Sync Error

This is the first sync error I got (I'm syncing directly from CD to Mk2 via ethernet).
The error was:

The synchronisation process failed during stage 5:||Error 80070057: The paramet

Can't see more than this on my screen. I'll try again. That doesn't really disturb me too much since this is the first error and the last CD which has enough place on the Mk2.

TeeMcBee
Go my Mk2! # 080000143

I'm not totally sure it the above error was a problem with emplode or the Mk2. I could also be that my WinNT had problems with the CD-Rom as it was not acessible any more after the sync-error.
I had to reboot an after that everything went fine again.

TeeMcBee
Go my Mk2! # 080000143

I've also had (this morning) my first sync error for a looooonnggg time, over serial:

The synchronisation process failed during stage 5:||Error 0xFFFFFF92

As well as the fact that the failure occurred, there's even a bug in the error message as there is obviously some extraneous character in there represented by the two vertical bars!


One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

Additionally I have to say that I run Beta12c - I'll upgrade tomorrow - when I have the (hopefully right) nullmodem cable with me.

TeeMcBee
Go my Mk2! # 080000143

This is a windows error, it looks like emplode made an API call with an incorrect parameter value.

From winapi.h

//
// MessageId: E_INVALIDARG
//
// MessageText:
//
// One or more arguments are invalid
//
#define E_INVALIDARG _HRESULT_TYPEDEF_(0x80070057L)

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Unit serial number 47 (was 330 in the queue)...

synchronisation process failed during stage 5:||Error 0xFFFFFF92

Yep, the same error here, after an integrety check over USB: and the error message in emplode has the same two funny characters. After CtrlAltDel (without killing anything) W98 found new hardware and wanted to search for drivers.

Prior to this failing, I aborted a sync after 30 minutes: no display on player (black);emplode telling that it was controlling the disk; the disk (in the player) active (ratling); nothing else happening.

Also I found the integrety very check slow and and timed it next time around: 7 minutes before the progess bar started to show; after 16 inutes the progress bar was at 100%; one minute later restart of the player; everything OK


Henno
mk2 6 nr 6
this was on consumer 1.0

> Yep, the same error here, after an integrety check over USB: and the error message in emplode has the same two funny characters.

Had a different error message with the same bars, and I had a scroll bar at the bottom of the message window! (I think this was when I was playing on one of our Win2000 machines, but I'm not certain). It appears that the two non-printing characters (black vertical bars) are probably meant to be the carrage return that wraps the error message. Remember empeg changed the error messages so that you can now copy and paste them. You can scroll along and read the rest of the error message. I'm sure this will be fixed soon.

(list 6284, Mk1 S/N 00299 4GB blue [for sale]. Mk2 S/N 080000094 6GB blue)

You can scroll along and read the rest of the error message.

Forgot about that: will try it next time.
next time ???

Henno
mk2 6 nr 6

The bars are because the read-only edit box doesn't display LF characters properly. They have to be CRLF pairs. Some of the error messages weren't formatted correctly. I've fixed it now.

The fix should be in a maintenance release at some point.

As other people have said, you can just scroll along to see the rest of the message.


Roger - not necessarily speaking for empeg

I could also be that my WinNT had problems with the CD-Rom as it was not acessible any more after the sync-error.

Told ya so.

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Tony Fabris