*I have watched the thread since it appeared and I do concur with Adrian's thinking that if an "Advanced" menu was to be added then I see no issue for the newer owners whether they be new to Elecraft or the hobby.
Protecting the 'innocent' should not mean standing in the way of progress....:-) Mine is an opinion only, and it IS mine alone perhaps, but nonetheless, I think Adrian's idea has merit. 73's and goodnight all... * On 22 August 2012 17:10, Adrian <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess it seems to be a generally bad idea with no support, but it won't > be > hard for me to make up > a selectable redirect gui script to work with it either in Linux or > windows, so I will just do that. > > EOT > > Adrian ... vk4tux > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 22 August 2012 4:46 PM > To: 'Guy Olinger K2AV'; 'vk4tux' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3Util Firmware version > > Thank You Guy I could not agree more with your statement, right on the > point. > > 73, > Fred/N0AZZ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:57 PM > To: vk4tux > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3Util Firmware version > > 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. > > Needing to go backward on an Elecraft firmware release is really very rare. > 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. > > 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. > > 73, Guy. > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:01 PM, vk4tux <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would assume the default K3Util firmware lookup would point to; > > > > ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/ > > > > Could an option in K3Util provide old and beta defaults with a menu > > select, such that to revert firmware the k3Util would look at; > > > > ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/old/ > > > > or to try beta; > > > > ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/beta/ > > > > Like a user repository select function in K3Util, giving the user > > quick easy selection of older, current or beta firmware. The > > programming change should be simple to enable deault ftp url links to > > menu description. > > > > Is this a good idea for simplicity? > > > > Some op's find the download , unzip then manual browsing for other > > than current versions, etc a bit brainswelling. > > > > Adrian ... vk4tux > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3Util-version-history-tp5946045p > > 7561442.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:[email protected] > > > > 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:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- *Gary* *Start the day off slow, then taper off.........* ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
