I’m getting an error “Could not run the sketch (Target VM failed to initialize).” This error suddenly appeared from one minute to the next. I thought it was to do with my code but after working though every possibility I discovered that any sketch running P2D and P3D causes this error. The error do…

New news. I’ve identified that this happens when connected to a second monitor. Hence the sudden onset of the problem. Everything’s fine when not connected. I don’t have any more detail than that. It’s workable for me for now but sounds like something that could arise again.

Target VM failed to initialize

Processing

Chrisir July 22, 2023, 8:22am 8

Yeah, makes sense…

Thanks for the explanation.

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Target VM failed to initialize

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