[iyonix-support] Re: Disc updates and ROM versions
- From: Ian Hamilton <Ian_Hamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 08:14:58 +0100
In article <c873422f4e.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Steve Fryatt
<lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can't help feeling that this is probably a FAQ, but I can't find the
> answer on the list or on the website.
> I'll be looking at an Iyonix at the weekend which the owner has been
> struggling to register and update. I believe that the ROM is currently
> at RISC OS 5.09 and, for various reasons, I'm not that enthusiastic
> about reflashing it. So:
> 1) Are there any real benefits to a non-technical user in updating 5.09
> to 5.11?
Improved USB and a few bug fixes.
> Any improvements would need to outweigh the chance of
> breaking things during the re-flash and/or introducing pyjamas. It
> doesn't help that I can't actually remember what the changes were from
> 5.09 to 5.10.
I think 5.10 was the major NVidia update ROM, it also contained changes
for Geminus.
> 2) If the machine stays at 5.09, what is the latest disc update that
> should be applied?
48 may already be on the machine.
You could add 48, 49 and 51 (50 isn't required). These would give updates
to !Printers modules, a few extra PDFs for Canon printers, !SCSIForm and
the ability to hide SCSI devices.
HTH,
Ian
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