Re: running FLAMP with two instances of FLDIGI
Ok after ensuring?the use FLRIG PTT is checked the following fails:
1) start FLRIG, start instance of FLDIGI 4.2.05, start FLAMP 2.2.13, start second instance of FLDIGI 4.2.05 using different config directory
- this fails
2) start FLRIG, start first FLDIGI instance, start FLAMP 2.2.11, start second instance of FLDIGI 4.2.05 using different?config?directory
- this works
It does look like order of starting apps is important.? It looks likeFLAMP 2.2.13 is a bit wonky.
But using?FLAMP 2.2.11 it looks like net functions will work.
Thanks W4MRP!
I forgot.? Ive used two FLDIGIs and a JS8call all at the same time at different waterfall offsets in some nets.? I set them all to use FLRIG -- even JS8Call (you can do something similar with hamlib rigctld, but I havent messed with it.)? ?I didnt set up multiple FLDIGI dirs.? Just stock installs.? All off the same dir.? I just started 2 FLDIGIs and one FLAMP.? The first FLDIGI I tune into the net that will send the FLAMPs.? The second FLDIGI was for FSQ and didnt use FLAMP.? Then there was the JS8Call part too.? ?Maybe you just dont need the second FLDIGI dir?
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Also, FLAMP 2.2.13 has issues.? Per the developers, it was released on accident.? Not sure if it has been fixed or not.? Hope so.? Use the most recent prior version you can find.? I'm using FLAMP 2.2.09 from the FLDIGI archives.
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Re: running FLAMP with two instances of FLDIGI
Is this setting unchecked?
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Re: running FLAMP with two instances of FLDIGI
I forgot.? Ive used two FLDIGIs and a JS8call all at the same time at different waterfall offsets in some nets.? I set them all to use FLRIG -- even JS8Call (you can do something similar with hamlib rigctld, but I havent messed with it.)? ?I didnt set up multiple FLDIGI dirs.? Just stock installs.? All off the same dir.? I just started 2 FLDIGIs and one FLAMP.? The first FLDIGI I tune into the net that will send the FLAMPs.? The second FLDIGI was for FSQ and didnt use FLAMP.? Then there was the JS8Call part too.? ?Maybe you just dont need the second FLDIGI dir?
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Also, FLAMP 2.2.13 has issues.? Per the developers, it was released on accident.? Not sure if it has been fixed or not.? Hope so.? Use the most recent prior version you can find.? I'm using FLAMP 2.2.09 from the FLDIGI archives.
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Re: running FLAMP with two instances of FLDIGI
Based on how I think it works, I wouldn't guess that FLAMP can be used with multiple FLDIGIs unless each pair FLDIGI+FLAMP have their own configurations.? FLAMP will probably only work with the first FLDIGI started.
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My understanding of how it works:
- FLAMP and FLDIGI communicate over a TCP port on localhost.?
- FLDIGI listens on the port, FLAMP connect to the port.
- Two processes (FLDIGIs) usually cant listen on the same port at the same time, so the first FLDIGI grabs the port, the second FLDIGI tries to grab it but fails silently (which is fine).
- When FLAMP starts, it connects to the port where the first FLDIGI is listening.
- FLRIG is not really involved in FLAMP<-->FLDIGI communications.? (FLDIGI connects to FLRIG's TCP port, FLAMP connects to FLDIGI's TCP port.)
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So, to get multiple FLAMPs to work with their own FLDIGIs you will probably have to configure them to use different ports.? I have done this and it can work.? It isnt the most elegant thing in the world tho.
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Anyway, that's my take on it.? Might not be 100% correct.
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Hope that helps.
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running FLAMP with two instances of FLDIGI
I am using Widows 11.
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I am able to get two instances of FLDIGI running using two separate directories.
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I am using FLRIG for rig control and both instances attach smoothly to FLRIG and all works as expected.
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I start FLAMP 2.1.13 and it says connects. ?But when I try to send from FLAMP ?I get no response from FLRIG.
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If I kill FLAMP, kill one instances of FLDIGI, and restart FLAMP, all works as expected.
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It looks like FLAMP will not work if two instances of FLDIGI are running.
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I seem to get similar behavior with FLAMP 2.2.11.
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Thoughts?
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We need at least two instances of FLDIGI running for controlling out nets.
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Thanks!
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Autostart FLRIG with systemd
I have all of the pieces up and running (FLRIG, VARA HF under Wine, and RigctlD) up? and running on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Bookwork for a Winlink RMS. What I am looking for is advice or information about starting FLRIG (and the others) with systemd. Not real experienced in Linux but I have set up a BPQ and Direwolf node so I do know some of the fundamentals.?
Any advice or info is appreciated.
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WB9TEN
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Re: Was: [winfldigi] fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything - MS
I heard about some users creating bare minimum Windows installs. I can not vouch for this, but this is one of many links that can be found supporting this idea.
Robert
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Re: Was: [winfldigi] fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything - MS
I have a Dell laptop that was originally W10. I then updated it to W11. It originally had 4 GB of RAM, but along the way that was insufficient to run whichever if the Windowses it was. So I added an extra 4 GB. About a year ago an update to W11 made it impossible
to run with 8GB. I had a look at what was running that bloated the memory usage but couldn't see anything to unload.
Also the laptop was physically falling apart in the that the screen was starting to separate from the body. (Lesson: do not close the laptop with a pen still at the hinge too often!) So I installed debian 12 on it and stuck it out of the way in the shack and
it now runs CAT to both my rigs. I also use it as my main software development computer.
I am typing this on a new HP Windows 11 laptop as it's not easy to get a "vanilla" laptop that you can customise yourself. Also I occasionally need access to windows-only software.
73 Phil GM3ZZA
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Mike,
Am I a fan of Microsoft? No. Am I a user? Yes, since Windows 3.1 because the organizations I worked for standardized on it.
Recently my faith in MS has become shaken. The suggestions I gave are ones that have tripped me up on both Win 10 and 11 Pro. My editorializing was gratuitous, but is heartfelt. Windows has become a necessary evil for the reasons
that I and others have mentioned. I am too far invested in Windows based software to quit and go 100% Linux. That¡¯s the way it is.
I have two nice Dell laptops with Win 11 pro that started out beautifully but are beginning to slow as the updates roll in. Awful lot of crapware arrived with those updates and I was force fed ¡°solutions¡± I don¡¯t trust or want and
have had to disable to maintain reasonable performance.
I apologize if it upset people.
Jack - KD4IZ
On Aug 10, 2024, at 14:03, Mike Olbrisch <mike-2025@...> wrote:
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I¡¯m going to take a wild guess here and ask if you maybe don¡¯t think much of Microsoft¡¡.. ??that wasn¡¯t real clear¡..
WOW!
Yet somehow, my Win-11 install is flawless.? I must be crossing my eyes right or something. I don¡¯t have much to say in the forum¡¡ because I¡¯m not having any issues and have not experienced any issues.
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Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.
El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.
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Cliff is on the path as is Drew. M$ is notorious for installing crapware as part of the OS. Kill process and disable the One Cloud app, XBox app, any other stuff you don¡¯t need that autoloads on boot up. Look at anything that grabs the sound devices.?
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Do not configure fldigi or flrig to use the ¡°M$-anything¡± devices they like to own the interface and can do unpredictable things with the audiostream as well as lock the COM ports from shared use. The M$ stuff is optimized for gaming apps.
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Yeah ¨C you were a bit intense¡¡¡..?? I wish I could help them out more.? But I just haven¡¯t had an issue.? I start the computer in the morning.? I turn it off at night.? Lately I have been leaving it on all night using MSK-144 on 6m for meteor scatter.? But I do give it a restart every morning as I am pouring my ice coffee.?
I only made one contacts so far this shower, to Oregon.? From El Paso that is 1,170 miles¡¡. I¡¯m told that is about the max range of meteor scatter.? The peak (up to 100 per hour) is Monday night.? I really don¡¯t push hard on the air, only about 10,000 portable SOTA/POTA contacts in 10 countries and a dozen states¡¡ and another 20,000 from the home in the log¡.. but I am retired now, and I may just stay up late on Monday to see if I get lucky. I only have 5 states and 1 country on MSK-144.
I worked with Unix-Linux professionally.? After a full military career I spent 15 years as a power plant electronics specialist.? But toward the end of that they were moving to Windows.? Then I was promoted to operations and for 11-years I ran 10,000 mi? of the western power grid.? I do not know what was running in the background, but all the GUI in front of my face for every 12-hour shift was Windows.
As a former Army small unit sniper, I have one program for competitive long-range shooting that will not run on anything but windows.? People beg to have this program on a MAC or some other OS.? The company says they sell BULLETS ¨C not software.? They are not going to update it.
Hey, have a SUPER weekend.? When I retired, I was telling all my friends that now every day was Saturday except Sunday.? But I had to stop saying that.? The trash-men will not pick up on Saturday!
? Vy73 ?¨C ?Mike ?¨C ?KD5KC ¨C WRFF851 ¨C ?El Paso ¨C Texas ?¨C ?DM61rt. ? SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? The canyons are calling, colorful and deep. ?But I have promises to keep. And miles to go still in my Jeep...? ?And miles to go still in my Jeep... ? 
? ADVENTURE: ?The respectful pursuit of trouble.? ? An EXIT is really an ENTRANCE to someplace new. ? It isn¡¯t an ADVENTURE until something goes wrong! ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jack Spitznagel (KD4IZ) Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2024 15:08 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Was: [winfldigi] fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything - MS ? Mike, Am I a fan of Microsoft? No. Am I a user? Yes, since Windows 3.1 because the organizations I worked for standardized on it. Recently my faith in MS has become shaken. The suggestions I gave are ones that have tripped me up on both Win 10 and 11 Pro. My editorializing was gratuitous, but is heartfelt. Windows has become a necessary evil for the reasons that I and others have mentioned. I am too far invested in Windows based software to quit and go 100% Linux. That¡¯s the way it is. I have two nice Dell laptops with Win 11 pro that started out beautifully but are beginning to slow as the updates roll in. Awful lot of crapware arrived with those updates and I was force fed ¡°solutions¡± I don¡¯t trust or want and have had to disable to maintain reasonable performance. I apologize if it upset people. ? ? I¡¯m going to take a wild guess here and ask if you maybe don¡¯t think much of Microsoft¡¡.. ??that wasn¡¯t real clear¡..
WOW!
Yet somehow, my Win-11 install is flawless.? I must be crossing my eyes right or something. I don¡¯t have much to say in the forum¡¡ because I¡¯m not having any issues and have not experienced any issues. ? ? Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC. El Paso, Texas - DM61rt. SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? ? ? ? ? ? Cliff is on the path as is Drew. M$ is notorious for installing crapware as part of the OS. Kill process and disable the One Cloud app, XBox app, any other stuff you don¡¯t need that autoloads on boot up. Look at anything that grabs the sound devices.? Do not configure fldigi or flrig to use the ¡°M$-anything¡± devices they like to own the interface and can do unpredictable things with the audiostream as well as lock the COM ports from shared use. The M$ stuff is optimized for gaming apps.
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Re: fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything
Chris
I only have 4 gig of ram in both Toughbooks. I've run Kenwood and Icom with FLdigi Suite, other than operator error. I've had no issues.
What baud rate are you using? Not the PC baud but what the program and radio wants to see. Try something higher like 115200 as example.
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On Sat, Aug 10, 2024 at 7:44?AM nwchris VA3ECO via <bigelowisland= [email protected]> wrote: Thanks for the idea Don. I tried FLrig just now and can't connect to my radio, an FT857.
Using the same parameters I can connect with WSJT, as well as Fldigi using Rigcat and Hamlib.
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I don't think the issue is with the CAT connection. If I use no CAT at all it still freezes the instant it tries to decode something. If I set the squelch level high enough it runs no problem, but of course no decode then.
It's almost like the Toughbook doesn't have the processing power. I even tried taking my Browser channels down to the min of 5, no luck.
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What amount of RAM do you use?
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Mike,
Am I a fan of Microsoft? No. Am I a user? Yes, since Windows 3.1 because the organizations I worked for standardized on it.
Recently my faith in MS has become shaken. The suggestions I gave are ones that have tripped me up on both Win 10 and 11 Pro. My editorializing was gratuitous, but is heartfelt. Windows has become a necessary evil for the reasons that I and others have mentioned. I am too far invested in Windows based software to quit and go 100% Linux. That¡¯s the way it is.
I have two nice Dell laptops with Win 11 pro that started out beautifully but are beginning to slow as the updates roll in. Awful lot of crapware arrived with those updates and I was force fed ¡°solutions¡± I don¡¯t trust or want and have had to disable to maintain reasonable performance.
I apologize if it upset people.
Jack - KD4IZ
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On Aug 10, 2024, at 14:03, Mike Olbrisch <mike-2025@...> wrote:
? I¡¯m going to take a wild guess here and ask if you maybe don¡¯t think much of Microsoft¡¡.. ??that wasn¡¯t real clear¡..
WOW!
Yet somehow, my Win-11 install is flawless.? I must be crossing my eyes right or something. I don¡¯t have much to say in the forum¡¡ because I¡¯m not having any issues and have not experienced any issues. ? ? Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC. El Paso, Texas - DM61rt. SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? ? ? ? ? ? Cliff is on the path as is Drew. M$ is notorious for installing crapware as part of the OS. Kill process and disable the One Cloud app, XBox app, any other stuff you don¡¯t need that autoloads on boot up. Look at anything that grabs the sound devices.? Do not configure fldigi or flrig to use the ¡°M$-anything¡± devices they like to own the interface and can do unpredictable things with the audiostream as well as lock the COM ports from shared use. The M$ stuff is optimized for gaming apps.
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Guys ¨C it pains me to see all this difficulty.? I can only wish you well¡¡¡? I have a new-ish (6 m/o) Win-11 computer, and not a single issue to report.? Nothing since the first day I got it working.? Not logging, not with FL-DIGI, not with WSJT-X.
When I discovered that the computer that was attached to my radio was 14 years old, I went out and bought a new computer.? Windows 11 with 16 GB of ram and an SSD so it could decode digital stuff easily.? I first went in and disabled and/or deleted and/or removed most of the stuff that come with a new computer.? I use a different computer for E-mail, WORD, EXCEL, etc.? Then I loaded my logging program, the RT-Systems memory manager program for my radio, FL-DIGI and WSJT-X.
My radio had a built-in digital interface.? My radio has knobs.? I like using knobs.? I do not rely on any kind of other programs to run my radio.? The radio reports its frequency and mode to the logging program.? That is all.? The only settings I changed were those that I had to change.? I do not use any internal logs from the digital programs, I do not let the programs have control of my radio.
I know this is about as much help as the folks with the snide comments about the OS of the week to replace Windows.? If there is anything I can offer, give a yell.? But my install is as simple as simple can be.? Logging, FL-DIGI and WSJT-X is all this computer is used for.
Wishing you the best of luck getting it working.? I don¡¯t seem to have a photo with FL-Digi running¡¡
GOOD LUCK !!!!!
? Vy73 ?¨C ?Mike ?¨C ?KD5KC ¨C WRFF851 ¨C ?El Paso ¨C Texas ?¨C ?DM61rt. ? SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? The canyons are calling, colorful and deep. ?But I have promises to keep. And miles to go still in my Jeep...? ?And miles to go still in my Jeep... ? 
? ADVENTURE: ?The respectful pursuit of trouble.? ? An EXIT is really an ENTRANCE to someplace new. ? It isn¡¯t an ADVENTURE until something goes wrong! ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of nwchris VA3ECO Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2024 14:12 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [winfldigi] fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything ? "So could it be linked to text logging? Please check the settings under config | misc | Rx text capture. Uncheck 'Enable rx text stream'. Not much hope though, fldigi even continues when fldigi.files/text/textout.txt is write protected. There is another one of this kind under File | Text Capture | Log all Rx/Tx text. Uncheck this one for a try." Enable rx text was unchecked. Log all Rx/Tx text was unchecked. I don't have a Fldigi.files/text directory. "Finally, have you even consulted the Help | Event Log? Any errors / warnings reported there? If unaccessible when locked up, close FLdigi. An event log is also kept under fldigi.files/status_log.txt - any hints of an issue there?" No warning in Help/Event Log. fldigi.files/debug/status_log.txt file is there, but has no text in it I looked in my other computer fldigi.files/debug/status_log.txt file, and it is there but empty also. I have just done "remove programs" and removed fldigi and flrig. I then went to the fldigi.files directory and it was still there! So I shift/ deleted that directory also. I then reinstalled fldigi 4.1.20 (it runs well on my other laptop). I did not set up any CAT control. Fldigi still crashes instantly when the squelch level is lowered to the signal level green bar. Any thoughts? I can set up a sandbox, but I am a bit short on time with the 10 gig contest a week away, but could try that later in the month when I figure out how. I just hope I haven't set something stupidly.
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Tobias:
"So could it be linked to text logging? Please check the settings under config | misc | Rx text capture. Uncheck 'Enable rx text stream'. Not much hope though, fldigi even continues when fldigi.files/text/textout.txt is write protected. There is another one of this kind under File | Text Capture | Log all Rx/Tx text. Uncheck this one for a try."
Enable rx text was unchecked.
Log all Rx/Tx text was unchecked.
I don't have a Fldigi.files/text directory.
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"Finally, have you even consulted the Help | Event Log? Any errors / warnings reported there? If unaccessible when locked up, close FLdigi. An event log is also kept under fldigi.files/status_log.txt - any hints of an issue there?"
No warning in Help/Event Log.
fldigi.files/debug/status_log.txt file is there, but has no text in it.
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I looked in my other computer fldigi.files/debug/status_log.txt file, and it is there but empty also.
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I have just done "remove programs" and removed fldigi and flrig. I then went to the fldigi.files directory and it was still there! So I shift/ deleted that directory also.
I then reinstalled fldigi 4.1.20 (it runs well on my other laptop).
I did not set up any CAT control.
Fldigi still crashes instantly when the squelch level is lowered to the signal level green bar.
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Any thoughts? I can set up a sandbox, but I am a bit short on time with the 10 gig contest a week away, but could try that later in the month when I figure out how.
I just hope I haven't set something stupidly.
Thanks again!
-Chris VA3ECO
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Re: fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything
Chris,
Yes that would do it. Hmmm..... very strange you still have issues.
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Cliff: I tried the "slow cpu", no luck, but great idea!
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Drew: Interesting. This is a 2nd hand cop car Toughbook with a new SSD and 4 GB RAM. It has a I5 2.6 GHz processor. It does WSJT Q65 weak signal microwave decoding no problem.? So I must have something set wrong, I think. As soon as the green signal level touches the squelch level, bang, it freezes Fldigi. With no decode at all.
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In fact I was hoping to have it ready next weekend for roving in the 10 GHz and up contest, as some folks prefer CW, and my code is slow. Like I mentioned it works fine on my other laptop, but this one has a brighter screen and I'm out in the sun moving the microwave dish, so it would be handy. But I can always just use the radio S meter and struggle with my code!
-Chris VA3ECO
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Correction:
An event log is also kept under fldigi.files/debug/status_log.txt etc. - any hints of an issue there?
Good Luck,Chris!
73s Tobias
.-.-. Am Samstag, 10. August 2024 um 20:48:47 MESZ hat T? via groups.io <tsquare123@...> Folgendes geschrieben:
Chris,
Maybe one more thing to try out.
If the green bar moves, the audio is ok, but as soon as any text should appear, it locks up, is what I read.
So could it be linked to text logging? Please check the settings under config | misc | Rx text capture. Uncheck 'Enable rx text stream'. Not much hope though, fldigi even continues when fldigi.files/text/textout.txt is write protected. There is another one of this kind under File | Text Capture | Log all Rx/Tx text. Uncheck this one for a try.
Finally, have you even consulted the Help | Event Log? Any errors / warnings reported there? If unaccessible when locked up, close FLdigi. An event log is also kept under fldigi.files/status_log.txt - any hints of an issue there?
Good Luck,Chris!
73s Tobias
.-.-. Am Samstag, 10. August 2024 um 19:44:44 MESZ hat Jack Spitznagel (KD4IZ) <kd4iz@...> Folgendes geschrieben:
Cliff is on the path as is Drew. M$ is notorious for installing crapware as part of the OS. Kill process and disable the One Cloud app, XBox app, any other stuff you don¡¯t need that autoloads on boot up. Look at anything that grabs the sound devices.?
Do not configure fldigi or flrig to use the ¡°M$-anything¡± devices they like to own the interface and can do unpredictable things with the audiostream as well as lock the COM ports from shared use. The M$ stuff is optimized for gaming apps. 73 KD4IZ On Aug 10, 2024, at 13:24, Cliff <ae5zaham@...> wrote:
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Chris,
One other thing to eliminate a fldigi issue is to rename the fldigi.files directory. Go to C:\Users\<your login name>\fldigi.files directory and rename the fldigi.prefs file to something else like fldigi1.prefs. Then start fldigi and try to decode. If that works then you should be good. If not then back in the same directory rename the fldigi_def.xml file to something else. Now start fldigi and you'll have to do a basic setup and test if it decodes correctly. If so then you'll had to do a full setup. Sometimes the configs get corrupted for some unknown reason.
Cliff: I tried the "slow cpu", no luck, but great idea! ? Drew: Interesting. This is a 2nd hand cop car Toughbook with a new SSD and 4 GB RAM. It has a I5 2.6 GHz processor. It does WSJT Q65 weak signal microwave decoding no problem.? So I must have something set wrong, I think. As soon as the green signal level touches the squelch level, bang, it freezes Fldigi. With no decode at all. ? In fact I was hoping to have it ready next weekend for roving in the 10 GHz and up contest, as some folks prefer CW, and my code is slow. Like I mentioned it works fine on my other laptop, but this one has a brighter screen and I'm out in the sun moving the microwave dish, so it would be handy. But I can always just use the radio S meter and struggle with my code! -Chris VA3ECO
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Re: fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything
Chris,
Maybe one more thing to try out.
If the green bar moves, the audio is ok, but as soon as any text should appear, it locks up, is what I read.
So could it be linked to text logging? Please check the settings under config | misc | Rx text capture. Uncheck 'Enable rx text stream'. Not much hope though, fldigi even continues when fldigi.files/text/textout.txt is write protected. There is another one of this kind under File | Text Capture | Log all Rx/Tx text. Uncheck this one for a try.
Finally, have you even consulted the Help | Event Log? Any errors / warnings reported there? If unaccessible when locked up, close FLdigi. An event log is also kept under fldigi.files/status_log.txt - any hints of an issue there?
Good Luck,Chris!
73s Tobias
.-.-. Am Samstag, 10. August 2024 um 19:44:44 MESZ hat Jack Spitznagel (KD4IZ) <kd4iz@...> Folgendes geschrieben:
Cliff is on the path as is Drew. M$ is notorious for installing crapware as part of the OS. Kill process and disable the One Cloud app, XBox app, any other stuff you don¡¯t need that autoloads on boot up. Look at anything that grabs the sound devices.?
Do not configure fldigi or flrig to use the ¡°M$-anything¡± devices they like to own the interface and can do unpredictable things with the audiostream as well as lock the COM ports from shared use. The M$ stuff is optimized for gaming apps. 73 KD4IZ On Aug 10, 2024, at 13:24, Cliff <ae5zaham@...> wrote:
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Chris,
One other thing to eliminate a fldigi issue is to rename the fldigi.files directory. Go to C:\Users\<your login name>\fldigi.files directory and rename the fldigi.prefs file to something else like fldigi1.prefs. Then start fldigi and try to decode. If that works then you should be good. If not then back in the same directory rename the fldigi_def.xml file to something else. Now start fldigi and you'll have to do a basic setup and test if it decodes correctly. If so then you'll had to do a full setup. Sometimes the configs get corrupted for some unknown reason.
Cliff: I tried the "slow cpu", no luck, but great idea! ? Drew: Interesting. This is a 2nd hand cop car Toughbook with a new SSD and 4 GB RAM. It has a I5 2.6 GHz processor. It does WSJT Q65 weak signal microwave decoding no problem.? So I must have something set wrong, I think. As soon as the green signal level touches the squelch level, bang, it freezes Fldigi. With no decode at all. ? In fact I was hoping to have it ready next weekend for roving in the 10 GHz and up contest, as some folks prefer CW, and my code is slow. Like I mentioned it works fine on my other laptop, but this one has a brighter screen and I'm out in the sun moving the microwave dish, so it would be handy. But I can always just use the radio S meter and struggle with my code! -Chris VA3ECO
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Re: fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything
Cliff: I totally deleted the C:\Users\<your login name>\fldigi.files directory, then restarted Fldigi and entered all my data again.
Wouldn't that then also remove the fldigi.prefs file, and the fldigi_def.xml file?
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Jack: This Toughbook has a new SSD with only WSJT-X, Winlink, and Fldigi installed.
All the bloatware (Edge, Onedrive, Skype, etc.) have been disabled, but that is a good suggestion.
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I might try removing Fldigi with "remove programs", then make sure fldigi files directory is gone, and then reinstall.
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This is certainly odd as it runs fine on two other PC's that I own.
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Thanks all for the ideas.
-Chris VA3ECO
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I¡¯m going to take a wild guess here and ask if you maybe don¡¯t think much of Microsoft¡¡.. ??that wasn¡¯t real clear¡..
WOW!
Yet somehow, my Win-11 install is flawless.? I must be crossing my eyes right or something. I don¡¯t have much to say in the forum¡¡ because I¡¯m not having any issues and have not experienced any issues. ? ? Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC. El Paso, Texas - DM61rt. SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? ? ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of DELETEDSent: Saturday, August 10, 2024 11:44 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [winfldigi] fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything ? Cliff is on the path as is Drew. M$ is notorious for installing crapware as part of the OS. Kill process and disable the One Cloud app, XBox app, any other stuff you don¡¯t need that autoloads on boot up. Look at anything that grabs the sound devices.? Do not configure fldigi or flrig to use the ¡°M$-anything¡± devices they like to own the interface and can do unpredictable things with the audiostream as well as lock the COM ports from shared use. The M$ stuff is optimized for gaming apps.
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Re: fldigi freezes when trying to decode anything
Cliff is on the path as is Drew. M$ is notorious for installing crapware as part of the OS. Kill process and disable the One Cloud app, XBox app, any other stuff you don¡¯t need that autoloads on boot up. Look at anything that grabs the sound devices.?
Do not configure fldigi or flrig to use the ¡°M$-anything¡± devices they like to own the interface and can do unpredictable things with the audiostream as well as lock the COM ports from shared use. The M$ stuff is optimized for gaming apps. 73
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On Aug 10, 2024, at 13:24, Cliff <ae5zaham@...> wrote:
? Chris,
One other thing to eliminate a fldigi issue is to rename the fldigi.files directory. Go to C:\Users\<your login name>\fldigi.files directory and rename the fldigi.prefs file to something else like fldigi1.prefs. Then start fldigi and try to decode. If that works then you should be good. If not then back in the same directory rename the fldigi_def.xml file to something else. Now start fldigi and you'll have to do a basic setup and test if it decodes correctly. If so then you'll had to do a full setup. Sometimes the configs get corrupted for some unknown reason.
Cliff: I tried the "slow cpu", no luck, but great idea!
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Drew: Interesting. This is a 2nd hand cop car Toughbook with a new SSD and 4 GB RAM. It has a I5 2.6 GHz processor. It does WSJT Q65 weak signal microwave decoding no problem.? So I must have something set wrong, I think. As soon as the green signal level touches the squelch level, bang, it freezes Fldigi. With no decode at all.
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In fact I was hoping to have it ready next weekend for roving in the 10 GHz and up contest, as some folks prefer CW, and my code is slow. Like I mentioned it works fine on my other laptop, but this one has a brighter screen and I'm out in the sun moving the microwave dish, so it would be handy. But I can always just use the radio S meter and struggle with my code!
-Chris VA3ECO
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