Guy, Thanks for your assistance. However, it still does not work. Unfortunately at this time this software does not meet my needs and until some of the bugs get worked out I will be forced to use another package.
Bugs: 1) There is no reason that failure to open a com port should ever prevent a program from gracefully exiting. Using an equivalent to force kill (CTL+ALT+DEL) to end a task is not good error handling code. 2) To say that USB to serial converters can't be used is one thing, but telling me to hook it up, disable the config, reboot, then uninstall the converter...etc etc. This is not acceptable. I have written several protocols all over serial and never encountered anything like this. In addition, I have not received input from anyone else in the community, not even the author. Guy, please do not take any of this personally and you are doing a wonderful job at supporting something that you believe in, but apparently it is just not for me at this time. regards, Paul K4UJ On 10/24/06, ON4AOI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok Paul, > That is the problem > You first have to disable the winkey > with the USB to serial converter CONNECTED > and normally WORKING in dx4win > > Next close dx4win normally, > (maybe you need to reboot also) > > unplug the USB to serial > attach to the pci serial card and then > restart DX4WIN and select where winkey > is attached now. > > It will work then > > > 73 Guy ON4AOI > > BAND DECODER and related stuff at > > http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm > > DX4WIN soft and related stuff at > > http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm > > DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B & RITTY CW & RTTY interfaces at > > http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm > > ARSWIN link and related stuff at > > http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm > > DXTELNET soft and related stuff at > > http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Pescitelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:08 PM > To: ON4AOI > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems > > Yes, I did have a USB to serial converter... However, I took it out > this morning and replaced it with a new pci serial card. I still have > the same problem. > > regards, > Paul > > On 10/23/06, ON4AOI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep Paul, > > You have probably unplugged or plugged in the winkey > > via a USB to serial converter and then you get this problem. > > Check if winkey is on com1 or has a good connection > > > > you only can end DX4WIN with CTRL+ALT+DEL and then stop the program 2 or 3 > > times > > > > > > > > 73 Guy ON4AOI > > > > BAND DECODER and related stuff at > > > > http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm > > > > DX4WIN soft and related stuff at > > > > http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm > > > > DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B & RITTY CW & RTTY interfaces at > > > > http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm > > > > ARSWIN link and related stuff at > > > > http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm > > > > DXTELNET soft and related stuff at > > > > http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul > > Pescitelli > > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 3:15 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems > > > > Running version 7.02.15 > > > > When I try to open the CW keying window I get an error on the title > > bar of the window that says "could not open winkey port 1". So then I > > try to close the window and then a modal dialog box appears with > > > > An exception occured! > > ThreadError:Access is denied(5) > > > > With only an OK button, so I click it..the box goes away, but you > > still cant do anything in the program. At this point you can't even > > quit the program, so there is surely a bug or 3 in there somewhere. > > > > I have tested the com port setup with Logger32, so I know everything > > works from a hardware perspective. > > > > Any ideas ? > > -- > > 73 - Paul K4UJ / FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ > > ============================== > > http://www.dx-is.com > > http://www.openhsmm.org > > ============================== > > _______________________________________________ > > Dx4win mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > > > > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Oct 24 17:40:19 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dennis Mowers) Date: Tue Oct 24 17:46:57 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have looked at the processes running, and they are all zero, except DX4WIN. I ran Spybot and Ad-Aware, and while they are running, DX4WIN drops to 30-40%, but back to 99-100% when the other programs stop executing. If I try running a couple of more Windows, and something that needs CPU time, the computer is very slow. Right now I have MMTTY running, taking about 3%, and 96% is being taken by DX4WIN. No other processes show higher than zero. DX4WIN must be doing something to hog all the CPU resources, the "System Idle Process" shows zero. While on my other computer running DX4WIN, it is 94-97%. KR4DA wrote: > That is a loaded question..... > practically identical!!!!! > Do a control alt del look at the processes running...I bet they are no > where near identical.... > you may have spy ware running, virus etc..... > see what processes are running HIGH CPU usage then google that > process see if it is a REAL PROCESS. > Then go from there......... > > > Dennis Mowers wrote: > >> I am running DX4WIN on two computers, practically identical with the >> same amount of memory. >> >> One of them runs about 4-7% CPU usage with several windows open, >> including WriteLog, along with DX4Win. >> >> The other computer goes to 99% CPU usage as soon as I open DX4Win. I >> don't even have to open a log file to see the problem. Packet >> windows were opening, but I turned them off, and that was not the >> problem. >> >> Has anyone seen this problem? >> >> 73, Dennis-K5YA >> >> > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: 10/23/2006
