On Sun, Sep 12, 1999 at 04:12:10PM -0000, Tree Tyree N6TR wrote:
> > Operating the September VHF QSO Party this weekend... version 6.42...
> >
> > and...
> >
> > I've had about two dozen lock ups. They all follow one of two patterns:
> >
> > Right after I enter and commit a complete exchange, the computer
> > spontaneously
> > reboots. When I get back into TR, the QSO I was logging is still there,
> > but band/mode is 6CW, regardless of where I was before.
> >
> > Right after entering and committing a complete exchange, the computer locks
> > up
> > hard, there are a few random characters on the screen, and the country
> > window
> > always says "ited States." When I reboot and get back into TR, the QSO I
> > was
> > logging is still there, but band/mode is 6CW, regardless of where I was
> > before.
>
> My best guess with this data is it something to do with the TRMASTER
> file. There were some fixes in 6.43 to improve the stability of
> TRMASTER operation that might explain what you have seen.
I'm not using a TRMASTER database.
> I will sniff around and see if the "ited States" clue fits one of the
> possible known failure mechanisms.
It always happend the moment after I hit ENTER.
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