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I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.

I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.

2002-01-30 by tommy_trance

I was editing a preset and got so familiar with saving patterns and 
preset that I sometimes anticipate the motion.  It was probably my 
slight of hand that when I saved a preset I received a "saving 
error!!!" on the display.  The second line read "Making backup..."  
and the next display read "compacting free space..."  At this point 
I completely froze.  I let it do its thing until finished.  It took 
well over 3 minutes.  I checked my preset and eveything was cool and 
didn't even require a reboot.  Any idea what happened?

Re: I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.

2002-01-30 by emufreak1

Tommy,

I got the same message but on my P2K.  I was told by Scott Ruda that 
it is a sort of memory management system prompt that occurs every now 
and then depending on how ofter you save.  Once I find the exact 
message, I will send it to you.

Later,

M2

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3



--- In xl7@y..., "tommy_trance" <tommy_trance@y...> wrote:
> I was editing a preset and got so familiar with saving patterns and 
> preset that I sometimes anticipate the motion.  It was probably my 
> slight of hand that when I saved a preset I received a "saving 
> error!!!" on the display.  The second line read "Making backup..."  
> and the next display read "compacting free space..."  At this point 
> I completely froze.  I let it do its thing until finished.  It took 
> well over 3 minutes.  I checked my preset and eveything was cool 
and 
> didn't even require a reboot.  Any idea what happened?

Re: [xl7] Re: I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.

2002-01-30 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com

Can you send it to the list please.

rEalm





"emufreak1" <mmcquay@...>
01/30/02 02:12 PM
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Tommy,

I got the same message but on my P2K.  I was told by Scott Ruda that 
it is a sort of memory management system prompt that occurs every now 
and then depending on how ofter you save.  Once I find the exact 
message, I will send it to you.

Later,

M2

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3



--- In xl7@y..., "tommy_trance" <tommy_trance@y...> wrote:
> I was editing a preset and got so familiar with saving patterns and 
> preset that I sometimes anticipate the motion.  It was probably my 
> slight of hand that when I saved a preset I received a "saving 
> error!!!" on the display.  The second line read "Making backup..." 
> and the next display read "compacting free space..."  At this point 
> I completely froze.  I let it do its thing until finished.  It took 
> well over 3 minutes.  I checked my preset and eveything was cool 
and 
> didn't even require a reboot.  Any idea what happened?



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Re: I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.

2002-01-30 by emufreak1

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/p2k/message/8282



Here you go Tommy.


--- In xl7@y..., "emufreak1" <mmcquay@m...> wrote:
> Tommy,
> 
> I got the same message but on my P2K.  I was told by Scott Ruda 
that 
> it is a sort of memory management system prompt that occurs every 
now 
> and then depending on how ofter you save.  Once I find the exact 
> message, I will send it to you.
> 
> Later,
> 
> M2
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., "tommy_trance" <tommy_trance@y...> wrote:
> > I was editing a preset and got so familiar with saving patterns 
and 
> > preset that I sometimes anticipate the motion.  It was probably 
my 
> > slight of hand that when I saved a preset I received a "saving 
> > error!!!" on the display.  The second line read "Making 
backup..."  
> > and the next display read "compacting free space..."  At this 
point 
> > I completely froze.  I let it do its thing until finished.  It 
took 
> > well over 3 minutes.  I checked my preset and eveything was cool 
> and 
> > didn't even require a reboot.  Any idea what happened?

Re: [xl7] Re: I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.

2002-01-30 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com

Can't see it unless you're a member of P2k.  :(

rEalm





"emufreak1" <mmcquay@...>
01/30/02 02:31 PM
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/p2k/message/8282



Here you go Tommy.


--- In xl7@y..., "emufreak1" <mmcquay@m...> wrote:
> Tommy,
> 
> I got the same message but on my P2K.  I was told by Scott Ruda 
that 
> it is a sort of memory management system prompt that occurs every 
now 
> and then depending on how ofter you save.  Once I find the exact 
> message, I will send it to you.
> 
> Later,
> 
> M2
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., "tommy_trance" <tommy_trance@y...> wrote:
> > I was editing a preset and got so familiar with saving patterns 
and 
> > preset that I sometimes anticipate the motion.  It was probably 
my 
> > slight of hand that when I saved a preset I received a "saving 
> > error!!!" on the display.  The second line read "Making 
backup..." 
> > and the next display read "compacting free space..."  At this 
point 
> > I completely froze.  I let it do its thing until finished.  It 
took 
> > well over 3 minutes.  I checked my preset and eveything was cool 
> and 
> > didn't even require a reboot.  Any idea what happened?



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Re: I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.

2002-01-30 by emufreak1

Sorry,

Here you go...........


From:  Scott Ruda <scottr@e...> 
Date:  Thu Jan 3, 2002  2:41 am
Subject:  Re: [p2k] Re: Making backup?

 
 It is totally normal for a unit to occasionally do a compaction on 
the 
User Data. As others have speculated, it is mainly for resolving 
Flash 
library fragmentation. It is only done when absolutely needed, mostly 
because it requires the system be 'offline' for a short period of 
time 
to do it - and you don't want that to happen every time you save a 
preset. The frequency that compaction occurs is dependent on how much 
editing of User Data you do, and therefore some people will see it 
more 
often than others.

A backup of the User Data is made in case the system is powered down 
during the compaction, in which case the unit will revert to the 
backup 
and do the compaction again at a more appropriate time.

That being said, all of this has nothing to do with CPU RAM and the 
issues resolved by the 1.21 release. That change was done so that the 
CPU RAM could load Sound SIMMs that have large amounts of Factory 
Data. 
Since Demos are only needed when you want to play them and are not 
needed during 'normal' operation, they are now only loaded when 
needed, 
freeing up space for the stuff you want in there all the time (like 
Instruments, Presets, Arps, Riffs etc)

Scott


 















--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Can't see it unless you're a member of P2k.  :(
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "emufreak1" <mmcquay@m...>
> 01/30/02 02:31 PM
> Please respond to xl7
> 
>  
>         To:     xl7@y...
>         cc: 
>         Subject:        [xl7] Re: I got a "Saving Error!!!" message.
> 
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/p2k/message/8282
> 
> 
> 
> Here you go Tommy.
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., "emufreak1" <mmcquay@m...> wrote:
> > Tommy,
> > 
> > I got the same message but on my P2K.  I was told by Scott Ruda 
> that 
> > it is a sort of memory management system prompt that occurs every 
> now 
> > and then depending on how ofter you save.  Once I find the exact 
> > message, I will send it to you.
> > 
> > Later,
> > 
> > M2
> > 
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In xl7@y..., "tommy_trance" <tommy_trance@y...> wrote:
> > > I was editing a preset and got so familiar with saving patterns 
> and 
> > > preset that I sometimes anticipate the motion.  It was probably 
> my 
> > > slight of hand that when I saved a preset I received a "saving 
> > > error!!!" on the display.  The second line read "Making 
> backup..." 
> > > and the next display read "compacting free space..."  At this 
> point 
> > > I completely froze.  I let it do its thing until finished.  It 
> took 
> > > well over 3 minutes.  I checked my preset and eveything was 
cool 
> > and 
> > > didn't even require a reboot.  Any idea what happened?
> 
> 
> 
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