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Re: [WriteLog] WL/MMTTY Problem

To: Gary AL9A <al9a@mtaonline.net>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL/MMTTY Problem
From: Dick Flanagan <dick@k7vc.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:29:53 -0800
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That could be it.  I will try manually closing the cloned window before 
I shut down WL.

Dick

--
Dick Flanagan K7VC
dick@k7vc.com


On 1/5/2012 11:27 PM, Gary AL9A wrote:
> Per my earlier message, when I changed COM ports in the clone window 
> everything seemed to work ok, but I haven't actually copied signals 
> over the air yet.  I did not experience your problem with MMTTY.ini 
> not updating. But then I didn't start a second instance of MMTTY from 
> a different location and I closed the second MMTTY window and clone 
> RittyRite window before shutting down WL.  Maybe that's the difference?
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Flanagan" <dick@k7vc.com>
> To: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>; "WriteLog" 
> <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: January 05, 2012 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL/MMTTY Problem
>
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>> In the clone window, select the TU Type drop-down and then select 
>> MMTTY. A new MMTTY control panel should open, but it is tricky as it 
>> will exactly overlay the current MMTTY control panel.  You will need 
>> to select it and move it out of the way.
>>
>> You should then be able to select a different profile for each MMTTY 
>> control panel.
>>
>> My problem was after I did that and then closed Writelog, I received 
>> an error that MMTTY.INI could not be updated.  When I then re-opened 
>> Writelog, MMTTY could not communicate with the outside world.  After 
>> again closing Writelog and then directly invoking MMTTY, I find that 
>> the FSK and Control ports have been reset to NONE.
>>
>> It acts like whatever caused the MMTTY.INI update error is causing 
>> the MMTTY FSK and control ports to be reset.  Once that happens, you 
>> have to use MMTTY to configure them again.
>>
>> This works for Ed so I am assuming I have a configuration error.  I 
>> will be curious to see how successful you are.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>> -- 
>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>> dick@k7vc.com
>>
>>
>> On 1/5/2012 10:44 PM, Gary AL9A wrote:
>>> Ed,
>>>
>>> I can get the clone RittyRite window to open, but it didn't ask me 
>>> for the
>>> path to MMTTY.  Despite this it appears to be receiving and 
>>> decoding. But
>>> per Dick's request how do you get another MMTTY window to function 
>>> with the
>>> clone window so that you can choose a different Profile for the clone?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Gary AL9A
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ed Muns"<w0yk@msn.com>
>>> To: "'Dick Flanagan'"<dick@k7vc.com>
>>> Cc: "'WriteLog'"<writelog@contesting.com>
>>> Sent: January 05, 2012 2:41 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL/MMTTY Problem
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ah, so, but you don't need two instances of MMTTY.  You just 
>>>> "clone" the
>>>> first Rttyrite window that has MMTTY as the TNC.  In the Rttyrite File
>>>> menu
>>>> of the first Rttyrite/MMTTY window you bring up, click 'Clone' and 
>>>> when it
>>>> asks you for the path to MMTTY, give it the path to the first 
>>>> instance of
>>>> MMTTY.  You can have any number of clones without resorting to 
>>>> additional
>>>> instances of MMTTY.
>>>>
>>>> Ed - P49X (W0YK)
>>>>
>>>> Dick, K7YC, replied:
>>>>> As per your NCCC presentation, I am looking for the opportunity to 
>>>>> have
>>>>> two different profiles processing the same audio stream.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dick
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>>>>> dick@k7vc.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/5/2012 3:20 PM, Ed Muns wrote:
>>>>>> I've had this happen once in a while, but not often, and not 
>>>>>> recently.
>>>>> I've
>>>>>> never worried about it or looked into it.  But, I am curious 
>>>>>> about what
>>>>> is
>>>>>> going on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why are you using two instances of MMTTY?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ed - P49X (W0YK)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dick, K7VC, wrote:
>>>>>>> During today's RTTY RU practice, I noticed a problem running two
>>>>>>> instances of MMTTY.  When exiting WL I received an error message 
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> MMTTY.INI cannot be updated.  When I again invoke MMTTY, all port
>>>>>>> settings have been set to NONE.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why is WL trying to update MMTTY.INI?  What kind of circumstance 
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> cause this kind of error?  WRITELOG.INI has the correct path to the
>>>>>>> MMTTY directory and MMTTY operates properly until I exit WL at 
>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>> point the MMTTY ports are set to NONE and I need to reset them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Could the two instances of MMTTY be fighting over some resource?
>>>>>>> Could
>>>>>>> one instance be trying to update MMTTY.INI while the other instance
>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>> it open?  Has anyone else experienced difficulties running two
>>>>> instances
>>>>>>> of MMTTY from within WL?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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