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RE: [ECS] Occasional ECS freezing peter kraus Tue, 21 Mar 2000 20:17:22 -0500

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thankyou.
this is quite strange because i did not have this problem before the crash.
the same nt and service pack and mostly the same software have been
reloaded.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 7:49 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Occasional ECS freezing
>
>
> Peter,
> Michael and I were unable to identify why Win sometimes
> failed to send the "timer" message to ECS on his PC
> (which should occur 4 times a second).
> I will send you the "work-around", whereby ECS will
> detect when the timer fails, display/log a "TIMER ERR"
> message, and continue on.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026
>
>
> peter kraus wrote:
> >
> > is this still happening to your ecs system ?
> > i had a system crash and reloaded NT and ecs. now i have this
> problem. i am
> > not running more than 4 times per second.
> > it is weird. never accures in amy consistant manner.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael David [mailto:michael@michaeldavid.com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 1:53 PM
> > > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > > Subject: RE: [ECS] Occasional ECS freezing
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Mark!
> > >
> > > Yes, I am running it faster than 4 times per second.  I'll slow
> > > it down and
> > > see if that helps.
> > >
> > > It's happening several times a day.
> > >
> > > I've tried rebooting, no help.
> > >
> > > I'm doing the cntrl-x thing, hoping I can catch it in the act.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Michael David
> > > michael@michaeldavid.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 8:59 AM
> > > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > > Subject: Re: [ECS] Occasional ECS freezing
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Michael,
> > > Are you having ECS execute Events MORE than the default
> > > of 4 times/sec ?
> > > ECS has no wait-loops for any mouse activity (it just
> > > reacts to mouse and timer messages from Win).
> > > If NT somehow failed to send the 1/4-sec timer message
> > > to ECS, then the described behavior would result (moving
> > > the mouse would trigger a message and "wakeup" ECS).
> > > Has this happened more than once ?
> > > If NOT, a reboot may permanently correct it
> > > (assuming some kind of sys corruption).
> > > --
> > > Mark Gilmore
> > > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > > 423-745-0026
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael David wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Mark!
> > > >
> > > > I just wanted to give you a heads up that I am having trouble
> > > with 4.3.002
> > > > and 4.3.003 occasionally freezing, apparently for no
> reason, on my NT
> > > > machine.  During this freeze, all event processing stops, and
> > > the ECS menu
> > > > clock does not update.  In addition, the CPU activity
> display drops to
> > > > almost 0.  To wake ECS up, all I have to do is move the
> mouse, and then
> > > ECS
> > > > catches up to real time.
> > > >
> > > > This wasn't a problem with the previous version I was
> running (4.2.010).
> > > > Nothing has changed on the computer since the update, and the
> > > only changes
> > > I
> > > > have made to the .cfg are the necessary changes to the group-min/max
> > > items,
> > > > and virtual items.
> > > >
> > > > Now, I know I'm not giving you anything to go on. I just
> wanted to make
> > > you
> > > > aware that something was going on.  This weekend, I'll
> troubleshoot it a
> > > > bit, and get some debug files to you.  Anything in particular
> > > you want me
> > > to
> > > > check or test?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > > Michael David
> > > > michael@michaeldavid.com
> > >
> > >
>

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