How do I kill the sonar process (sonarpdr.exe) after a crash? It won't let me do so through the task manager (Win7, 64-bit).  I have to reboot every time, and that is a REAL workflow KILLER!
Thanks,
Will
 

Whats the crash error code?
Do you have any MIDI devices hooked up?
Is everything  64bit ready? Hardware and software?

List all your pc specs and all hardware, like sound card and midi controllers
Cj

WillInIll


How do I kill the sonar process (sonarpdr.exe) after a crash? It won't let me do so through the task manager (Win7, 64-bit).  I have to reboot every time, and that is a REAL workflow KILLER!
Thanks,
Will

you need to disconnect your external soundcard and MIDI devices. then the sonarpdr.exe should finish automatically. 

Bummer. My soundcard is the M-Audio Delta 1010LT--that is, it is a PCI card, and disconnecting is not so straightforward. But, yes, I am using the 64-bit version of Sonar 8.5. The CPU is an intel i7-920.

in this case, at least try to disconnect your MIDI. I have to turn my Edirol M16-dx and USB Maudio MIDI off every time Sonar crashes.

But I hope you can solve the cause of the crash.

The Delta1010LT is the MIDI interface also. As for the cause, it is random and may or may not produce an error message. I got two of them in a three-hour session today and could not discern anything in common with them.
Thanks for helping.
Will

Yeah things plugged into the PC via USB are a culprit for Sonar hanging. Could be a keyboard or controller etc.

I guess, what I was getting at was, is there some feature, in the OS perhaps, that would allow me to uber-KILL a process that doesn't want to end? I run it as admin already. Can't think of anything else. I figured "end process" means "end process", but with Sonar, it means something else.

WillInIll


I guess, what I was getting at was, is there some feature, in the OS perhaps, that would allow me to uber-KILL a process that doesn't want to end? I run it as admin already. Can't think of anything else. I figured "end process" means "end process", but with Sonar, it means something else.

No, it means the same thing but there is another process dependant on it still.

For me I just have to turn of my keyboard/controller via its on/off switch and the Sonar process which is trying to shut down anyway dies on its own.  It's just the still active midi link that is keeping it alive.

This has been discussed a few times so there are posts about it but trying to find them may be a problem.

But as suggested, it's normally just an item plugged in. Switch it off or unplug before closing Sonar and that's the 'kill' switch you want. What exactly do you have plugged in when Sonar is on?