Something not working? Start here. These troubleshooting posts cover the most common Frets on Fire and FoFiX failures on modern systems — crashes, graphics errors, missing files, sound problems, songs that will not load, and controllers that will not connect. Each post gives the safe fix first and says plainly when the honest answer is to switch to FoFiX, Clone Hero or YARG.
Crashes and graphics
- Frets on Fire Black Screen or Crash on Launch
- Frets on Fire OpenGL Initialisation Error
- Low FPS in Frets on Fire on a Modern GPU
- FoFiX Startup Errors
Files, sound and controllers
- MSVCR71.dll Is Missing: The Safe Fix
- No Sound or Audio Desync in Frets on Fire
- Custom Songs Not Showing in Frets on Fire
- Guitar Controller Not Detected in Frets on Fire
Still stuck? Check the FAQ and the download page before reinstalling — most launch failures are a graphics, runtime or folder problem, not a broken download.