10-16-2008, 06:33 AM | #1 |
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New DR1000S Card Restore file
There is a new , 16th Oct, DR1000 card restore zip file, for download on the irex website.
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10-16-2008, 07:04 AM | #2 |
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And on using it I got a "new update for your PC" downloaded.
My merge now works in the writepads, but still nowhere else? And the icons in teh companion software has changed. Haven't checked anything else yet. |
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10-17-2008, 12:26 PM | #3 | |
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10-17-2008, 12:46 PM | #4 |
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If you click on the link to the Oct 9th file, you will see that the modified date is Oct 16th. If you are running from the card, make sure you are running UpdateiRex.exe. This worked for me.
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10-17-2008, 12:55 PM | #5 |
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10-17-2008, 02:11 PM | #6 |
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Make sure you download the latest as it will update the firmware which you will see when you disconnect your DR1000s. (on disconnecting and waiting a short while it reboots & updates the firmware)
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10-17-2008, 02:21 PM | #7 |
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Always good to careful, isn't it? I double checked both SD cards after I downloaded the update and unzipped it. When I right clicked on several things, such as the 'metadata.db' it shows modified Oct 16, as do other .db files. Thanks.
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10-17-2008, 05:38 PM | #8 | |
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All files have 9/29/2008 5:29 pm date modified except autoinstall which has a 10/3/2008 date. The s/w firmware for my device is Build 1000 (200809291727), Kernel 2.6.24 (1000), Micro App:.31 |
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10-17-2008, 06:29 PM | #9 | |
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I think it did update it
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Then, I removed the iRexDR1000 Companion (Safely remove hardware). Then restarted it. This is when I received an iRex type popup informing me that there was a new update (something of that sort - I did not write the message down), did I want to install it? I said yes, it showed downloading the update, then installing it. Soon, it was done and the window closed. So, I think it did install it. Am I correct, or do I still need to follow what you wrote above? |
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Yesterday i posted on irex that a new firmware version was available, then i deleted the post because nothing changed and i could not get it to download again so i wasn't sure what was happening. Last edited by dlb; 10-17-2008 at 07:19 PM. |
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10-17-2008, 07:34 PM | #11 |
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There is a minor update to PC Companion software, but except for slightly larger icons there are no discernible differences, as pthwaite wrote. (it's still V1.0)
UPDATE: The "Merge" is much improved! I guess I jumped the gun It's still kinda ugly with black bars replacing the strokes BUT they are scaled correctly, so now it's actually USABLE. Still PDF only, no support for images. As for any firmware update: this may or may not have occured on some readers, but if the firmware #s are what dlb wrote, they are the same as the ones that came pre-installed on the reader (you can check the screenshot in my "Unboxing" thread) So nothing new there either. UPDATE: It seems the slightly newer PC Companion update checks for the firmware now. If it is launched from the reader, nothing happens for now (it's the same #). If it is launched from a cardreader, it's not able to match up the firmware #, so it starts (re)downloading it on the card. When you then insert the card in the reader, it will initiate a firmware "upgrade" (see photo), but all the #s remain the same as stated above. metadata.db files are not much to go by since they are constantly being updated by the reader and presumably the PC Companion software. Last edited by allovertheglobe; 10-17-2008 at 10:21 PM. Reason: Update |
10-18-2008, 06:08 AM | #12 |
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One way to force the firmware is to delete the dr1000.ini file. (it re-creates it) The updates though are a 2 stage process. It does one, the until you disconnect & re-connect it will then do the other & re-check the firmware again.
As I mention elsewhere, in my case, the merge now only works on my writepads & nowhere else, but at least it works somewhere. Why does everyone else's Merge work? The pen response is much improved. (faster & follows you better). |
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Function Extension Slot
I did not want to start a new thread...but I was wondering, What exactly is the "Function Extension Slot?" I see it on my DR1000S, but there is no real information about it.
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10-18-2008, 03:11 PM | #14 |
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I dare say it's to give a possible future expansion or to allow irex quick access for diagnostics if a DR is returned. At present it isn't for the user so that's why there is no mention.
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Yes, that makes sense.
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