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Re: [WriteLog] help win7 and writelog and mmtty and microKEYER 2R+

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] help win7 and writelog and mmtty and microKEYER 2R+
From: Jerry Pixton <jpixton@shentel.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:32:00 +0000
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Joe, et al,

Thanks, I inally found the writelog.ini in the hidden directory. I could 
see that writelog had added items making it different then the original 
writelog.ini in c:\windows\.

I was able to correct my batch files to save a copy for writelog.ini 
from c:\...\virtualstores\windows\ location. That works fine even though 
hidden normally. The batch file to init writelog.ini can also write to 
that location fine.

But I also copy over different configuration of fkeys.ini for different 
contests. I first tried putting fkeys.ini in c:\Ham Programs\... where I 
had been putting my various ham apps. But the batch file was not able to 
read or write to that location. Messed up in file security crap. So I am 
being forced to make a lot of app directories at the c:\ level. Ugly.

I finally made a fkeys directory, set the file permissions to full 
control and then put the fkeys.ini there. And the batch files now can 
read and write the various ini files. It seems stupid to have all this 
security when the user has to override it to get any thing done!

So then I proceeded to try to install MMTTY. This Windows 7 64 bit 
machine has the microHAM USB Device Router 7.7.1 installed and I tried 
to configure it the same as on my XP contest machine using the 
microKEYER 2R+ device.

Problem #1: The microHAM router does not seem to be installing all the 
virtual ports until I open the router configuration window. That is, it 
takes a long time (minutes) before the microKEYER 2R+ tabs are shown. I 
am assuming this is the virtual ports being created the first time I 
open the configuration window rather then when the computer starts up?

Problem #2: MMTTY version 1.66G is installed in c:\mmtty and c:\mmtty2 
following Wayne's description. The mmtty plug-in was installed. After 
copying the two lines the mmtty plug-in wrote in the c:\windows version 
of writelog.ini over to the ...\virtualstores\windows version, I was 
able to get rttyrite windows using mmtty for each of the two radios.

But mmtty will only see Left Channel audio from the USB Audio CODEC even 
when I select the USB Audio CODEC on the SoundCard tab and the Right 
channel source is selected. The audio stream is still that of the 
microKEYER 2R+ "Recording/Digital" left channel volume control instead 
of the right channel volume control. That is, I can not get the two 
rttyrite windows to see audio from the left radio and from the right 
radio. They both see only the left radio in spite of what I think I am 
telling mmtty to do????? mmtty itself has the same behavior of only 
seeing left channel audio in spite of selecting right channel on the 
mysc tab.

Even weirder, with both rttyrite windows open and the RTTY Control 
panels configured for left and right channels of the USB Audio CODEC, 
when I select Radio 1 (left) source for the left digital control I get 
the left radio's signal being displayed in the left rttyrite windows. 
And when I select Radio 2 (right) source for the LEFT digital control I 
get the right radio's audio signal being displayed in the right rttyrite 
window. That is the record audio is switching between rttyrite windows 
but it is always coming from the left channel of the microKEYER 2R+ 
control not the left and right channel controls as it should be.????????

Any suggestions as to what to try next????

Jerry, W6IHG

On 9/2/2010 8:46 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> Jerry,
>
>   >  Any help please. I know that Joe Subich, W4TV had a nice procedure
>   >  to keep users out of trouble. But I can't even find the Writelog
>   >  archieves online.
>
> Wasn't me ... other than installing in D:\Ham Programs\Writelog I
> have a fairly stock system.
>
>   >  But what was the trick to make the writelog.ini file available (not
>   >  in c:\windows\writelog.ini) and also other file locations.
>
> I can't remember if this is the standard locations but my writelog.ini
> is in: C:\Users\<current user>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows
>
> I have not tried running batch files to rename ini files in that
> directory or starting Writelog with a -<filename>.ini parameter
> under Windows 7.  Don't know if either approach will work ...
>
> 73,
>
>      ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 9/1/2010 7:39 PM, Jerry Pixton wrote:
>> Gang,
>>
>> After faithfully saving all writelog message regarding setting up under
>> Windows 7, in my old xp machine crashing and moving to new Window 7 64
>> bit machine I have lost all my archieves.
>>
>> I have installed Writelog in c:\Ham Programs\Writelog\ directory. I
>> remembered that much. But what was the trick to make the writelog.ini
>> file available (not in c:\windows\writelog.ini) and also other file
>> locations. It is using c:\users\Jerry\Documents\Writelog\...
>>
>> I have been used to having ini files for each single radio, SO2R and
>> each type of contest that I swapped in and out with batch files.
>>
>> Any help please. I know that Joe Subich, W4TV had a nice procedure to
>> keep users out of trouble. But I can't even find the Writelog archieves
>> online.
>>
>> Jerry,       W6IHG
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Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
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