[AG-TECH] problems with RAT hanging

[Bonnett, PG (Paul)]

We have seen the same failures, on a repeatable basis with any of the
Audigy 2 based sound cards.

We have replaced all our Audigy cards with ones based on other chipsets,
and all our RAT issues went away (except it still crashes if you move
the window quickly across the desktop)

Regards,
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On
Behalf Of Niall Moran
Sent: 30 June 2006 09:20
To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] problems with RAT hanging

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
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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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> > 
> > 
> 
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