> Yes sounds like the same experience as mine. RendW full of errors and > crashes, PRS.exe reporting no instructions, just a blank Dos window..
Yes , and to me this sounds like a bug , however , Arjo is on SP3 (I'm fairly sure) and PRS is running fine for him , so I am now lost as to what to say . > I too have recently upgraded some of my network to 1Gigbit, and the machines > that work are still running on the old cards and the ones that don't work > are with the new 1Gigbit cards. All cards are routed through the same stand > alone switch. Do you think this could be part of the problem ? So , from what I can gather , you are not actually using PRS but are using RenD.exe instead . Also , even with RenD.exe you are having trouble (on your new 1 Gb cards) , am I correct ? If the above scenario is correct , then I would have to go with , yes , it _could_ be your cards config , but if you are transfering files OK , and your Firewall is OFF , I do not know what it could be . The only thing I can even think of would be for someone like Arjo (hint-hint) to : 1) Double click on PRS.exe (not PRSW.exe)and see if there is any activity in the DOS window . 2) Set up all 4-5 or 6 machines using just RenD.exe and see if that works fine (no PRS or PRSW.exe) and no "Use Public Rendering Service" in the Dist Tab of his Rendering settings . I think the point Jason made is actually about error messages when RS starts a render after the network is running fine . You'll get a similiar problem with Text- ure or images not being in the right spot . One thing's for certain ... I'm very curious how Arjo can use PRSW.exe and we can't . studio > > Arjo, > > Are you running service pack 3 on all machines ? > > Thanks, > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arjo Rozendaal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:58 PM > Subject: RE: Network rendering > > > > It's not quite clear to me what problems you have. > > I'm running PRS in a 6 computer setup without much problems. > > The only error I get on a regular basis is that RendW/RendD have a bug > > putting arguments in the wrong field at startup sometimes. > > (I've got RendW in the startup folder of all my machines) > > Just want to let you know that it should work, it's not a completely > broken > > system. > > > > Arjo. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of studio > > > Sent: donderdag 11 januari 2007 23:41 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Network rendering > > > > > > > > > > I am running PRS.exe on the main machine and not on the others. > > > > I have not enabled the automatic PRS system with RendW as it > > > just crashes my > > > > system and often corrupts/loses the rendering settings. > > > > > > Hi Chris : > > > > > > OK , I could not get PRS to run at all , in any way . I get > > > nothing but error messages at all turns . However , the simple > > > basic Dist Rendering method that is in the first part of my > > > Wiki Tutorial works perfectly (on 3 computers) . > > > > > > I have the same D-link network I always had , but I have > > > changed my High speed connection and had to re-install my > > > Router S/W , but it is running perfectly so can probably > > > be discounted as problematic . > > > > > > The only other difference has been the service pack up- > > > grades . I would suspect a minor bug in PRS.exe . It won't > > > even run on any of my computers and PRSW ("W" for "Window") > > > only reports a constant error message . > > > > > > From here I would suspect that RS3D is not using PRS.exe > > > at all but are only using RenD.exe . If that is the case, > > > go back to using RenD.exe _only_ . Turn off anything that > > > corresponds with PRS(W).exe as it may just be confounding > > > things . > > > > > > What happens when you double click on PRS.exe (not PRSW.exe)? > > > Is there any info in the DOS window , or is it just blank > > > (mine's just blank on all 3 computers) . > > > > > > studio > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello studio > > > > > > > > Without your tutorial I would not have even got this far. > > > > I am running PRS.exe on the main machine and not on the others. > > > > I have not enabled the automatic PRS system with RendW as it > > > just crashes my > > > > system and often corrupts/loses the rendering settings. > > > > > > > > Chris Sellars > > > > Morsel Animation > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:10 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Network rendering > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Chris : > > > > > > > > > > Sorry , not a lot of time right now , and actually behind on > > > > > my mails (and everything else), but ... > > > > > > > > > > Are you using PRS ? If not , try it . I have 3 machines and > > > > > I have not tried it with SP3 , but maybe later today . Anyway, > > > > > I have a very small tute on the Wiki . > > > > > http://rs3dwiki.the-final.info/index.php?title=Distributed_Rendering > > > > > > > > > > At the bottom are suggestions for using PRS that worked very > > > > > well for me . They may not be 100% correct , but I did not > > > > > get any feedback saying it was wrong either . > > > > > > > > > > Take a look and if you find any errors in my tute let me know. > > > > > > > > > > Good Luck . > > > > > > > > > > studio > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > > > I currently have 5 machines running on my network, of which I > > > can use 3 > > > > for Realsoft rendering. For some > > > > > reason I am getting errors with the other 2. > > > > > I also wish to add 2 further machines to bring the network up > > > to 7, but > > > > before I get ambitious, I need > > > > > Realsoft to work with the others. > > > > > > > > > > I have attached the error I get with one of the machines. If > > > anyone knows > > > > what this error code means, that may > > > > > be very helpful. > > > > > This machine also has a cable modem attached with a firewall, but > even > > > > with this disconnected and the firewall > > > > > disabled, I still get the error. > > > > > > > > > > Here are the things I have tried so far: > > > > > > > > > > Re-install Realsoft onto the C: drive > > > > > Ensure RendD is running > > > > > Ensure RendW is not running > > > > > Rename machine on network (in case there was a problem with the > name) > > > > > > > > > > None of these things have made a difference and I have been > > > wrestling with > > > > this for 2 days. > > > > > Any help, much appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Chris Sellars > > > > > Morsel Animation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PS on the UV mapping problem from earlier, I ended up > > > rotating the view of > > > > my SDS model, saving several of > > > > > these views to a photo program, stitching them all back together and > > > > removing any areas that crossed over one > > > > > another, then reloaded this final image into the UV editor as > > > a backdrop. > > > > Then I went throught the tedious > > > > > task of remapping all my points to this image. It works, but > > > its very time > > > > consuming. > > > > > Definitely worth a proper unwrap tool being added to the Realsoft > > > > wish-list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > > > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.8/621 - Release > > > Date: 1/9/2007 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > > > Version: 7.5.428 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/510 - Release Date: > > > > 01/11/2006 08:00 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.8/621 - Release Date: > 1/9/2007 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.428 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/510 - Release Date: > 01/11/2006 08:00 > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.8/621 - Release Date: 1/9/2007 > >
