Orbmu2k/nvidiaProfileInspector · error · NvapiException

NVAPI_PROFILE_NOT_FOUND

NVAPI_PROFILE_NOT_FOUND

Error message

DRS_GetCurrentGlobalProfile

What it means

Sentinel guard in GetProfileHandle: after DRS_GetCurrentGlobalProfile returns NVAPI_OK, the resulting hProfile is checked for IntPtr.Zero and a manually constructed NvapiException named "DRS_GetCurrentGlobalProfile" is thrown. This is a generic guard, not a driver-reported status: the driver claimed success but returned no global profile handle, typically when no NVIDIA driver or global driver profile is available. The input at fault is the empty/null profileName path that requests the current global profile.

Solutions

1. Ensure the NVIDIA driver is installed and functioning before requesting the global profile.
2. Catch NvapiException in callers and treat it as "no driver profile available" rather than a hard failure.
3. Provide a named profile instead of empty string so the predefined global profile path is not required.
4. Retry after driver initialization, e.g. when the app starts before the driver service is ready.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nvidiaProfileInspector/Common/DrsSettingsServiceBase.cs:66 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Orbmu2k/nvidiaProfileInspector@2f50c388b3 (2026-09-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3d774c9ffcd1dc9c. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at nvidiaProfileInspector/Common/DrsSettingsServiceBase.cs:66

                return true;
            }, forceNonGlobalSession: forceNonGlobalSession, preventLoadSettings: preventLoadSettings);
        }

        protected T DrsSession<T>(Func<IntPtr, T> action, bool forceDedicatedScope = false)
        {
            return DrsSessionScope.DrsSession<T>(action, forceDedicatedScope);
        }

        protected IntPtr GetProfileHandle(IntPtr hSession, string profileName)
        {
            var hProfile = IntPtr.Zero;

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileName))
            {
                var nvRes = nvw.Instance.DRS_GetCurrentGlobalProfile(hSession, ref hProfile);

                if (hProfile == IntPtr.Zero)
                    throw new NvapiException("DRS_GetCurrentGlobalProfile", NvAPI_Status.NVAPI_PROFILE_NOT_FOUND);

                if (nvRes != NvAPI_Status.NVAPI_OK)
                    throw new NvapiException("DRS_GetCurrentGlobalProfile", nvRes);
            }
            else
            {
                var nvRes = nvw.Instance.DRS_FindProfileByName(hSession, new StringBuilder(profileName), ref hProfile);

                if (nvRes == NvAPI_Status.NVAPI_PROFILE_NOT_FOUND)
                    return IntPtr.Zero;

                if (nvRes != NvAPI_Status.NVAPI_OK)
                    throw new NvapiException("DRS_FindProfileByName", nvRes);
            }
            return hProfile;
        }

        protected IntPtr CreateProfile(IntPtr hSession, string profileName)

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