Solved CTD, Lots of game crashing, ntdll.dll, code c0000005

Ravnen · Jul 24, 2014

Hi everyone.

I've been strugling with this error in many games for some time. I haven't been able to find a trigger for the faults. A game like The Witcher crashes after 2-3 minutes, Divinity Original Sin worked for 2 hours, but after reaching a certain point it crashes every 5 minutes, Football Manager works without problem unless I go on holiday in which case it crashes after 30 seconds.

I think everything works in fail safe mode, as I was able to play the witcher for approx 10 minutes without problems.

What I have tried:

Memtest86 - no errors
Tried three different video drivers
Reinstalled games
Reinstalled Windows
Probably more, that I can't remember from the top of my head

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The gfx is a AMD 7850 Tahiti LE, which normally is overclocked, but the error persist even when it is not.

Dump file from most recent Witcher crash

Code:

This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.
The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr.
(b7c.4a0): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)
eax=00000000 ebx=10571668 ecx=53e59799 edx=00ee5ed4 esi=10571620 edi=10571630
eip=7765df8c esp=01ccda8c ebp=01ccda98 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00000202
ntdll!NtGetContextThread+0xc:
7765df8c c20800          ret     8
0:000> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
*                                                                             *
*                        Exception Analysis                                   *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************

*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for mss32.dll
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export symbols for mss32.dll - 
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for atiumdag.dll
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for atiumdag.dll

FAULTING_IP: 
+0
44c1dfa5 000400          add     byte ptr [eax+eax],al

EXCEPTION_RECORD:  ffffffff -- (.exr 0xffffffffffffffff)
ExceptionAddress: 44c1dfa5
   ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)
  ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 2
   Parameter[0]: 00000001
   Parameter[1]: 8968322a
Attempt to write to address 8968322a

CONTEXT:  00000000 -- (.cxr 0x0;r)
eax=00000000 ebx=10571668 ecx=53e59799 edx=00ee5ed4 esi=10571620 edi=10571630
eip=7765df8c esp=01ccda8c ebp=01ccda98 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00000202
ntdll!NtGetContextThread+0xc:
7765df8c c20800          ret     8

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  INVALID_POINTER_WRITE

PROCESS_NAME:  witcher.exe

ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s.

EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s.

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1:  00000001

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2:  8968322a

WRITE_ADDRESS:  8968322a 

FOLLOWUP_IP: 
witcher!initializeEngine1+2107c
007716ac 6a6c            push    6Ch

APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS:  0

APP:  witcher.exe

ANALYSIS_VERSION: 6.3.9600.17029 (debuggers(dbg).140219-1702) amd64fre

FAULTING_THREAD:  000004a0

PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS:  INVALID_POINTER_WRITE

BUGCHECK_STR:  APPLICATION_FAULT_INVALID_POINTER_WRITE

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER:  from 007716ac to 44c1dfa5

STACK_TEXT:  
WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong.
01ccf318 007716ac 01ccf3f4 01ccf3a4 00000001 0x44c1dfa5
01ccf31c 01ccf3f4 01ccf3a4 00000001 05684554 witcher!initializeEngine1+0x2107c
01ccf320 01ccf3a4 00000001 05684554 00000000 0x1ccf3f4
01ccf3f4 53e59799 00ee5ed4 05c3f040 05684501 0x1ccf3a4
01ccf3f8 00ee5ed4 05c3f040 05684501 01ccf4fc 0x53e59799
01ccf3fc 05c3f040 05684501 01ccf4fc 00afdd5c witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x5b3dc4
01ccf400 05684501 01ccf4fc 00afdd5c ffffffff 0x5c3f040
01ccf404 01ccf4fc 00afdd5c ffffffff 00771a95 0x5684501
01ccf408 00afdd5c ffffffff 00771a95 00002758 0x1ccf4fc
01ccf4fc 00afe8f8 ffffffff 0090b11b 44c2be5e witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1cbc4c
01ccf620 00b11470 ffffffff 009ef2c1 47569d5c witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1cc7e8
01ccf69c 00b16120 00000000 009efb0b 47575864 witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1df360
01ccf6c4 00b16140 00000000 00000607 009a0497 witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1e4010
01ccf808 00b13430 00000002 009b4046 00000345 witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1e4030
01ccf860 00b12f68 ffffffff 00ab3aaa 00000345 witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1e1320
01ccf9d8 00b17c31 ffffffff 00ab4e70 01ccfa0c witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1e0e58
01ccfa2c 00b12f68 ffffffff 00ab604d 00000000 witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1e5b21
01ccfab4 00aeec18 ffffffff 00000000 00000000 witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1e0e58
01ccfb6c 00b0c866 ffffffff 00912480 0000000a witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1bcb08
01ccfcfc 63f103de 63f1aa8c 13f13f81 5f87725b witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1da756
01ccfd00 63f1aa8c 13f13f81 5f87725b 01e61eb9 d3d9!_EH_epilog3_catch_GS+0xa
01ccfd70 00b102ca ffffffff 00753389 5f87725b d3d9!CD3DBase::Clear+0xb4
01ccff8c 7700919f fffde000 01ccffdc 7766a8cb witcher!Internal_TagesLoadModule+0x1de1ba
01ccffcc 776aaab4 761be042 00000000 01ccffec kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0xe
01ccffe4 7765f664 00000000 00000000 012df2ed ntdll!wcstombs+0x86
01ccffe8 00000000 00000000 012df2ed fffde000 ntdll!FinalExceptionHandlerPad5


STACK_COMMAND:  ~0s; .ecxr ; kb

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX:  1

SYMBOL_NAME:  witcher!initializeEngine1+2107c

FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: witcher

IMAGE_NAME:  witcher.exe

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  4910475c

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  INVALID_POINTER_WRITE_c0000005_witcher.exe!initializeEngine1

BUCKET_ID:  APPLICATION_FAULT_INVALID_POINTER_WRITE_witcher!initializeEngine1+2107c

ANALYSIS_SOURCE:  UM

FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING:  um:invalid_pointer_write_c0000005_witcher.exe!initializeengine1

FAILURE_ID_HASH:  {98673e52-7b47-62db-2754-3097d05b3240}

Followup: MachineOwner
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Hope some of you are able to help.

Ravnen · Jul 24, 2014

Mistake post

Ravnen · Jul 24, 2014

Of course it is now after I finally ask for help I find the solution.

For people finding this thread later on:
Short version:
I reset the BIOS to defaults

Long version:
Basically I went back and looked at my old logs from when I first overclocked my CPU (I document everything as a precaution). I then went through all my settings and found that some of the RAM timings where not in accordance with what I had written down 18 months ago. I reset the BIOS to defaults and tested the system. It worked, so I changed it to the settings in my log and checked it still worked.

Solved CTD, Lots of game crashing, ntdll.dll, code c0000005

Ravnen

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