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No sound remote audio after conversion from 8.1 to win 10
Just converted a one year old Windows 8.1 Asus laptop to Windows 10. Conversion went very well, accept now I do not get any sound from the SmartSDR when I click the Remote button. This worked fine in win 8.1. I have the latest SmartSDR software version. I did use this laptop for LAN (and WAN) remoting but now I'm not sure what to do. Anyone have a similar problem with a solution?
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Yep, I did. Uninstalled SmartSDR EVERYWHERE. Reinstalled and everything worked perfectly. This happened only on one of my three computers. It was a Dell 8700. I have two Dell 8500's and no problem at all that I can detect with those two. Have no idea what the difference is.
Jim, K6QE
I know you know this but...... Check the sound panel and verify the proper default device is selected. Does device test work?
On DaX panel, is the DaX enabled for Rcv (Xmt)? Does Audio show up in DaX? At first my DaX channels were grayed out as in not-available. A reinstall from the Flex installation area of DaX using admin rights cured that.
For Remote, the default device should appear when mouse hovers over the menu item.
Hope you get it fixed up. It took me an hour or so to figure it out and I was a bit apprehensive about having done the upgrade. Now that it's all working, I am glad I made the leap.
GL,
Tim
Hey Tim, if you don't mind me asking, why? Is there something about Win10 that you needed?
I keep on looking at W10 and so far I have not seen any compelling reason to downgrade my working systems from good old reliable W7 to buggy W10?
So I too would like to understand if there is any benefit whatsoever to downgrading to W10?
Cheers ... Keith G4EQZ
AL, K0VM
Having used Windows 10 for a while, it is nothing more than a buggy Windows 7 with a lot of extra worthless **** added. Also I have to do things differently on 10 than 7 to do the things that were very easy on 7. What's the point, Microsoft?
Jim, K6QE
My experience - W10 upgrade went smoothly and only 1 minor problem. Previous MS OS releases did more "damage" to the existing PC environment, ie. users had to be re-added to the system and the desktop environment redone from scratch. Also existing apps had to be reinstalled. With W10 (and W12 moving forward) the upgrade in OS will be less destructive.
There are some nice added features, for me it's the task bar menu going across all (two) monitors. The start menu looks better and is easier to read IMO.
Buggy? So far I haven't experienced any bugs. The Flex Control does seem to have the occasional start up problem, but I've only seen this once. The 'puter and radio are left on 24/7. In other thread FRS is aggressively looking at this. To me it's a minor annoyance.
We can assume the OS architecture is a bit more bullet proof from malware / virus. Granted, the new biz model of advertising / data collection is counter to this concept. As pointed out on other threads here, one can change the privacy settings. (thanks to those who gave the excellent help/advise!) There are some extra "apps" placed on the system that may or may not be useful. Xbox for example among other will be removed - not interested. There is a site tracker / marketing app (name starts with a W) that was really obnoxious and attached to Chrome browser making internet surfing tedious at best. That was removed (forgot the name of it already, thank Heaven!). Speaking of the new biz model MS seems to be heading in the direction of Android / Google using targeted ads to help the cost of development.
So far, several W10 updates have been automatically applied and plenty of warning about the reboot given. No harm done.
[bonus section] I realize some will object to leaving a 'puter and SDR running 24/7 as a waste of energy. The flip side is my bro', who worked for a time as a FE, said the places he did repair work was where the CNC equipment was power cycled. Discussions with mfg. Engineers at work (we run several "small' SMT lines') and they said with the new lead-less solder there is more mechanical stress placed on PCB / component connections when thermal cycling. Take it for what it's worth. If one really wants to save energy go Vegan or as close as you can.
Bye,
k3Tim
BTW. I always leave all computers running 24/7 plus the 6700
There are no "compelling features". I run win 7 for SmartSDR, supporting
programs, logger, digital modes and everything else. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
On the other hand, I got a surface pro 3 about a year ago for portable use.
It came with Win 8 or 8.1. I considered it an experiment and intended to use
it when SSDR version 2.0 was released. I've been in the MS insider program
and adopted windows 10 for that machine. It seems to work fine. I would
leave windows 7 machines unscathed, but go to 10 from 8.1, if that is not your
good-working, primary machine. Win 10 boots quickly and runs smoothly, but
at almost every turn it wants to be invasive. Eventually, without due diligence,
you'll be running on their "cloud". (I love the marketing. What if it were called
the "pit"?) Be careful if you install it, it has serious issues for real-time
applications. It will grab your machine to help you with an "improved user
experience". It appears that you can disable their helpful functions at
installation, but you may become vulnerable in future "upgrades". It
may be "free", but it might not be without cost.
Ned, K1NJ
There was no 'compelling' reason to drop spark over CW back in the day but eventually the nanny state said so. Some hams actually dropped out of the hobby due to that. Reading some old articles back from that era show parallels today wrt peoples thought process. Luckily the choice is still up to the in-duh- vidual.
Best,
Tim
The DAX error and lack of remote audio could, however, be the result of a shared system problem..
If you test your default audio device independently of SSDR, does it work?
AL, K0VM
Doesn't it interact with other sound devices, like a Bluetooth speaker, for example, depending on the default audio device selected?
Jim