I'm reluctant to go this way. We can't do this without making the choices more daunting for those customers that choose not to be early adopters. The unzip process for beta firmware is written up on our web site.
Dick, K6KR On Aug 21, 2012, at 7:27 PM, vk4tux <vk4...@bigpond.com> wrote: > Answered Inline; > > Beta firmware should not be installable by accident. Should have to go > somewhere else on purpose, get it on purpose and install it quite on > purpose. Same thing for retrograde firmware. > > ~The current firmware would remain the startup default and beta or old would > need to be user selected from K3Util advanced submenu, by the user. > > Needing to go backward on an Elecraft firmware release is really very rare. > > ~Not lately > > Your particular issue has two sides to it as I have seen on the reflector, > and maybe a dozen or two or three out of 6000+ owners going back to 4.48. > That is not at all to diminish the complaints, but one needs to consider > the vast majority when putting up possibilities in the main utility > program. Mostly the utility has to be designed for new builders and newbie > owners. > > ~The k3Utility should be designed for any K3 owner. The user selects could > be a submenu of the advanced menu. Anytime new firmware does not meet > expectations, the user should be able to easily revert back. > > I note that via the reflector copies of 4.48 were very quickly available. > You guys figured it out and fixed it quite quickly. You did not appear to > really need anything else to get squared to your satisfaction. Try that > with other brands. > > Keep the utility safe for newbies and non-technical types. > > ~If there is nothing in the ftp beta folder then it can not be selected. > Elecraft obviously decide when a beta is ready for general release beyond a > test group and control what is their server. > > ~#Reverting to older software without downloading, unzipping and browse > located to load etc is a nice convenience. > > ~I have done it like # many times, and is of no issue to me however I would > be surprised if the general K3 user would not appreciate the feature (which > needs to be selected) of reverting back or trying beta software that is > available for download otherwise at Elecrafts discretion & decision to have > it available. > > ~If you keep "non-technical types" wrapped up in cotton wool, then how will > they ever become technical or real hams? > > ~Adrian ... vk4tux > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3Util-version-history-tp5946045p7561448.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
