Failed to load DX9 plugin? check here!

[Shadow Lady]

Problem:
You are launching your dolphin emulator and get this message: "Failed to load plugin Plugins\Plugin_VideoDX9.dll - unknown error".

Solution:
You will have to update your DirectX in order for the plugins to load normally. Either from the DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer which will only download what is missing or with the DirectX End-User Runtimes which downloads the full package.

What if you're having this problem on vista?
Vista has DX10, ya know.

Vista has DX10 which is newer than DX9 however Vista uses both DX9 and DX10 and both keep getting updates every 2-3 months, the latest update by the moment of this post was November 2008 so you should update it anyway.

Note:
In case the links in this post dont work you should try using a searching engine like google for "DirectX Runtimes August 2009" or newer if you can find it (the SDK isnt needed). Or look in the newest posts in this thread in case someone posted a link to them.

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Last edited by Shadow Lady; September 10th, 2009 at 22:44..

[sagi]

Hello,
Thank you, it no longer gives me an error. However the DX9 plugin no longer works with games it used to work with, like Baten Kaitos 0rigins. For some reason the game would actually play and all but it won't show any graphics at all.

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Last edited by sagi; December 10th, 2008 at 23:38..

[omegadox]

Thank you Shadow Lady for making a sticky on this commonly asked question.

[Shadow Lady]

Originally Posted by sagi

Hello,
Thank you, it no longer gives me an error. However the DX9 plugin no longer works with games it used to work with, like Baten Kaitos 0rigins. For some reason the game would actually play and all but it won't show any graphics at all.

Hmm unless you are trying the exact same version and settings I dont think it's related to the directx update :/

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[sagi]

Originally Posted by Shadow Lady

Hmm unless you are trying the exact same version and settings I dont think it's related to the directx update :/

For some reason it works now... lol.

[nosound.97]

Hi guys! i always update my directx9 but the error still appears

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[sword_zero001]

The method I provided before doesn't work, it only makes Dolphin ignore the error so yes you have to update your DirectX but to 9.25.1476 that's December 2008.
I apologise to anyone I misleaded by my post before.

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Last edited by sword_zero001; January 15th, 2009 at 16:06..

[nosound.97]

No, it works now fine for me! I didn't mention that I updated my directx to june_2008 not to november_2008

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Last edited by sword_zero001; January 15th, 2009 at 16:06..

[nosound.97]

Yes it works now! Sorry, if i don't post message about it!

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[nosound.97]

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[Lrak]

SVN 2153 another nail in the DX9 coffin, thanks..Guys..

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[mady_dran]

I get the error in vista but i already installed dx9 latest and i have a that is different that is ogl reder error

what is this error mean and how can i fix it

any one help me.............

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[Taggin]

i installed it and still this same problem with dx9 :|

[nosound.97]

Try to update your drivers

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[Taggin]

k, all works thanks

[ready2rumbelX]

I'd installed DX9 (Nov 2008) and it hadn't worked.....but when I re-installed DX9, it now works.

r2rX

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[Xtreme2damax]

I just compiled revision 2506, and the DirectX 9 video plugin isn't showing up in the plugin configuration, only the OGL plugin is listed/shown..

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[Genius_GZA]

Originally Posted by Xtreme2damax

I just compiled revision 2506, and the DirectX 9 video plugin isn't showing up in the plugin configuration, only the OGL plugin is listed/shown..

There's a lot of changes coming for DX9 plugin at the moment, maybe that's why

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[Xtreme2damax]

I know, but I heard someone say that they just compiled a new revision and the DX9 plugin had some amazing changes/fixes, so I thought it was working now..

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