Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs, just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks. Don W7OXR
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I use Dosbox and windows 7, I also have a vmare win 3.11, win XP and win 2k. I have been able to read and write to just about any radio. I also use a "real' serial port card that has 2 port and a parallel port that can also be configured EPP, AND straight parallel?
Randoloh Koehler KI4EZU VE ki4ezu@...? 360-633-0708
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-------- Original message -------- From: "dsay2001 via groups.io" <don.sayler@...> Date: 3/17/25 2:23 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [repeater-builder] another RSS question...
Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs, just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks. Don W7OXR
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Randolph C Koehler
KI4EZU AE VE?
KI4EZU {at} YAHOO {dot} COM
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You didn't mention the radio model, it makes a difference.?
Earlier RSS for earlier models suffered from timing loops to compensate for a lack of suitable data buffering back then but nearly all models and their RSS communicated by RS-232 serial and needed real hardware-based data flow control (CTS, RTS, DSR, DTR).
My first thought is that the flow control communications aren't making to the RSS from the radio, whatever it is.
Gary
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Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs, just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks.
Don W7OXR
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Ah, good point. MTR2000...rx, tx, & gnd lines only.
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You didn't mention the radio model, it makes a difference.?
Earlier RSS for earlier models suffered from timing loops to compensate for a lack of suitable data buffering back then but nearly all models and their RSS communicated by RS-232 serial and needed real hardware-based data flow control (CTS, RTS, DSR, DTR).
My first thought is that the flow control communications aren't making to the RSS from the radio, whatever it is.
Gary
Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs, just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks.
Don W7OXR
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I use Oracle VMBox .. win 10 and loaded XP SP3 in the VM....works fine on my MTR2000s
Chris WB5ITT?
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Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs, just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks. Don W7OXR
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I know with the XTS3000 RSS the trick to making that work was the Virtual machine has to be running a single core 32 bit processor.
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 15:14 Chris Boone WB5ITT via <setxtelecom= [email protected]> wrote: I use Oracle VMBox .. win 10 and loaded XP SP3 in the VM....works fine on my MTR2000s
Chris WB5ITT?
Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs, just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks. Don W7OXR
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I use XP Professional 32 bit, inside VMware workstation 17 player (free), on a Windows 11 machine with a usb to serial adapter. Sometimes I get a "framing error" when starting a transfer, but the transfers goes through OK.
Mike
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I'm running R14.10.00 in a Win7 VM under Proxmox (at a remote site) with
zero issues
Ken
At 02:23 PM 3/17/2025, you wrote:
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Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox,
inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs,
just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll
cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks.
Don W7OXR
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President and CTO - Arcom Controllers
Makers of repeater controllers and accessories
Phone: (503) 678 6182
Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave.
We offer complete turn-key repeater packages!
"We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!"
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Quantar? I run it straight on Win 10 64 bit using win 7 compability...no issues at all
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I'm running R14.10.00 in a Win7 VM under Proxmox (at a remote site) with
zero issues
Ken
At 02:23 PM 3/17/2025, you wrote:
Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox,
inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs,
just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll
cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks.
Don W7OXR
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
President and CTO - Arcom Controllers
Makers of repeater controllers and accessories
Phone: (503) 678 6182
Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave.
We offer complete turn-key repeater packages!
"We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!"
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It's running on a remote mini PC and Win11 is bloatware. ( I do run it on
my workbench computer at my shop under Win11, Win7 compatibility as you
point out)
Ken
At 05:10 PM 3/17/2025, you wrote:
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Quantar? I run it straight on
Win 10 64 bit using win 7 compability...no issues at all
On Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 7:03 PM Ken Arck AH6LE via
<ken=
[email protected]> wrote:
- I'm running R14.10.00 in a Win7 VM under Proxmox (at a remote site)
with zero issues
- Ken
- At 02:23 PM 3/17/2025, you wrote:
- Hi Folks.
- Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
- I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle
VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and
then hangs, just the hourglass.
- I can read all of the Service data.
- I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but
I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
- Thanks.
- Don W7OXR
-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- President and CTO - Arcom Controllers
- Makers of repeater controllers and accessories
- Phone: (503) 678 6182
-
- Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave.
- We offer complete turn-key repeater packages!
- "We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!"
-
?
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President and CTO - Arcom Controllers
Makers of repeater controllers and accessories
Phone: (503) 678 6182
Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave.
We offer complete turn-key repeater packages!
"We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!"
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Turns out my 4 year old i7 desktop is just too fast, even in a virtual machine.
Oracle's VirtualBox has a mechanism to slow down the virtual CPU, it's called? Execution Cap. I set it to 25%, RSS works now.
Thanks?for all the feedback.
Don
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I'm running R14.10.00 in a Win7 VM under Proxmox (at a remote site) with
zero issues
Ken
At 02:23 PM 3/17/2025, you wrote:
Hi Folks.
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox,
inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs,
just the hourglass.
I can read all of the Service data.
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll
cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
Thanks.
Don W7OXR
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
President and CTO - Arcom Controllers
Makers of repeater controllers and accessories
Phone: (503) 678 6182
Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave.
We offer complete turn-key repeater packages!
"We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!"
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Your problem isn't the speed of your computer, not with MTR2000 RSS; the crucial thing is it has to be the 32 bit version of windows for the communications to talk to the radio. Same thing for MTS/MCS/Jedi and 1st gen Astro (been there, done that).
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Bob
KK6RQ
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Sorry, just realized you stated in the OP that it was 32 bit Windows XP...? If it were me I would start troubleshooting with different cables, different radios, different? RSS/CPS to confirm the hardware is working.
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I have encountered some of these older Windows RSS will only function properly on 32 bit iron (CPU), and not 32 bit Windows (or in a 32 bit VM) that is installed on 64 bit architecture.?
tnx Mike / K5JR? Alpharetta GA
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On Mar 18, 2025, at 10:13?PM, Bob KK6RQ via groups.io <nuhtrue@...> wrote: ? Sorry, just realized you stated in the OP that it was 32 bit Windows XP...? If it were me I would start troubleshooting with different cables, different radios, different? RSS/CPS to confirm the hardware is working.
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 02:23 PM, dsay2001 wrote:
Hi Folks.
?
Has anyone used RSS in a virtual machine?
?
I've got RSS 3.03.03, running in a 32bit WinXP under Oracle VirtualBox, inside Win10. I can read the station, it gets to 100% and then hangs, just the hourglass.
?
I can read all of the Service data.
?
I understand there may be issues when writing to the station, but I'll cross that proverbial bridge when I get there...
?
Thanks.
Don W7OXR
An acquaintance has a few GM300s as control receivers on his repeaters (MTR and Quantar). ?
He used to haul around a Toughbook for radio programming and a Toshiba laptop that
booted into MS-DOS just for the GM300s.
Now he has DOSbox-X on his Toughbook and uses it to run the GM300 RSS.
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It works well.
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