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In Reply to: RE: cMP - the open source high-end Memory Player posted by cics on December 30, 2007 at 04:42:01
Hello guys (and girls of course)
i'll introduce myself shortly... i'm matthieu, student and new in this world. we'll i'm now here as i got (thankfully) persuaded by a friend to turn an old (slightly less compatible) system into an music player.
so i started: and beside some minor hick-ups things work fine.
my system:
mainboard: ASRock P4-dual GL915
CPU: intel celeron 2.80 GHZ (single core, single thread)
mem: 2 GB RAM DDR (PC3200-400mhz)
onboard vga: GL910 / 915
soundcard internal PCI: soundblaster live, value
unfortunately does my mainboard doesn't allow me to make much changes (couldn't even lower my cpu multiplier or make mem modifications) besides some real minor ones.I used a old (thought high quality psu) that i took apart, took all the additional antenna wires not needed out an have it running like that uncooled.
as i couldn't get my cpu multipliers down i couldn't take the cpu fan of, so that is still spinning but i did find a nice ssd of 120 GB, enough for now. it is all sitting (unprotected) on an 18mm MDF board and will soon be encapsulated by a aluminium perforated sheet box, and all parts in separate compartments.
i used this system none the less to get started, as budget is REALLY tight i can't go around and by stuff needed so i have to search 2e hand which is not always readily available
anyway, non the less i got things working.
that is besides cMP, it well starts up, but as soon as i tell it to start playing it crashed with the notification. 'player excited' cPLAY works fine on its own.
i tried all (first the more logic, than the less) setting, but nothing worked.
is my issue mainboard settings related or is there something else i'm over looking. we'll i hope someone can help.
none the less i'm really happy, as i finally got some proper sound in my room. Although i can only listen through a headset :(, but i hope to get my hands on a t-amp or equivalent pretty soon. and than hopefully some nice speakers.
it will be a slow proces... but at least i got started.. which took me about 2 years i think.
thanks in advance...
Matthieu
ps: hope this site will be back up soon... grrh why hack a site like this :(
Follow Ups:
Hi,
A few hints here and there to troubleshoot.
You said cPlay is working, so I suppose it works in Windows Mode (before entering cMP), therefore you're 100% cPlay is using ASIO.
From your Diagnostics it seems that your card is not even initialized.
In cMP Settings have you tried "Critical" under Optimize? You seem to have it on "Player".
In Suspend try different settings.
Is RAM Load on "No"?
Control your settings in C:\Program Files\cics Memory Player\cicsMemoryPlayer.pth that they actually point to real directories on your disk. Sometimes using foreign versions of XP this matter is overlooked.
Good luck!
We have and Italian cMP2 site on nexthardware.com if it may interest you.
thanks Bibo01(A),
this last point did it, for some silly reason, things went wrong during installation and my windows drive ended up being the d/: instead of c/: so when i read your comment i immediately thought, ah that has got to be it, just got a chance to check it and indeed..
works fine now :D
well at least cMP starts cPlay.. if everything is stable.. that will be to check another time.. but at least i got to that point.
thank you very much, saying this slightly ashamed as i should have thought about it myself :(
kind greatings,
Matthieu
next job:... get the bios of my mainboard unlocked or find a new mainboard /cpu/mem setup..
Try http://www.tasteuk1.webspace.virginmedia.com/cicsmemoryplayer/cMP2_Index.htm#cPlay
Thanks,
I had those pages printed out on paper, handed over to me by that friend.
read through them but never read anything about trouble shooting or this issue. thanks thought!!
kind regards
Matthieu
it crashed with the notification. 'player excited' cPLAY works fine on its own.
1. Have you enabled Diagnostics? (Click on the icon, bottom LH corner of the cMP window.) Mostly they tell you what you already know but not always. Maybe worth a shot.
2. What "level" of cPlay are you using? The more "advanced" versions use instructions that are not available on older CPUs and behave as you describe. Try an sse2-compatible version and see what happens.
HTH
Dave
I used cMP_1_2final_setup.exe and cPlay_2_0b39_sse3, and tried now the sse2 version. but cPLAY works fine and cMP work stable to untill i want to play music, anyway, it didn't have any succes.
and yes I use diagnostics, see the image i added in the thread.
i've just posted a post on bios-mods.com to see if i can get more adaptation out of my current mainboard.
se if that might help.. not sure if i can, and not sure if it will help but i can at least try.
thanks for the support, really much appreciated.
kind regards.
matthieu
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