[Elecraft] K3Util Firmware version

[Adrian]

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:mfsj at mo-net.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 22 August 2012 4:46 PM
To: 'Guy Olinger K2AV'; 'vk4tux'
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:57 PM
To: vk4tux
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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 <vk4tux at bigpond.com> 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
>
>
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