Failed to dynamically load ChromaSDK
leonardoInf opened this issue · 12 comments
That's what I get when instantiating IChroma (i.e. trying to access the ChromaSDK.
I have already installed Synapse 3. Do I need to copy something to some directory? Where is the CHromaSDk located anyway in a standard Synapse3 installation?
Edit: At least I have found out which file is causing the error. It is https://github.com/chroma-sdk/Colore/blob/release/6.0.0/src/Colore/Native/NativeSdkMethods.cs.
Big News: You can still download the SDK without Synapse: https://assets.razerzone.com/dev_portal/downloads/Razer_Chroma_SDK_Core_v1.10.6.exe
Now atleast I have the SDK files I need. You can find them at C:\Program Files [(x86)]/Razer Chroma SDK.
If you run the following two commands in cmd.exe, what do they output?
where RzChromaSDK.dll
where RzChromaSDK64.dll
On my system I get this:
C:\Users\adamh>where RzChromaSDK.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer Chroma SDK\bin\RzChromaSDK.dll
C:\Users\adamh>where RzChromaSDK64.dll
C:\Program Files\Razer Chroma SDK\bin\RzChromaSDK64.dll
C:\Windows\System32\RzChromaSDK64.dll
I have Synapse 2 though.
Synapse should install Chroma SDK files when you connect any Chroma-capable device, if I recall correctly. Installing the SDK without Chroma devices connected is currently not officially supported I think.
Thanks for answering, its the same for me now, after I have additionaly downloaded the mentioned .exe.
Before, these folders were not there, I suppose that Synapse3 has moved them or doesn't install them by default anymore.
If they moved in Synapse 3 we'll need the new paths so we know where to load them from, did you get any output from the above commands? Assuming the DLLs themselves didn't change names that is.
The mentioned additional exe has copied them to Program Files and System32 as usual but when I remove uninstall it, the files get deleted. Simply put: The SDK was not included in my Synapse 3 instlalation and I had to manually install the SDK packages.
When you remove the installer exe the installed DLL files get deleted? That seems weird.
Do you have any Chroma devices connected?
Yes, my keyboard. No it happens when I uninstall the additional SDK program which I had to download. That s expected behaviour I guess, it was just the confirmation for me that the SDK files werent provided by Synapse 3.
But looking at the source code I suppose that the SDK is loaded from System32 anyway.
It will attempt to load the SDK library from any directory in the system's PATH variable. Synapse 2 has been adding the libraries both to System32 but also in its own directories inside program files that it adds to the PATH.
Unsure if Synapse 3 changed anything in this regard. I have sent a question to Razer and am waiting for a response.
@leonardoInf The response I received from Razer was:
I assume they chose to exclude the "Chroma Connect" module while installation.
We made it optional since January... it's selected by default during installation, but users can deselect it if they don't want to install it.
Can you confirm if you installed the "Chroma Connect" module when installing Synapse 3?
I´m not 100 % sure, but I think that I´ve unchecked it. But AFAIK you don´t really need Synapse, because you can download the standalone SDK on their webpage.