Re: Re: xPLHal hung on startup

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bob
I will try and answer some questions ,hopefully John will answer
the hard ones ;-)

xPLHAL issue John will have to advise

>Now that this is done, do I need to do anything with the
> xPLHvision.exe file like put it into the startup folder or is it now
> installed in xPLHal

In my setup i start it manually everytime after the pc boots up.....

>However, when I
> select the monitor in xPLHal, I get a message that the xpl-schema-
> collection.xml file is missing and I must upgrade it in the plugins
> folder.  What is this all about?

You have installed the xplhvision app and w800 app...these plugin files
have
information regarding the apps ...Having this info makes it nice and easy
to
create Determinators...
In the mani screen of xPLHAL  click on help , then plugin library..this
will
bring up the  plugin  screen , select all and then OK.....a little while
later it will say all the  plugins are loaded.......

>  Once this is fixed, am I correct
> that I should be able to at least monitor the W800RF messages?

If all is ok yes you should see messages from the w800...Have you received
your w800 ??
HTH
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Gardner" <gardner.bob@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:17 AM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: xPLHal hung on startup


>
>
> Hi John,
>
> Well I set the service to Manual, rebooted, and then started the
> service.  It started fine - took about 5 seconds and no errors.  I
> followed your recommendations, opened xPLHal Manager and configured
> xPLHal and xPLHal showed up under xPL Devices just as you said.
>
> Then I put the service back in automatic and rebooted and had the
> same problem.  I get a dialog box that says some service has failed
> to start and to review the event viewer.  When I look at the viewer,
> it says that xPLHal service has hung on startup.  Although when I go
> into services it shows that the service is running fine.  I need to
> get Windows to stop thinking the service has hung - any ideas?
>
> Since I got that far, I also ran the xPLHvision.exe plugin and
> installed the W800RF plugin.  The I went into xPLHal manager and
> configured them both so that they now show up as xPL devices.
> Question - Now that this is done, do I need to do anything with the
> xPLHvision.exe file like put it into the startup folder or is it now
> installed in xPLHal and I don't need to do anything else with it?
>
> So now I figure I should at least be able to go into the monitor and
> see messages being sent from the W800RF receiver.  However, when I
> select the monitor in xPLHal, I get a message that the xpl-schema-
> collection.xml file is missing and I must upgrade it in the plugins
> folder.  What is this all about?  Once this is fixed, am I correct
> that I should be able to at least monitor the W800RF messages?
>
> Progress seems slow but there is a lot to learn.  Thanks for all the
> help so far.
>
> Bob
>
> --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "John B"
<home-automation@j...>
> wrote:
> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > > So far I have installed the .NET framework, the DevCom
> installation
> > > package and xPLHal.  The problem is that, when I boot, I get
a
> > > message that a service has not started.  When I look at the
Event
> > > Viewer, the message is that the xPLHal service hung during
> startup.
> > > When I look at services it says that the xPLHal service is
> running.
> > > I also notice that the computer mouse is very sluggish all
of a
> > > sudden.  If I disable the service and reboot everything is
good
> again.
> >
> > Try setting the service startup type to "Manual" - this
will
> prevent it from starting automatically when Windows starts, which
> should help to debug the problem.
> > Then, reboot your computer, and once it's rebooted, try starting
> the xPLHal service manually (right-click on xPLHal in the list of
> services and click Start).
> > See how long the service takes to start - it shouldn't be more
than
> a few seconds.
> > (maybe 8-10 seconds max.)
> >
> > Once started (assuming it does start with no errors), open up the
> xPLHal Manager (there should be a link under your Start Menu/Programs
> for xPLHal Manager).
> >
> > When xPLHal Manager starts up, click on xPL Devices and see if
> anything is listed.
> >
> > Then expand the xPL Devices node in the tree and click on
Awaiting
> Configuration - again, see if anything is listed.
> > If you see something like XPL-XPLHAL.<your computer name>1
listed
> under the awaiting configuration node, double-click on it.
> > This will bring up it's configuration screen.
> > Select "newconf" from the list of configurable items
(probably
> already selected by default) and enter a name for your xPLHal server -
>  you may just want to use your computer name.
> > Click OK to close the config dialog.
> >
> > Now, when you look under the xPL Devices node, you should see
> xPLHal listed, along with the new name that you've given it.
> >
> > Let us know how you get on with the above - hopefully we can
> pinpoint what the problem could be depend on how much of the above
> works for you.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John
>
>
>
>
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