jordandill Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Folks...I have followed all os x advice at http://kb.retrospect.com/articles/en_US/Retrospect_Article/RetroISA-Advanced-Opt ions/?l=en_US&fs=Search&pn=1 and scanning continues. The issue appears to be the fact that after adjusting <StartRetroISA=1> to <StartRetroISA=0>, saving file and quitting the process there is a reversion to <StartRetroISA=1> Any advice how to get <StartRetroISA=0> to stick would be appreciated. Thanks! Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 I suspect you need to stop the engine first and then edit the file before starting the engine again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hi Lennart...can you tell me exactly how to stop the ngine? Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Whoa...I found it! Thanks for the tip. Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Lennart...sorry, please point me specifically as to how to stop the engire? The retro 8 pdf is not helping. Thanks for your advice. Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Apple menu-->System Preferences-->Retrospect (At least that's where it is for Retro 9.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks...stopped the engine, edited the .ini file (StartRetroISA=0), saved and restarted engine...scanning bounced right back: StartRetroISA=1 Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Are you sure the file was saved properly? Did you reopen the file and check BEFORE starting the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hi Lennart...went back throught the whole thing again and confirmed a save before closing/locking and then restarted the engine...we look now to be good re the save: StartRetroISA=0 Am still seeing high CPU usage which then kicks up temps: 301 RetroISA root 83.7 18 460.9 MB Intel (64 bit) This seems peculiar to vers. 10...did not see it in previous Retro versions. Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 The freakin .ini file has reverted!: StartRetroISA=1 ...and scanning has resumed...jeez, what a drag: 71 RetroISA root 100.4 18 455.8 MB Intel (64 bit) The .ini file was "modified" at 0417 DST here on the east coast when i started the Mac this AM - this I did not do.. Apparently, Retrospect has a mind of its own in this regard. Not too cool! Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Am relieved to find that many others are trying to cope with this Instant Scan 10 behavior: http://forums.retrospect.com/index.php?/topic/149942-version-10-comments-background-app-is-expensive-docs/ Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Can this process be disabled w/o damage?: Stop the RetroISA process: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.retrospect.retroisa.plist Start the RetroISA process: sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.retrospect.retroisa.plist Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I have stopped the scanning: Stop the RetroISA process: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.retrospect.retroisa.plist CPU%/temps plummeted! I have a ticket open with retrospect and if there is not a better way to disable scanning while allowing me to scan as I see fit, I will have to revert to vers. 9 (upgrade cost wasted) Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prl Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Should I even bother with Retro 10 until RetroIAS is sorted? I had a look at the notes that come up in the upgrade screen, the page it links off to and the Retro 10 release notes, and RetroISA is the only new feature that I would find useful. Is there any way I can find out what the "hundreds of little improvements ... [a]lmost 300 in all" are? Only 36 are listed in the Retro 10 release notes. There seems to have been a similar policy in Retro 9 release notes. Am I the only one who finds this annoying? None of the 36 listed improvements are ones that I care much about. What I would like is to see proper optical drive, including BluRay, support but posts on the forum leave me with little hope that that might happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Folks...has anyone tried the 10.0.1 update? Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Lee Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Jordan, we are testing significant performance improvements for Instant Scan on our primary computers, including mine. Please contact Support so that we can better understand your experience and work with you when a pre-release is ready. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 10.0.1 -- is just a new console/engine update. It does not affect the behavior of the "retroisa" process on client machines. What we see here is that on machines with 4G RAM -- the performance hit is noticeable (even running just the engine on a 4G RAM machine). It's less noticeable on machines with 8G RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 10.0.1 -- is just a new console/engine update. It does not affect the behavior of the "retroisa" process on client machines. Just for the record., all my comments related to 10, not 10.0.1. There is a certified issue with 10 scanning and Retrospect underlines that. ...Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordandill Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Please contact Support so that we can better understand your experience and work with you when a pre-release is ready. Thanks. Thanks David...all has been passed along to Support who advises that they are working on the 10 version scan issues. Thanks! Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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