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Flash Pro CS6 - not enough JVM memory - change 128 to 256, flash doesn't start.

Forum|Forum|13 years ago
June 20, 2012
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Hi,

working on very large projects, I often get the "flash ran out of memory for the jvm" error.

Restarting flash does the trick for another couple of hours, until I get that error again.

It opens the jvm.ini file to let me increase Xmx memory value.

I change it from -Xmx128m to -Xmx256m

I restart flash, get the error: "Error initializing Java Runtime environment. You may need to reinstall Flash"

I change it back to -Xmx128m, and flash starts again.

But obviously, I again get the "not enough memory" error.

Am I doing something wrong?

Also,

after installing Flash Pro CS6, previously installed Flash Pro CS5.5 does not start, gives me the JVM initialization error all the time, regardless of which Xmx value I put for CS5.5

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deviws

Participant

How to fix it?

JopWheelz

Participant

I was having these issues as well all of a sudden in Flash CC 2014. With my AIR-iOS project using Starling. My jvm.ini file had 256 in it by default to I changed that to 512 which caused all sorts of random errors in my Assets class where I embed all my assets using the [Embed tag.

So I uninstalled Flash and reinstalled it again. Opened my FLA and Flash told me I should use AIR 14.0 for iOS as my previous Target version was too old. Right now I can compile my FLA properly again without the Java error. So... not 100% if it was the re-install or switching to AIR 14.0 for iOS as Target but I have been compiling the FLA 7 times now without restarting Flash. Fingers crossed

JopWheelz

Participant

back to square one again. The error message just popped up. So annoying.

update:

I removed some of the images I embed using the '[Embed tag'. And now it publishes again without the error. Weird because the published swf is only 1.8MB. Nothing crazy. So the problem seems related to embedding images using the [Embed tag...

update 2 / FIX:

Instead of using the embed tag to embed images I now have an 'assets' folder that I add to the AIR project (publish settings) that contains my images. Then I load the various images using the Loader. After an image is loaded I convert it to a Texture to use in Starling like so:

var bitmap:Bitmap = new Bitmap(new BitmapData(currentBigTextureLoader.width, currentBigTextureLoader.height, true, 0x00000000));

bitmap.bitmapData.draw(currentBigTextureLoader);

bigTextures[aBigTexturesToLoad[nCurrentBigTextureToLoad]] = Texture.fromBitmap(bitmap);

You can then use these Textures to display an image in Starling like so:

var base:Image = new Image(bigTextures["CollectionBase"]);

Bit of a workaround but al least I don't get the Java Error anymore

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netfish00

Inspiring

I just installed CS6 and had the same problem. My solution is quite simple. After I encoutered the problem, I re-installed java as administrator by clicking the installer. But I doubt that is necessary.

Then I ran Flash CS6 as the administrator by right clicking the shortcut. That worked.

So I have set up the shortcut to run as the administrator.

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SeaBream

Participant

I have a similar but slightly different problem.

I have a large flash project which compiles ok in Flash CS5.5 as long as I change the -Xmx128m to -Xmx300m

I I try and compile it in Flash CS6 then any value for Xmx over 178 causes the "Error initializing Java Runtime environment. You may need to reinstall Flash". The project won't compile.

I'm running Windows XP with 4GB of memory.

My guess is that Flash has a fixed amount of memory that it is allowed to use for the program, your fla file and the compiling process. This amount is fixed regardless of the computer's memory.

CS6 is a larger program than CS5.5 so leaves less for the the fla file and compiler. Hence, large files which compiled on CS5.5 won't compile on CS6

Any solutions would be very wellcome.

9999pippoflashAuthor

Inspiring

Me too I have XP with 3Gb ram.

Even if I put it to 129 it gives me that error.

Funny thing is, after I installed CS6, my installed CS5.5 gives always that error, no matter what I change. No way to make 5.5 start again.

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SeaBream

Participant

Hi Filippo,

Seems like this error appears for various reasons, I have listed down some of them that I'm aware of

1. May be due to the version of Java Runtime installed on the system. Few versions of Java runtime require admin privileges for it to work flawlessly due to a bug as discussed here http://www.java.com/en/download/help/javacpl.xml

Solution: Try uninstall the current Java runtime version and probably install the latest version or install an older version than that of the existing one

2. May be due to Flex-jars in CLASSPATH environmental variable

Solution: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash/kb/error-error-initializing-java-runtime.html

3. May be due to running Flash from non-administrator accounts

Solution: Try install/run flash from administrator account

Thanks!

Mohan

Hi Mohan,

Thanks for replying to this. I have two Windows XP PCs, both with Flash CS6. I have a large project which will compile on one but not on the other.

Both PCs have 4GB RAM and Java 6.

Both are running as administrator.

On the PC which works I have to increase the -Xmx value to 300.

On the PC which doesn't work the JVM won't initialise if I put the value of -Xmx to greater than 178.

I've looked in the CLASSPATH and there isn't anything related to Flex.

This is a critical error for us because we can't compile out main project.

Any suggestions or help would be great.

Cheers

Joe

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Doubledutch20

Participating Frequently

I have exactly the same problem but my flash project is absolutely tiny. (15 lines of AS3 code!) I can compile once - then have to start flash again to compile again. Totally unworkable.

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MochiSteve

Participant

I am seeing the same problem with any size file. A completely empty AS3 document will compile and run, but if I add even one space to the timeline actionscript I get the JVM out of memory error!

Mohanaraj

Adobe Employee

Hi Joe/MochiSteve,

Could you please share a file or two with which you are facing this issiue. Would like to take a look at it to get more details.

MochiSteve: could you please share your machine config details?

Thanks!

Mohan

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