Beta Test / Technical

[modul8]

Originally Posted by manimaul

Linpus is Fedora based... so I think you need an rpm. You could try converting the .deb to .rpm using alien I haven't used alien in a long time...try googling ".deb to .rpm using alien".

i have ubuntu on a stick as well. I will see if i can get it to find the usb gps data that way.

[bdbcat]

Manimaul....

BDB calling the icon czar: I need a GRIB icon, if you feel inspired

Thanks
Dave

[manimaul]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Manimaul....
BDB calling the icon czar: I need a GRIB icon, if you feel inspired
Thanks
Dave

Do you like Dr. Seuss? Took me all night to trace the sock(Seuss hat) off a googled wind sock photo... sun and clouds stolen from oxygen icon project again (GPL).

32x32


128x128

[scotte]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

I need a GRIB icon, if you feel inspired

I don't care what the icon looks like, I just can't wait to see where this leads with OpenCPN!

[sinbad7]

Dave..

You might be interested to see the Fugawi Marine ENC 'experimental' GRIB display..
It is also quite configurable and gets the GRIB data by e-mail polling.

More info here:

And more from Frank Singleton:

[Christian Van H]

Originally Posted by scotte

I don't care what the icon looks like, I just can't wait to see where this leads with OpenCPN!

Amen brother!

Manimaul, you're one of a kind!

[PeteCross]

Originally Posted by sinbad7

Dave..

You might be interested to see the Fugawi Marine ENC 'experimental' GRIB display..
It is also quite configurable and gets the GRIB data by e-mail polling.

More info here:

And more from Frank Singleton:

I think the Fugawi work is good, but I've seen similar but with different coloured wind strength indicators. Makes the whole picture more easily "readable"

[bdbcat]

Manimaul....

I like DR Seuss.
I could use c++ code as before for the 32x32 version , please.
Just this icon would be fine, and I'll patch it in....

Thanks
Dave

[bdbcat]

General Query to All....

We are tracking a bug under Windows XP which causes a very infrequent crash due to random memory corruption. One suspect in the problem is the presence of multi-core CPUs. We would like to eliminate this suspect if possible.

Questions: Who is using a multi-core CPU with opencpn on Windows?
What is your NMEA/AIS configuration? Any Virtual ports setup?
Any unexplained crashes under heavy NMEA/AIS input load? These crashes may take hours to appear....

Blubaju: please confirm CPU?

Thanks for the input
Dave

[blubaju]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

General Query to All....

....

Questions: Who is using a multi-core CPU with opencpn on Windows?
What is your NMEA/AIS configuration? Any Virtual ports setup?
Any unexplained crashes under heavy NMEA/AIS input load? These crashes may take hours to appear....

Blubaju: please confirm CPU?

Thanks for the input
Dave

Hope you got it, yes still crashes and yes: multicore,

Intel Core2Duo T5500 Mobile, 1666 MHz (11.5 x 145)
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Original Clock 1667 MHz
L1 Code Cache 32 KB
L1 Data Cache 32 KB
L2 Cache 2 MB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed)

3 GB memory; can send you an Everest_Home report if any help

but the crashes are NOT related to heavy AIS traffic, never more than 4 ships.
nmea input with Fransons GPS-Gate, not much "traffic" either as instruments are switched off on land

Ports: like head of Hydra
COM 1,2,3,4, part of mainboard for 2 SSB Radios, AIS and NMEA direct connection

Virtual ports from 5 to 19 for various programs (some GPS-Gate created for other nav-software) further more for communication, Bluetooth, Nokia Cellphone (Modem), GPS-Mouse (wired), Camera etc

whenever openCPN crashes GPS-Gate crashes too, but without openCPN the other Nav-programs work fine with GPS-Gate. I hope you found the problem.

We will be in water in January, any news already about Windows 7/64? I would like to upgrade from XP32 to 7/64 before touching water. Scared of the driver issue though ;-)

[phiggins]

Dave,

Re:
Multi-core CPU question and crashes

I believe you are talking about the problem that I am having and sent you the dump for.

I am running XP Home on an Acer computer that has an Intel Atom N270 processor that I believe is NOT a Dual core cpu.

I am using Franson GPSGate to feed openCPN and a few other programs including SeaClear and Fugawi. openCPN crashes every couple of hours but when it crashes, it does not crash GPSGate or the other programs that is feeding. I would say that when it does crash the AIS traffic is fairly light.

Paul

[phiggins]

Dave,

Re the crash problem: Do you still want me to download the debug version of openCPN? If so the link

http://southbaynetwork.com/opencpn/opencpn_debug.exe

doesn't seem to be valid.

Paul

[raisin56]

My tide data ends on November 1st. I'm not sure if this is a dynamic data that is updated and I have it blocked with my network setting or if it relates to a file Dave mentioned in build 929. I did not wipe out my old install I just overlayed as I have a lot of charts and wanted to keep my configuration. Is there a new data file that I need to load? Thanks all, Dan

[manimaul]

Dave: here is your grib.png as cpp and h as requested:

grib.zip

zip includes: grib.cpp, grib.h, grib.svg

Phiggins: I have a N270 as well running Ubuntu and Windows 7, interesting it shows up to the OS as dual core because of hyperthreading but is only a single core. What tomfoolery!

[sinbad7]

I have reported it before but I've had no crashes what so ever running Vista basic on my Acer Aspire 5315,Celeron 550,2Ghz,533MHz FSB,1MBL2 cache.

My laptop runs 12-14 hours per day continuously and regularly handles data from some 7000 vessels. I frequently de-install and install maps using the bsb conversion facility.
Also testing many different GRIB programs with data... BUT, no crashes..

Perhaps you can use this fact in your eliminating process?