp;40397927]Have you tried compiling a different model, do all models do this?[/QUOTE] They all do this.

i keep getting this error when compiling my p228 from CSS, [CODE] Created command line: "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\-------\sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin\studiomdl.exe" -game "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\--------\counter-strike source\cstrike" -nop4 -nox360 C:\Users\gamer\Desktop\BF3\CSS\extracted\P228\mdldecompiler.qc MountAppFilesystem() failed: SteamMountAppFilesystem(4294967295,4294967295,0x1733fa3c) failed with error 4: Bad launch configuration [/CODE] Any Help? I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. its doing this with almost all my weapons...

[QUOTE=isaa1;40398618]Unrelated CS:S compiling problem.[/QUOTE] CS:S was recently updated, dude. Compiling for that game is pretty much broken atm. Anywho, getting back on topic. I've had this issue before a couple years ago. Unfortunately, I ended up having to completely re-install Steam just to make it work properly again. Since verifying the integrity of the Source SDK's tool cache didn't work, there's a chance that you might need to do the same.

You mean like, deleting EVERYTHING in the steam folder? Even all the games?

[QUOTE=F T;40408594]You mean like, deleting EVERYTHING in the steam folder? Even all the games?[/QUOTE] Sadly, yes. Like I stated, I ended up having to do a complete re-install of Steam itself just to make it work properly again. It's not exactly something I'd suggest unless it's a last resort, but considering that you pretty much did everything that I had and ended up with the same results, that might have to be what you do.

[QUOTE=Katra804;40408971]Sadly, yes. Like I stated, I ended up having to do a complete re-install of Steam itself just to make it work properly again. It's not exactly something I'd suggest unless it's a last resort, but considering that you pretty much did everything that I had and ended up with the same results, that might have to be what you do.[/QUOTE] If this doesn't work I am going to scream.

DIDN'T WORK. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT. [editline]25th April 2013[/editline] I've got one last idea. Can someone send me their sourcesdk folder?

Good luck, [url]http://www.sendspace.com/file/u9ka4s[/url]

[QUOTE=F T;40414870]DIDN'T WORK. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT. [editline]25th April 2013[/editline] I've got one last idea. Can someone send me their sourcesdk folder?[/QUOTE] Did you re-install Steam to the same location as before or a custom install location?

[QUOTE=Katra804;40415810]Did you re-install Steam to the same location as before or a custom install location?[/QUOTE] Custom.

[QUOTE=mishappp;40415696]Good luck, [url]http://www.sendspace.com/file/u9ka4s[/url][/QUOTE] Chrome says it's suspicious.

Don't know what to tell you its a zipped file at sendspace I uploaded last night.

[QUOTE=mishappp;40422444]Don't know what to tell you its a zipped file at sendspace I uploaded last night.[/QUOTE] I got chrome to stop freaking out about it, extracted it, and I still get the same error. I think at this point i'm fucked cause I tried every fix in the book.

Well, the only other thing I can advise is uninstalling Steam again, cleaning all entries of Steam from your system's registry (using something like CCleaner's registry cleaner function would be useful for that), and then re-installing Steam again. If that doesn't work, then the only thing I can suggest after that is to get in contact with Steam Support and seeing what they can do to help.

are you trying to compile on the css engine?

[QUOTE=sentrygunman;40423646]are you trying to compile on the css engine?[/QUOTE] If it's the Episode Two engine, then yes.

Can you run the studiomdl program, does it kick errors when you try it?

[QUOTE=F T;40424341]If it's the Episode Two engine, then yes.[/QUOTE] try compiling on the default half life 2 and see if it throws you this problem, or any game that's not on steampipe yet.