1st time SM error

[Nightfirecat]

StepMania 3.9 crash report (build 77)
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Crash reason: Assertion 'asDiff.size() > 0' failed
Crashed thread: Main thread

Checkpoints:
Thread: Main thread
/Users/steve/programming/sm-v390/src/BannerCache.cpp:282 Courses/Samples/Tortoise and the Hare.png
/Users/steve/programming/sm-v390/src/BannerCache.cpp:70 BannerCache::LoadBanner: Cache/Banners/585729452
/Users/steve/programming/sm-v390/src/BannerCache.cpp:282 Courses/Samples/Trickyrandom.png
/Users/steve/programming/sm-v390/src/BannerCache.cpp:70 BannerCache::LoadBanner: Cache/Banners/1654699250
/Users/steve/programming/sm-v390/src/GameState.cpp:1727 Assertion 'asDiff.size() > 0' failed
Thread: Decode thread
Thread: MusicThread

Thread:
400d1a7b:
00257e70: sm_crash(char const*)
0018a2a0: GameState::GetDifficultiesToShow(std::set<Difficulty, std::less<Difficulty>, std::allocator<Difficulty> >&)
0029e210: SaveCatalogXml()
001a9ebc: SongManager::InitAll(LoadingWindow*)
000627b8: SDL_main
0023332c: LightsDriver_SystemMessage::Set(LightsState const*)
92be2ae4: _nsnote_callback (Foundation)
90805078: __CFXNotificationPost (CoreFoundation)
907fd114: _CFXNotificationPostNotification (CoreFoundation)
92bcceec: -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationNamebject:userInfo:] (Foundation)
93782f98: -[NSApplication _postDidFinishNotification] (AppKit)
93782e84: -[NSApplication _sendFinishLaunchingNotification] (AppKit)
937829cc: -[NSApplication(NSAppleEventHandling) _handleAEOpen:] (AppKit)
93782574: -[NSApplication(NSAppleEventHandling) _handleCoreEvent:withReplyEvent:] (AppKit)
92be3af0: -[NSAppleEventManager dispatchRawAppleEvent:withRawReply:handlerRefCon:] (Foundation)
92be3950: _NSAppleEventManagerGenericHandler (Foundation)
914fe960: aeDispatchAppleEvent(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*, unsigned long, unsigned char*) (AE)
914fe7fc: dispatchEventAndSendReply(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*) (AE)
914fe654: aeProcessAppleEvent (AE)
9329e2e0: AEProcessAppleEvent (HIToolbox)
93780cbc: _DPSNextEvent (AppKit)
937807a8: -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] (AppKit)
9377ccec: -[NSApplication run] (AppKit)
00233974: main
00008a50: start
000088d0: start

Static log:
StepMania 3.9
Compiled Sat Nov 5 14:53:39 PST 2005 (build 77)
Log starting 2007-08-28 21:33:42
Loading window: cocoa
PowerMac G3 (Sahara)
Processor: G3 (Sahara) (1)
Mac OS X 10.4.9
Memory: 640 MB total, 1407 MB swap
I/O Buffer size: 512
Frames of stream latency: 0
Frames of latency: 31
Seconds of latency: 0.000703
Sound driver: CoreAudio
Language: english
Theme: default

Partial log:
00:02.422: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/PlayersBest1-4.crs' )
00:02.432: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/PlayersBest13-16.crs' )
00:02.442: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/PlayersBest5-8.crs' )
00:02.450: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/PlayersBest9-12.crs' )
00:02.458: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/PlayersWorst.crs' )
00:02.469: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/Random Caprice.crs' )
00:02.480: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/StaminaTester.crs' )
00:02.490: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/Tortoise and the Hare.crs' )
00:02.501: Course::LoadFromCRSFile( 'Courses/Samples/TrickyRandom.crs' )
00:02.516: Writing Data/Catalog.xml ...

-- End of report

That's what I got... I got it twice in a row, but the first time I noticed that it was trying to load a course that didn't exist... One that I never downloaded and I never heard of... This time, I can't figure out the problem. Help?

EDIT: The stupid smiley is a colon followed by the letter 'o'

[Relambrien]

Re: 1st time SM error

I'm no SM debugger, but judging from what you said and what the log says, looks like there's a problem with your Courses folder. If you have room on the hard drive, you can test this without having to "reinstall" Stepmania, per se.

Instead, install it to a different directory (but see the note below this first) and just copy the default Courses folder into your "real" SM folder (replacing the current one), and see if it does anything. If you want to back up your current Courses folder, just copy it into the "fake" SM folder under a different name.

NOTE: Installing the same thing twice in different directories -may- cause a problem. It hasn't when I've done similar tests, but I don't know how Macs work at all so I can't be certain it won't cause a problem for you.

And since you're on a Mac, I know even less about your problem. But while you're waiting for other answers, you could try mine and see what happens; just remember I'm not responsible for anything that may go awry. I've warned you that I don't know what'll happen if you try this in a Mac.

[Nightfirecat]

Re: 1st time SM error

Well, I think it'll work fine... Logic usually works on macs (I'm XP based anyway, so I don't know squat about macs...) and I think that it probably just needs me to go look through it for a moment or 2... I don't even understand the significance of those...

EDIT: Just saved my songs, then reinstalled... Really easy, problem went away. No need to keep my scores... lol. They all sucked anyway.