>> David,
>>
>> Thanks for the quick response.
>> As you know, using Windows XP SP3 for my EUMETCast system I'm now two
>> major
>> steps behind some people.
>> Or 1.5 steps as the case maybe.
>
> I'm still using XP here - if it works, and still gets security updates,
> why change?
>
>> It seemed to me that Vista imposed several major changes [differences]
>> compared to XP in its configuration when used for EUMETCast.
>> Though having sorted these out Vista ran OK.
>
> Yes, the major change was the enforcement of the "Don't write in
> C:\Program Files\ tree", and installing in C:\Tools\ resolves those
> issues.
>
>> I wondered if Windows-7 brought another set of 'changes' requirements
>> or
>> acts just like Vista.
>>
>> One reason for asking is that I see on WorldDVB's website they do  not
>> mention Window-7 in their DVB-S or the DVBS-2 USB box  requirement list.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John.
>
> Windows-7 could be thought of as Service Pack 3 for Vista, although with
> more changes than a service pack would normally have.  I think the DVB
> World software will be fine, otherwise use the Dexatek software.  I may be
> able to test later today.
>
> Cheers,
> David


I am using the DVB World box and software under Windows 7 and it works just
as well as it did under Vista.
The same issues apply in relation to Windows Media Player and the problems
of Power settings, the latter being a real pain.
Losses are minimal but I am only using one computer at the moment.

I do like Windows 7 but I seem to one of the few who liked Vista !

Regards
Douglas.

John, I am using a Dexatek USB Box on Windows 7 64 bit, but I am using
DVBWorld software dated July 2007 as my Dexatek software had no 64 bit
drivers.

I have UAC turned off so that I am able to use the C\ Program files tree and
that has benefits.  I have run under XP and Vista and Windows 7 32 bit, but
my present set-up is the most reliable I have seen.

I have been running Windows 7 64 bit for a month now and with the exception
of about a week when I was shutdown ( hospital and recovery ) I have not
lost a single segment / chunk on a 1 computer system that is used for all
other things as well.

Regards
Ian.

--------------------------------------------------
From: <geojohnt@...>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:23 AM
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [MSG-1] DVBWorld box and Windows-7.

> All,
>
> Is anyone using the DVBWorld DVB-S (or DVBS-2 for that matter) USB box
> under Windows-7?
>
> Is Window-7 so 'near' to Vista that it doesn't make any difference?
>
> Regards,
> John Tellick.
>

> I am using the DVB World box and software under Windows 7 and it works
> just
> as well as it did under Vista.
> The same issues apply in relation to Windows Media Player and the
> problems
> of Power settings, the latter being a real pain.
> Losses are minimal but I am only using one computer at the moment.
>
> I do like Windows 7 but I seem to one of the few who liked Vista !
>
> Regards
> Douglas.

Most helpful Douglas, and Ian.  BTW: this portable has UAC enabled.

I'm seeing no Windows Media Player issues at the moment, so perhaps you
could remind me how to trigger them?  I do have "Always show icons, never
thumbnails" enabled though.  I find the WMP very limited, though, and
currently have three other players installed, The KM Player, VLC Media
Player, and DivX.

The indicated power settings are retained over a reboot (on this portable,
dim display 3 minutes, turn-off display 5 minutes, put the computer to
sleep never).  Just waiting now to see whether the settings are honoured
(although without the DVB World software running).  Yes, the display did
shut down, although after perhaps 8 minutes (3 + 5?) rather than after the
5 minutes I had expected.  Now testing with the DVB World software active
and receiving data - it's OK, screen dimmed after 3 minutes and went black
after 5.

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

Folks,

If you have used the EUMETSAT Web site, there is chance to help improve
the site by completing a short survey mentioned on their home page:

   http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm

The actual survey URL is here:

   http://questions.nomensa.com/survey/fillsurvey.php?sid=10

Could I encourage as may folk as possible to help in this - hence the
multiple groups this is posted to.  No reply required.

Thanks,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

David I am running with the power options off and simply using the on/off
switch on the monitor.  I have also removed the offending file from the
DVBWorld software that causes the WMP issues ( M2AToM1A.ax ).

The easy way to check if you have WMP issues is to attempt to run your AVI
animations on WMP.  Without the above file removed my WMP would not run any
AVI's ( and a few others as well ).

Regards
Ian.
--------------------------------------------------
From: "David J Taylor" <gm8arv@...>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 2:40 PM
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MSG-1] DVBWorld box and Windows-7.

>>
> Most helpful Douglas, and Ian.  BTW: this portable has UAC enabled.
>
> I'm seeing no Windows Media Player issues at the moment, so perhaps you
> could remind me how to trigger them?  I do have "Always show icons, never
> thumbnails" enabled though.  I find the WMP very limited, though, and
> currently have three other players installed, The KM Player, VLC Media
> Player, and DivX.
>
>
> Cheers,
> David

> David I am running with the power options off and simply using the
> on/off
> switch on the monitor.  I have also removed the offending file from the
> DVBWorld software that causes the WMP issues ( M2AToM1A.ax ).
>
> The easy way to check if you have WMP issues is to attempt to run your
> AVI
> animations on WMP.  Without the above file removed my WMP would not run
> any
> AVI's ( and a few others as well ).
>
> Regards
> Ian.

Yes, Ian, it's the same version of M2AToM1A.ax with the most recent
version of the DVB World software.  A simple rename from:  M2AToM1A.ax  to
M2AToM1A.ax.old  cures the WMP issues.  I didn't have any Meteosat AVI
animations on that system but an odd selection of videos from the BBC
iPlayer (FLV format SD and half-HD), DTT via a Win-TV USB stick (.TS
format), and DVB satellite TV recorded via the DVB World box (probably
with Dexatek software) (.MPG format).  Of course all these formats are
probably just wrappers around streams encoded with various codecs ....

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

In a message dated 20/11/2009 12:30:40 GMT Standard Time,
gm8arv@... writes:

Windows-7 could be thought of as Service Pack 3 for Vista, although  with
more changes than a service pack would normally  have.
>I just installed DVBWorld software - V3.0(090930)DVB World.rar - onto  an
>otherwise virgin Windows-7 Home Premium system and the TelliCast  2.4.4a
>software, and got as far as receiving files, so I think that  counts as
>good confirmation that it works.


David,

Thanks, this is what I was after.

>I am using the DVB World box and software under Windows 7 and it works
just
>as well as it did under Vista.

Douglas,

Thanks for this.

>John, I am using a Dexatek USB Box on Windows 7 64 bit, but I am using
>DVBWorld software dated July 2007 as my Dexatek software had no 64 bit
>drivers.

>I have UAC turned off so that I am able to use the  C\ Program files tree
and
>that has benefits.  I have run under XP  and Vista and Windows 7 32 bit,
but
>my present set-up is the most  reliable I have seen.

Ian,

Thanks for your comments also.

Regards,
John.





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Hi All,

A couple of questions, three actually. I know the Skystar card works ok in
Windows 7.

Does the Tellique software work in W7 ?

There is a new version not requiring a ramdisk I believe ?

The EKU will need a W7 driver, I can't find one, any thoughts ?

Cheers, Guy

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Guy, Tellique works fine on Windows 7 32 and 64 bit.  The EKU software for
Vista, PKIClient 4.5,works perfectly as well ( there is a 32 and a 64 bit
version ).

A new version of Tellique not requiring a RAMdisk has been promised for a
long time but it is still unavailable.

Regards
Ian.

--------------------------------------------------
From: "GuyMartin" <guymartin@...>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:56 AM
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [MSG-1] a couple of questions

> Hi All,
>
> A couple of questions, three actually. I know the Skystar card works ok in
> Windows 7.
>
> Does the Tellique software work in W7 ?
>
> There is a new version not requiring a ramdisk I believe ?
>
> The EKU will need a W7 driver, I can't find one, any thoughts ?
>
> Cheers, Guy
>

Great, Many thanks Ian.

Cheers Guy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Deans" <iandeans142@...>
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [MSG-1] a couple of questions


> Guy, Tellique works fine on Windows 7 32 and 64 bit.  The EKU software for
> Vista, PKIClient 4.5,works perfectly as well ( there is a 32 and a 64 bit
> version ).
>
> A new version of Tellique not requiring a RAMdisk has been promised for a
> long time but it is still unavailable.
>
> Regards
> Ian.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "GuyMartin" <guymartin@...>
> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:56 AM
> To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [MSG-1] a couple of questions
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A couple of questions, three actually. I know the Skystar card works ok in
>> Windows 7.
>>
>> Does the Tellique software work in W7 ?
>>
>> There is a new version not requiring a ramdisk I believe ?
>>
>> The EKU will need a W7 driver, I can't find one, any thoughts ?
>>
>> Cheers, Guy
>>
>

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Morning all,

I'm having a bit of a move around - computer wise - and was wondering if the
msg software form Eumetsat would run OK on a 64 bit linux system?  I presume
they only supply a 32 bit distribution?

I'm trying to reduce the number of machines dotted about the house ;-) so
thought a AMDx2 (x86_64) system might do duty as recieve and MSGDM under wine
at the same time?

Still it'll keep me out of mischief with the weather forecast this week-end.

Thanks for any info

Nick
--
People who used magic without knowing what they were doing usually came to
a sticky end. All over the entire room, sometimes.
(Moving Pictures)
  11:27:25 up 6 days, 22:15,  6 users,  load average: 0.68, 0.73, 0.66

I have noticed though that FY2C data is still being sent, although the
Weekly Operations Report had advised it stopping with the 8.00 UTC data
today.

Regards
Ian.

--------------------------------------------------
From: "Douglas Deans" <dsdeans@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:14 AM
To: "Weather Satellite Reports" <weather-satellite-reports@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [weather-satellite-reports] Feng Yun 2E.

> Feng Yun 2E has now arrived at its operational position of approximately
> 104° E alongside FY-2C which it is to replace.
> Its altitude has been dropped to approximately 35785 km to stop the
> westward
> drift.
> It is anticipated that there may be a break in data of 4/5 weeks whilst it
> is checked out.  Not sure why this is necessary given that it has been
> fully
> commissioned.
>
> Regards
> Douglas.

> I have noticed though that FY2C data is still being sent, although the
> Weekly Operations Report had advised it stopping with the 8.00 UTC data
> today.
>
> Regards
> Ian.

Thanks for that, Ian, and for Douglas's reminder.  I expect the team at
EUMETSAT will forward any FY2C data which comes from China.

I know EUMETSAT are awaiting test data, and my MSG Data Manager already
has a beta update for the new file names, but we want to be sure that the
spatial and thermal calibration is correct, or at least known, before
releasing the new data to the user community.  I hope it won't be too
long, and that the quality of the images will surpass that we got from
FY2C.

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

[]
> I am using the DVB World box and software under Windows 7 and it works
> just
> as well as it did under Vista.
> The same issues apply in relation to Windows Media Player and the
> problems
> of Power settings, the latter being a real pain.
[]
> Regards
> Douglas.

Douglas,

Just to "add another point to the graph" - as it were - I have been
running an ISS stream from NASA all afternoon, as I have been enhancing
WXtrack to have more features of the Mission Control Center display.  I
noted that the Windows-7 system I was using didn't go into screen saver
mode while the .ASX stream was running.

However, once I closed the window which was displaying the stream, the PC
went into power-saver mode as normal.  So this makes me wonder whether, if
you do /not/ have the Testbild displayed, but just run the IP part of the
DVB World or Dexatek software, the hijack of the screen-saver doesn't
happen?

There may be something useful here:

   http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/29212-screensaver-not-kicking.html

   http://malektips.com/windows_media_player_10_0011.html

  
http://www.recipester.org/Recipe:Disable_Screensaver_During_Playback_on_Winamp_3\
3441368

Unfortunately I don't see any similar options on the DVB World software.

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

David I am just up and running this morning as I do not run overnight and to
my surprise I have some FY2E data coming in.

It would appear that the met. product data is being handled by Data Manager
( showing in the CMA folder ) but not the image data.

Regards
Ian.

Further to my recent mail I can also confirm that the CMADataViewer appears
so far to be handling the new data from FY2E.

The image data is being held in my receive folder.

Regards
Ian.

> David I am just up and running this morning as I do not run overnight
> and to
> my surprise I have some FY2E data coming in.
>
> It would appear that the met. product data is being handled by Data
> Manager
> ( showing in the CMA folder ) but not the image data.
>
> Regards
> Ian.

A surprise for me as well, Ian!  Thanks for the heads-up.  A beta update
of the MSG Data Manager handling the image data as well now available
here:

   http://www.satsignal.eu/software/beta.htm

Please note that the files currently retain the FY2C designation so that
my other software such as the MSG Animator and GeoSatSignal should
continue to work without change.

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

Thanks for that David.  Data Manager now handling the FY2E data perfectly.
Unfortunately it looks like the IR data is still a little blurred. I was
hoping that would improve.

Regards
Ian.

--------------------------------------------------
From: "David J Taylor" <gm8arv@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:22 AM
To: "MSG" <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MSG-1] FY2E

>> David I am just up and running this morning as I do not run overnight
>> and to
>> my surprise I have some FY2E data coming in.
>>
>> It would appear that the met. product data is being handled by Data
>> Manager
>> ( showing in the CMA folder ) but not the image data.
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian.
>
> A surprise for me as well, Ian!  Thanks for the heads-up.  A beta update
> of the MSG Data Manager handling the image data as well now available
> here:
>
>  http://www.satsignal.eu/software/beta.htm
>
> Please note that the files currently retain the FY2C designation so that
> my other software such as the MSG Animator and GeoSatSignal should
> continue to work without change.
>
> Cheers,
> David

--------------------------------------------------
From: "Ian Deans" <iandeans142@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:40 AM
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MSG-1] FY2E

> Thanks for that David.  Data Manager now handling the FY2E data perfectly.
> Unfortunately it looks like the IR data is still a little blurred. I was
> hoping that would improve.
>
> Regards
> Ian.

It may be marked as FY-2E but I have my doubts.   The high res 1km data
still has the line issue (FY-2C has detectors out).
If it is 2E then it is every bit as bad as 2C.   Perhaps it is the way the
Chinese compress and send it to Eumetsat.
Disappointing.

Regards
Douglas.

At the risk of going on about Windows 7 some more, wonder if anyone can
think of a reason for the following. All the software, Tellique,
DVBWorld and the EKU works., but Tellique wont connect to the DVBWorld
box EXCEPT When I do the following. Having read through Davids help
pages on this I added A persistant route "route -p -4 add etc"
restarting Tellique same result, no connection, yellow icon. If I then
DELETE "route delete" the permenent route and restart Tellique, hey
presto everything works, data flows. If I then reboot I am back to
square one.

As far as I can tell all the firewall, permission setting etc. are ok.
Network conections to other PC's work all the time, as does the internet
connection. After deleting the route, I was left with a persistant route
of "0.0.0.0  0.0.0.0  192.168.238.238"
Running the RC 7 64bit version of windows. Its on a seperate partion on
one of the drives, and as far as I can tell, everything else works as it
should do. Any thought, suggestions most welcome. My thought at the
moment is XP forever...!!

Thanks

Geoff Morris
gw3atz@...

Yes and if you look at IR 4 it is covered in lines particularly at the north
and south.  I cannot believe for a minute that FY2E has the same problems as
FY2C, so it has to do with the image processing before it gets to Eumetsat.

Regards
Ian.

--------------------------------------------------
From: "Douglas Deans" <dsdeans@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:46 AM
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MSG-1] FY2E

>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ian Deans" <iandeans142@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:40 AM
> To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [MSG-1] FY2E
>
>> Thanks for that David.  Data Manager now handling the FY2E data
>> perfectly.
>> Unfortunately it looks like the IR data is still a little blurred. I was
>> hoping that would improve.
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian.
>
> It may be marked as FY-2E but I have my doubts.   The high res 1km data
> still has the line issue (FY-2C has detectors out).
> If it is 2E then it is every bit as bad as 2C.   Perhaps it is the way the
> Chinese compress and send it to Eumetsat.
> Disappointing.
>
> Regards
> Douglas.

> At the risk of going on about Windows 7 some more, wonder if anyone can
> think of a reason for the following. All the software, Tellique,
> DVBWorld and the EKU works., but Tellique wont connect to the DVBWorld
> box EXCEPT When I do the following. Having read through Davids help
> pages on this I added A persistant route "route -p -4 add etc"
> restarting Tellique same result, no connection, yellow icon. If I then
> DELETE "route delete" the permenent route and restart Tellique, hey
> presto everything works, data flows. If I then reboot I am back to
> square one.
[]
> Thanks
>
> Geoff Morris
> gw3atz@...

Goeff, you may need to run the ROUTE ADD command as administrator.  The
other thing I've taken to doing recently is to remove the IPv6 protocol
from the DVB World box - to stop Windows taking an IPv6 route rather than
the IPv4 route the software expects.  Might be worth a try.  I think Ian
Deans is running with 64-bit Windows-7.

ROUTE PRINT should give a result similar to:

===========================================================
Persistent Routes:
   Network Address          Netmask  Gateway Address  Metric
           0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0     192.168.0.10  Default
         224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0  192.168.238.238       1
===========================================================

although your 192.168.0.10 address will be different (it's my router).
The IPv6 route table should have no persistent routes.

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

> Yes and if you look at IR 4 it is covered in lines particularly at the
> north
> and south.  I cannot believe for a minute that FY2E has the same
> problems as
> FY2C, so it has to do with the image processing before it gets to
> Eumetsat.
>
> Regards
> Ian.

I like the sound of Douglas's idea that it's FY2C data in an FY2E wrapper.

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

--------------------------------------------------
From: "David J Taylor" <gm8arv@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:33 PM
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MSG-1] FY2E

>> Yes and if you look at IR 4 it is covered in lines particularly at the
>> north
>> and south.  I cannot believe for a minute that FY2E has the same
>> problems as
>> FY2C, so it has to do with the image processing before it gets to
>> Eumetsat.
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian.
>
> I like the sound of Douglas's idea that it's FY2C data in an FY2E wrapper.
>
> Cheers,
> David


.....or perhaps FY2C being relayed through FY2E until its own calibration at
104° is complete.
My comments are more in hope than real belief as it is a bit naughty to have
FY2C data in FY2E file names.
Fingers crossed.

Regards
Douglas.

Good evening to everybody from Athens.

Do you receive RSS data from MSG-1? Because I don't.



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> Good evening to everybody from Athens.
>
> Do you receive RSS data from MSG-1? Because I don't.

Hello, Isidore.  Did you miss the messages from EUMETSAT, and Douglas
Deans' report:

   http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/weather-satellite-reports/message/2122

METEOSAT 8 (RSS).
17 November 2009 09:00 UTC - 17 December 2009 09:00 UTC.
Meteosat-8 Rapid Scanning Service will be interrupted for the annual one
month full earth scanning.  Full earth scanning data (if any) will not be
disseminated.

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

Thank you David.

My daughter is studying master in diet logy in the University of Glasgow
since September. I stayed there for 15 days.

On March or April I will be there again and I'd like to visit you,if you are
agreed.



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> Thank you David.
>
> My daughter is studying master in diet logy in the University of Glasgow
> since September. I stayed there for 15 days.
>
> On March or April I will be there again and I'd like to visit you,if you
> are
> agreed.

What a good idea, Isidore!  Please contact me directly nearer the time.  I
live in Edinburgh, about 50km east of Glasgow, and there is a small group
of us who meet up from time-to-time for lunch.  Perhaps you would like to
join us for lunch?

Cheers,
David
--
SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
Web:  www.satsignal.eu
Email:  davidtaylor@...

Geoff,

Do you use Windows 7 64 bit?

Geert
(http://www.hetweerinboskamp.nl)

--- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com, "David J Taylor" <gm8arv@...> wrote:
>
> > At the risk of going on about Windows 7 some more, wonder if anyone can
> > think of a reason for the following. All the software, Tellique,
> > DVBWorld and the EKU works., but Tellique wont connect to the DVBWorld
> > box EXCEPT When I do the following. Having read through Davids help
> > pages on this I added A persistant route "route -p -4 add etc"
> > restarting Tellique same result, no connection, yellow icon. If I then
> > DELETE "route delete" the permenent route and restart Tellique, hey
> > presto everything works, data flows. If I then reboot I am back to
> > square one.
> []
> > Thanks
> >
> > Geoff Morris
> > gw3atz@...
>
> Goeff, you may need to run the ROUTE ADD command as administrator.  The
> other thing I've taken to doing recently is to remove the IPv6 protocol
> from the DVB World box - to stop Windows taking an IPv6 route rather than
> the IPv4 route the software expects.  Might be worth a try.  I think Ian
> Deans is running with 64-bit Windows-7.
>
> ROUTE PRINT should give a result similar to:
>
> ===========================================================
> Persistent Routes:
>   Network Address          Netmask  Gateway Address  Metric
>           0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0     192.168.0.10  Default
>         224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0  192.168.238.238       1
> ===========================================================
>
> although your 192.168.0.10 address will be different (it's my router).
> The IPv6 route table should have no persistent routes.
>
> Cheers,
> David
> --
> SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
> Web:  www.satsignal.eu
> Email:  davidtaylor@...
>

In a message dated 26/11/2009 09:58:05 GMT Standard Time,
geertbalsma@... writes:

http://www.hetweerinboskamp.nl


Hi Geert,

A bit OT but I like you website and the tour around Boskamp.
Looks like some rain headed your way.

Regards,
John.


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