Sheesh, guys, I wasn't picking on Drax, I was pointing out that *MOST* of the time (see Gerald's note, above), the problem he was having is a FireWire problem, not a radio problem.
I experienced this in my early days with the radio when I could not get it to talk to the PC. I knew all about cables, I thought, and checked several times to assure that my FW cable was well seated on both ends. No dice. Went to RatShack and bought a five buck cheapie. Worked like a charm. Except that it was full of RF, Rat Shack having wasted no money on either shielding or ferrites. Ordered a Granite cable. Plugged it in. Cute little LED went green. And...no communication. Finally, I began to think. Turning the PC around, I could see that the molded plastic around the FW connector, both on the first cable I tried and on the Granite, was just a hair too big to allow the plug to seat fully in the jack. It *looked* like it seated, but it didn't quite. Two minutes with a Dremel tool and the problem was resolved. So...Drax, if you felt like I was putting you down, I apologize. I wasn't annoyed with you. I was annoyed with the phenomenon of people making snap judgments like, "This new version .19 is too flakey for me." That kind of remark (1) doesn't help to find a solution to the problem, (2) implies a dismissive attitude toward the extraordinary work of the Flex team, and (3) may well have a toxic effect on potential Flexers who might decide, on the basis of such comments, not to buy the machine. And that would be a shame, not only because Gerald wouldn't get to buy his Lamborghini but because that individual would not experience the pleasure of running this truly remarkable radio? I am not a fanboi. In fact, anyone who knows me well will tell you that, if anything, I am an ANTI fanboi. The Flex range is not perfect by a long chalk. There are things that don't work quite right, which can be problems for everyone, and things that I wish had been implemented differently, which may be problems only for me. So I am not chiding Drax or anyone else for pointing out legitimate problems/concerns or making suggestions for improvement. However, I submit that there is a big difference between saying things like: "I'm having a problem with." "Has anyone else experienced?" "This doesn't seem to work like I think it should." or even "I'm so frustrated that I'm about to have a screaming temper tantrum" Versus dismissive comments such as: "...too flakey for me" and variations on that theme (Check eHam if you want to find some lurking amongst the fulsome praises.) No bones broken, I hope, Drax. Again I apologize if I hurt your feelings or made you feel put down. Bill We are learning that '.19 *does* have a few flakey bits but I will bet you 100 drachmas that this isn't one of them. On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Tim Ellison <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. It is listed in the release notes in the Summery of Updates and > Changes section. > > > -Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Tondee > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 1:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Help: Locked out of radio > > Are there new skin updates??? > Michael > On 2/27/2011 12:06 AM, Ken Buser wrote: > > I was downloading new updates to the Skins, So to turn off the radio > > (Since I have a 5000C) I always pull the FireWire Cable. Then when I > > pluged it back in I did not pay proper attention and felt a hole on > > the back and stuck in the FireWire Cable..... I missed, it was a > > RJ45 Network cable hole.... I got the same results as you > > indicated.... After putting it in the right socket all was Flexie > > again. > > > > Ken W9YNI > > - > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using beta versions of the software. > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using beta versions of the software. > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
