[FADCA] Disconnect Problem

[Charles S Schuman]

Doug Christ wrote:
> I never really tried to connect to the Linux box via
> RF all that much until recently. For some reason while
> I am listing the bulletins to tbe read, I get kicked
> off the system. I have attached a copy of the screen.
> 
> 9725   B$    3760 TECH  @WW     G8MNY  0510/1245 An AF
> amplifier stage
> 9724   B$    6933 FEMA  @USA    KC2GMM 0510/0903 Sit
> Rep 9 May
> 9723   B$    1456 ATU   @WW*** link failed
> *** DISCONNECTED
> cmd:KN4YT>W4MIN: <<rr3>>:
> 
> This is not a time out from acks. I got a rock solid
> connection to the BBS. N4XEO was complaining about the
> same thing to me but I never got around to checking
> out his complaint until this week.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Doug/KN4YT
> _______________________________________________

I believe Bill's concern was "lock ups". His System would freeze for no 
apparent reason when stressed. It would run for days with low usage, but
freeze when his tfc count got high. The problem only appeared with high 
rf port activity.

Bill was investigating two aspects of the rf ports. The first was shared 
IRQs and the second was timeing values. Bernard was assisting Bill in 
assigning seperate IRQs for each of his ports and sorting out a problem 
with the driver for his PCI card. The timeing thing was never explored 
to any degree. We have accepted "cookbook" values from Documentation. In
several instances Bernard has pointed out Odd values ... mostely caused 
by typos.

 From the term printout it is hard to say what caused your disconnect.
A printout from Listen would give a better idea as to what happened.


I will be out of the country for a couple of days. When I return I plan 
to take up the invesigation with Bernard. I am in the process of setting 
up my development system so that Bernard can continue the work he was 
doing with Bill.

<<Charlie>>
    k4gbb