Who's used the Audiophile Optimizer for Windows 2012 Server or Windows 8?

[edn4x4]

Phil

Last night I installed b9 on my test laptop (singlePC) and running AO hung after setting the sehop option. I was unable to get past this and I have never had a problem with AO before. I ran the diagnostic (very cool feature) and I believe it said it uploaded it.

Please advise.

thanks,

Eric

[tboooe]

Just wanted to say I finally got around to testing out a 2 pc setup using Jplay and AO. For my AudioPC I am using a CAPS Zuma. For my ControlPC I am using an old ATOM 525 pc I had been using as my HTPC. Needless to say the HTPC is not optimized at all for audio. Here is my set up:

NAS >> Wireless N >> Control PC >> JRMC as DLNA >> JPlaystreamer >> AudioPC

 

All I can say is my music has never sounded better! The biggest things I notice are much more detail but its the overall presentation that has improved dramatically! The soundstage is immense in every direction but what is most interesting is how much more engaging the music is. This is because each instrument is more clearly defined in the soundstage and each note is crisp. The layering of the music is also incredible! Whereas before my music sounded nice, I could just sit back and listen. Now the music is urgent and energetic. I cant help but be fully engaged.

[AudioPhil]

Phil

Last night I installed b9 on my test laptop (singlePC) and running AO hung after setting the sehop option. I was unable to get past this and I have never had a problem with AO before. I ran the diagnostic (very cool feature) and I believe it said it uploaded it.

Please advise.

thanks,

Eric

 

Hi

 

i don't believe it hung up. Probably you had the "focus" out of the ao window. If this happens, ao, st, etc seem to "stop". But they arent. Just click your mouse back into tje window, press any key, voilà.

 

Just run AO again and don't touch/click the mouse. Should be fine then.

 

Best,

Phil

[edn4x4]

Phil

Yes I remember it losing focus! I will try again tonight and keep my hands off the mouse!

thanks,

Eric

[Mogos]

Phil.

Does the AO 1.31 support Essential version?

[AudioPhil]

It's the default winDOS behavior.

[AudioPhil]

Phil.

Does the AO 1.31 support Essential version?

 

2012 R2 Essentials is supported since AO 1.25, including KS in core mode.

 

2012 Essentials is not supported but may work..

 

Best,

phil

[tboooe]

I've been having some network issues that I think are related to AO beta 9. Whenever I run the optimizer I get the error message "Unable to contact IP driver. General failure." when I try to ping any device on my network. If I reset everything using service tool while still in core mode the network issues go away. I have repeated this issue on both my control and audio pcs. Going back to beta 6 resolves the issue.

[mourip]

I had a similar issue with beta 8. Lost the ability to RDP to the server even though I had chosen that option when I ran OA after setup. Had to run OA, reboot again and all was well.

 

SQ is very good however!

[tboooe]

I use JRMC as a DLNA server and BubbleUPnP as my control point. When I run AO browsing my music library with the app is either very slow or it just hangs. If I reverse all the AO settings then browsing is quick again. Running in core mode with no AO, my library loads in 3 seconds. Any ideas?

[tboooe]

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[edn4x4]

Hi

 

i don't believe it hung up. Probably you had the "focus" out of the ao window. If this happens, ao, st, etc seem to "stop". But they arent. Just click your mouse back into tje window, press any key, voilà.

 

Just run AO again and don't touch/click the mouse. Should be fine then.

 

Best,

Phil

 

That was it Phil!

Works like a champ now.

The problem I had was the screen went blank and I hit the mouse to get it back on and lost focus.

Happy days...

[AudioPhil]

I've been having some network issues that I think are related to AO beta 9. Whenever I run the optimizer I get the error message "Unable to contact IP driver. General failure." when I try to ping any device on my network. If I reset everything using service tool while still in core mode the network issues go away. I have repeated this issue on both my control and audio pcs. Going back to beta 6 resolves the issue.

 

Hi

 

this is by design and is like that since the very first version of AO. It's expected if you choose "disable network related services".

 

best,

phil

[tboooe]

Hi

 

this is by design and is like that since the very first version of AO. It's expected if you choose "disable network related services".

 

best,

phil

Yes but I did not have network related services turned off.

[AudioPhil]

Hi

 

Then do a reset via ServiceTool, will be fine after that.

[billg]

What's in b9 vs b7?

[AudioPhil]

Functional fixes regarding Windows Server vNext and better MediaPlayer support and a few other fixes regarding disabling of WMI and autostarting a few services during optimization.

 

ALWAYS use the very latest beta available!

[bpchia]

Can I run AO in core mode on the Intel NUC based CAPS V4 Maroubra? http://shop.smallgreencomputer.com/CAPS-v4-Maroubra-CAPS-Maroubra.htm

 

How would the drivers/setup work?

[ALRAINBOW]

Good morning Phil . I just tried the new beta. It works fine except I cannot get into core mode. In does work in guy and minimal mode. Using j river one PCI setup . Any ideas ??

[ALRAINBOW]

Ok after a couple of reboots core mode is loading and working. Using my ps audio DS dac. Filters are 1/A . Seems to add some note thickness to pike something it needs . So far good phil.

Thanks

pal

[IQ_AV]

Issue: Network connection not available after an installation of AO on a PC with double NIC and MS NIC teaming enabled.

Network adapters:-

1. Intel PWLA8391GTBLK PRO/1000 GT Desktop Network Adapter

2. Onboard RTL111C adapter

Steps:-

1. Perform a fresh install of Windows 2012 R2 GUI mode

2. Install the USB driver for your DAC, in my case CA Dac Magic Plus and make sure it is working

3. Make sure that NICs are identified and assigned IP Addresses. In my case, I had assigned a static IP to the onboard RTL NIC and have the DHCP assigned an IP to the Intel NIC

4. Create a NIC team using the server manager

5. Install AO. AO quickly reboots the machine and the network connectivity is gone

Workaround:

1. Delete NIC teaming from the server manager GUI

2. Optional, disable one of the NIC. I will be disabling the on board NIC from the BIOS

Observation:

One of the key issue could still be not having a proper driver for INTEL NIC for Windows 2012. I think this has been discussed in another thread.

[IQ_AV]

One other note that I was trying to install the very latest Beta but I ran into this issue before when I installed AO 1.30.

[sig8]

I am trying to run MinimServer on my Win Server 2012 machine, I can't seem to run MinimServer on it. What am I missing? Please let me know. Thanks.

[tboooe]

I am trying to run MinimServer on my Win Server 2012 machine, I can't seem to run MinimServer on it. What am I missing? Please let me know. Thanks.

What error are you getting?

[sig8]

What error are you getting?

 

Windows can't start this type of file (.jar)

 

Try to find an app on this computer.