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RandyR
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| Posted on April 13 2010 08:51 |
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I was very interested when I found out about FreeAXP. I downloaded & installed it on Windows Vista. When I attempted to create a new configuration file the program crashed. I copied the following from the details:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: FreeAxpCfg.exe
Application Version: 1.0.5.261
Application Timestamp: 4bb1a5be
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a7a6
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000659c3
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.6
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 14dc
Additional Information 2: 2f3edb7673cc56676ee80ec2b51b100e
Additional Information 3: b843
Additional Information 4: 4e0f086316e5a28da3722d115b509f74 |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 13 2010 12:19 |
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Two questions:
- Are you running the program as an administrator?
- Which version of Vista? |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
RandyR
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| Posted on April 14 2010 02:29 |
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I was running the program as an administrator.
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1 |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 14 2010 11:36 |
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Thanks. We have Vista Business SP2 x64 on a test box. I'll recheck the wizard under that O/S this evening.
In the meantime, here's a FreeAXP configuration file and a FreeAXP batch file you can modify to test. Note the sample configuration includes the extra serial port TTA0.
Batch File:
echo on
start "FreeAXP" "%ProgramFiles%\FreeAXP\freeaxp.exe"/config="D:\Alpha\AXP_Serial.cfg"
exit
FreeAXP Configuration File:
/* -- FreeAXP Config --
AXP_Serial.cfg
FreeAXP configuration defining second serial port (TTA0).
Do not modify this configuration using the FreeAXP Wizard.
-- */
cp = control
{
cp_log = logfile
{
filename = "D:\Alpha\AXP_Serial.log";
}
alpha = alpha
{
memory=128M;
image = "D:\Alpha\AXP_Serial.nvr";
pcibus = dc21071da
{
data = "D:\Alpha\AXP_Serial.toy";
serial0 = i16550
{
s0_tn = telnet
{
port = 9000;
wait = true;
action = """C:\Program Files\FreeAXP\putty.exe"" telnet://localhost:9000";
}
}
serial1 = i16550
{
s1_tn = telnet
{
port = 9001;
wait = true;
action = """C:\Program Files\FreeAXP\putty.exe"" telnet://localhost:9001";
}
}
pci7 = i82378
{
}
pci6 = symbios
{
disk0.0 = file
{
image = "M:\Alpha\BURNER\System.vdisk";
}
disk0.2 = file
{
image = "M:\Alpha\BURNER\Data1.vdisk";
}
disk0.3 = file
{
image = "M:\Alpha\BURNER\Data2.vdisk";
}
disk0.6 = device
{
device = "\\.\cdrom0";
read_only = true;
cdrom = true;
}
}
pci11 = de500
{
adapter="ask";
}
}
}
}
Edited by Bruce Claremont on April 14 2010 11:42 |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 15 2010 04:59 |
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I've tested the FreeAXP Beta 1.0.5.261 configuration wizard under Windows Vista Business SP2 x64 and not experienced any problems. I've created and modified configuration files.
Are you running 32 or 64-bit Vista?
We are releasing FreeAXP Beta 269 today. Try that kit. |
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RandyR
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| Posted on April 15 2010 05:21 |
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I am using 32-bit Vista |
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RandyR
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| Posted on April 15 2010 09:09 |
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Downloaded & installed FreeAXP Beta 269.
Experienced the same result.
Below are the details:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: FreeAxpCfg.exe
Application Version: 1.0.6.269
Application Timestamp: 4bbf2b23
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a7a6
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000659c3
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.6
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 14dc
Additional Information 2: 2f3edb7673cc56676ee80ec2b51b100e
Additional Information 3: b843
Additional Information 4: 4e0f086316e5a28da3722d115b509f74
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 15 2010 12:30 |
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If you read that we recreated the problem, that was incorrect. I misunderstood what the tester reported. The configuration wizard runs fine under the 32-bit version of Vista we tested.
We're going to test another system tonight.
A few more questions:
Did the manual configuration work for you?
Are you running on a dual-core machine?
How much memory do you have installed?
Any chance you can upgrade to Windows 7?
Edited by Bruce Claremont on April 15 2010 13:05 |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
RandyR
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| Posted on April 16 2010 02:21 |
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I held off trying the manual configuration until I had tried Beta 269. I tried it this morning & it failed with the following:
%XNV-w-NOREST: NVRAM could not be restored from C:\Alpha\AXP_Serial.nvr
ESL-F-FAIL: Emulator Failure:
Runtime exception: CTB-W-NOBIND: Could not bind socket to listen on!
: ..\..\src\esl\com\TelnetBroker.cpp, line 110, function 'CTelnetBroker::CTelnetBroker'
I am running on a Dell Latitude D830 with the following processor & 4 GB of RAM:
Intel(r) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T770 @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
I would be unable to upgrade to Windows 7 at this time. I hope to eventually upgrade to Windows 7 64-bit, but I don't know how soon I will be able to do this. |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 16 2010 04:00 |
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Please post your configuration file. |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 16 2010 04:18 |
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We've tested on the following hardware without seeing the problem:
Windows Vista Ultimate SP2
Intel Core-2 duo CPU T9300 @2.5GHz
4GB RAM
32-bit |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
iamcamiel
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| Posted on April 16 2010 05:55 |
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The message about NVRAM not being restored would be expected the first time you run the emulator. This message:
CTB-W-NOBIND: Could not bind socket to listen on!
Would seem to indicate that another application on your computer is already using the port number used for one of the serial ports. You can try changing these (9000 and 9001) to different port numbers. Modify the putty lines accordingly. |
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JohnFinigan
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| Posted on April 17 2010 05:34 |
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I've seen the same problem with the configuration wizard crashing on Windows 7 x64 Enterprise. Machine is a 4-core opteron. The emulator itself runs fine with the config file you posted above. I have seen the problem on beta 269 and the one preceeding it. The only "unusual" thing I have installed re. .net runtimes, etc, is Visual Studio 2010 RC.
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 17 2010 10:15 |
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You aren't anywhere near an active volcano are you? Silica ash has been known to trigger this issue.
Seriously, we are unable to recreate the problem on any of our 10 test boxes running about 20 different flavors of Windows, which is frustrating. I'll see what can be done regarding diagnosing the problem in a different way.
RandyR: If you happen to leave the console window open from a previous FreeAXP run, you would see the "CTB-W-NOBIND: Could not bind socket to listen on!" message. The prior PuTTY console session would still own the port. |
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JohnFinigan
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| Posted on April 17 2010 11:24 |
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Thanks for checking this out. If you would like me to run a debug build or do something else to try to get some more info, just let me know. |
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RE: FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista |
RandyR
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| Posted on April 19 2010 03:09 |
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I think I'm making progress. I followed the recommendation by iamcamiel & modified the serial ports in the configuration file. Now I get an error that a disk image file doesn't exist & there is no auto_create size set. Reading the User Guide I see that this would have been set had I used the Configuration Wizard. |
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RE: autocreate_size |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 19 2010 05:07 |
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Here's an example of the configuration syntax for three disks:
disk0.0: Existing image file.
disk0.1: 2GB image file will be created if it does not exist. Valid sizes are 1G to 100G.
disk0.6: CD ISO image
disk0.0 = file
{
image = "D:\Alpha\System.img";
}
disk0.1 = file
{
image = "D:\Alpha\dka100.img";
autocreate_size = 2G;
}
disk0.6 = file
{
image = "D:\Alpha\Alpha_OpenVMS73-2.iso";
read_only = true;
cdrom = true;
}
If you would like to outline the configuration you want, I'll create it and send it to you. |
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Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 21 2010 08:48 |
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Let us know if you see any difference with the Configuration Utility in version 271. |
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Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 21 2010 11:07 |
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Just tested a fresh build of Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 x86 with 271. No problems with configuration utility. |
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Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on April 21 2010 12:11 |
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Tested a fresh build of Windows 7 Ultimate N x86 with 271. No problems with configuration utility. |
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