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Pete Singleton
Hi
I hate Windows 10. It keeps messing with my audio setup. I have a PC with Win10 Pro 64bit. I use WSJT-X (now v2.4.0) for FT8. I connect to my radio (various Icom, Yaesu) via an USB 'Audio Codec'. The cabling is stable - I don't replug my USB ports. When I boot up the PC, turn on the radio and load WSJT-X Rx seems fine but the Tx audio usually doesn't work. The volume mixer shows that audio outputs are randomly scrambled. Often the audio from 'system sounds' and/or browsers go to the 'Radio In' codec but WSJT-X audio goes to the 'Display Audio' speakers. To unscramble the mess I unload WSJT-X, use 'Sound Settings' to disable the 'Radio In' codec to force everything to go to 'Display Audio'. After reloading WSJT-X I go back to 'Sound Settings' and check that the WSJT-X audio (and no others) goes to 'Radio In'. Occasionally, reasons unknown, the scrambling re-occurs if I come back to the radio after being away for a while. Same procedure sorts it out. Does anyone know how to fix the setup to be stable? 73 de M0PTB
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On 02/09/2021 17:43, Pete Singleton via groups.io wrote:
HiHi Pete, have you disabled "Power options->Current plan->Advanced power options->Advanced settings->USB settings->USB selective suspend"? Also you mention "Display audio", are you using an HDMI monitor? If so then the associated USB audio will power down when the monitor goes into power saving mode, that may be difficult to turn off. If you don't use the HDMI USB audio, you may be able to disable it. An USB audio device change can potentially disrupt the WSJT-X audio sources. 73 Bill G4WJS.
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IF you have more than 1 sound card and you leave one as the default and do not use the default card in any way for your radio usage AND you do not use the second card for anything but your radio usage then this will not happen. It has not been the least problem for me for any version of Windows. Now on W10 Pro but have used many other versions.
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Hasan Schiers N0AN
If you have dedicated USB sound devices (like a cheap dongle) and you assign WSJT-X to them, you won't have Win10 Pro update problems UNLESS....you plug in or unplug a new USB device, in which case the USB devices get re-enumerated by windows...and then the order of things can get messed up. My suggestion: Rename your WSJT-X audio devices (you can do that in windows), to a name that you will recognize (very handy if they re-enumerate) Restart WSJT-X after you do this renaming. If you plug in or remove a USB device (audio), be sure to check to see that a name has not changed and that WSJT-X is still talking to the device you had previously set. Since I went to naming my audio devices and NOT changing any USB audio devices, I have not had the problem with a Win10 Pro update messing things up for WSJT-X. Just remember if you change (add or remove) a USB audio device, you are well ahead of the game to check that your devices in X still match up the names in Windows list of Audio Devices. 73, N0AN Hasan
On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 1:18 PM Gilbert Baron <w0mn00@...> wrote:
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Phil Davidson
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2021, 18:01 Pete Singleton via groups.io, <pete.singleton.46=googlemail.com@groups.io> wrote: Hi
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Alan G4ZFQ
Pete
I have a PC with Win10 Pro 64bit. I use WSJT-X (now v2.4.0) for FT8. I connect to my radio (various Icom, Yaesu) via an USB 'Audio Codec'. The cabling is stable - I don't replug my USB ports.You must make your on-board sound default for PC sounds. I'm not sure how you can be sure of being completely stable when you change rigs. Windows may see them as different devices, if it does there is a good chance it will reconfigure. If you setup one rig and make sure it is switched on when you reboot then you have a good chance of retaining settings. That would also work if you use two rigs simultaneously. Unfortunately any change may alter configuration. Have all power saving turned off including HDMI screens. 73 Alan G4ZFQ
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When Win 10 does one of the upgrades from say 20H? To 20H?? It resets many of your hardware settings to default, this includes your sound cards. These default settings include “power save” modes. Unfortunately these settings are notorious for breaking the sound card settings used. I have found that my sound card would quit working when computer screen would turn off buy the timer I set in Windows.
I finally gave up and turned that feature off. you can also go to Control Panel, Device Manager and right click your hardware devices one by one, right click and select Properties, then look for a tab called “Power Management”. Once there uncheck the box next to “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” Not sure why Microsoft forces this feature, guess they are just green zealots. Gary KT7AZ -- KT7AZ
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Something else that helps with Power Saving mode killing sound cards and USB devices.
go to Win 10 control panel, (make sure your view is “Large Icons”). View selections is on top right of screen. then select “Power Options”, Once there make sure “High Performance” is selected. Then to the right of this selection click on “Change Plan Settings” Here you will see an option to click on “Change advanced power settings”. Click A new window will appear, expand all the options, you can set timers for suspend, sleep etc. I either disable all of them or put the most outrageous time I can. The USB settings are very important, disable the “ USB selective suspend settings”. This all helps but Microsoft seems to think they know better than you and will do things on their unsolicited updates. Good luck, Gary -- KT7AZ
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Hmmmm. The Windows updates are not unsolicited, you agreed to the updates...
Didnt read the ULI... Did ya... Just sayin"... -- 73 Mike 73
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Oh, so your the guy who actually read the ULI, wow, never met anyone that did before. Anyway, you are right. I just wish you could do them on your own time. I have four repeater sites I am still running win7 Pro at. I just don’t want to drive up a mountain to reboot after the a win10 update cuts off the RealVNC connection. Guess this is one of things I am Pro Choice on.
Gary -- KT7AZ
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TAZ...
Well, that's a great case for moving everything to Linux.... P.S. I'm a retired IT pro... I have read MANY.. All of my colleagues have as well... 73 Mike K8VA
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Hello Pete Singleton via groups.io:
Thursday, September 2, 2021, 12:43:23 PM, you chiseled out: I have a PC with Win10 Pro 64bit. I use WSJT-X (now v2.4.0) for FT8. I connect to my radio (various Icom, Yaesu) via an USB 'Audio Codec'. The cabling is stable - I don't replug my USB ports.This is happening to me, mostly with my Yaesu FT-450. The audio path ends up on the display's audio codec "usually" ...and randomly throiughout the day. thanks for writing this up. -- Best regards, Bob KD7YZ EM88LL -- -- Bob KD7YZ in NE Kentucky
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Tom Melvin
You have to read the ULI - important stuff in there - what to expect and what not to expect and recompense.
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No point in going off on a rant when it’s documented that it may happen. ULI, Terms and Conditions cookie policies etc are a must read. Irresponsible if you don’t IMO Tom GM8MJV
On 5 Sep 2021, at 00:52, KT7AZ <kt7az.v69@...> wrote:
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A quick fi to try when TX audio is lost is to go to the WSJT audio settings and re-select your audio card. Even though it shows to be already selected choose it again.
It is a short term possible solution, it is not in the Microsoft ULI I believe. -- KT7AZ
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Chuck Moore
Thank you for the feedback Gary. Given the way Billy Gates asserts himself with the updates, these days it is a checklist item, to verify the USB Audio Devices have not played musical chairs. Never will forget the time a user brought in their laptop for repair with the complaint the terminal program quit working. The terminal program would not work with ComPort Numbers above 8 and Windows had somehow incremented CommPorts all the way up to 29 on his luggable. I think it was Windows 7, every time you plugged in a new device that used a CommPort and had not been enumerated on the box previously, Windows would increment the CommPort number by 1. If the operator used his laptop for a Craft Interface, every time he plugged into another customer's Cross Connect, Windows would increment port number by one. Worse was on some of the laptops was plugging the same device into the same laptop on a different USB Port incremented the CommPort number. Just another of the many mysterious quirks seen over the years. Regards Chuck WD4HXG
On September 5, 2021 at 1:32 PM, "KT7AZ" <kt7az.v69@...> wrote:
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Jim Brown
On 9/5/2021 1:24 PM, Chuck Moore via groups.io wrote:
Given the way Billy GatesMr. Gates has not been associated with Microsoft for many years. 73, Jim K9YC
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Chuck Moore
Bill Gates is as good of a boogeyman as any other to lay blame. :-)
On September 5, 2021 at 4:52 PM, "Jim Brown" <k9yc@...> wrote:
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Jim Brown
On 9/5/2021 2:19 PM, Chuck Moore via groups.io wrote:
Bill Gates is as good of a boogeyman as any other to lay blameOur world would be far better without boogeymen to blame. 73, Jim
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