[AG-TECH] Upgrading to 2.2

[Randy Groves]

This means that I'll have to keep an extra rat.exe around.  I always use 
the RAT with the -allow_loopback option to test my audio after an install 
and before a session.   Unless there is a new service incorporated into the 
venue now?

-randy

At 05:12 AM 6/4/2004, Ivan R. Judson wrote:

>The media executables (rat.exe, vic.exe, et al) are no longer installed in
>the toolkit. These files are packaged within the node services that they
>are required for. This change is needed so that node services can be
>packaged and distributed in a clean and efficient manner.
>
>The end result is you should not find vic and rat installed in some
>location you can execute them from, they are unpacked and executed by the
>venue client automatically --
>
>--Ivan
>
>
>On Wed, 2 Jun 2004, ARSC Grid Op's wrote:
>
> > I as well have tried removing the GLOBUS_HOSTNAME variable with no 
> luck. I think there might be something wrong with the installer. Because 
> I am not getting rat.exe or vic.exe  files in the /bin dir of the install 
> path. I also have the same screenshot of the service manager as Jennifer. 
> I have tried reinstalling, restarting and re-downloading all the files 
> including active python 2.3, wxpython and the 2.2 toolkit . I was able to 
> get and run the older version of the toolkit (2.1.2) with python 2.2 with 
> no problems. Also selecting exit from the Venue Client causes the program 
> to hang everytime. I have to force quit the client through Task manager 
> in order to kill the process.
> >
> > - Eric Peterson
> >
> > Jennifer Teig von Hoffman <jtvh at bu.edu> wrote:
> > I seem to be having the same problem, and I've already removed the
> > GLOBUS_HOSTNAME variable (as suggested earlier on this thread) and
> > rebooted for good measure. When I open Node Manager (from the Venue
> > Client), there doesn't appear to be a ServiceManager running. Here's a
> > screen shot:
> >
> > http://scv.bu.edu/~jtvh/images/error.jpg
> >
> > BTW, I do find rat.exe on my hard drive, in AudioService.zip.
> >
> > - Jennifer
> >
> > Michael Miller wrote:
> > > Eric,
> > >
> > > Check the Node Config and make sure the ServiceManager for localhost is
> > > on port 11000. This changed in the latest release.
> > >
> > > Michael Miller
> > > NCSA
> > >
> > > At 02:43 PM 6/2/2004, ARSC Grid Op's wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello,
> > >> I am currently trying to upgrade a Windows 2000 Machine to the new
> > >> 2.2 Toolkit released yesterday. When I run the Venue Client Shortcut,
> > >> the program launches, but Rat or Vic never lauch when a venue is
> > >> selected. I searched for rat.exe and vic.exe and it is not present
> > >> anywhere on the machine. I have tried reinstalling, but with the same
> > >> results. Any ideas? Thanks.
> > >>
> > >> - Eric Peterson
> > >> Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
> > >> Fairbanks, Alaska
> > >>
> > >>
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> > > Thanx,
> > >
> > > Michael Miller
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