[slinkelist] Advise Marshal Failed error message

Colby Boles cboles@nirvis.com
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:49:42 -0700


Has anyone seen the Advise Marshal Failed error message on a NT machine?

Colby

At 10:21 AM 10/25/99 -0700, Jon Welfringer wrote:
>For me - YES - it does work for a while, sometimes a long while,
>sometimes a short while.
>After the error, the 'no sink' errors will continue to stack up for each
>IR that has been received.  The only way to clear the program is to
>continue clicking on the 'no sink' error - which can take a while if
>Slinke has received a lot of IR since you noticed the problem.
>
>For resources, I have the problem on a W95 machine when it is only
>running a couple of apps - nothing major.  I get the error with only
>SlinkX and a Delphi App running (IRHelper).  It sometimes happens after
>running for only minutes, other times after running for about 12 hours.
>Others using IRHelper have not noticed this error at all (or have not
>reported it to me).  If it is a low resource problem, then possibly the
>SlinkX server is the one draining the resources under some certain
>circumstances.
>
>- Jon
>
>
>
>Colby Boles wrote:
> >
> > OK. Here's the key question: Does SlinkeServ work with the given SlinkX
> > client BEFORE this error happens (e.g. is able to send/receive data)? Or
> > does it only happen when you try to start a new SlinkX?
> >
> > Colby
> >
> > At 10:12 AM 10/25/99 -0400, Tom Gillispie wrote:
> > >I also see this problem from time to time when using SlinkeServ (and the
> > >ActiveX control) with CyberHouse.  William's suggestion that it happens
> > >only when resources are low matches my experience.  When the problem
> > >occurs, it seems like all SlinkeServ responses (I think it is responses
> > >that cause the message) cause an error.  I reboot, and all is fine.
> > >
> > >I don't always run CDJ; this problem seems to happen more frequently
> > >right after starting up CDJ.
> > >
> > >Tom
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: William Hollingworth [SMTP:will@airmail.net]
> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 1:38 AM
> > > > To:   Dave Kolb; Jon Welfringer
> > > > Cc:   slinkelist@nirvis.com
> > > > Subject:      Re: [slinkelist] Advise Marshal Failed error message
> > > >
> > > > I've continued to see both this problem and the problem of the slinke
> > > > server hanging Internet related programs from launching properly. It
> > > > seems
> > > > to only happen when Win98 has been running for a while and is probably
> > > >
> > > > running lowish on resources (below 30%). Programs like MIrc, Eudora,
> > > > Yahoo
> > > > Messenger etc. will sometimes hang on launch, until I close the slinke
> > > >
> > > > server. Then the programs magically spring into life.
> > > >
> > > > I think Colby has been working on finding a solution, but clearly it's
> > > >
> > > > still there (and may just be a Win98 related thing).
> > > >
> > > > Will
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 12:54 AM 10/24/99 -0400, Dave Kolb wrote:
> > > > >Jon,
> > > > >
> > > > >Does your Delphi app request and implement an event interface fired
> > > > to by
> > > > >the Slinke software? Do you do an Advise call on an event sink
> > > > interface?
> > > > >Sounds like the Slinke software or your client is having a problem
> > > > >requesting events. What does SLinke support say?
> > > > >
> > > > >Dave
> > > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >From: Jon Welfringer <Welfringer@Access1.net>
> > > > >Cc: slinkelist@nirvis.com <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
> > > > >Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 12:22 AM
> > > > >Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Advise Marshal Failed error message
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >I have consistently gotten the 'Advise Marshall failed' error for
> > > > about
> > > > > >the last year.  It randomly happens with a Delphi App that I wrote
> > > > after
> > > > > >being up and running for a period of time.  I could never get past
> > > > my
> > > > > >problem and have never heard any other resolutions either.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Colby, is it possible to turn error reporting off for these type
> > > > > >messages?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >- Jon
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >"Jeffrey J. Borghoff" wrote:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Yes Ken, I did install the latest update 10/15 and I am still
> > > > getting the
> > > > > >> errors.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > > > >> From: Ken Geoffrion [mailto:kgeoffrion@hotmail.com]
> > > > > >> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 1:55 PM
> > > > > >> To: jeffreyj@borghoff.com; colby@nirvis.com
> > > > > >> Cc: help@nirvis.com; slinkelist@nirvis.com
> > > > > >> Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Advise Marshal Failed error message
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Just as an FYI, I haven't received ANY error messages since
> > > > installing
> > > > >the
> > > > > >> 10/15 version a couple days ago.  Is that the version you're on
> > > > Jeffrey?
> > > > >I
> > > > > >> had been getting the same errors before my latest update.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> ----Original Message Follows----
> > > > > >> From: "Jeffrey J. Borghoff" <jeffreyj@borghoff.com>
> > > > > >> Reply-To: <jeffreyj@borghoff.com>
> > > > > >> To: <colby@nirvis.com>
> > > > > >> CC: <help@nirvis.com>, <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
> > > > > >> Subject: [slinkelist] Advise Marshal Failed error message
> > > > > >> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 10:38:55 -0400
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Colby,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> I am consistently getting the following error message, "Advise
> > > > marshal
> > > > > >> failed" followed by "no slink", at which point the Slink-e server
> > > > fails.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> This has been happening since the last two updates.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Please advise!
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Regards,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Jeffrey J. Borghoff
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> [[ JEFFRE~1.VCF : 3640 in winmail.dat ]]
> > > > > >> << winmail.dat >>
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