First of all. SecondSpin has very extensive debugging features, which are extremely
easy to interpret and won't need any explanations.
To activate debug output to cli:
1) cd SecondSpin:
2) secondspin.exe DeBuG (<- case sensitive!)
This might help you to find solution to some of your problems. Here's a simple
example of debugging output:
New Shell process 17
Stack set to 500.000
[17] System:)> secondspin:
[17] Dev:SecondSpin)> SecondSpin.exe DeBuG
- SecondSpin debugmode activated.
[14:23:13] Debug Output: [14:23:13] Debug Output: SecondSpin v2.17ß (beta) (05-May-2001) started with port, SECONDSPIN.0
[14:23:13] Debug Output: [14:23:13] Debug Output: executed: 'c:version rmh.library >T:SecondSpin.51793'
[14:23:13] Debug Output: [14:23:13] Debug Output: Support libraries loaded succesfully
[14:23:13] Debug Output: [14:23:13] Debug Output: catalogfile='SecondSpin:catalogs/english/SecondSpin.catalog'
[14:23:14] Debug Output: [14:23:14] Debug Output: uselocale='0'
[14:23:14] Debug Output: [14:23:14] Debug Output: executed: 'SecondSpin:external_commands/flushtrx images >NIL:'
[14:23:14] Debug Output: [14:23:14] Debug Output: cddaplanstring='plan=b'
[14:23:15] Debug Output: [14:23:15] Debug Output: Using cybscsi.device,0 : TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6201TA
[14:23:15] Debug Output: [14:23:15] Debug Output: External filechecks ok
[14:23:15] Debug Output: [14:23:15] Debug Output: executed: 'version "c:SecondSpin_encoder" full >T:SecondSpin.51793'
[14:23:15] Debug Output: [14:23:15] Debug Output: Lame CISC Hack Enabled
[14:23:15] Debug Output: [14:23:15] Debug Output: 3.87beta / 68060 (2000-10-02)
[14:23:15] Debug Output: [14:23:15] Debug Output: executed: 'version "c:pegase" full >T:SecondSpin.51793'
[14:23:16] Debug Output: [14:23:16] Debug Output: Pegase Check: 1, 1.86 (2000-09-23)
[14:23:16] Debug Output: [14:23:16] Debug Output: Encoder Check: 1, 3.87
[14:23:16] Debug Output: [14:23:16] Debug Output: executed: 'c:version "C:NCode" >T:SecondSpin.51793'
[14:23:16] Debug Output: [14:23:16] Debug Output: NCodeR Check: 1, Ncode (68k) 1.5
[14:23:16] Debug Output: [14:23:16] Debug Output: Pipe check ok.
[14:23:16] Debug Output: [14:23:16] Debug Output: executed: 'SecondSpin:external_commands/execcheck >T:SecondSpin.51793'
[14:23:16] Debug Output: [14:23:16] Debug Output: Open Config
[14:23:17] Debug Output: [14:23:17] Debug Output: Configuration loaded.
[14:23:17] Debug Output: [14:23:17] Debug Output: executed: 'SecondSpin:external_commands/showtoc device=cybscsi.device unit=0 format="%n %y %sa %ea %da %02dm:
%02ds:%02df" headformat="TOC START%\n%N Total 0 %fa %02fm:%02fs:%02ff" tailformat="TOC DONE" >T:SecondSpin.51793'
[14:23:18] Debug Output: [14:23:18] Debug Output: Fake CDID, 1e-472a945
[14:23:18] Debug Output: [14:23:18] Debug Output: Amiga CDIDfile, SecondSpin:disks/ID30002FDA0472A9
[14:23:18] Debug Output: [14:23:18] Debug Output: check_cddb:
[14:23:20] Debug Output: [14:23:20] Debug Output: MainWindow - 11 / TRMS_ACTION / 0
[14:23:21] Debug Output: [14:23:21] Debug Output: executed: 'SecondSpin:external_commands/flushtrx images >NIL:'
[17] Dev:SecondSpin)>
NOTE: If something goes wrong and you'll receive an error requester, please
use the "SAVE" gadget and send me the debug infomation when you nag. :P
Known Problems & Solutions :
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PROBLEM: SecondSpin crashes when using Prefs editor
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- This is a problem with system libraries colliding. There's nothing
I can do to fix it :(
PROBLEM: SecondSpin won't recognize inserted audiodisc.
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- shouldn't happen.. recheck installation and preferences.
PROBLEM: Audio file creation fails "Can't create xxx.aiff"
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- You have most probably installed SecondSpin with CDRom mode not
supported by your CDRom.
* Try different CDRom CDDA mode selections from prefs
(You might need to save and reboot, as wrong selection might
have locked the scsi/ide bus)
* If none of them works then you have two options
1) Use AsimCDFS mode instead. (Install ASIMCDFS and select
AsimCDFS as CD-DA mode
2) Get another CDRom drive.
PROBLEM: bad audio quality.
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- some cd-rom drives output truncated audio packets which cause bad
audio quality.
- not all cd-rom drives support proper trackdownloading
HINT: Download a recent demoversion of MakeCD. It is able to extract
cdda tracks and you can easily see if you cd-rom drive sucks.
Also see the list of known working drives
- the layer 3 fast mode is in highly experimental stage. It can
result in decreased quality in all possible cases. Normal and HiFi
modes always give better results...
- if encoded mpeg files sound like some audio is missing now and then
(one beat is missing etc.), it usually is caused by badly
configured hd-filesystem. Try to download a track to ramdisk and to
harddrive and test if the audio is ok.
PROBLEM: The SecondSpin just freezes when it starts to encode a track
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- The LAME engine might have got jammed because of corrupted input.
Check the aiff file created by SecondSpin. If it's 0 bytes or very
small, the audio grabbing (cdda leeching) process might fail.
PROBLEM: When using AsimCDFS direct mode, the encoding goes well but I can't
-------' use my system properly, eg. wb hangs etc.
- you haven't enabled reselection and your cdrom takes over the scsi
bus.
PROBLEM: The track leeching / asimcdfs direct mode hangs
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- your cdrom or scsi settings etc. suck.. my philips cdd-3600 did
this but when taking care that scsi asyncron mode is on and
reselection is also on, I could eliminate the problem..
PROBLEM: The SecondSpin encoder crashes.
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- you might have installed a FPU version of the encoder although your
cpu doesn't have one, or it isn't working properly.
- you have found a bug in the code. please report it and hope it will
be fixed when the next release comes. (yeah, sure)
PROBLEM: Unable to initialize program GUI requester appears!
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- SecondSpin cannot open a window for its GUI. You're most probably
trying to run SecondSpin on too small screen. 640x480x1 is minimum.
PROBLEM: When encoding layer 1 or 2 files the speed display is nonsense
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- The speed display is correct only with 44100Hz 16 bit stereo files.
PROBLEM: Converting a lot of files with SecondSpin, the process halts until
-------' I select the window with mousepointer!
- Yup, this may happen and I have no clue why! It's more secure to use
iconified mode, then it works :(
PROBLEM: I'm trying to handle med modules, but only some of them appear in the
-------' list / none of them appear
- SecondSpin doesn't support MMD0 modules (due to med2xm restriction).
You'll have to load them into Octamed Soundstudio or older version
which is able to save them as MMD1, MMD2 or MMD3.
PROBLEM: When encoding directly from ASIMCDFS cd-rom device, my ram fills up!
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- Disable Stream CDDA Audio in ASIMCDFS Prefs.
PROBLEM: SecondSpin claims "unable to find lame x.xx or better" but I have
-------' copied the latest LAME to correct path.
- You're using a LAME engine not compatible with SecondSpin. Standard
LAME compile (CISC:s / Jarmo Laakkonens) has to be converted first.
Use LAMESpin utility in SecondSpin:external_commands/ to do this.
GENERAL PROBLEM INFO:
- LAME engine is under continuous development so it might very well hang your
machine.. these things aren't caused by secondspin. So it's better to contact
the LAME port author.
- After encoding of one track has been completed, your system might lock up
for couple of seconds. I have no precise idea what might cause it.
- If you're going to send a bug/nag report, please tell these things too:
a) Your configuration, including CPU & CD-ROM Drive!
b) Send the information file, which is generated by SecondSpin:
- Use BETA VERSION MENU / SAVE SYSTEM INFORMATION
c) What audio cd / file were you encoding.
d) If you receive an error, please save the debug information and send it
to me
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