[AG-TECH] RAT - Random crashing

[Markus Buchhorn]

Hi Chen

Slightly quicker, in the venue client, 'preferences' menu you can 'disable audio' then 'enable audio'. One less layer of python to jump through :-/

Quickest version: note down the venue addresses (multicast group/port) for audio, and have a terminal window open in the folder where the rat executable is unpacked, and the rat start command typed in appropriately configured - when it crashes just hit <enter>... (and then reset the command line). I've done that in crucial meetings....

What kind of crash are you seeing? Random stops, or pop-up alerts about mbus problems? The latter is well known, and can come from excessive mouse events (tinkering with settings) amongst others. Random stops I've seen on various 64bit systems - where the UI remains up but gets ignored. I understand there are also some easy remote DoS attacks against rat :-)

Cheers,
        Markus

At 06:26 PM 9/08/2006 +1000, Chen Reed wrote:
>It's a Creative Audigy 2 ZS. I'll try switching to the on-board audio.
>
>Thanks for the RAT restart instructions :)
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Chen.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nathan Gardiner [<mailto:nathan.gardiner at canterbury.ac.nz>mailto:nathan.gardiner at canterbury.ac.nz]
>Sent: Wed 8/9/2006 5:57 PM
>To: Chen Reed; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] RAT - Random crashing
>
>Go to "Manage my node" under the Preferences menu in the client and
>right mouse click on audioservice and select disable. Then when it turns
>to disabled right mouse click on it again and click enable. This should
>restart RAT again without you having to restart the client.
>
>As for RAT randomly crashing, you may want to check which audio card
>you're using. RAT is a bit picky as to what type of audio card it can
>work 100% with.
>
>
>Regards,
>Nathan Gardiner
>
>________________________________
>
>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [<mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On
>Behalf Of Chen Reed
>Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2006 6:33 p.m.
>To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
>Subject: [AG-TECH] RAT - Random crashing
>
>
>
>Hi folks,
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>I'm experiencing random crashes of the RAT and would like to know both
>how to restart the RAT without restarting the whole client and also
>where to start looking to diagnose the cause of the crashing!
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>I would investigate the slow way, but I am stuck in the middle of a week
>of near back-to-back meetings and need a quick-fix.
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>Thanks for any help.
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>Kind regards,
>
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>Chen.
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>
>Australasian CRC for Interaction Design
>
>Network and Systems Manager
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>Tel: 07 3337 7828
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>email: chen at acid.net.au
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