*** OCTANE API ERROR: OptiX API error: Internal error

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PosthumanUser
Licensed Customer
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Joined: Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:55 pm

Getting this error code after upgrading to latest Houdini and Octane.


*** OCTANE API ERROR: OptiX API error: Internal error
*** OCTANE API ERROR: OptiX error for device 0: [DEVICECTX] Error initializing RTX library
*** OCTANE API ERROR: OptiX API error for device 0: Internal error
*** OCTANE API ERROR: device 0: failed to create OptiX context
*** OCTANE API ERROR: device 0: failed to initialize context
*** OCTANE API ERROR: device 0: failed to initialize render thread 00000001FF6DF2A0

Any idea what could be the cause?
dom_otoy
OctaneRender Team
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Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:33 pm

Hey there!
I'd need some more information!
What GPU are you on? What drivers?
What version did you update from (houdini and octane)?
When did this error pop-up? Immediately when using the IPR? Or was there something that triggered it?
Does the render still work or did it break it?
First thing I would try is update GPU drivers.
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