[iyonix-support] Re: New 5.14 ROM on Iyonix

In message <af0a4b5450.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 30 Apr, Dr Peter Young  wrote in message
>   <7e0d345450.pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>> On 30 Apr 2009  Alan Adams <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> The Basic program is working here for me - softloading 5.14 over 5.11.
>>> So far I haven't hit any snags with 5.14, but I need to test DPlngScan
>>> as I use that a lot, and I have Geminus.
>> 
>> Ditto to all that from here.
>> 
>>> It's slower booting of course, because essentially it boots twice.
>> 
>> I thought that might happen, which is why I haven't tried it yet.
>> 
>>> Steve's suggestion might be quicker, because it seems to be run
>>> earlier in the boot process. I'll switch to it when I have a moment.
>> 
>> Please let the timid among us know when you've done it and whether it
>> works OK. Wouldn't that perhaps also do a double boot?

> It will always do a double-boot: the softload can't work otherwise.

> I've just set it up as per Steve's suggestion (more or less), and it seems
> to be fine.  I'll probably re-flash the machine at some point, but then if
> the softload works OK I can't see that many downsides to just leaving it
> as it is.

Now you how brave I am? I have re-flashed and so far no problems. As 
for DPingSpan that has always taken ages to rotate an image. The 
re-flash does give you the option to go back to 5.13.

Beat Wishes

Alan


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