Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
It all installed OK for me - after a lengthy pause during bootup that I thought was a frozen up computer. Patience paid off! My problem is that the soundcard does not send enough audio to the waterfall display, only barely flickering the first two bars in the waterfall display color setup. - The tuning scope goes crazy, indicating a station and copying signals just fine, but the waterfall stays almost completely blank unless there is a really strong signal, which will barely light up the second color bar for the waterfall, showing a faint trace... I can pull the disk, reboot the machine in Win98 and all my waterfall programs work just fine... DigiPan, MixW, AltCast, etc.. That's the problem with Linux boot disks... - You've got about a 50-50 chance that it is going to work on any particular machine. If it doesn't work, your chances of fixing the problem are like, 'slim or none'. Having said that, I recognize that my problem reflects some peculiarity about my old 400 Mhz Celeron that Puppy Linux cannot deal with. The software itself works very well, from what I can tell with almost no waterfall data. It's kind of like the slots... Keep trying different machines out, and sooner or later you are going to hit the jackpot. That's what I intend to do on this end. Looking over the NBEMS package, I am very impressed with the entire package, and I really like 'puppy linux', so much that I switched over from DSL linux, my former favorite. I think its well worth a little extra effort because it is a great system. http://www.w1hkj.com/emcpup.html 73, Charles Brabham, N5PVL USPacket
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
Charles, Have you tried adjusting Upper Signal Limit and Signal Range on the status bar to brighten the waterfall? Also, try moving the upper green slider further up. How are you driving the audio input of the soundcard? For example, if you drive it from the earphone output of a transceiver (either Line input or Mic input), you can just use the volume control on the transceiver and get any amount of visibility on the waterfall you want. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Charles Brabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD It all installed OK for me - after a lengthy pause during bootup that I thought was a frozen up computer. Patience paid off! My problem is that the soundcard does not send enough audio to the waterfall display, only barely flickering the first two bars in the waterfall display color setup. - The tuning scope goes crazy, indicating a station and copying signals just fine, but the waterfall stays almost completely blank unless there is a really strong signal, which will barely light up the second color bar for the waterfall, showing a faint trace... I can pull the disk, reboot the machine in Win98 and all my waterfall programs work just fine... DigiPan, MixW, AltCast, etc.. That's the problem with Linux boot disks... - You've got about a 50-50 chance that it is going to work on any particular machine. If it doesn't work, your chances of fixing the problem are like, 'slim or none'. Having said that, I recognize that my problem reflects some peculiarity about my old 400 Mhz Celeron that Puppy Linux cannot deal with. The software itself works very well, from what I can tell with almost no waterfall data. It's kind of like the slots... Keep trying different machines out, and sooner or later you are going to hit the jackpot. That's what I intend to do on this end. Looking over the NBEMS package, I am very impressed with the entire package, and I really like 'puppy linux', so much that I switched over from DSL linux, my former favorite. I think its well worth a little extra effort because it is a great system. http://www.w1hkj.com/emcpup.html 73, Charles Brabham, N5PVL USPacket No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1098 - Release Date: 10/29/2007 9:28 AM
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
Sorry to question this, Andy, but it looks like I'd be changing it from the standard IDE CD, to a USB-based CD drive. I don't have a USB-based CD drive, so not sure that will help. Tnx es 73 Dave KB3MOW Andrew O'Brien wrote: Inside the iso there's a file named isolinux.cfg, which contains the line PMEDIA=idecd . That tells the init script to search for the sfs file on idecd drives... The solution would be to open the iso and change that line to PMEDIA=usbcd . On 10/28/07, *Dave* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else come across the following error when loading Encomm from the CD, or have any idea of a fix for it? I downloaded the .iso file twice and burned two separate CD's with the same results from each Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Tnx for any help Dave KB3MOW -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com http://www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ) No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
I did not run into that exact situation, but after installing, there were two icons on the desktop that had links that were broken. Operating on memory, one was fldigi and the other was help. The problem was reported as ... not found in /root. Both were in directories within /root. You can fix that by right clicking the icon in question and editing to the correct location. 73, Chuck - AA5JAt 11:49 AM 10/28/2007, Dave wrote: Has anyone else come across the following error when loading Encomm from the CD, or have any idea of a fix for it? I downloaded the .iso file twice and burned two separate CD's with the same results from each Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Tnx for any help Dave KB3MOW No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
Problem is, I can't get to the desktop. Mine never completes the boot process. Tnx anyway es 73 Dave KB3MOW Chuck - AA5J wrote: I did not run into that exact situation, but after installing, there were two icons on the desktop that had links that were broken. Operating on memory, one was fldigi and the other was help. The problem was reported as ... not found in /root. Both were in directories within /root. You can fix that by right clicking the icon in question and editing to the correct location. 73, Chuck - AA5JAt 11:49 AM 10/28/2007, Dave wrote: Has anyone else come across the following error when loading Encomm from the CD, or have any idea of a fix for it? I downloaded the .iso file twice and burned two separate CD's with the same results from each Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Tnx for any help Dave KB3MOW No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
Did you verify the MD5SUM on the .iso file? I would expect a bad download. It may be a pain, but I would suggest you download again if the MD5SUM does not compare. Best regards, Chuck Mayfield Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. ~ Sir Winston Churchill At 03:22 PM 10/28/2007, Dave 'Doc' Corio wrote: Problem is, I can't get to the desktop. Mine never completes the boot process. Tnx anyway es 73 Dave KB3MOW Chuck - AA5J wrote: I did not run into that exact situation, but after installing, there were two icons on the desktop that had links that were broken. Operating on memory, one was fldigi and the other was help. The problem was reported as ... not found in /root. Both were in directories within /root. You can fix that by right clicking the icon in question and editing to the correct location. 73, Chuck - AA5JAt 11:49 AM 10/28/2007, Dave wrote: Has anyone else come across the following error when loading Encomm from the CD, or have any idea of a fix for it? I downloaded the .iso file twice and burned two separate CD's with the same results from each Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Tnx for any help Dave KB3MOW No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
The truth is, I couldn't figure out how to verify the checksum. The directions on the website looked as though they were for Linux, and as I'm using a Windows OS, I didn't think those instructions would work for me. Was I wrong? 73 Dave KB3MOW Chuck Mayfield wrote: Did you verify the MD5SUM on the .iso file? I would expect a bad download. It may be a pain, but I would suggest you download again if the MD5SUM does not compare. Best regards, Chuck Mayfield Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. ~ Sir Winston Churchill At 03:22 PM 10/28/2007, Dave 'Doc' Corio wrote: Problem is, I can't get to the desktop. Mine never completes the boot process. Tnx anyway es 73 Dave KB3MOW Chuck - AA5J wrote: I did not run into that exact situation, but after installing, there were two icons on the desktop that had links that were broken. Operating on memory, one was fldigi and the other was help. The problem was reported as ... not found in /root. Both were in directories within /root. You can fix that by right clicking the icon in question and editing to the correct location. 73, Chuck - AA5JAt 11:49 AM 10/28/2007, Dave wrote: Has anyone else come across the following error when loading Encomm from the CD, or have any idea of a fix for it? I downloaded the .iso file twice and burned two separate CD's with the same results from each Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Tnx for any help Dave KB3MOW No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
Try to boot with puppy pfix=ram to be sure you boot only the CD, not stuff you saved before... For md5sum on windows see http://www.fastsum.com/ Rein Pa0R -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Gesendet: 28.10.07 21:48:13 An: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Betreff: Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD The truth is, I couldn't figure out how to verify the checksum. The directions on the website looked as though they were for Linux, and as I'm using a Windows OS, I didn't think those instructions would work for me. Was I wrong? 73 Dave KB3MOW Chuck Mayfield wrote: Did you verify the MD5SUM on the .iso file? I would expect a bad download. It may be a pain, but I would suggest you download again if the MD5SUM does not compare. Best regards, Chuck Mayfield Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. ~ Sir Winston Churchill At 03:22 PM 10/28/2007, Dave 'Doc' Corio wrote: Problem is, I can't get to the desktop. Mine never completes the boot process. Tnx anyway es 73 Dave KB3MOW Chuck - AA5J wrote: I did not run into that exact situation, but after installing, there were two icons on the desktop that had links that were broken. Operating on memory, one was fldigi and the other was help. The problem was reported as ... not found in /root. Both were in directories within /root. You can fix that by right clicking the icon in question and editing to the correct location. 73, Chuck - AA5JAt 11:49 AM 10/28/2007, Dave wrote: Has anyone else come across the following error when loading Encomm from the CD, or have any idea of a fix for it? I downloaded the .iso file twice and burned two separate CD's with the same results from each Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Tnx for any help Dave KB3MOW No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 10/27/2007 11:02 AM - No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM -- http://pa0r.blogspirit.com Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
I've been told that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If that is true, then I am indeed overqualified! Just downloaded for the third time and burned the CD for the third time. Thanks to Rein I was able to verify the checksum as being valid, but the same error still presents itself on each and every boot attempt. In answer to one question, yes, the CD is bootable. It boots fine for a bit, but always ends up at this error: Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Just for fun, I tried booting the CD on the XYL's computer. Hers is a Gateway P-IV running at 2.7 Ghz with 1 Gig of RAM. Hers got farther than mine did in the boot process. Hers got to: puppyserialdetect is running It hung there for a few minutes, so I finally gave up on it. My PC is also a Gateway, 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo, with 2 Gig of RAM. The only difference I know of between hers and mine is that my hard drives are SATA and not IDE. Not sure if the CD drive is SATA or IDE, but I suppose that could make a difference. Thanks for all the help and suggestions! 73 Dave KB3MOW Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
FYI Dave, mine is an Emachine, esentially a cheap Gateway. Runs fine on mine. On 10/28/07, Dave 'Doc' Corio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been told that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If that is true, then I am indeed overqualified! Just downloaded for the third time and burned the CD for the third time. Thanks to Rein I was able to verify the checksum as being valid, but the same error still presents itself on each and every boot attempt. In answer to one question, yes, the CD is bootable. It boots fine for a bit, but always ends up at this error: Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Just for fun, I tried booting the CD on the XYL's computer. Hers is a Gateway P-IV running at 2.7 Ghz with 1 Gig of RAM. Hers got farther than mine did in the boot process. Hers got to: puppyserialdetect is running It hung there for a few minutes, so I finally gave up on it. My PC is also a Gateway, 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo, with 2 Gig of RAM. The only difference I know of between hers and mine is that my hard drives are SATA and not IDE. Not sure if the CD drive is SATA or IDE, but I suppose that could make a difference. Thanks for all the help and suggestions! 73 Dave KB3MOW Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php Yahoo! Groups Links -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ)
Re: [digitalradio] Encomm error loading CD
I haven't given up just yet! Just giving my head a rest from beating it against the wall hi hi! Andrew O'Brien wrote: FYI Dave, mine is an Emachine, esentially a cheap Gateway. Runs fine on mine. On 10/28/07, Dave 'Doc' Corio [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dcorio%40zitomedia.net wrote: I've been told that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If that is true, then I am indeed overqualified! Just downloaded for the third time and burned the CD for the third time. Thanks to Rein I was able to verify the checksum as being valid, but the same error still presents itself on each and every boot attempt. In answer to one question, yes, the CD is bootable. It boots fine for a bit, but always ends up at this error: Error, cannot find Puppy on 'cd' boot media. PUPMODE=1 PDEV1= Exited to initial-ramdisk(initramfs)commandline... (the Linux-guru can now debug. 'e3' editor is available) /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off #_ Just for fun, I tried booting the CD on the XYL's computer. Hers is a Gateway P-IV running at 2.7 Ghz with 1 Gig of RAM. Hers got farther than mine did in the boot process. Hers got to: puppyserialdetect is running It hung there for a few minutes, so I finally gave up on it. My PC is also a Gateway, 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo, with 2 Gig of RAM. The only difference I know of between hers and mine is that my hard drives are SATA and not IDE. Not sure if the CD drive is SATA or IDE, but I suppose that could make a difference. Thanks for all the help and suggestions! 73 Dave KB3MOW Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php Yahoo! Groups Links -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ) No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM
