Aurora on Windows 7
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Category: Aurora Sequencer Software
Forum Name: Aurora 1.0
Forum Discription: This is the place to discuss (and report bugs) the 1.0 version of Aurora
URL: http://www.aurorashow.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=799
Printed Date: 04 Nov 2025 at 6:54am
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Topic: Aurora on Windows 7
Posted By: Phunkeydude
Subject: Aurora on Windows 7
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2009 at 5:45pm
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So, in preparation for this coming holiday, I ordered 4 additional ACx16 Platinum units and one FireFly. I then decided to have a computer dedicated to D-light and Aurora. I had a laptop sitting around so I decided to format it, and do a fresh install. Dell Inspiron 9400 Laptop Intel Core2Duo T7200 (2.00 GHz, 4 MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB) 4GB RAM (3.2GB usable) 160GB 5400 RPM SATA Drive 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS (driver 7.15.11.7948) 32bit Windows 7 Ultimate (full release from MS DevNet) I then installed the following: Firmware Updater 2.2.0 ACx16 Firmware 1.15 Hardware Utility 2.4.1 USB Com port drivers 2.04.16 Aurora 1.0.41 Everything D-light related works perfectly with Windows 7. Aurora sometimes stops responding but I am hoping that the new release 1.2 coming soon will be more stable.
Has anyone else had any experiences with Windows 7 ?
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Posted By: BigDPS
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2009 at 6:21pm
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The only weird problem that I've been having with aurora 1.0.69 is that if I import the channels from another list unto the one I try to update, it will crash. Aside from that, I have no other problems.
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Posted By: LightChristmas
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2009 at 9:12am
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Have tested with Win7 extensively with no problems. Granted, was using a "bare" install with no 3rd party drivers/utils/apps. You can even leave UAC turned on with no probs. Win7 is what Vista should have been.
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Posted By: Jonathan
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2009 at 12:41pm
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Really? The UAC annoyed me so much (as it was programmed to do, but that's another story) that turning it off was the the second thing I did. Of course, the computer keeps rejecting the activation keys from the Microsoft site, so soon it will disable itself. But I agree, Windows 7 is like Vista but with the functionality of XP. ------------- ~Jonathan |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2009 at 12:17pm
Broken - Microsoft sucks. Can we get a unix flavor? I have had my unix server up for aprox. 4.5 years without a reboot! 
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2009 at 9:49pm
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*NIX! That's what we need! a nice *NIX version!!!!
Nice little web-management module for the sequencer?
Only 4.5 years? You've still got a fresh install! Hot swap drives and PS on that guy? ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite! 
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Posted By: agent3012
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 7:51pm
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I've setup a Windows 7 system based around an http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121359 - Intel Atom 330 processor and motherboard . It's been working wonderfully.
In fact, I'm starting to think that this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Acer+-+AspireRevo+Nettop+with+Intel%26%23174;+Atom%26%23153;+Processor/9535434.p?id=1218120545008&skuId=9535434&st=nettop - $199.99 Acer ApireRivo nettop may be the perfect system to run Aurora off of in the future. |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2009 at 10:54am
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Hey so got 7 now what version should I be using? Whats thee latest version? What am I behind the ball for this year? lmao - At least I took one week vacation to do some sequencing. but I did a complete fresh install on the windows 7 ultimate, so everything is gone. lic key, aurora, all last years work. EVERY THING! It's good though cuz I have a backup of old OS I sure i'll be able to save it.
Just need a lil advice on whats the latest and greatest version (plus might need my key resent to me) ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2009 at 5:34pm
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1.0.69
http://www.aurorashow.com/download.asp - http://www.aurorashow.com/download.asp ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: cdhamma
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2009 at 7:43pm
| Anyone running Windows 7 64-bit vs 32-bit? |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2009 at 8:18pm
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yep, 7 Ultimate-64 Never output to controllers, but I've sequenced on it.------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: cdhamma
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2009 at 6:27pm
| Hopefully I will be able to test some sequences this weekend on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. The drivers for the D-Light USB adapter seemed to load fine. |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 9:12am
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I'll say that the shimmer doesn't seem to work correctly with the visualizer and Aurora does seem to be a little slower than XP. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 12:51pm
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If the visualizer seems glitchy (as seen with shimmer, curtain strobes, sluggishness, etc.) then you should reduce the playback resolution and/or FPS in Settings/Playback Options. It is likely that your visualizer is dropping frames. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 1:58pm
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Not sure if that helped much or not. 15FPS deffinately hurt. Aurora uses 1152x720 @30 frames.OS resolution is 1280x1024.
1152x720 allowes the image to proportion correctly and fill the screen. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 3:08pm
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Try lowering the resolution while keeping 30 FPS.
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Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 5:16pm
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It was about the same, smaller picture so it was a bit harder to see though. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: mmciver
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2009 at 10:27pm
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Does this mean that you are currently running Aurora Scheduler on this maching? I am looking for a good low cost machine to dedicate to running my sequences and would love some feedback. I currently have an old IBM T40 computer with 512Mb of ram and it is having issues running 10 songs in my show without hanging up. I am having to drop it to 4 sequences to keep in going. HELP!!! ------------- Mike 
What do you mean I have enough lights? |
Posted By: mmciver
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2009 at 10:29pm
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Would you recommend the Acer Nettop for a scheduler machine.
------------- Mike
What do you mean I have enough lights? |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2009 at 10:42pm
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I can't recommend a netbook, I've never evn used one...
Our show server is a Supermicro 1U server running Windows server 2003 with 2G of RAM and nothing else.
You do not need a good video card to run the show, only for sequencing. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: LightChristmas
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2009 at 11:47am
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The scheduler will run perfectly on a mere 700MHz P3 under XP. Anything more than that is icing on the cake. The sequencer runs best on at least a 2GHz Pentium. Dual-core helps but not necessary. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: Kirek
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2009 at 12:07pm
And 4.5 years without patching the box.... can we say hacked? :-) But a *NIX version of boraelis would be nice... we could then embed it into a small appliance. |
Posted By: Kirek
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2009 at 8:48pm
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I setup my netbook to run the show tonight, so far it's running fine. CPU metrics show it's averaging about 300M and %50 CPU, with CPU peaks around %60. Driving 48 channels, not sure how much the channel count effects things though. |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2009 at 9:08pm
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That high!?
That's Win7?
Our Server 2k3 CPU is at 2% total and 200M total used out of 2G. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: Kirek
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2009 at 9:21pm
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It's a netbook... XP on an Atom CPU... I also found some other stuff running on th enotebook, killed that today and will se how it runs tonight. So far so good, but still around %40 CPU. |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 11:41pm
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Ah.. an ATOM chip, tha's Intel's new low/under powered/rebranded Celeron burpose built for light use laptops, isn't it? ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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