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|Spinnaker crane design. All other fixes are just working around that problem.
|Was the mast pulled last fall? Only explanation I can come up for the shorter forestay with is that the forestay turnbuckle is adjusted shorter this year than last. But a couple inches is a lot!
Thank you pdqaltair and paulk.
All excellent observations and I'm still working on this.
I have removed the snap shackle between the jib halyard and the upper part of the furler. (Hated wasting that lovely splice, but it was either that or cut the shackle.)
The spinnaker halyard block will not move off to the side. The dip in the "crane" holds it extremely solidly in the middle. I've taken it, from deck level, all over the deck and it won't budge. I went up the mast and tried to move it by hand, and it won't budge. Removing all tension from the spinnaker halyard would work, but that can't be done from deck level, because simply pulling on it to try to move it applies sufficient tension to lock the block solidly in the middle of the dip in the crane.
When I say "solidly" I mean it won't slide sideways one iota. When the mast is down and there is no halyard on it, then it is completely free.
The "crane" is welded on to the mast-head fitting. I could consider having this re-machined over the Winter. Clearly "something" should be done. Perhaps I can clamp some small fitting on the crane which would hold the block off to one side.
In the meantime, I have also looped both "arms" of the spinnaker halyard around the back of a spreader, and that does seem to keep them off the forestay - the one arm just barely off, but not touching is not touching. I'll keep an eye on the halyard for wear as it wraps around shrouds, and of course will have to free it up when I use it.
Related dilemma: the forestay has shortened this year. So far, both my #2 and #3 foresails are too long on the luff, with a little sag left when the upper furling mechanism is fully hoisted (and it shouldn't be fully hoisted anyway). I may have had a little of this last year with one of the sails last year, although ...
... in order to shorten the exposed halyard and prevent halyard-wrap when furling, I added a 6" wire "pennant" to the luff, which worked like a charm. This year it's too long, and I have had to remove the pennant. Now, I did add one more shackle into the mix, at the tack, a snap shackle (I know!) for easier sail-changing. (I'm thinking of not furling my new headsail, but taking it up and down for every weekly race.) But that's nowhere near 6". Nothing has changed to my knowledge in how the boat is rigged, and this is my 4th Summer of ownership.
How could such a thing happen, that the forestay this year is a few inches shorter than last year, or conversely that last year was anomalous and it was longer that year than usual? Just weird. Apart from the backstay turnbuckles, there is nothing to adjust without disassembling the furling basket etc., and I haven't done that. It's a deck-stepped mast with no adjustments a the step itself.
Also, I have a D-shaped shackle at the tack, which fits the lower part of the furling mechanism, but it requires tools to unscrew and screw in the pin (to make it firm enough for my satisfaction), which is not impossible but seems laborious on occasions with few crew and a pitching deck. There was a quick-release type of shackle, of the general type pictured below, there at one point, but it also required tools - perhaps it was simply damaged and I need to replace it. Thoughts?
Thank you all again.
|From the photo, it looks like the snap shackle on the jib halyard is hitting the forestay. THAT may be your problem. Added to that, the too-long luff you mentioned on your jib means the whole thing isn't pulled tight, so it slops around more than it might otherwise, enabling the stay and the shackle bang against each other on every single wave you hit, or that hits you. That, plus the shock loading of the snap shackle, as the mast whips back and forth. Bang on anything long enough, and it will break. You might want to carefully inspect your forestay around where the shackle's been hitting it too. The spinnaker crane seems to have been designed for a totally external spinnaker halyard. If you simply led the two ends down to the sides of the mast, the block would swivel to be at right angles to the forestay, and the spinnaker halyard(s)might not even touch the forestay or r/f gear. Rigging the spinnaker halyard so that it chafes on the r/f or forestay, as the photo shows, is not a good idea: you mentioned that it has also chafed through. Running it inside the mast to reduce windage seems pointless with such a telephone pole-like spar. Good luck!
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Why not eliminate the spin shackles? D-shackles won't release.
There is really NO cause to use spin shackles on a furling sail that is probably lowered 1-2 times per year. I don't care for them anywhere but spinakars or jibs on race boats that frequently change head sails (multiple times per day). Otherwise, they make terrible halyard shackles. Never use them anywhere where a suprise disconect is painful. They make sense on a chute, where fast release is important to safety.
Yes, you may drop a few pins. Probably not, not once you learn how to hold them (with a little side force on the pin to hold it in place while threading the sail--haven't dropped one in years). But you'll salvage 2 expensive spin shackles in the trade.
It's probably not a surprise that rock climbers don't even own them and that you don't use them climbing the mast.
Thank you all. Great ideas. The Harken furling manual - and it's so old that it comes as poorly type-written sheets, stapled together - does refer to an extra block if required to get the correct jib halyard sheeting angle. I'll review that. I have more to learn about "cranes" for spinnaker halyard blocks. I should just sacrifice the lovely jib halyard splice and remove the snap shackle - one friend and "expert" just ties a bowline, no thimble or splicing, and has always had that work (speaking of "NASA" solutions). I have to document which of my sails are too long and which too short (on the luff) and have them adjusted. (And I could try to understand why that's changed from last year ...)
I don't normally use multiple foresails for our "casual" club racing - and to do so would have to remove the upper part of the furling mechanism, which is not impossible, but a bit of a hassle.
(For clarity: my problem was both with the jib halyard shackle releasing and with wearing through the spinnaker halyard [and that on occasion interfered with furling the foresail].)
Thank you again. I may be back about this!
|Here's a NASA fix for ya. Tape the jib halyard.
I think that's a bad crane design... it should not be centered, as mentioned already, and it's too long and drops too far...
Modifying that would probably make all your issues go away.. and enable you to go back to an internal halyard run.
Can you turn over the spinnaker bail so that the dip is up? If you can then the halyard will always be on one side or the other.
|I think I'm confused. Is the problem that the spinn halyard is chafing and breaking or are you catching the jib halyard snap shackle and it releases? I thought the later, but think I may have misunderstood.
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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 124, August 22, 1997
MPI Communicators
Most people accept life's minor annoyances without too much worry:
+ We dial "9" for an outside line. + We submit IRS form 8606. + We go on and off "Daylight Saving" time year after year--even in Fairbanks, "Land Of The Noon Sunrise." + And we type "MPI_COMM_WORLD" over and over in every MPI program we ever write.
While the editors of the T3E Newsletter are as blindly obedient of the first three "rules" on this list as anyone, perhaps we can offer a bit of satisfaction on the fourth.
In MPI, a communicator specifies a communication domain, or set of processors, which take part in a communication event. MPI_COMM_WORLD specifies all processes, and is the default MPI communicator. It is the only communicator many MPI programs will ever need. Sometimes, however, it is a significant aid to program clarity to be able to define a non-standard communicator as a subset of the available processes. You shouldn't invent communicators on principle, as you might go bungie jumping, but do keep them in your toolkit (just in case).
An Example Program:
The program below is an example of how to create user defined communicators and use them. This example stems from an ARSC user who has a simple Monte Carlo computation but works with large datasets that approach the maximum memory available on a single processor.
The approach taken was to create two master processes, one for input, the other for output. This results in separate and independent reads and writes of data to the filesystem and worker processes. If only a single communicator were used, there would need to be numerous synchronisation events between the two masters. By defining a separate communicator for each master and the workers, coding is greatly simplified.
The code creates two communicators starting from all processes as defined in MPI_COMM_WORLD. These communicators are called WG1 and WG2. Each communicator contains all worker processes and one of the two masters, defined as master_in and master_out.
In the subsequent logic, we had to ensure that all processes in each of the two sets followed the same sequence. The code simply doesn't call MPI_BARRIER on the process not in the set.
cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc program prog_communicator implicit none include 'mpif.h' ! max num of processes integer, parameter:: max_pes=128 ! information for local and global conditions. integer my_pe, totpes ! general mpi error flag integer ierr ! who is to be incharge integer minproc,moutproc ! RANKS integer RANKS(max_pes) ! groups and new communicators integer world_group, gin, WG1, gout, WG2, world ! sizes and RANKS integer WG1SIZE, WG1RANK, WG2SIZE, WG2RANK ! loops over process integer ip,ips ! setup mpi call MPI_INIT(ierr) ! find my identity call MPI_COMM_RANK(MPI_COMM_WORLD, my_pe, ierr) ! is there a universe out there? call MPI_COMM_SIZE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, totpes, ierr) write(6,*) ' my_pe is ',my_pe,' of total ',totpes ! set master/controller process for activity below minproc=0 moutproc=totpes-1 write(6,*) ' masters are ',minproc,moutproc ! set table to build group ips=2 do ip=0, totpes-1 if(ip.ne.minproc.and.ip.ne.moutproc) then RANKS(ips)=ip ips=ips+1 endif enddo ! set first processor in new group to be desired master. RANKS(1)=minproc write(6,*) ' on ',my_pe,' rank ',RANKS(1:totpes) call MPI_BARRIER(MPI_COMM_WORLD,ierr) call MPI_COMM_GROUP(MPI_COMM_WORLD, world_group, ierr) call MPI_GROUP_INCL(world_group, totpes-1, RANKS, gin, @ ierr) call MPI_COMM_CREATE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, gin, WG1, @ ierr) call MPI_GROUP_FREE(gin, ierr) ! maintain same worker order but change master. RANKS(1)=moutproc write(6,*) ' on ',my_pe,' rank2 ',RANKS(1:totpes) call MPI_GROUP_INCL(world_group, totpes-1, RANKS, gout, @ ierr) call MPI_COMM_CREATE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, gout, WG2, @ ierr) call MPI_GROUP_FREE(gout, ierr) call MPI_GROUP_FREE(world_group, ierr) !! enquire about new communicators WG1SIZE=-1; WG1RANK=-1; WG2SIZE=-1; WG2RANK=-1 if(my_pe.ne.moutproc) then call MPI_COMM_SIZE(WG1, WG1SIZE, ierr) call MPI_COMM_RANK(WG1, WG1RANK, ierr) endif if(my_pe.ne.minproc) then call MPI_COMM_SIZE(WG2, WG2SIZE, ierr) call MPI_COMM_RANK(WG2, WG2RANK, ierr) endif write(6,*) ' sizes are ',my_pe,totpes,' new WG1 ', @ WG1RANK,WG1SIZE,' new WG2 ',WG2RANK,WG2SIZE !! call global barrier call MPI_BARRIER(MPI_COMM_WORLD,ierr) write(6,*) ' on ',my_pe,' of ',totpes,' barrier ' ! only sync on WG1 if(my_pe.ne.moutproc) then call MPI_BARRIER(WG1,ierr) write(6,*) ' on ',my_pe,' of ',totpes,' barrier WG1 ' endif ! only sync on WG2 if(my_pe.ne.minproc) then call MPI_BARRIER(WG2,ierr) write(6,*) ' on ',my_pe,' of ',totpes,' barrier WG2 ' endif call MPI_FINALIZE(ierr) end cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
First, a list of all processes to be in the communicator is created in RANKS. Note that the order of the processes in listed in RANKS are renumbered from 0 to N, this is why the first entry in RANKS is the master process for this set. In this case for each group the master is process 0. Also the workers are entered in RANKS in the same order so that for each communicator worker N in WG1 is also worker N in WG2.
Now a call to MPI_COMM_GROUP extracts a process group from MPI_COMM_WORLD communicator and identifies this as world_group. A call to MPI_GROUP_INCL uses the WORLD_GROUP process group and includes the TOTPES-1 processes listed in RANKS and identifies this as GIN. (There is a similar routine called MPI_GROUP_EXCL which excludes those in RANKS along with a number of different routines to process and manipulate process groups. Users are directed to the MPI books listed in the ARSC reading list in edition 121 for a complete list.) The communicator WG1 is now created by a call to MPI_COMM_CREATE. The process group GIN is now released by a call to MPI_GROUP_FREE.
The above steps are now simply repeated to create another communicator as necessary. After work with WORLD_GROUP is complete this is freed by a call to MPI_GROUP_FREE.
To prove all of this is correct the code calls MPI_COMM_SIZE and MPI_COMM_RANK for each communicator. The output from a typical run is below:
MPI_COMM_WORLD WG1 WG2 sizes are 0, 4 new WG1 0, 3 new WG2 -1, -1 sizes are 1, 4 new WG1 1, 3 new WG2 1, 3 sizes are 2, 4 new WG1 2, 3 new WG2 2, 3 sizes are 3, 4 new WG1 -1, -1 new WG2 0, 3
Note the list RANKS is created in such a way that any process can be the input master or the output master. There are a number of enquiry functions which allow users to determine the relationship between groups of processes in terms of rank and also to determine if groups or communicators are identical.
Other Uses for Communicators:
Communicators can also be used to separate different types of communication. For example a library could ensure it does not interact with existing code by using a communicator for its communications so that these would be hidden from the remainder of the application.
OCCAM Comparison:
Some readers may remember OCCAM and the way it used channels for communication between processes. Clearly, communicators are similar to OCCAM channels as they allow programmers to isolate data exchanges and prevent cross-communication. Communicators are different as they provide for communication within a group whereas channels provided for explicit communication between specific processes.
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PE 3.0 Installed on Yukon
The following software was installed on yukon this week and is available for user testing:
CF90 22.214.171.124 CC (C++ and SCC) 188.8.131.52 (No update releases for C) CrayLibs 126.96.36.199 CrayTools 188.8.131.52
If you use PE3.0, be sure to recompile all of your code. Also, create version 3.0 app.rif files to use with the 3.0 version of apprentice, and if you use the 2.0 version of apprentice, make sure to use version 2.0 app.rif files.
Please contact ARSC user services if you have any problems.
The PE3.0 software is only available if explicitly invoked, as the older 2.0 versions are still the default. To access the new 3.0 software, use the following command:
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You should see the following message:
Switching 'PrgEnv' to 'PrgEnv.30'...ok.
These will remain your default compilers/libraries until your session ends or until you explicitly change them. To return to the default PE, use the command:
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At any time, you may use the module list command to determine what version you are running. After switching to PE3.0, your environment will look something like this:
yukon$ module list Currently Loaded Modulefiles: 1) modules 6) CC.126.96.36.199 11) nqe 2) craylibs.126.96.36.199 7) CCmathlib.188.8.131.52 12) mpt 3) craytools.126.96.36.199 8) CCtoollib.22.214.171.124 13) PrgEnv.30 4) cf22.214.171.124.1 9) cam.126.96.36.199 5) scc.188.8.131.52 10) cvt
You may also query the compilers. Typing:
should report a version number of 18.104.22.168 , and
f90 -V
should report a version number of 22.214.171.124 .
CF90 3.0 features
As announced in Newsletter 121 , Jeff Brooks of the Benchmarking Group at CRI sent us a copy of "The Benchmarker's Guide to Single-Processor Optimization for CRAY T3E Systems." With the installation of PE3.0, the optimizations are now available to ARSC users. The guide is still available in postscript via anonymous ftp to: ftp.arsc.edu . It is in the directory: pub/mpp/docs , and is named: bmguide.ps.Z .
What follows is Cray's list of CF90 features. (The corresponding document for CC programmers is: yukon: /opt/ctl/CC/188.8.131.52/CC30.news .)
From: /opt/ctl/cf90/220.127.116.11/CF9030.news ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CF90 Programming Environment 3.0 has been installed on this system. This environment contains the following products: o CF90 3.0 compiler o CrayLibs 3.0 o CrayTools 3.0 CF90 features ================= This section describes new CF90 features for CRAY T3E and Cray PVP systems. The features that are supported on CRAY T3E systems only or on Cray PVP systems only are identified in the section titles. New f90 command options +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ New f90 command options are as follows: -s cf77types Maps data types to only the standard intrinsic FORTRAN 77 types. This option replaces the -si option. The -si option will not be supported after the CF90 4.0 release. -Wa"assembler_opt" Passes assembler options directly to the assembler. -e 0 Enables initialization of all undefined local variables to zero. -d 0 Disables initialization of all undefined local variables to zero. -O pipeline0 Specifies no pipelining (default) (CRAY T3E systems only). -O pipeline1 Specifies safe pipelining (CRAY T3E systems only). -O pipeline2 (deferred) -O pipeline3 (deferred) -a pad Offers both fully automatic and semiautomatic methods to add padding following user-declared arrays in Fortran 90 static and common block data space. Duplicate declarations permitted ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Duplicate declarations are now permitted for certain attributes. This is a nonstandard feature. You can assign a type or attribute to the same object twice, but the declarations must be the same for both. Duplicate declarations are permitted for the following attributes: ALLOCATABLE AUTOMATIC DIMENSION EXTERNAL INTENT INTRINSIC OPTIONAL POINTER PRIVATE PUBLIC SAVE TARGET TYPE Support for ELEMENTAL and PURE procedures +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ELEMENTAL and PURE are new prefix specifications on FUNCTION and SUBROUTINE definitions. For more information, see the Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 1, publication SR-3902, Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 2, publication SR-3903, and Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 3, publication SR-3905. These specifications are part of the Fortran 95 standard. New default type INTEGER(KIND=8) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTEGER(KIND=8) is now the default integer kind type, replacing INTEGER(KIND=6). INTEGER(KIND=6) is no longer supported. A new command-line option, -O (no)fastint, has been added to disable or enable fast integer comparison and fast multiply/divide sequences. This option affects only the default variables and constants. If you explicitly declare a variable or constant of a specific integer type, it will remain that type. COPY_ASSUMED_SHAPE compiler directive +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The COPY_ASSUMED_SHAPE directive generates a copy of assumed shape dummy arguments so that optimizations that depend on a contiguous array can be performed. On entry to the routine, the compiler generates a copy to a temporary location and on exit, copies the values back to the assumed shape array. All references to the assumed shape array within the body of the routine are replaced with references to the temporary location. This directive can be specified to apply to either all assumed shape dummy arguments in the current scope or to specific dummy arguments. For more information, see the CF90 Commands and Directives Reference Manual, publication SR-3901. AUTOMATIC attribute +++++++++++++++++++++++++ The AUTOMATIC attribute, a common FORTRAN 77 extension, is now supported. The presence of an AUTOMATIC attribute specifies that a variable's storage is stack based (that is, the variable is not defined after the procedure ends). The AUTOMATIC attribute can be applied to a variable name or an array declaration with an explicit-shape specification list or a deferred-shape specification list. It can be used on a type or declaration statement as one of the attribute specifications. This feature is an extension to the Fortran 90 standard. !DIR$ NOPATTERN and !DIR$ PATTERN directives ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The CF90 compiler supports new compiler directives, !DIR$ NOPATTERN and !DIR$ PATTERN. !DIR$ NOPATTERN tells the compiler to discontinue pattern matching until either the end of the current program unit is reached or until the occurrence of a !DIR$ PATTERN directive. For more information, see the CF90 Commands and Directives Reference Manual, publication SR-3901. Improved vector scheduling of loops that contain adds and multiplies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The vector performance of many loops is enhanced by an improved chaining method between vector addition and multiplication operations. This enhancement is also available on Cray Standard C and Cray C++ compilers. Support for 32-bit HCOSS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Calls to SIN and COS with identical 32-bit floating point operands are now merged into a single call to HCOSS. This is already being done for 64-bit types. This optimization is performed by default along with all other scalar optimizations. This optimization is also available on Cray Standard C and Cray C++ compilers. IVDEP directive supported on CRAY T3E systems ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The IVDEP directive is now supported on CRAY T3E systems, allowing loops to be considered for loop splitting, intrinsic vectorization, CACHE_BYPASS, and other optimizations. This directive is also available on Cray Standard C and Cray C++ compilers. CACHE_BYPASS memory references on CRAY T3E systems +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For CACHE_BYPASS memory references on CRAY T3E systems, the following directive provides a semiautomatic method for programmers to run local memory references for arrays through E-registers: !DIR$ CACHE_BYPASS array-name[,array-name]* Loops preceded with this directive can obtain run-time reductions of up to 50 percent. This directive is also available on Cray Standard C and Cray C++ compilers. New command-line option for vectorization on CRAY T3E systems ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The f90 command-line option, -O vectorn, is now supported on CRAY T3E systems. This option directs the compiler to use vector versions of some intrinsic functions and operations when they are found in vectorizable loops. Currently, the vector1, and vector2 options are deferred on CRAY T3E systems. For more information on this feature, see Section 3.4.8. This option is also available on Cray Standard C and Cray C++ compilers.
Update on Cray Anti-dumping Suit
[ This is taken from a Cray press release. For the entire text, see: http://www.cray.com/news/9708/nec.html ]
> > Cray Research Welcomes Commerce Department Findings In > Antidumping Suit > > > Court of International Trade Rules Commerce Department > Investigation Fair > > > EAGAN, Minn., August 21, 1997 - Cray Research, the supercomputing > subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: SGI) welcomed > decisions handed down yesterday in the Court of International Trade > and today at the U.S. Department of Commerce that affirm Cray's > claims in an antidumping complaint against the Japanese > manufacturers of vector supercomputers. > > The Court of International Trade ruled yesterday that the > Department of Commerce investigation of Cray's antidumping > complaint was fair and conducted in compliance with the rules and > procedures of U.S. antidumping law. In a lawsuit filed in October > 1996, NEC Corporation of Japan sought to remove the Department of > Commerce from investigating Cray's antidumping complaint on the > grounds that the Commerce Department investigation was tainted by > prejudgment. > >
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Got the Ride Yukon 164 a couple of months ago. Decent snow cover arrived recently (in Australia) so I had the chance to try it out. The last time I went snowboarding was 4-5+ years ago so I had to learn everything from the beginning. Some of you might say that the Yukon wasn't the best choice for a 'beginner' and I would agree that its not the easiest board to ride. The first day was difficult (as it always is when your learning the basics). On the second day I was really getting into it and starting to understand how this board is to be ridden. You need to be slightly aggresive and throw your weight around. Then it starts to reward you with superb edge grip. On a particularily icy slope I thought the edges wouldnt hold but they did to my surprise. Needless to say the base is fast. Its one of the stiffer boards which can make it more unforgiving but the benefit is that it makes it a very stable ride. I didn't have to worry about uneven chunks of snow in my path, this board just smashes through and pounds it down.
As you can gather im very pleased with this board. It may be a more difficult board to ride, but once you understand how they designed this thing to be ridden it will be hard to get that smile off your face.
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Re: FlyingPig story
Hi, y'all,
I was wandering around trying to find the ad I put up earlier this afternoon, the item having sold, and I tripped on this.
Tripped is right - what a trip!
Anyone who's been on our log's mailing list knows we rebuilt the inside and did some more stuff on the outside, after our return to St. Pete, and then went about cruising again.
A second major refit, not the result of any injury to boat or person, happened recently, and Flying Pig is better than ever.
We did, indeed, get right back on the horse.
But, in the meantime, as I see the thread migrated mostly toward seasickness, we have found that Stugeron, or Cinnazarine, available OTC in all the UK-related countries and perhaps all over the world, other than the US, is amazing.
Non-drowsy, nor vision affecting, Lydia takes one the night before we go, and one a day or so for the first three days, after which she's pretty much over it.
Thanks for the kind words so many years ago.
If you're not up to date, and are interested, click on my yahoo log link in my signature block below, and, for that matter, see what's happened aboard - lots of changes and improvements - since then, too, in the gallery link.
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When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not
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- Dr. Samuel Johnson
Other than the noise, it is not the PWC that drive me crazy. Their wake is small. IT IS THE 2.5 MILLION DOLLAR HATTERAS OR HALF MILLION DOLLAR SEA RAY DRIVEN BY PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER HAD A BOAT BEFORE. They come by at a half plane. They cannot see what is in front of them. They will blow by you (only a few feet away) in a no wake zone or down the ICW. Very few show courtesy. I don't know where the rest of the readers reside, but in S Florida, it is Sea Ray and Hatteras heaven. I cannot even imagine the multi-millions of dollars going down the ICW in any given hour.
You will see some of my stuff in Latts & Atts on this. Ruined my day once.
|Ouch... but in many cases, those same PWC riders are doing things like wake jumping... and just asking to get nailed... i've spent enough time on the water to know that you really don't have to go looking for trouble... it will find you often enough without any help from you.
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I probably shouldn't admit this but I caught a pwc once or I should say my highly skilled highly paid crew did.
They forgot to bring in the lure coming home one day and just before we got to the bouy evey body started yelling By the time I got everyting pulled back
we had already snatched the afore mentioned wake jumper off his ride and the hook out of him THAT HAD TO HURT. Good thing I hadn,t made it into the pass yet I'd had some esplainin to do. thank God it didnt cut his head off 100 pound mono is pretty unforgiving. turned out just went in and tore out left nice little hole in his arm. I wanted to hang the ski up at the dock and get our picture made with it but he wouldn't let us.
|I learned with the PWC that a potato gun works pretty good too!!
|BTW, a video camera is always useful when they go by... they are liable for damage caused by their wake, especially in a no wake zone...and a video of them going by with a huge wake is a good way to get the local water police to do something about it....
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|Thats way worse because Its A.. hole produced and completely rude. and it catches you off guard. They do that in the pass here all the time. If your in that big a hurry to get into the gulf you need to get your sorry Arse out of bed earlier in the mornig. big bucks and no brains
|CD- That's where you need the laser guided surface-to-surface missles... Them and PWCs...
Never been in seas that big. I will tell you that I have been anchored off the ICW (in a no wake zone) when sport fishers come whizing right beside you on a half plane! It will take you out of the bunk!!!! Does that count!????? (Smile)
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- WHAT IS YOUR THRESHOLD! You need to know
I have now doubt that Mr. gainer saw 40+ waves. but outside of being in a bad north easter in the north Atlantic or a hurricane or a north wester in the pacific north west most people probably wont see waves 40 feet tall . I have some good slide photos Of taking a 152 ft mini cruise ship from Oakland to Seattle, One of the worst trips I was ever on, of a bulk carrier with his bow coming out of the top of a wave while He steamed past us. that boat had bilge keels and was really cranky. Whip lash was the biggest problem We had a new deckhand on that trip that started puking before we got under the golden gate and was down for the in-tier 5 days it took us to get up to Seattle. You couldn't have bribed him out of bed with a million dollars.
When we got there and tried to drop anchor we couldn't get the anchors out of the hawes pipes we had to go over on a stage and beat them out with sledge hammers. and we were missing a few pieces of steele reinforcing on some window covers. all in all it sucked very much bad. so bad at one point off Eureka Cal. I made one of thos 120 dollar phone calls to tell the GF I was going to be a couple days late getting home.
Cd I'm with you If I ever see fifty ft Im going to need clean shorts
one thing I noticed about Skips post was right off he put the blame on decisions that were made way before the grounding.
I think that speaks well of him.
Sorry for the Ramble
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"I consoled myself with the thought that, once I had finished the marathon, I never had to run again."
Love at second sight
I had always wanted to run a marathon; it was one of those bucket list ideas that we all have at the back of our minds – someday I will run a marathon. As I got older, it became slightly more goal-oriented – I will run a marathon before I turn 40.
But that was as solid as it got. By the age of 39, I had given up taking part in sports. I had never been a runner in the first place, but now the marathon idea was just a crazy dream – I was 39 years old, about 50 pounds over weight, and got no exercise to speak of.
Then something happened – a local runner called Marcus Howlett announced that he was organizing the inaugural Tralee International Marathon to be run the following March. My hometown was to have its first marathon in 9 months time.
I signed up.
My wife was a runner, who had already completed a couple of marathons, so I decided I go training with her. I will never forget the first time she took me running. I set off determined to keep up with her no matter how hard it was. I lasted about 500 meters before I collapsed to my knees, retching and gasping for breath. I decided that I needed to rethink my training plan. As luck would have it, Marcus had set up a training group for the marathon, and they were starting a group of complete beginners. I joined up, and began the programme. We started off by walking for 5 minutes, followed by running for 5 minutes. Gradually, over the course of a few weeks, the walks shortened and the runs got longer, until there was no walking at all. I could finally call myself a runner, of sorts.
The programme quickly escalated, and the infamous Long Slow Run became part of my weekend ritual. I was one of the slowest runners in my group, and usually struggled in last and alone on these runs. I was in near constant pain, and felt awful on the long runs. I hated running. I hated everything about it – the muscle strains, the sore feet, the smug fast runners, the short runs, the long runs, everything. Running was the pits. I couldn't figure out why anyone did this voluntarily. I only stuck with it because of pure stubbornness – I was determined to finish that marathon, no matter how much pain I had to endure. I consoled myself with the thought that, once I had finished it, I never had to run again.
The day of the marathon finally came around. I lined up with everyone else, and set off. Within a few miles, all my training buddies had disappeared into the distance, and I was running alone. I suffered on mile after mile. At one stage, I saw two spectators on staring intently at me as I approached them. The woman must have weighed 250 pounds, with the guy beside her probably 50 more. I wondered why they were staring at me like that. As I passed, she nudged the guy in the ribs and said "Look Johnny, look at him – if he can run a marathon so can you". Bloody hell, I thought, I must look even worse than I feel.
By mile 20, I was in a whole new world of suffering. Only two things kept me going – firstly, the knowledge that my young sons were waiting at the finish line, and I couldn't let them see me as a quitter, and secondly, the thought that as soon as this was over, I could throw away my runners, and never have to suffer like this again.
Finally, just over 6 hours after I started, I stumbled across the finish line into the arms of a Red Cross medic. That was me done with running for ever more.
That evening I signed up for my second marathon.
I ran that second marathon, just a few months later, well over an hour faster. Then I signed up for an ultra. Then another ultra. Then more marathons. In the two and a half years since, I have completed 11 marathons, 4 ultramarathons, as well as triathlons, half marathons, 10k's 5k's and anything else I can fit in.
And somewhere along the way, I fell wildly, totally, and completely in love with running. I love the long runs, the short runs, the people I run with, and the whole running culture. I have come through countless moments of agony, wonder, joy, despair, and triumph on that journey, pushing myself beyond any point I would have imagined. I have discovered reserves of strength and determination that I never knew I had. I have made some amazing new friends, and had some life changing experiences.
|I completed a marathon with a dislocated hip. I ran my then fastest ever 5k in the last 5k of a 100k to beat the cutoff time. I completed another 100k with just one second left on the cutoff clock. I fought heat stroke and sickness to finish an ultra. And I enjoyed every single second, because I learned to never stop pushing, to never give up, to never accept defeat. Running taught me that. But I still have lots to learn – that's why I am doing my first double marathon in a couple of weeks, and why I am doing a 100 mile ultra next year. There are lots of roads out there, and I want to run them all!
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I've uploaded a (rather un-skillful) song I just wrote to http://www.myspace.com/mawkish1983
The song is called "Searching for some other truth". I'm hoping that'll get it out of my system
retrofuturist wrote:Can you post us some lyrics?
Slow burning realisation, I fell to my knees.
Dedicated a life of service, or
pay my life as the fee.
Tuning into my hearts desires I found the book isn't
The only regret I have is that I wasted so much time thinking of
You're a lie.
I was told you're alive, but you're a
And the end isn't nigh.
I went searching for some other truth
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Instead of humans searching for love, they all
preach their own brand of hate.
People searching outside for hope, if there
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To find eternal happiness just look
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Thanks Gaby for all your help and your quick respond on all our questions and i will definitely book your room again when i come back to NYC!
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We had a great holiday with the most beautiful weather. We did enjoy the little garden alot where we were able to sit all five of us.
In house that´s impossible. There are only one couch for two persons and one couch for three. And one toilet is not much if you want to be ten persons in the house. That's not recommendable. It is hard to believe the house is 150 square meters.
It cost USD 3.0 or 3.5 with the bus per person to Manhattan one way. It's very easy though.
Don´t take a taxi from JFK airport to this apartment, it is to expensive and the trafic is horible. But the way with train, subway and bus is too long. Find another airport if you want to stay in New Jersey.
Tanto Gabriela como Roberto son dos anfitriones estupendos. Gabriela es muy amable y siempre atenta a las necesidades. Gran matrimonio y buenos caseros. El sitio, muy recomendable. Cerca de Nueva York.
We did have a good time exploring New York from the appartment of Gabriela. The appartment is situated in a very quiet and nice neighborhood and we also were able to park our car in front of the appartment. It only takes 10 minutes by bus to get to port authority from where you easily can go anywhere in New York. The appartment is very clean, generously sized and you can use Wlan, TV, kitchen and utitities or sit in on the terrace. Gabriela is very friendly and supportive and helped us with all our questions and gave good recommendations. We can recommend a stay in the appartment. Thank you again Gabriela for your hostility!
I had a great time at this apartment. It is really close to the bus stops to\from NYC. Gabriela and Robert are kind and responcive people.
Appartamento completo,con tutto disponibile all' interno
ogni 3 giorni veniva la donna a ritirare la spazzatura e cambiare gli asciugamani.
Posizione buona con vicino vari Market e ristoranti Ispanici,unica nota dolente il Bus 123 che all'andata verso il centro citta' passava ogni 60 minuti ca. e la maggior parte delle volte era strapieno quindi non caricava piu' nessuno e bisognava camminare(circa 1.5 km) quindi fino all' inizio della Palisade ave. a prenderne un'altro...il resto tutto ok.
Alles perfekt und unkompliziert ! Gabriella war sehr freundlich und absolut zuverlässig. Wohnung und lage ist oll !
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I wanted to start and ongoing thread for various tweaks and fixes for HTPCs. HTPCs are a pain in the a** to get working properly, and I think there is a lot of knowledge we can all share to get things running smooth.
I know there are a couple stickies with a lot of HTPC info, but I was hoping to gear this one towards quick knowledge dumps from various people with fixes for issues they've ran into.
1. Screen going blank intermittently and also "Display Driver Error - the video playback device does not support playback of protected content"
3. Audio Stuttering or drop out after doing 1.5x fast forward (this can also help speed up channel changes)
4. Driver crash with video drivers while browsing the net or doing other simple things
5. Issue with HDMI Detective not passing through HDCP
6. Quick switching between 5.1/7.1 speaker config and Stereo, so your receiver can upmix.
7. Issues with Event Ghost (in windows 7) and automatically starting SoundSwitch.
8. Black screen while watching video in Media Center, but you can hear audio
9. More HDCP troubleshooting tips
10. Getting discrete On/Off working with Harmony One and HTPC
11. White flickering due to 29/59hz issue
12. Monitor Reset Tool - Replaces hdmiOn
13. Nvidia Full RGB over HDMI Fix Utility
14. Stop Resolution Change When Display or Receiver is Turned Off
15. EDID Emulators - HDMI Detective, ConnectPro or Dr. HDMI?
16. HDCP error in WMC after reboot
17. Preventing Media Center from Sleeping when TV/Video/Music is Paused
18. Removing Stale Icons from the Tray/Notification Areas and Running Tasks on Computer Wake
19. General Computer Troubleshooting Tips
20. Fix scan issues (remove blue borders) in Media Center or fix controls placement
21. General Tip for Windows 8.1 Issue: TCP/IP Settings Won't Save in the Adapter GUI
This is from another thread I just updated, where I was having issues, but I thought it would fit well in this thread:
All right,
So things looked a lot better this weekend after doing a lot of tweaking. I want to list the things I did, so if someone else runs into similar issues, maybe this will help. I'm not 100% convinced yet that everything is working perfect, but it's a noticeable difference.
My system is running Windows 7 x64 SP1, a gigabyte micro atx z68 motherboard, intel core i5 2500k, EVGA GTX 580 (Nvidia beta driver 290.53), ceton infiniTV quad PCI-express. This is hooked up via HDMI to my Denon 2112ci which runs to my Sony 46XBR909. I'm also using a Harmony One to control all of this.
Screen going blank intermittently and also "Display Driver Error - the video playback device does not support playback of protected content"
-Adjust the follow Nvidia Control Panel item
Go into Nvidia control panel, adjust deskop color settings, apply the following enhancements, content type reported to the display, set this to Full Screen Video
-Proper power on sequence.
This required my calling up Logitech extended support, since power on delays cannot be programmed by users (not to be confused with the other delays). So my TV turns on first, and then my Denon has a 2-3 second delay before it turns on, and then my HTPC has a 12 second delay before waking from sleep, and finally a 7 second power-on delay for the HTPC (the one users can program that tells the remote how long before it can send commands to the device).
Then I have an Event Ghost macro that runs HDMIon (http://thydzik.com/hdmion-a-solution...nal-on-hd-tvs/), and then waits 50 seconds to run:
%windir%\\ehome\\ehshell.exe "/mcesuperbar://tv?live=true"
That's Media Center, starting in Live TV mode. The reason I wait 50 seconds is because that's how long it takes the Cable Card/Ceton to start up and be available (in combination with all the other timings).
-Using Event Ghost, when the Power Off signal is received, I have a macro that closes ehshell.exe, then another macro that waits 3 seconds and looks for the Media Center crash window (which happens every now and then), and then finally another macro that waits 7 seconds and puts the computer to sleep.
Why do I have 3 separate macros for that? Because I have each macro set to stop if the windows isn't found, that way it doesn't close the wrong thing.
-EDID override.
Not sure if this was needed, but I did it anyways. Check out this link: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1227161
-If none of these fixes help, this page lists some more things you can try: http://experts.windows.com/frms/wind...80.aspx#545380
No Audio
-Turn off Media Center sounds. I believe this is only needed if you have your Windows Speaker Configuration set to anything but stereo.
Audio Stuttering or drop out after doing 1.5x fast forward (this can also help speed up channel changes)
-This happens when your Speaker Configuration is set to anything but stereo. The reason Media Center freaks out is because it has to decode the signal and send it out as PCM, so it can play the audio at 1.5x speed. So it switched from Dolby Digital (what the channel is using), to Multi Channel PCM and then back to dolby digital once you hit play. This will create around 10 seconds of audio stutter or total audio drop out, where afterwards it will kick back in.
Two ways to fix this, that I've found:
Set your speaker config to stereo, so 1.5x fast forwarding only switches to regular stereo, and then switches back to dolby digital properly. I personally didn't want to use this method
Or you can go into your audio device properties, advanced and then uncheck "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device." This will force media center to decode the dolby signal and use Multi Channel PCM for everything. So, when you watch TV, it's PCM, when you fast forward, it's PCM. Everything works well now. You won't get the pretty Dobly sign on your receiver though...
Also, an FYI, by disabling the ability for programs to use exclusive mode, their audio will be resampled to whatever rate you have set in your audio properties (on the same tab that you disable exclusive mode). Most may not care or notice a difference. Use your ears to tell and try different sample rates.
Driver crash with video drivers while browsing the net or doing other simple things
-This is called a Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR).
The newer Nvidia drivers (280 and up) have this issue. Here is Nvidia's sticky thread on this: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=215256
For me, it was a hardware issue with my EVGA GTX 570 SC. I figured this out because driver 275 was still crashing on me, which is Nvidia's recommendation for seeing if it's a hardware issue or not. I'm assuming my factory overclock was bad. So I went with a GTX 580 instead.
Issue with HDMI Detective not passing through HDCP
-When I tried an HDMI Detective (which I'm not using, but just tried out for a day), I found that it doesn't work with my GTX 580. My Nvidia control panel would say that my display is HDCP compliant, but then as soon as I tried to watch TV or a Bluray, it would switch to saying my display is NOT HDCP compliant. I was unable to watch any copy protected material.
This did not happen with my Intel graphics... so I'm sending it back as it doesn't function properly or as I need it. I tried using longer HDMI cables, which has been said to fix some HDCP issues.
Quick switching between 5.1/7.1 speaker config and Stereo, so your receiver can upmix.
-I wanted to have a quick way to switch my speaker config to Stereo when listening to music, so my Denon could upmix it.
There is a little AutoIT script someone wrote to do this: http://blog.contriving.net/2009/05/0...s-soundswitch/
I would recommend getting the beta 3.0 version, as the stable version didn't work the way I needed it. Customize the config file to your needs. I believe there is another app called Sound Switch as well, but that one didn't work for me--use the link I provided above for the proper script.
I have a Logitech K800 keyboard and it has a calculator macro key that I mapped to trigger sound switch (which is something like ctrl-alt-F12). Now I just press one button and my computer switches.
Issues with Event Ghost (in windows 7) and automatically starting SoundSwitch.
-Event Ghost has a special plugin that installs a service in Windows 7 for use with MCE remotes. I do not use this as it breaks Windows remote functionality for me once I restart my computer.
Instead, I use the normal plugin for MCE remote (the one that does NOT say for Windows 7/Vista). However, this doesn't work by default, you have to run Event Ghost as Administrator for this to work.
So, go into Scheduled Tasks and create a new task for Event Ghost. Check the box that says Run with Highest Privileges and set the task to trigger whenever anyone logs in. This will auto start it for you, so no need to use the Start with Windows checkbox in Event Ghost.
This also solved the issue with SoundSwitch (which also requires admin privileges). Just add another task with "Run with Highest Privleges," that triggers whenever anyone logs in.
All right, hopefully I didn't miss anything, as I don't have my home computer near me to verify everything.
I just wanted to dump out all the issues and fixes I've had trying to use an HTPC, and I hope this might help others.
Black screen while watching video in Media Center, but you can hear audio
-This happens with the latest stable Nvidia driver (as of this time 285.62). Change to a newer beta driver or older stable driver to fix this issue.
Does your video card have dvi and hdmi outputs? If it does, try connecting the video's dvi to the tv's hdmi, turn on the tv and set the resolution to 1920x1080. Connecting the video card's hdmi directly to the Denon. Turn on the Denon, set the tv as display 1, set display 2 as the Denon, and extend the desktop from display 1 (tv) to display 2 (Denon).
If I'm not mistaken, the HDCP would be provided via the connection to the tv and the PAP would come from the connection to the Denon.
I can't take credit for the possible solution. It was suggested to me by Davinleeds.
I think the extra dimension of "hard" is the A/V equipment the HTPC gets hooked up to. YMMV with the AVR and TV these things are hooked up to and how well they cooperate.
There are a lot of nuances for sure. Like, who would think setting sound to "stereo" in WMC would fix the stupid "Video Error" problem. And, would someone new to this realize that even with stereo set, you still get Dolby 5.1, DTS-HD, etc. bitstreamed to your AVR despite that setting?
Yeah, there's definitely a steep learning curve. Or, stuff just works.
Getting discrete On/Off working with Harmony One and HTPC
EDIT: I have found an IR receiver that works with discrete on
I purchased the OVU400102/71 from eBay and discrete on finally wakes the computer! Just to help out any others trying to fix this issue. Here is the link to the eBay posting:
It's sold from 3a.life from China.
Now, one thing I should note. I already had an IR receiver and this new one didn't work properly (discrete on and it was sluggish) until I uninstalled the eHome receiver from both the Human Interface Devices and Universal Serial Bus controllers in Device Manager, unplug the device, restart the computer and then plug the device back in. I also did another restart after all that.
Good luck!
Old method, but still useful for the additional things I have EventGhost doing
I have a Harmony One remote and I got a RC6 MCE IR receiver off ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-IR-USB-...item53e5b513a8
It's an OVU412002 receiver, and there are a few re-branded versions of it.
When I originally set up my Harmony One device for it, I did MCE Remote. This does not include dicrete on/off, but instead just a power toggle.
After doing some research, I found that if you use MCE Keyboard as the device instead of MCE Remote, you will get Power Toggle/Power On/Power Off (and a bunch of other things that are useful, like alt-enter).
The issue with this (for me and a few other people) is that the Power Off works to put the computer to sleep, but Power On will not wake it. Power Toggle still work to wake the computer, but using that, you have the chance of putting your computer to sleep by accident if it's already on.
My solution requires a couple things, including Event Ghost. First, go into Power Management settings->Advanced->Power Buttons and Lid->Sleep Button Action and set it to Do Nothing.
Now Power Toggle will not put the computer to sleep, but it will still wake it. The problem is that now Power Off will not work either. This is where Event Ghost comes in.
All you need to do is create a macro in Event Ghost that catches the power off signal (sometimes it alternates between two different signals, so make sure you try it multiple times to get both IR codes), and then puts the computer to sleep.
Now in your Harmony set up, you just need to configure the device to where the Power On command is Power Toggle and where the Power Off command is Power Off.
I also happen to use the Power On IR code to do some other tasks, so it doesn't go to waste. I set the Go to HTPC activity on my Harmony to have a custom input (souce, such as TV, Videos, Pictures, etc...) that I created which uses the Power On command. This triggers another macro in Event Ghost that does what my first post in this thread details (runs HDMIon and then waits 50 seconds to run Media Center in Live TV mode).
It may seem somewhat complicated, but once you get it going, and get use to Event Ghost, it works really well. Make sure you read the first post that describes how to get Event Ghost to behave properly.
Thanks OP !!
I personally find this thread commendable and hope that the op keeps it maintained as well as other veterans chiming in on some basic / complex issue and solutions that crop up . Especially in the beginning stages of a new htpc build . It can be very daunting for us noobs to search all over hell and half an acre to search thousands of thread queries for a situation that mimics the issue at hand .
Thanks OP !!
You're welcome! I'm happy to see it's helping. I'm hoping as well that some veterans will chime in and share some tips. I feel it could help out a lot of we keep the same format--bolding the tip so it's quick to pick up if you're scanning the thread.
Really you should link all the tips in your first post of the thread.
Even split them into categories.
BTW it takes a lot of work to maintain a thread like this. Trust me.
Yeah, I believe you. Your threads are great and definitely took a lot of work. For now I'm going to just let it be an ongoing thread with people chiming in. Too bad there isn't a wiki posting that everyone can edit and keep them all in one post.
White flickering due to 29/59hz issue
Here is a good fix I just found. I recently upgraded my video card to a gtx 680 and had to put the new nvidia drivers on. Any nvidia driver above 290 has a bug handling improperly encoded content (rapidly switches from 29hz to 59hz, hit 411-info and scroll to the right in media center to see this).
This is a quote from a Microsoft employee in another forum and provides another fix for black level clipping using hdmi (http://experts.windows.com/frms/wind....aspx#551676):
Do this:
Do NOT use the nvidia control panel settings to set dynamic range. Set it to application default (or whatever it's called). Using the nvidia setting exposes the flickering.
Use the registry settings that instruct Media Center to implicitly set the nominal/dynamnic range:
16-235 uses this:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
0-255 use this:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
This should mask the change in brightness on the interlaced/progressive transition.
Bonus points for video fidelity nuts: configure your nvidia card to treat HDMI like DVI and avoid clipping blacks to get proper levels:
Search for the file nv_disp.inf where the driver was extracted by the nvidia installer and open it.
Search for the section [nv_miscBase_addreg__01]
Under this section add the registry value:
Repeat this step for [nv_miscBase_addreg__02] and [nv_miscBase_addreg__03] and so on until all [nv_miscBase_addreg__xx" have the above registry value.
Save this .inf with the changes.
Re-install the driver.*
After this your GPU will treat HDMI exactly like DVI and will no longer to weird stuff your video levels over HDMI.
With Intel Graphics, disabling the Adaptive Contrast Enhancer in the Intel control panel will fix the white flickering.
Is there a reg file we can use to simply merge the settings into an existing install?
setup: Kodi, Paradigm-Velodyne-SVS, 120" DIY Spandex Screen, Sony 45ES
Unfortunately I don't think it's that simple. It looks like Nvidia keeps adding registry keys every so often. However, it may work now and for the next few releases. I'm guessing there are currently 42 registry entries.
If you don't want to have to manually add every line, you can do a find and replace with Notepad++ (free software). Just copy the last line from the Miscbase entry, do a find/replace on that. Replace it with what you just copied, PLUS add:
"\nHKR,,SetDefaultFullRGBRangeOnHDMI,%REG_DWORD%,1" (without the quotes)
Now, in order for Notepad++ to replace the \n with a line break (enter), you need to check the second box in the find/replace dialog called "Extended (\n, \r, \t, \0, \x...)"
Good luck! Hope this helps. If you happen to make a reg file, please post it.
Btw, to fix white flickering, I do not think you have to worry about doing this or the ehpresenter anymore (I think the new drivers are better). However, you do have to do both if you want the expanded black/white RGB levels. If you don't do either, you'll only get RGB limited (16-235). If you only do one, you'll either get clipping or crushing in Media Center. The Nvidia driver trick forces the card to send 0-255 down HDMI (the default for DVI), the ehpresenter (with an entry of 1) forces Media Center to use 0-255. Otherwise, Media Center will just send 16-235 and you'll get crushing.
So, I've found that the hdmiOn tool is very helpful for fixing HDCP issues. As stated above, I have event ghost run this before kicking off media center. However, it appears that hdmiOn will turn your monitor off, but tries to send the monitor on command too fast, thus not turning your monitor back on until you move the mouse or Media Center opens.
Because of this, I went ahead and made my own small program in c# that will do this. By default, it waits 500ms before sending the power on command, but you can type a number after the command specifying how many seconds to wait before turning the monitor back on. I've attached it below.
I also put together a quick Powershell script that accomplishes the same thing--just in case you are weary of downloading and running a random .exe off a forum. The Powershell script waits 1 seconds by default, because it doesn't act right if you set it shorter.
Enjoy and I hope this helps!
P.S. I compiled this with .net 4.0, so you'll need that for the .exe to work.
Monitor Reset.zip 53k .zip file
Here is the .net 2.0 version if you don't have or want .net 4.0 on your computer:
Monitor Reset (.net 2.0 version).zip 53k .zip file
Here is a link for the Monitor Reset tool as well, if anyone wanted that:
All right, so in an earlier post, I linked to a forum where Ian K. tells you a trick for enabling full RGB over HDMI. By default, Nvidia does full RGB over DVI, but not HDMI. The fix on that thread takes a decent amount of time and causes the driver to show as potentially unsafe (since it was modified)--which also causes it to fail in Windows 8 (unless you boot without driver enforcement).
So, I went ahead and wrote a small little .net 2.0 C# program that will search the registry for an Nvidia key that I know exists, and then add the Full RGB key.
USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED. However, I've ran it tons of times in many different ways, and it works great with the latest driver 306.23.
You'll most likely need to reboot for the change to take effect, or do some video changes like changing the resolution (not sure if that will do it).
Hope it helps. Enjoy!
Edit: By default, my program was searching for the registry value Nv_MultimonState. That value only exists on computers with multiple displays. I have changed it to look for NV_Modes by default now. I've reattached the new version below:
SetFullRGB.zip 94k .zip file
Here is a link:.
And here is the MD5:
MD5: 3a144de9053e322d985dcad924aef127
Nvidia Full Range Toggler ZIP
I used this "toggler" just two days ago after installing a new video card. It just worked!. Be sure to run as administrator. Not sure if it is the same as above.
Nvidia Full Range Toggler ZIP
I'm assuming it's the same thing, but with a GUI. I can't say for sure though. The one I made just quickly pops in the appropriate reg key to the first driver key it finds (which then replicates to the other keys automatically). If you run it with /clean, it removes the reg key. It also has other options available, so if Nvidia changes the reg key, it can keep working.
Unfortunately, as far as I know, no. If your computer is hooked up via HDMI, Nvidia only sends limited RGB, unless you force it to with a Reg key. That's what the program I created does. You can do it manually add it, but the key changes, so you'd have to do a basic search to find that key.
I'm assuming it's the same thing, but with a GUI. I can't say for sure though. The one I made just quickly pops in the appropriate reg key to the first driver key it finds (which then replicates to the other keys automatically). If you run it with /clean, it removes the reg key. It also has other options available, so if Nvidia changes the reg key, it can keep working.
Hi, how do i run it with /clean? Thanks, I think it works but I just want to see the difference with it on and off on my monitor.
Just run a command prompt as administrator (go to start, type cmd, right-click it and select run as administrator), and then browse to the folder where setrgbfull is and type setrgbfull.exe /clean
Let me know if you have any issues.
I've run into an issue where if my receiver turns off before my HTPC goes to sleep, windows sets the resolution to 1024x768. This automatically goes back to 1080p when I wake my computer with the receiver on, however, all my windows are shrunk as well as my desktop icons are moved.
I found a way around for this (it should work in Windows 7, but I'm using Windows 8).
Open regedit as admin. Browse to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration. Under here you'll see keys for each display (and default windows entries) your computer has detected. Under each one of these is a 00 or 01 (or maybe more) keys. Open up the 00 or 01 key and look at PrimSurfSize.cx and PrimSurfSize.cy. Are they showing 1920 and 1080? If not, make them. I'd also set the Stride value to 7680 (for 1080p). Now, under the 00 and 01, you'll see another 00 or 01 key, open this. Check ActiveSize.cx and ActiveSize.cy. Set these to 1920 and 1080, as well. X is your width (1920) and Y is your height (1080).
You could do this for every entry that isn't 1920x1080, however, I only needed to do it for the entry that started with "Simulated"
Hope this helps
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The Tar Heels improved to 8-2 on the season and 2-2 in the ACC with the victory while Miami fell to 6-3 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
Dunn scored three times in the game, the first hat trick by a UNC player since Courtney Jones scored three goals against Duke on October 28, 2010 in a 5-3 Carolina win at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Summer Green had the other goal for the Tar Heels as she converted a penalty kick with 4:07 left in the match.
UNC outshot the Hurricanes 22-2 in the match and had a 10-1 edge in shots on goal.
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At 13:09 of the game, Kealia Ohai had a shot from the six-yard line go just wide of the left post. A little over two minutes later, at 15:47, Paige Nielsen's hard strike from distance tested Emily Lillard with the Canes' goalkeeper making her only save of the first half.
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UNC doubled its lead at 63:39 of the game as Dunn notched her second goal of the game and eighth of the season off an assist by Katie Bowen. Dunn finished from 20 yards out with a left-footed strike into the upper right 90 of the frame.
Dunn struck again less than seven minutes later as she powered another shot past Emily Lillard at 70:07 of the match. She received assists from Paige Nielsen and Satara Murray on the goal as she finished from 18 yards out into the right corner.
The Tar Heels made it 4-0 with a goal at 85:53 of the match. Summer Green earned a penalty kick for the Tar Heels after she was taken down in the box by a Hurricane defender. She finished into the left side of the frame on the penalty kick to garner her third goal of the season.The Tar Heels will continue their road trip Thursday when they play at Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer Pittsburgh. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Petersen Sports Complex in Pittsburgh, Pa. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN3 and will mark the first meeting in history between the Tar Heels and the Panthers.


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I've been starting to give a good stare at some of the other ESB components, and I just wanted to see if anyone had a pic that shows ESB Fett with spats. I've poured through all my photos, and I unless I am reading them incorrectly, there are no spats in ESB.
Can anyone confirm/ deny? If this is old news, just move along. :)