At 07:12 AM 3/1/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Really?
>
>Why is it "NOT recommended" ?
Because I think it was broken at one time and I don't know whether it has been
fized.
From release notes:
9.62
* There is a good change that the above change fixed the DVP crash with
a ramdrive setup. I did not test this.
I know that I have had to remove ramdrives in order to use DVP after a certain
rev. Turn on disk caching and you won't have to worry about setting up a RAM
drive.
>Where ?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed Parish K1EP" <ecp4ward@attbi.com>
>To: "Bob Naumann - N5NJ" <n5nj@gte.net>; "William Liporace"
><na2na@earthlink.net>; <ct-user@contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [ct-user] DVP Help
>
>
>> A RAM drive is not necessary and in fact is NOT recommended. Using disk
>caching is recommended.
>>
>> At 06:22 AM 3/1/2002 -0600, Bob Naumann - N5NJ wrote:
>> >You need to establish a RAM Drive to hold your DVP files.
>> >
>> >Check your DVP manual.
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "William Liporace" <na2na@earthlink.net>
>> >To: <ct-user@contesting.com>
>> >Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 5:33 AM
>> >Subject: [ct-user] DVP Help
>> >
>> >
>> >> Sorry to take this up in so many places, but I need help! I had a turn
>of
>> >> events and decided to try to get into the contest. I was thinking that
>> >> packet to my local node was going to be my problem, but now it is my
>DVP.
>> >I
>> >> have two PCs, They are both decent working machines. I have DOS 6.22
>> >loaded
>> >> on a hard drive. I have TR and CT loaded on the drive. The DVP board is
>> >> jumpered to IRQ 5.
>> >>
>> >> Here is my software setup:
>> >>
>> >> CT
>> >> comtsr1
>> >> comtsr2
>> >> dvptsr -i5
>> >> CT setup to run. Start Ct and have tried OPON and ONAIR to turn on the
>> >DVP,
>> >> but nothing seems to get it working. No spinning curser, no indication
>> >that
>> >> it is working. The packet and radio work just fine.
>> >>
>> >> TR
>> >> dvptsr -i5
>> >> TR set to run. I used the Ctl-K to turn on and off the DVP. I can see
>the
>> >> program recording, but it will net send a CQ out (it is what I tried to
>> >> record). The packet and radio work just fine.
>> >>
>> >> I really would like to get on the air, but the DVP will make it a lot
>> >> easier. I can tell you I have torn apart my station trying to fix this.
>> >Any
>> >> ideas??
>> >>
>> >> William Liporace NA2NA
>> >> 763 Huntingdon Drive
>> >> Niskayuna, NY 12309
>> >>
>> >> na2na@earthlink.net
>> >>
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