Thank's Tim for the answer.
I am using Windows XP installed by me.
Original in the laptop was windows vista.
Using onboard firewire is a lot less stable.
I think i will use the laptop in my next barbacue like firewood.
Tim Ellison escribió:
"Firewire is sharing IRQ with video card and one usb port. I don't know hot to
change irq in the laptop."
This is probably your issue. With ACPI motherboards along with the ACPI
Windows HAL, you can't really change the IRQ assignments. Some BIOS allow a
little latitude in this area, most don't.
The reality of this situation is that a lot of laptops are not going to be well suited
for use as a hardware platform for real-time audio processing. Laptops are deigned for
(a) battery life and (b) portability. Those design goals are achieved at the expense of
I/O and processor performance. Occasionally you will run into a laptop that works just
fine. Other times you can get a laptop that has the best specs in the world and is
touted to be a "multi media" high performance machine and it just plain stinks
up the place when running PowerSDR. I have one of the later machines from Dell.
It looks like you have done all the right things as far as performance tuning.
Is the version of Windows installed on the laptop one that came from Toshiba or did you
load it yourself from a retail CD? I have found that loading the OS myself eliminates
any of the integrator installed "fluff" programs that they include for
usability or support and those get in the way of a laptop being able to reach it's
highest performance potential. I know Neal (K3NC) is looking into a laptop optimized for
PowerSDR, but due to low demand and high cost may not be offering it as a product.
(http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/proddetail.php?prod=answc001)
One other thing you can try is to use the on-board Firewire interface and see
if that works any better.
Good luck.
-Tim
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ruben Navarro Huedo
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 6:20 AM
To: Dudley Hurry; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400
All is done and powersdr is not stable.
Using XP with all services (not needed) dissabled.
All hardware not in use is dissabled, indexing dissabled, power saving in high
performance.
wireless and ethernet dissabled.
Firewire included in the laptop dissabled.
Using an express card firewire card with the correct chipset.
Firewire is sharing IRQ with video card and one usb port.
I don't know hot to change irq in the laptop.
What do tou think?
This laptop was bought only for powersdr, but this is being really dificult for
me.
Thank's a lot.
Dudley Hurry escribió:
Ruben and Robert,
Remember that on a laptop to turn the "Power Saving" programs off, go
into Power Options of Windows control panel, set for "Always On" or
"High Performance" option so that things like hard drives and external
devices do not time out. You might also check the BIOS and make sure
that that Intel's Speed Step or AMD's Cool Run is turned off (this will
slow the processor down) and while in there, make sure in any Power
window, that timers again are turned off.
This for ALL Windows OSs and machines, I feel that Windows Indexing
should be turned off. It's built in to Vista, but in XP it was
added as an add on via an update, so check the Add/Remove programs
and make sure that Windows Indexing 4.0 is not installed (it's a real CPU
killer) .. Wireless is also something that might be giving issues,
either through a slow driver or setting for the local network, best
to disable and see if this makes PowerSDR run smoother..
Of course watch the DPC
73,
Dudley
WA5QPZ
Rubén Navarro Huedo wrote:
Tested with all modes and continues the problem.
Rubén Navarro Huedo
Enviado móvil / portable.
El 11/08/2009, a las 22:36, Robert Wood <rwoo...@clearwire.net> escribió:
set safe Mode 1 ?
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Rubén Navarro Huedo
<runa...@gmail.com> wrote:
With 5000a i don't need a second sound card.
Problem is being the FireWire included in the laptop.
I have bought an express card FireWire card and installed xp.
Now the problem seems be solved at 90% powersdr only freezes now
sometimes when using with vac and mixw.
I will continue working on it
Rubén Navarro Huedo
Enviado móvil / portable.
El 11/08/2009, a las 10:02, Stjepan Krkač <9a...@hamradio.hr> escribió:
you need to buy another SB card CREATIVE Sound card AUDIGY 2 ZS R3
Notebook (slot for Express Card), for SDR should have with the SB
line in, line out and mic in.
Therefore, should the notebook two SB card
73 9a2rv
2009/8/5 Ruben Navarro Huedo <runa...@gmail.com> Hello friends:
I am Ruben (EA5BZ) from Spain.
A little question.
Is anybody running Powersdr on a Toshiba Satellite U400 laptop?
Here you have all specs:
http://www.audiotronics.es/product.aspx?productid=57446
Running now Windows XP
Thank's a lot.
--
Rubén Navarro Huedo
http://www.palotes.com
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