Hi Guys
I'v a problem in recivieng the T4 chart from ECMWF since it changed
the headding from PHMA50 to HHDA50 (as an exp.)and for the temp chart
and surface.
  I tried to find the chart from ECMWF web site but it need a decoder
to open the GRIB file
could anybody help me PLZ

Regards

madeeb2003 wrote:
> Hi Guys
> I'v a problem in recivieng the T4 chart from ECMWF since it changed
> the headding from PHMA50 to HHDA50 (as an exp.)and for the temp chart
> and surface.
> I tried to find the chart from ECMWF web site but it need a decoder
> to open the GRIB file
> could anybody help me PLZ
>
> Regards

As no-one else has offered, I have a GRIB Viewer program:

   http://www.satsignal.eu/software/grib-viewer.htm

for Windows which may be able to read the file, or be updated to read the
file.

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

Have just increased Ram disc to 125mb. My current file data base is set
to 83500000.
Can I please be advised what new size file data base that I should
amend this to as I am not too certain of my facts.
Thanks, David Tyler

David, I would change your file data base size to 130000000.

Hope that helps.

Ian.


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Tyler" <tyler@...>
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 7:13 PM
Subject: [MSG-1] File data base size


> Have just increased Ram disc to 125mb. My current file data base is set
> to 83500000.
> Can I please be advised what new size file data base that I should
> amend this to as I am not too certain of my facts.
> Thanks, David Tyler
>

Ian Deans wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Tyler" <tyler@.....>
[]
>> Have just increased Ram disc to 125mb. My current file data base is
>> set to 83500000.
>> Can I please be advised what new size file data base that I should
>> amend this to as I am not too certain of my facts.
>> Thanks, David Tyler
>
> David, I would change your file data base size to 130000000.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Ian.

Agreed, Ian.

Why, David?  Because 125 MB * 1024 * 1024 = 131,072,000 bytes, and
131,000,000 is just a little less.  Don't type the commas, by the way -
I'm just using them for clarity.

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

David the problems are not gone !

I try now the ramdisk drive under xp ! but telicast wont start with the
ramdisk drive ?

any idea ?



David J Taylor schrieb:
>
> Ian Deans wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Tyler" <tyler@..... >
> []
> >> Have just increased Ram disc to 125mb. My current file data base is
> >> set to 83500000.
> >> Can I please be advised what new size file data base that I should
> >> amend this to as I am not too certain of my facts.
> >> Thanks, David Tyler
> >
> > David, I would change your file data base size to 130000000.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Ian.
>
> Agreed, Ian.
>
> Why, David? Because 125 MB * 1024 * 1024 = 131,072,000 bytes, and
> 131,000,000 is just a little less. Don't type the commas, by the way -
> I'm just using them for clarity.
>
> Cheers,
> David
> --
> SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
> Web: http://www.satsigna l.eu <http://www.satsignal.eu>
> Email: davidtaylor@ writeme.com <mailto:davidtaylor%40writeme.com>
>
>

Thilo Elsner wrote:
> David the problems are not gone !
>
> I try now the ramdisk drive under xp ! but telicast wont start with
> the ramdisk drive ?
>
> any idea ?

Hi, Thilo.

There is an article about using a RAMdisk, and the changes required in the
TelliCast software here:

   http://www.satsignal.eu/wxsat/atovs/RAMdisk.pdf

Perhaps it will help?  What error message do you get?

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

Have found RAMdisk will not run for telecast following XP Service
Pack 3 update. ARsoft don't seem to have a newer version of their
software which might overcome problem. Have used a USB memory stick
and told the O/S to assign Z as its drive letter having deleted the
RAM drive first. All seems to be working again now that Telecast can
find drive Z again. Hope this is of help. Have been burning the
midnight oil in desperation! Dave.


--- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com, "David J Taylor" <gm8arv@...> wrote:
>
> Thilo Elsner wrote:
> > David the problems are not gone !
> >
> > I try now the ramdisk drive under xp ! but telicast wont start
with
> > the ramdisk drive ?
> >
> > any idea ?
>
> Hi, Thilo.
>
> There is an article about using a RAMdisk, and the changes
required in the
> TelliCast software here:
>
>   http://www.satsignal.eu/wxsat/atovs/RAMdisk.pdf
>
> Perhaps it will help?  What error message do you get?
>
> Cheers,
> David
> --
> SatSignal software - quality software written to your requirements
> Web:  http://www.satsignal.eu
> Email:  davidtaylor@...
>

--- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com, "gw3wcv" <gw3wcv@...> wrote:
>
> Have found RAMdisk will not run for telecast following XP Service
> Pack 3 update.

Hi,

TelliCast and RamDisk seem to have no hit. The Eumetsat engineers
say to my problem with starting TelliCast automatically while booting:

"If he can wait for the new Tellicast client, this will not need a RAM
disk and so the problem will disappear. -- The new Tellicast will be
launched in May."

Cheers,
Werner.

Hi,
     May I suggest you try the QSoft RAMdisk - I have had good results
with this with NO problems over several years.
Best regards
Alan S

w_guenzl wrote:
>
> --- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MSG-1%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "gw3wcv" <gw3wcv@...> wrote:
> >
> > Have found RAMdisk will not run for telecast following XP Service
> > Pack 3 update.
>
> Hi,
>
> TelliCast and RamDisk seem to have no hit. The Eumetsat engineers
> say to my problem with starting TelliCast automatically while booting:
>
> "If he can wait for the new Tellicast client, this will not need a RAM
> disk and so the problem will disappear. -- The new Tellicast will be
> launched in May."
>
> Cheers,
> Werner.
>
>

Hi All,
Anyone else having problems with SP3?
I have a 3 PC system and a laptop. They all run either XP Home or Pro.
I updated the laptop, Processing PC (David Taylor's software) and my
general use PC without a hitch.
Confident I therefore updated the Rx only PC.
Aaagh!
It will only load in safe mode.
Have removed QSoft Ramdisk and now Tellicast but can't get it to start.
Any bright ideas welcome or it will be a complete reinstall as I didn't
have system restore turned on. :-(
Cheers
Alan

According to the following address dated 30 April MS has delayed the
relese of XP SP3 due to a bug. Perhaps you have downloaded since that
date.  I have not been able to download from the Microsoft web site.


http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14327/15351/Microsoft-
delays-Windows-XP-SP3.phtml

Peter Burden

--- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com, Alan Banks <alan@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> Anyone else having problems with SP3?
> I have a 3 PC system and a laptop. They all run either XP Home or Pro.
> I updated the laptop, Processing PC (David Taylor's software) and my
> general use PC without a hitch.
> Confident I therefore updated the Rx only PC.
> Aaagh!
> It will only load in safe mode.
> Have removed QSoft Ramdisk and now Tellicast but can't get it to
start.
> Any bright ideas welcome or it will be a complete reinstall as I
didn't
> have system restore turned on. :-(
> Cheers
> Alan
>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Burden" <peter.burden@...>
To: <MSG-1@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:55 AM
Subject: [MSG-1] Re: XP Service pack 3


> According to the following address dated 30 April MS has delayed the
> relese of XP SP3 due to a bug. Perhaps you have downloaded since that
> date.  I have not been able to download from the Microsoft web site.
>
>
> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14327/15351/Microsoft-
> delays-Windows-XP-SP3.phtml
>
> Peter Burden

I downloaded it, as recommended by Microsoft, as an update sent to my
computer a few days ago.
Presumably Microsoft would not have sent it if they were still restricting
it.

I have had no problems since updating although as I said I only have XP
in my 'receive' computer so I do considerably less on that one than my main
processing one.   Nevertheless I go online, load CDs occasionally, use
explorer, have Norton 2008 and of course Tellique and the DVB program.

Alan, I wonder if your problem is a driver conflict.   Might be worth
running the System Configuration Utility and trying selective start ups to
see if you can identify the culprit.  Probably worth a try before the more
onerous complete re-install.

Hope you get it sorted.

Regards
Douglas.

Alan,
Does your rx pc use an AMD processor if so this link will be of interest

http://tinyurl.com/5mgrq8

Apparently there is a bug in the official public release of sp3 which causes
problems with
pc's with AMD processors.

Trevor

I gather that the TinyURL link I posted doesn't work so here is the original
link


http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/09/XP-SP3-cripples-some-PCs-with-endless-\
rebo
ots_1.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2008-05-09

Apologies for any confusion

Trevor

This one doesn't give much joy either. Searching Google provides several links.

Cheers Guy

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: tsmithers@...
   To: alan@... ; MSG-1@yahoogroups.com
   Cc: tsmithers@...
   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:15 AM
   Subject: Re: [MSG-1] XP Service pack 3


   I gather that the TinyURL link I posted doesn't work so here is the original
link

  
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/09/XP-SP3-cripples-some-PCs-with-endless-\
rebo
   ots_1.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2008-05-09

   Apologies for any confusion

   Trevor




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

Last night I update my WindowsXP pro to service pack 3. Tellicast and
RAMdisk both load, but quite often the tellicast icon on the tray
becomes red (connect failed). Apparently there isn't any increase of
missed data packets and no perceptible degradation of image's quality,
nor any relation to CPU usage.

Best Regards



--- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com, Alan Banks <alan@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> Anyone else having problems with SP3?
> I have a 3 PC system and a laptop. They all run either XP Home or Pro.
> I updated the laptop, Processing PC (David Taylor's software) and my
> general use PC without a hitch.
> Confident I therefore updated the Rx only PC.
> Aaagh!
> It will only load in safe mode.
> Have removed QSoft Ramdisk and now Tellicast but can't get it to start.
> Any bright ideas welcome or it will be a complete reinstall as I didn't
> have system restore turned on. :-(
> Cheers
> Alan
>

Peter Burden wrote:
> According to the following address dated 30 April MS has delayed the
> relese of XP SP3 due to a bug. Perhaps you have downloaded since that
> date.  I have not been able to download from the Microsoft web site.
>
>
Hi Peter,
This was the official update from the Microsoft Update website
Alan

Thanks Everyone.
There are two problem scenarios.
The first is an HP PC with AMD chip (Just what I have) And the other
seems to be related to an Asus motherboard.
Trying to find a work round.
Alan

Guy Martin wrote:
> This one doesn't give much joy either. Searching Google provides several
links.
>
> Cheers Guy
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: tsmithers@...
>   To: alan@... ; MSG-1@yahoogroups.com
>   Cc: tsmithers@...
>   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:15 AM
>   Subject: Re: [MSG-1] XP Service pack 3
>
>
>   I gather that the TinyURL link I posted doesn't work so here is the original
link
>
>  
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/09/XP-SP3-cripples-some-PCs-with-endless-\
rebo
>   ots_1.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2008-05-09
>
>   Apologies for any confusion
>
>   Trevor
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Unsure what a term means?  Check the Glossary at:
> http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/wxsat/glossary.htm
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

In message <E702359A420C4A0F91BE7A21E6903923@biggin02>, Guy Martin
<guymartin@...> writes
>This one doesn't give much joy either. Searching Google provides several links.
>
>Cheers Guy

It did work for me Guy, perhaps the line wrap caused a problem.

Cheers

James
--
James Brown

Alan,
QSoft RAMdisk now installed and everything working perfectly again,
thank you. My PC uses an AMD chip so don't think SP3 has problems
with this. Did have a problem with Tellecast and other tray Icons
not appearing following boot but found AVG antivirus was taking up
lots of boot time so uninstalled it and installed Norton antivirus
instead - boots much faster now, Icons always there and correct
colour. Hope this is of help to others. Good luck. Dave.

--- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com, Alan Sewards <asewards@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>     May I suggest you try the QSoft RAMdisk - I have had good
results
> with this with NO problems over several years.
> Best regards
> Alan S
>
> w_guenzl wrote:
> >
> > --- In MSG-1@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MSG-1%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "gw3wcv" <gw3wcv@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Have found RAMdisk will not run for telecast following XP
Service
> > > Pack 3 update.
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > TelliCast and RamDisk seem to have no hit. The Eumetsat engineers
> > say to my problem with starting TelliCast automatically while
booting:
> >
> > "If he can wait for the new Tellicast client, this will not need
a RAM
> > disk and so the problem will disappear. -- The new Tellicast
will be
> > launched in May."
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Werner.
> >
> >
>

No, it wasn't that James. Anyway there are plenty of links.

I use AMD processors albeit on Gigabyte motherboards but I think I'll give SP3 a
miss.

If it ain't broke don't fix it !

Cheers, Guy

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: James Brown
   To: MSG-1@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:55 AM
   Subject: Re: [MSG-1] XP Service pack 3


   In message <E702359A420C4A0F91BE7A21E6903923@biggin02>, Guy Martin
   <guymartin@...> writes
   >This one doesn't give much joy either. Searching Google provides several
links.
   >
   >Cheers Guy

   It did work for me Guy, perhaps the line wrap caused a problem.

   Cheers

   James
   --
   James Brown




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

Hi Guy,
I have after 24 hours found the solution - uninstall SP3. Agree stay
away from it and don't have auto updates on.
Cheers
Alan

Guy Martin wrote:
> No, it wasn't that James. Anyway there are plenty of links.
>
> I use AMD processors albeit on Gigabyte motherboards but I think I'll give SP3
a miss.
>
> If it ain't broke don't fix it !
>
> Cheers, Guy
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: James Brown
>   To: MSG-1@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:55 AM
>   Subject: Re: [MSG-1] XP Service pack 3
>
>
>   In message <E702359A420C4A0F91BE7A21E6903923@biggin02>, Guy Martin
>   <guymartin@...> writes
>   >This one doesn't give much joy either. Searching Google provides several
links.
>   >
>   >Cheers Guy
>
>   It did work for me Guy, perhaps the line wrap caused a problem.
>
>   Cheers
>
>   James
>   --
>   James Brown
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Unsure what a term means?  Check the Glossary at:
> http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/wxsat/glossary.htm
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

Hi Alan,

Yes, that was probably going to be the answer all along.
I never auto-update. I look at what it is allegedly fixing/improving and see if
I need it.

Cheers, Guy

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Alan Banks
   To: MSG-1@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:28 PM
   Subject: Re: [MSG-1] XP Service pack 3


   Hi Guy,
   I have after 24 hours found the solution - uninstall SP3. Agree stay
   away from it and don't have auto updates on.
   Cheers
   Alan

   Guy Martin wrote:
   > No, it wasn't that James. Anyway there are plenty of links.
   >
   > I use AMD processors albeit on Gigabyte motherboards but I think I'll give
SP3 a miss.
   >
   > If it ain't broke don't fix it !
   >
   > Cheers, Guy
   >
   > ----- Original Message -----
   > From: James Brown
   > To: MSG-1@yahoogroups.com
   > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:55 AM
   > Subject: Re: [MSG-1] XP Service pack 3
   >
   >
   > In message <E702359A420C4A0F91BE7A21E6903923@biggin02>, Guy Martin
   > <guymartin@...> writes
   > >This one doesn't give much joy either. Searching Google provides several
links.
   > >
   > >Cheers Guy
   >
   > It did work for me Guy, perhaps the line wrap caused a problem.
   >
   > Cheers
   >
   > James
   > --
   > James Brown
   >
   >
   >
   >
   > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
   >
   >
   > ------------------------------------
   >
   > Unsure what a term means? Check the Glossary at:
   > http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/wxsat/glossary.htm
   > Yahoo! Groups Links
   >
   >
   >
   >
   >
   >




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

On Sat, 10 May 2008 09:58 +0100 (BST), you wrote:


>Does your rx pc use an AMD processor if so this link will be of interest
>
>http://tinyurl.com/5mgrq8
>
>Apparently there is a bug in the official public release of sp3 which causes
problems with
>pc's with AMD processors.

mmmhh - 5 PC's here, all different, with AMD processors and no problems,
none on the 150 PC's at work either - all those have AMD processors
too..

And if you read that article, bear in mind I'm typing this message on an
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard, but then again, I didn't install the
wrong drivers, on that or any other PC  ;)

Steve Blackmore
--

Hi Steve,
Further  reading indicates a problem - quite widespread - with AMD
processors in HP PC's and maybe other OEM's. It seems HP PC's have an
Intel driver 'intelppm.sys' that is obviously not required by AMD
processors causing HP computers to continuously reboot. This was the
problem I had, solved by uninstalling SP3.
Cheers
Alan

Steve Blackmore wrote:
> On Sat, 10 May 2008 09:58 +0100 (BST), you wrote:
>
>
>
>> Does your rx pc use an AMD processor if so this link will be of interest
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5mgrq8
>>
>> Apparently there is a bug in the official public release of sp3 which causes
problems with
>> pc's with AMD processors.
>>
>
> mmmhh - 5 PC's here, all different, with AMD processors and no problems,
> none on the 150 PC's at work either - all those have AMD processors
> too..
>
> And if you read that article, bear in mind I'm typing this message on an
> ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard, but then again, I didn't install the
> wrong drivers, on that or any other PC  ;)
>
> Steve Blackmore
> --
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Unsure what a term means?  Check the Glossary at:
> http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/wxsat/glossary.htm
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

On Sun, 11 May 2008 00:19:46 +0100, you wrote:

>Further  reading indicates a problem - quite widespread - with AMD
>processors in HP PC's and maybe other OEM's. It seems HP PC's have an
>Intel driver 'intelppm.sys' that is obviously not required by AMD
>processors causing HP computers to continuously reboot. This was the
>problem I had, solved by uninstalling SP3.

Possibly better solved just by uninstalling 'intelppm.sys', rather than
the whole service pack.

Easy to do by booting from XP cd, picking repair command line option,
cd c:\windows
then
dir /s intelppm*.*

then delete all instances. System should then boot.

Not tried it, haven't a system it affected.

Steve Blackmore
--

Tried that Steve, didn't work. So uninstalled SP3 'til I've got more
time to sort it out.
Alan

Steve Blackmore wrote:
> Possibly better solved just by uninstalling 'intelppm.sys', rather than
> the whole service pack.
>
> Easy to do by booting from XP cd, picking repair command line option,
> cd c:\windows
> then
> dir /s intelppm*.*
>
> then delete all instances. System should then boot.
>
> Not tried it, haven't a system it affected.
>
> Steve Blackmore
> --
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Unsure what a term means?  Check the Glossary at:
> http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/wxsat/glossary.htm
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:49:58 +0100, you wrote:

>Tried that Steve, didn't work. So uninstalled SP3 'til I've got more
>time to sort it out.

Mustn't have got all instances of it, if it isn't there it cant run :)

Other fix is

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Processor

Or

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Intelppm

And changing the 'Start' value to '4'.

BTW - intelppm problem was reported with SP2!

Microsoft, rightly, IMO, don't consider it a bug, it should never have
been installed by the OEM in the first place on an AMD machine.

Steve Blackmore
--

Hi,
     Now that you have sorted out which systems the SP3 gives problems
with, here are a couple of useful links regarding the relative
performance of XP/SP3 and XP/SP2, also with Vista with and without SP1.
The general feeling seems to be that there is overall a negligible
performance difference between SP3 and SP2, but your mileage may differ
of course depending on the software being run. That's why I included the
games link.

http://www.windows7x.com/2008/04/xp-sp3-and-xp-sp2-game-performance-comparison-t\
est/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1747

Best regards - Alan (S)

Steve Blackmore wrote:
>
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:49:58 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >Tried that Steve, didn't work. So uninstalled SP3 'til I've got more
> >time to sort it out.
>
> Mustn't have got all instances of it, if it isn't there it cant run :)
>
> Other fix is
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Processor
>
> Or
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Intelppm
>
> And changing the 'Start' value to '4'.
>
> BTW - intelppm problem was reported with SP2!
>
> Microsoft, rightly, IMO, don't consider it a bug, it should never have
> been installed by the OEM in the first place on an AMD machine.
>
> Steve Blackmore
> --
>
>