Try this... Reboot, then delete the files FID1 and SPC1 (you might be
best to delete FID? and SPC?), this should fix it. The files FIDn and
SPCn contain the fids and spectra for each job (FID5 and SPC5 are for
the satellite station if you should see these hanging around).
(PS in normal operation you can RE SPCn and RE FIDn to get back the last
FID and spectrum for each job, or even bring in the data from another
job.)
Regards,
Graham
-- Dr. Graham Barlow, BP Chemicals, 100/004 Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames TW16 7LL Phone: 01932 764236, Mobile: 0411 031718 Fax: 01932 762177
> ---------- > From: J.W.Emsley[SMTP:J.W.Emsley@soton.ac.uk] > Sent: 14 October 1997 13:30 > To: ammrl@wwitch.unl.edu > Subject: Locked out! > > Dear Colleagues, > > We have managed to lock-up our Aspect 3000 computer on our MSL > spectrometer, > and we cannot unlock the **** thing. Here is how it occurred. > > One of my students assigned > a value of zero to SI when running DISMSL. The system frooze. > Re-booting > came up with the message > > "invalid data set in job 1" > > The screen does not display a spectrum, i.e not even a baseline, just > blank, > but with the usual prompt at the bottom of the screen. Giving a > command, > such as PPE gives the message > > "job active" > > The system is not cleared by CNTRL K or CNTRL E or CNTRL Q. > > Other commands such as DIR, for example, are active. > EP gives a distorted display of a spectrum > > I decided to re-load the software from the 4 program diskettes with > the instruction > > "COPY **.*=F1/=D1:Y" > > Then ran > > EXE INSTALL > > And finally > > RUN DISMSL > > The system booted to the same state, that is still with "JOB ACTIVE". > > I had the idea that the problem might be in a corrupt SPC1 file, and > so > I copied SPC2 into SPC1 and re-booted, but to no effect. > > Previous experience of problems with the Aspect suggested that turning > eveything off and going for a long coffee break would help. This time > this did not help. > > So, does anyone know how to kill whatever activity is going on in job > 1? > > Jim Emsley >