George Simmons Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've downloaded 3.1 and am still getting strange and unpredictable results when using hardware utility. I've had problems with all three release versions of S3 but it seems to be getting worse. I've currently got 11 controllers connected and the HU will find anywhere between 3 and 11 controllers in successive refreshes. Various controllers will be labeled as "unknown device ???". I've even got a "BootLoader - ELD 16" (whatever THAT is) where I once had a CTB16PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Saul Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 George, are you sure your cat 5 cables are good? I was getting similar results, turned out to be a bad cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Jim Saul wrote: George, are you sure your cat 5 cables are good? I was getting similar results, turned out to be a bad cable.Jim,How does one test a Cat5 cable? And why would it only screw up on hardware utility? When I run a sequence, everything connected performs correctly...Update:I turned the pc off last night and then restarted this morning. Ran HU and got the following Error message: "Serial Event Error (Poll type 41) Subscript out of range". At this point, HU became unresponsive and had to be closed via task manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Wiles Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 George,I would definitely check your communications cables and connections. I have had problems like these with bad connectors, moisture etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Ancona Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 George, I have one of these and find it invaluable!http://www.meritline.com/rj45-rj11-mini-cat5-network-lan-cable-tester---p-59611.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Dan Ancona wrote: George, I have one of these and find it invaluable!http://www.meritline.com/rj45-rj11-mini-cat5-network-lan-cable-tester---p-59611.aspxlooks like a valuble tool to have in your arsenal, seems to me that with all the money we spend on controllers and gadegets this is a must have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 If it weren't for one of those I never would have known I had a bad cable myself. Apparently one of my cat5's got pinched and broke a few wires inside, unfortunately they were the wires that the LOR network uses. Hadn't of been for this handy dandy gadget, I'd probably still be trying to second guess why something wasn't working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Thanks guys for the advice, and thanks to Dan for the link. I ordered one, realizing it's something I should have done a couple years ago.But that's not my problem - at least not this time. I found what it was - basically I'll call it unintended consequencesLast season I was having an issue and Dan gave me some advice regarding using a repeater differently than what the instructions show. I had hooked things up that way again this year. But as I started working my way out from the PC today, I reverted the repeater's condition to what the manual says and shazam - the problem cleared up!Bottom line? Never mind - not the fault of the software - and not related to the similar issue that LOR fixed previously.I now return you to your regularly scheduled activity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I highly recommend those. Have two, one I keep inside near my router and the other in my LOR toolbox.Just as necessary as a Kil-o-watt in my opinion.Glad you got it worked out, George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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