[AG-TECH] problems with RAT hanging

[Niall Moran]

I regularly experience rat crashing. Sometimes it is worse than others.
Usually after 15-20 minutes. Setup consists of WindowsXP and a sound
blaster audigy 2.

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| Niall Moran
| Systems Administrator
| Irish Centre for High-End Computing
 \niall dot moran at ichec dot ie
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 08:15:19AM +0100, Paul Hatton wrote:
> I've not really been following this thread, so I'm not sure what the 
> platform is (it's not specified in this mail). However. I've had 
> problems with on-board RealTek audio under WindowsXP - not tried any 
> other platforms on this machine - which were solved by putting a 
> cheap-and-cheerful old audio card in the machine and diabling the on-
> board audio - Soundblaster I think but I don't have the machine to 
> hand. A Google found
> 
> http://www.vrvs.org/Documentation/faq.html#Mbone01
> 
> which may be relevant.
> 
> From:           	"John Langkals" <langkals at pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu>
> To:             	"'Adam Taylor'" <accessgrid at ulm.edu>,
>   	"'Richard Caladine'" <caladine at uow.edu.au>,
>   	"'ag-tech'" <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>
> Subject:        	RE: [AG-TECH] problems with RAT hanging
> Date sent:      	Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:47:00 -0400
> 
> > This may be an issue with the Realtek AC 97 on board audio. I have
> > experienced the same thing in AG V3.0.1.  Are you using an audio
> > card or on
> > board audio?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > John Langkals
> > Systems Manager
> > OCTS 
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> > 
> > ________________________________________
> > From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]
> > On Behalf
> > Of Adam Taylor
> > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 2:46 PM
> > To: 'Richard Caladine'; 'ag-tech'
> > Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] problems with RAT hanging
> > 
> > This is a ditto for me.? I was figuring it was my OS needing to be
> > reinstalled, new drivers, whatever.? I haven?t had time to test it
> > yet
> > however.? Before I started over I was getting about the same exact
> > thing?.?
> > Although mine would start between anywere from 15 min to 3 hours.?
> > Usually
> > however, the 15-20 min as below.? The GUI would keep working but the
> > in and
> > out of the sound, plus the meters on rat, would stop working.? The
> > menus and
> > buttons however kept working?..at least they were clickable..
> > 
> > Adam Taylor
> > Computing Center
> > University of Louisiana at Monroe
> > ?
> > 
> > ________________________________________
> > From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]
> > On Behalf
> > Of Richard Caladine
> > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 1:26 AM
> > To: ag-tech
> > Subject: [AG-TECH] problems with RAT hanging
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > In the last few AG sessions we have held everything works well for
> > about the
> > first 15-20 minutes. Then RAT stops sending and receiving.
> > The only way I can get audio working again (without exiting and
> > restarting
> > the venue client) is to disable and re-enable audio. 
> > However the problem reoccurs at about 5 minute intervals after that
> > ad
> > infinitum!
> > 
> > any ideas?
> > 
> > I am using V3.0.1
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________
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> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Paul Hatton
> High Performance Computing and Visualisation Specialist
> Technical Director, HP Visual and Spatial Technology Centre
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