[hpsdr] HRD and Windows 7, curiouser and curiouser - again - fixed!

[PETER BUCK]

Hi Mike et al,
Thanks for all the comments and giving me the confidence that HRD will work on Windows 7. After further sessions on the LAN setup, and things that could interfere such as Windows firewall, I eventually had a breakthrough. There appears to have been a glitch in the Windows firewall installation, because despite setup to allow HRD and to warn if any program had been blocked, it failed repeatedly on both counts. However, after many tries at re-setting, it eventually played ball - an error message came up and I was able to open up the specific HRD to DM780 path that was being blocked. All now works - although I still cannot get a full radio configuration up on the DM780 radio panel. This is not a concern because PowerSDR and DM780 communicate fully.
Unfortunately the OEM Windows installation is on the hard drive without backup discs, so I'll live with this glitch for the time being. Back to Alice in Wonderland for now!
Pete, G3LWT

--- On Tue, 27/11/12, Mike Stevenson <mike.g8als at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> From: Mike Stevenson <mike.g8als at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] HRD and Windows 7, curiouser and curiouser - again!
> To: "PETER BUCK" <peteg3lwt at btinternet.com>
> Date: Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, 15:31
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Peter
> If you want frequency control when running DM780 then
> HRD must be 
> running.
> But I can run just run DM780 and set frequency etc in
> PowerSDR, DM780 
> decodes PSK31 etc with the VAC connection to PowerSDR but no
> radio 
> control.
> If  PowerSDR connects to HDR and you can control
> frequency etc via 
> HRD  the problem must just be HRD to DM780.
> On DM780 do you have on the top tool bar the RADIO icon
> high lighted to 
> show the PowerSDR control ?
>  
> Mike G8ALS
> 
> 
>  
> 
> From: PETER
> BUCK 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:52 PM
> To: Mike
> Stevenson 
> Cc: hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org
> 
> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] HRD and Windows 7,
> curiouser and curiouser - 
> again!
>  
> 
> 
> Hi Mike,
> Thanks for your comments. Several users of HRD are
> having 
> success with Win 7 64bit, so there isn't a serious driver issue. Yes,
> VAC is working ok according to its 
> control panel, but its the connection between the HRD radio
> and DM780 which 
> fails. I'm using an ethernet LAN with Netgear switch,
> which works fine between 
> my other computers all still on XP. Maybe its because the
> radio is on the odd 
> one out, 7, which obstinately won't join the
> network.
> Have you found a way to connect DM780 and logbook
> directly 
> without using the HRD radio display?
> Pete G3LWT
>  
> 
> 
> 
> From: Mike Stevenson 
> <mike.g8als at ntlworld.com>
> To: PETER BUCK 
> <peteg3lwt at btinternet.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, 27
> November 2012, 
> 9:10
> Subject: Re:
> [hpsdr] HRD 
> and Windows 7, curiouser and curiouser - again!
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> Hi Pete
> I am running windows 7 64bit and have no problem with
> DM780 and VAC
> Release 5.24.036 build 3389 but I cannot remember
> having problems with 
> earlier builds.
> I know it is stupid question but are you sure that VAC
> is turn on in 
> PowerSDR?
>  
> Hope to work you one day.
> Mike G8ALS 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> From: PETER BUCK 
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:53 PM
> To: hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org 
> Subject: [hpsdr] HRD and Windows 7, curiouser
> and curiouser - 
> again!
>  
> *****
> 
> High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List
> *****
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all, 
> Following
> 
> earlier posts on PowerSDR freeze ups, and very helpful
> replies, I examined my XP 
> setup for out of date drivers. All were up to date with
> manufacturers' latest, 
> but on-board video was an issue. Computer replacement was
> the best 
> option.
> Now 
> using a Toshiba laptop with i7-2640M 2.8GHz, 8GB RAM and
> solid state hard drive, 
> Windows 7 64bit (almost impossible to find 32 bit here) and
> latest PowerSDR 
> software/HPSDR firmware on Atlas system. All loads and runs
> without any issues 
> after removing much of the pre-installed bloatware
> - hurray!! VAC 
> works ok with the computer in Testsigning mode so that the
> driver loads. No 
> problem with vspmanager, or with loading HRD.
> However, although the HRD radio display works,
> and DM780 reads radio 
> frequency and signal strength, no audio reaches the DM780.
> Connection using 
> TCP/IP tries but drops out, despite use of correct
> address.
> I 
> seem to remember a mention somewhere that an HRD driver has not been
> updated for 64 bit 
> systems.
> I 
> have checked: firewall, COM ports for conflicts, running HRD
> in XP simulation 
> mode, ipv4 net interface was installed and running, even
> tried killing DEP. 
> Still no joy.
> Any 
> thoughts anyone? If HRD is not a runner on Win7 64bit - what
> works for you? I 
> just love the Alice in Wonderland world of
> Windows!!
> Pete, G3LWT
> _______________________________________________
> HPSDR 
> Discussion List
> To post msg: hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
> Subscription help: 
> http://lists.openhpsdr.org/listinfo.cgi/hpsdr-openhpsdr.org
> HPSDR web page: 
> http://openhpsdr.org
> Archives: 
> http://lists.openhpsdr.org/pipermail/hpsdr-openhpsdr.org/
> 
> 
> 
> 
>