[PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird

Thanks, Mike.  I'll give that a shot :)

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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael
Catrambone
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 10:15
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird


George,

You may have already done this or fixed the issue but I had a similar
experience on Solaris many years back and I found that by deleting the
Allegro generated temp files corrected the issue.  So on windows if you
retarget TEMP to a different folder then maybe it will do the trick.

The weird thing is the actually text file from Show Element was being
generated inside /tmp on Solaris but for some reason Allegro could not
open it.  I believe there were some control files that were generated in
/tmp that control the text files and that appeared to be the culprit,
for me at least back then.  Good luck.

Hope this helps,
Michael Catrambone
UTStarcom, Inc.

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Yes, I was worried that it was on the user's central chare (which has
limited disk space).

Thanks!

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George Patrick
Tektronix, Inc.
Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support
P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
* 503-627-5272 (voice)     * 503-627-5587 (fax)
http://www.tektronix.com    http://www.pcb-designer.com
 
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara Seeger
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 07:24
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird




George - one more thought from engineering here, Does the TEMP variable
on 
windows have a drive letter on the systems with the problem?

-barbara

> From: george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

> Might be, wouldn't be the first time an old issue crept back into the
> code.  I can open the same databases that crash these two user's
systems
> (which is ALL of them) on my system and they work fine. :((
> 
> Barbara:
> 
> The variables are set identically to the other 250 odd systems around
> here with Allegro on them.  That's why we script the installation :)
> 
> I think I may just tell them we need to reload Windows on one of the
> systems.  We can do the other one if it clears things up.
> 
> Thanks to everyone who responded...  <:^}
> 
> -- 
> George Patrick
> Tektronix, Inc.
> Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support
> P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
> Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
> * 503-627-5272 (voice)     * 503-627-5587 (fax)
> http://www.tektronix.com    http://www.pcb-designer.com
>  
> "Off-Grid and Proud of it!"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bye, Randy W
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 06:12
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird
> 
> 
> About a year ago I had a problem with show element and measure
crashing
> Allegro 15.7. The problem was fixed with, "PCR 4002562 Display Measure
> is crashing Allegro".  Maybe it is broken again???  As I recall the
> problem was a bit random and did not happen every time you used
measure
> or show element. But when it did happen it was reproducible with the
jrl
> file. 
> 
> Randy 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:43 PM
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird
> 
> 
> There is 2GB of memory in the beast, virtual doesn't even budge when a
> DB is loaded.
> 
> Show element causes the same error as the measure does :{
> 
> Got an idea? :)
> 
> -- 
> George Patrick
> Tektronix, Inc.
> Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support
> P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
> Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
> * 503-627-5272 (voice)     * 503-627-5587 (fax)
> http://www.tektronix.com    http://www.pcb-designer.com
>  
> "Off-Grid and Proud of it!"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara
Seeger
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 15:01
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird
> 
> 
> 
> How about memory - 
> 
> Does the virtual memory change in the task manager if you watch it
> before opening allegro, after , and then when show measure is
performed?
> 
> Does show element operate?
> 
> 
> -Barbara 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > That was the second thing I did  :D
> > 
> > Thanks, Barbara
> > 
> > -- 
> > George Patrick
> > Tektronix, Inc.
> > Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support
> > P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
> > Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
> > * 503-627-5272 (voice)     * 503-627-5587 (fax)
> > http://www.tektronix.com    http://www.pcb-designer.com
> >  
> > "Off-Grid and Proud of it!"
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Seeger
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 14:09
> > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi George,
> > 
> > 
> > Can you check this on one of those systems giving you trouble?
> > 
> > outside of allegro - check your variables - do you have  tmp and/or
> temp
> > set to something like this or are they missing- 
> > 
> > set temp = C:\Temp
> > set tmp = C:\Temp
> > 
> > I'd set these and then re open allegro and retry the command.
> > 
> > -Barbara Seeger - Cadence
> > 
> > > From: george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > That's the first thing I did :)
> > > 
> > > Thanks, Frank.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > George Patrick
> > > Tektronix, Inc.
> > > Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support
> > > P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
> > > Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
> > > * 503-627-5272 (voice)     * 503-627-5587 (fax)
> > > http://www.tektronix.com    http://www.pcb-designer.com
> > >  
> > > "Off-Grid and Proud of it!"
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of fxf
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:50
> > > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro acting weird
> > > 
> > > 
> > > See if you /tmp is full ( df /tmp)
> > > 
> > > george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > Y'all:
> > > > I have a couple users having problems with Allegro, and it's got
> me 
> > > > stumped. I am hoping somebody has seen this before.
> > > > The original symptom was that Allegro crashes when the user
> attempts
> > 
> > > > to measure anything. A confirmer window pops that says *"Failed
to
> 
> > > > open file '/tmp/#Taaaaab03348.tmp' *(the number is different
when 
> > > > Allegro is shut down but the same as long as you don't shut
down).
> I
> > 
> > > > did all the usual: cleared out the temp directory, verified that

> > > > environment variables were correct, looked at the env file,
waved
> my
> > 
> > > > sacred rattle around. Nothing out of the ordinary, just the same
> as 
> > > > all the other users around here.
> > > > Then it got weird.
> > > > I tried to look at the environment by typing "set" in the
Allegro 
> > > > command line, nothing happened (no window with all the
environment
> 
> > > > variables). I tried to look at the Design Paths in the
Setup>User 
> > > > Preferences form, some of the browse buttons looked like text
> boxes,
> > 
> > > > and if I clicked any of them they couldn't find the variable and

> > > > popped the now familiar warning about the *"Failed to open file 
> > > > '/tmp/#Taaaaab03348.tmp'*.
> > > > PLEASE tell me somebody has seen this and has an easy fix. I am 
> > > > digging around for my windows XP CDROM 'cause I have a sinking
> > feeling
> > > 
> > > > that the OS has gone bye-bye and the user is _not_ going to be
> > happy.
> > > :(
> > > > -- 
> > > > George Patrick
> > > > *Tektronix, Inc.*
> > > > Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support
> > > >
> > > > P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
> > > > Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
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> > > > http://www.tektronix.com <http://www.tektronix.com/> 
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