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Re: [ECS] MS-DOS lockups Mark Gilmore Tue, 02 May 2000 19:21:03 -0400

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What is an "initial startup DOS Item" ???
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


"A.J. Griglak" wrote:
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> I'm already doing both of those things...  It's getting more frequent, and
> it is also happening when starting the computer - the initial startup DOS
> item for ECS is hanging.  Has anyone seen that before???
> 
> -=A.J.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 10:49 AM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] MS-DOS lockups
> 
> AJ,
> I found that this will work if you use "START http://..."
> and EXECUTE/NW.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026
> Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> 
> > "A.J. Griglak" wrote:
> >
> > OK, this is getting frustrating.  I asked this question last week, and
> > got no responses.  I am having problems with the START command when it
> > shells out to DOS, the ECS system will hang up.  If I end task on the
> > MS-DOS prompt in the task list, everything continues on as if nothing
> > happened - including the command that caused the lockup.  It happens
> > about 10% of the time.  It is also now beginning to happen on when
> > starting ECS - I have ECS in the startup folder - and even that has
> > locked up several times in the same way.  It is not too impressive
> > when you're showing someone what your "Smart" house can do, and the
> > damn thing keeps locking up!!  Not to mention the grumbles from the
> > wife about wasting time and money....
> >
> > Should there be an extra environment variable in the AUTOEXEC.BAT?
> > FILES= or BUFFERS=  (Man it's been a WHILE since I've used those
> > buggers)
> >
> > Here's some info:
> >
> > Celeron 466, 192MB SDRAM
> > ECS 4.3.004
> > Always have these running:
> > Winamp 2.5
> > Symantec Talkworks 2.02  (same as Winfax 8.x)
> > Remote Administrator
> >
> > Sometimes have these running:
> > Windows Media Player
> > RealPlayer
> >
> > An example command that causes the lockups:
> >
> > START
> >
> http://lycosradio.westwindmedia.com/cgi-bin/getlycos_radio_v2.cgi?Channel=W3
> >
> > TIA,
> > -=A.J.
> >
> >

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