[AG-TECH] Access Grid: Windows 7 and Vista support

Jesus Cea Oliva jesus.cea at uca.es
Mon Mar 8 12:26:18 CST 2010


 
We've problems with Vic on Windows XP when there are many cameras on h264/mpeg4 as Visualization (VideoConsumerServiceH264). We've 3 cameras on h264/mpeg4 (800kbps / 24fps, Size:Large) and we are doing tests with others Universities, so it can be about 10 cameras connected. When vic as VideoConsumer service runs, vic application crash and close all video windows.

In the official page of vic talks about this crash and recommend to use 320x240 resolution (I supose that it's the size medium on vic preferences): http://mediatools.cs.ucl.ac.uk/nets/mmedia/wiki/VicFaq#a2.WhydoesVICcrashassoonasItrytotransmit [ http://mediatools.cs.ucl.ac.uk/nets/mmedia/wiki/VicFaq#a2.WhydoesVICcrashassoonasItrytotransmit ]

About Windows 7, in the first run we've problems and crash (python.exe don't work) on connect to a Venue and load the chat, and yes, it's due to the beacon option. But, the second and nexts runs the VenueClient close when load the splash screen. I run the VenueClient with debug and I realize that debug show a error in the VenueClient.py file:

" File "C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\AccessGrid3\AccessGrid\VenueClient.py", line 266, in __init__
    if int(self.preferences.GetPreference(Preferences.MULTICAST)):ValueError: invalid literal for int(): False"


These lines are:

"if int(self.preferences.GetPreference(Preferences.MULTICAST)):   
            self.transport = "multicast"         else:            self.transport = "unicast" "So, I've changed "int" by "bool" and it works.We've encountered other debug messages like this in others lines on other Files (PreferencesUI.py, for example that show a similar error in the line 1173: 
self.multicastButton.SetValue(not int(preferences.GetPreference(Preferences.MULTICAST)))
), and I've this problems on my Windows XP system (installed in my home). We want to notify this messages to the mailing lists for developers, but we want, first, to assure this errors on all systems or if it's a particular problem.

Regards!

El dia 08 mar 2010 18:48, Terry McGuire <tmcguire at ualberta.ca> escribió:
> AG 3.1 is probably the problem.  We're running AG 3.2 beta, without XP compatibility mode.  Just a standard install, with the beacon turned off.
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> On 8 Mar 2010, at 1039h, Tran, Quang V. wrote:
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>> We are also having problems with VIC crashing even when beacon is disabled. That brings up a question about installation. When you install it on Vista/Windows 7, do you install it as Windows XP compatibility? We are using AG Toolkits 3.1.
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>> Quang
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>> From: ag-tech-bounces at lists.mcs.anl.gov [ mailto:ag-tech-bounces at lists.mcs.anl.gov ] [mailto:ag-tech-bounces at lists.mcs.anl.gov [ mailto:ag-tech-bounces at lists.mcs.anl.gov ]] On Behalf Of Terry McGuire
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>> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Access Grid: Windows 7 and Vista support
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>> Even if you do have multicast, you can disable the beacon.  We're running Win 7 and have multicast running fine with the beacon disabled.
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>> Terry
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>> On 2 Mar 2010, at 2224h, John I. Quebedeaux, Jr wrote:
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>> Works fine for us here at LSU with both ? our new production machines are Win 7 for display and capture. If you don?t have multicast, disable the beacon I think is what everyone is saying. - John Q.
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>> From: Choon Ng <cj at ngame.edu.au [ x-msg://273/cj@ngame.edu.au ]>
>> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:23:50 +1100
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>> Subject: [AG-TECH] Access Grid: Windows 7 and Vista support
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>> Does anyone know what's the support status for Windows 7 and Vista? AG seems to be crashing whenever VIC runs.
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