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Re: [ECS] Phone Mark Gilmore Mon, 17 Jan 2000 09:14:20 -0500

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Bill,
The "FREE-MEMORY" denotes the # of free PHYSICAL bytes / 1000
(versus free "virtual" memory).
The decrease you describe does not imply a memory leak
(unless perhaps it continues to decrease indefinitely).
I may change this Type to reflect virtual memory, so
as to avoid this confusion.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026


Bill Walters wrote:
> 
> 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)
> 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)
> 
> 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...
> 
> 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
> >

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