[Fwd: RE: [AG-TECH] ddvic error]

[George Estes]

Both of the meetings I've been in that had the ddvic error also had someone 
connecting via VRVS.  Today when the VRVS site left the meeting the ddvic 
error no longer occurred.  Not hard evidence, but interesting.

George


At 01:35 PM 11/6/2002 -0700, Ed Ritenour wrote:
>Thanks for the message. This is interesting as there was someone in the
>test room which had a room  identifer ending with -pig while we were
>experencing the vic problem this morning. Unfortunately I don't remember
>the site name.
>
>Ed
>
>Gregory Bell wrote:
>
> > Ed,
> >
> > This is the latest of many messages this morning on ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > re: the problem you were describing.
> >
> > - Greg
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] ddvic error
> > Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 10:54:43 -0800
> > From: "Brian Corrie" <brian.corrie at newmic.com>
> > To: <darin at ucar.edu>, "Robert Olson" <olson at mcs.anl.gov>
> > CC: <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > We have seen this error as well in the Test Room. I seem to remember the
> > mention of a problem with vic dying when someone in the venue changes
> > video
> > settings. If someone is in the room and tweaking the video this could be
> > causing the problem. I have noticed with the PIG software that the
> > settings
> > for vic do not always work and we have to go in and configure before
> > transmitting. If someone with a PIG node does a transmit and then tweaks
> > the
> > settings this may be the answer.
> >
> > No investigation on this done on our part, just rumour and some thoughts
> > at
> > this point...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >         Brian
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Darin Oman [mailto:darin at ucar.edu]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 10:13 AM
> > > To: Robert Olson
> > > Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] ddvic error
> > >
> > >
> > > Not sure. I'll pay closer attention next time it happens.
> > >
> > > The node op at NCSA got the error at the same time I did.
> > >
> > > Darin
> > >
> > >
> > > Robert Olson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hmmmm. Someone here mentioned that error as well.
> > > >
> > > > Does it look like an error message that came from ddvic itself?
> > > >
> > > > At 10:58 AM 11/6/2002 -0700, Darin Oman wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Yes! I've had that error a few times over the last few
> > > days. It would
> > > >> mostly happen when I moved from the lobby to the test
> > > room. I thought
> > > >> it was a local problem (I deleted ag/agapps/bin directory and
> > > >> reinstalled display software and have had the error only
> > > once since)
> > > >> but now I'm not so sure. Is something on the network causing the
> > > >> error? Is there a bug in the software (I'm running AG
> > > 1.2)? I, too,
> > > >> would like to get this figured out.
> > > >>
> > > >> Darin Oman
> > > >> NCAR
> > > >>
> > > >> Rabarison Monika Klara wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> Hello,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Have anybody met the same problem as I have now in the lobby?
> > > >>> Error on the display machine: "ddvic error, you need to restart
> > > >>> the program..". I went to JSU venue and everything is fine.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Any hint?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Monika
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
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> > > >>> System Administrator
> > > >>> HPVCI
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> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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