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| Subject: From: Date: | Re: [ECS] Phone Don Stephens Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:21:00 -0800 |
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Walters" <wtwalters@home.com> > Guys, > > My reference to the memory bug in 4.2.007 is taken from Mark's "UPD.TXT" > file...... > > I was having random problems getting 4.2.007 to properly read/execute my > .CFG file... Dunno why but does not happen with 4.2.009 (I'm going to use > ".009" for brievity from here on)... > > What I'm seeing with .009 is: > > 1. Event that worked flawlessly for 5 months no longer works. Serial port > & interface both check out ok. I'm not having any luck with .009 returning > a valid value on a Serial-Byte type item. > > 2. Random COM I/O errors (overflow) on all serial items (Modem, Prairie > Digital, PLC, etc.... ALL of 'em) By any chance COMM error #2 ? I've got those all over the place. This has persisted the last couple of versions (005-007). > 3. Phone-Interface-C (VFP 14.4 voice modem) randomly answering phone and > aparently expecting some sort of "carrier" as error message reports: > > 055b O 01/16 5:03 PM:No carrier (Item "Phone-Interface-C")(PHN C RESET) I have also had problems with Phone-Interface-C, but they have been random and I haven't been able to reproduce them. > > > This was after a phone call that ECS answered, but took no message. > > 4. Today, I also had a "stutter" with a voice announcement.... I suspect > TVL taking too many resources from ECS and my processor (Cyrix MII-300) > unable to keep up... > Perhaps, but I upgraded to an AMD 450 w/ 96Mg of ram and I have a studder. If I reboot, the studder is gone for a while but slowly comes back. > As to "memory leak", well, I'm just watching the value for "Free-Memory" on > the System page in ECS... Over period of hours goes from >12000 to less > than 4000, for whatever that's worth. > > My system has 64K memory; System resources (Control Panel, System, > Performance, shows 64% system resources available..... > > > Bill > > > > Anyway, did a complete cold reboot... Disabled TVL stuff.. Disabled all > remote networking stuff.. Only running ACE-S, Sygate 3.11 and ECS > 4.2.009... > > > > That's about it for now...... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Kindred <david kindred@iname.com> > To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 10:36 PM > Subject: RE: [ECS] Phone > > > > Guys, > > > > What phone problems are you seeing? I've had a weird one where it answers > > the phone, then immediately hangs up without playing the OGM or recording > > the message. I thought it was my logic. Has anyone else encountered this? > > The only solution seems to be a reboot. Haven't had it occur the last > couple > > of days. I'm now using 4.2.009. > > > > I'm also seeing the COM overflows. > > > > --David > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bill Walters [mailto:wtwalters@home.com] > > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 10:11 PM > > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com > > Subject: Re: [ECS] Phone > > > > > > Gary, > > > > 4.2.007 has a bad memory bug; either go up a version or back a version. I > > was also having problems with phone messages using 4.2.007..... > > Unfortunately, doesn't seem much better in 4.2.009. > > > > Bill > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: J Gary Mull <jgary@mindspring.com> > > To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 8:32 PM > > Subject: [ECS] Phone > > > > > > > My phone-event is not working properly. When you press a specific > button > > > for someone's mailbox it just starts playing the message again and will > > not > > > allow you to leave a message in a specific box. The default mailbox > works > > > most of the time. I left a message this afternoon and when I arrived > > home, > > > it never recorded the message. I have not changed or touched my > > > phone-service event for six or more months. > > > > > > I am currently using 4.2007. I have the latest beta version so I may > try > > > installing a new version and see if that helps. > > > > > > Anything happening on the possibility of adding a telephone board > > support??? > > > > > > Gary > > > jgary@atl.mindspring.com Gary at Home > > > jgmull@us.ibm.com Gary at Work > > >