FreeDV 2.1.0 crashes after hitting Start

VE7ATJ_Don

Well, I believe I've configured everything correctly — the 'Input to Computer from Radio' is set to DAX Audio RX1; the "Output from Computer to Speaker/Headphones" is set to the speakers attached to my PC; SmartSDR DAX is running and shows output to channel 1; the DAX setting in the slice flag is to channel one.

Nothing shows up in the waterfall in FreeDV 2.1.0 (latest version I can find). When I press the Start button on the right side of the panel, the window immediately closes, as if FreeDV as crashed.

What am I screwing up?

KD0RC

Hi Don, here is my setup. Sounds like it is the same as yours.

You might want to check on the FreeDV.org site to see if you can get some help.

VE7ATJ_Don

Yep.. pretty much exactly the same, except I haven't set up PTT yet. I'm going to try uninstall, restart PC, then download and reinstall.

VE7ATJ_Don

OK, that fixed the crash. Apparently, the first 'install' didn't complete properly — at least there was a WHOLE bunch of stuff loaded via the command prompt that I didn't remember seeing before.

So now, it doesn't crash when I hit 'Start Modem' and I'm seeing stuff in the waterfall. Now to see if I can get PTT and CAT working with it.

Thanks Len.

Still kind of bummed out that the ezDV module is dead. I guess there isn't enough RAM to include the RADE mode in a new version of firmware. Oh well…

KD0RC

Glad you got it working, Don. Yeah was a cool looking little box, but waaaay underpowered for the newer modes.