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| | This is the development log of '!PowerMgr' - Generic FileCore based file system configuration and administration. The versions are shown in descending order, with changes within a version being in ascending order.
Version 2.25 | 01-May-2009 : Added improved FAT formating plus FAT32 |
Version 2.24 | 15-Feb-2009 : Update copyright year. |
Version 2.23 | 07-Jan-2004 : Added 32bit version. | | 07-Jan-2004 : Update copyright year. | | 27-Jan-2004 : Fixed some 32bit issues with embedded assembler code. | | 27-Jan-2004 : Modify some of the FLASH ROM programming code to handle podules at different addresses (Iyonix). | | 03-Feb-2004 : Change the microsecond delay code to use the HAL on Iyonix (used for FLASH programming). | | 11-Feb-2004 : Only allow users with a maintainance contract dated on or after 1/6/2003 use the program. | | 11-Feb-2004 : Fix 32bit code in embedded HFORM core code. |
Version 2.22 | 08-Apr-2003 : Update copyright year. |
Version 2.21 | 24-Oct-2002 : Added German message file - thanks to Weiss Niklaus for the translation. |
Version 2.20 | 16-Oct-2002 : No longer ship old CDFS soft driver modules within the Module directory. |
Version 2.19 | 26-Sep-2002 : Fixed silly bug in 'partition conversion' which did not check the correct end point of a partition. | | 26-Sep-2002 : New maximum partition size of 256GBytes - needs a maintenance contract valid on or after this date. |
Version 2.18 | 22-Jun-2002 : Placed CDFS modules in MODULE directory instead of always being in FLASH (for SCSI with FLASH ROMs). | | 27-Jul-2002 : Removed DOSFS and DOSMount from all ROMs and file systems - causes problems. | | 03-Aug-2002 : Change Kinetic configuration bit in 'Config' word written to FlashROM. | | 03-Aug-2002 : Fixed '!Help' exceptions. | | 17-Sep-2002 : Make PowerMgr think that ATAPI licenses mean SCSI! |
Version 2.17 | 28-Apr-2002 : Added PUSBFS (USB Mass Storage) to file system list. | | 28-Apr-2002 : On file systems which can not be configured - dont allow the config page to be shown. | | 28-Apr-2002 : Dont allow partitioning of drives (ie. only one partition per drive) on selected file systems. |
Version 2.16 | 18-Mar-2002 : When changing write protect state on Zip & Jaz drives, force drive renumeration in file system. | | 23-Mar-2002 : Allow PowerMgr to control NC ZipFS drives. |
Version 2.15 | 22-Feb-2002 : Give warning if the version running is a Dealer demonstration version. | | 22-Feb-2002 : Allow the request for a software update from iconbar menu. |
Version 2.14 | 31-Dec-2001 : Increase maximum partition size (needs valid support contract). | | 08-Jan-2002 : Update copyright year. |
Version 2.13 | 04-Aug-2001 : Lessen memory requirements for HFORM. | | 08-Aug-2001 : Bug found in HFORM (variable not known) - cure not yet known. |
Version 2.12 | 04-Aug-2001 : Fix 'Alloc%' bug in HFORM which caused 'Number to big' error. |
Version 2.11 | 03-Aug-2001 : Allows HFORM core to allocate more memory when required. |
Version 2.10 | 08-Jul-2001 : Added extra diagnostics for launching HFORM core. |
Version 2.09 | 06-Jun-2001 : Increase WimpSlot for HFORM to 2MBytes when formatting E and E+ formats. | | 15-Jun-2001 : Do not tile window backgrounds when this feature is disabled. |
Version 2.08 | 01-Jun-2001 : Supports larger (>15 bits) 'IdLen' size in RiscOS4 type formats. |
Version 2.07 | 20-Apr-2001 : Add new file system 'InternetFS'. |
Version 2.06 | 12-Dec-2000 : Add new HFORM - now allows for smaller LFAU etc. | | 12-Dec-2000 : Display hourglass for long 'partition size' changes. | | 15-Dec-2000 : Add new file system 'SmartMediaFS' for Surftec. | | 21-Jan-2001 : Update copyright year. |
Version 2.05 | 15-Sep-2000 : Add new file system 'Compact FlashFS' for Surftec. |
Version 2.04 | 12-Jul-2000 : When no license file is not present, don't annoy the user too much... | | 14-Jul-2000 : Allow for both INFO and INFO/DAT files. But check for INFO/DAT first. |
Version 2.03 | 17-May-2000 : Check that OS is at least 3.60 and not 3.70 for 'big partitions'. | | 17-May-2000 : Give error if the best allocation unit size can not be found in HFORM instead of looping for ever. | | 17-May-2000 : Allow access to PowerMgr without a license file. | | 17-May-2000 : If no license file is present, only allow normal RISCOS formatting, and limit size to 512MBytes. |
Version 2.02 | 14-Apr-2000 : Fix bug which stopped the user from having multiple partitions when first was RiscOS+ format. | | 20-Apr-2000 : Allow for smaller LFAU on RiscOS type formated partitions. |
Version 2.01 | 14-Apr-2000 : Remove 'find alloc size' code from Acorn's HFORM core as it gets stuck in a loop with some disc sizes. |
Version 2.00 | 12-Apr-2000 : Remove embarassing error which only allowed F+ to work for certain people. | | 12-Apr-2000 : Shade-out file systems which are not licenced in file system selection window. | | 12-Apr-2000 : Change names of a couple of file systems (PowerParallel and PowerTape). | | 12-Apr-2000 : Add QUIT option to file system selection window. | | 12-Apr-2000 : Try and ensure that there is enough memory to allow for HFORM core to execute. | | 12-Apr-2000 : Instead of not displaying unlicensed features in menus, simply shade them instead. |
Version 1.99 | 23-Mar-2000 : Re-introduced F+ formatting. | | 23-Mar-2000 : Remove question concerning restarting PowerMgr on exit. |
Version 1.98 | 06-Mar-2000 : Remove old copy protection system. | | 22-Mar-2000 : Add new user registration system. |
Version 1.97 | 08-Feb-2000 : Change copyright to Partis Computing. |
Version 1.96 | 18-Jan-2000 : Allow multiple partitions when first partition is F+ format. |
Version 1.95 | 05-Jan-2000 : Cure for 'PWAL' error. |
Version 1.94 | 27-Oct-1999 : Fix 'HFORM Error 1'. | | 03-Dec-1999 : Enhanced BETA Test facility. |
Version 1.93 | 09-Aug-1999 : PowerMgr remembers when all ATAPI drivers are disabled. | | 09-Aug-1999 : Some FLASH programming changes. | | 15-Sep-1999 : Allow 'Cleaning' without !EnBeta. | | 15-Sep-1999 : Clean discs on 'Partition Conversion'. |
Version 1.92 | 30-Jul-1999 : Correct 'format version' byte is placed in boot block on 'formatting' and 'cleaning' (for RO4). |
Version 1.91 | 13-May-1999 : Modify main window template slightly. | | 13-May-1999 : Do not allow (by default) the cleaning of existing partitions which contain data. |
Version 1.90 | 15-Apr-1999 : When re-starting PowerMgr, ensure it picks up the defined WimpSlot settings. | | 15-Apr-1999 : Fix silly bug which did not calculate a 'best guess' geometry correctly. | | 15-Apr-1999 : Change minimum LFAU to 11 (2048 bytes), and dont zero when set to automatic (HFORM complains). | | 15-Apr-1999 : Fix bug in HFORM which causes HFORM to think that drives >2Gb and <4Gb are not big discs! | | 15-Apr-1999 : Change 'clean' code so that it detects drives partitions which are 'big discs' but do not say so. | | 22-Apr-1999 : Do not clean partitions on 'Partition Conversion'. | | 22-Apr-1999 : Add extra prompt when cleaning boot blocks. | | 22-Apr-1999 : Do not clean _all_ potentially unused data from boot block. | | 04-May-1999 : Do not set 'Big Disc' flag on big discs when cleaning if it was not already set. |
Version 1.89 | 13-Apr-1999 : If a drive does not return a geometry then calculate one instead of using a default. | | 13-Apr-1999 : On initialising a FileCore partition, remove 'crap' from boot block. | | 13-Apr-1999 : Automatically clean FileCore boot blocks on partition conversion. | | 13-Apr-1999 : Add options to clean FileCore boot blocks on a given drive (misc operations). |
Version 1.88 | 09-Mar-1999 : If territory is set to Switzerland then use German... |
Version 1.87 | 05-Feb-1999 : Added extra 'CDir' to stop locking on non-SCSI versions. |
Version 1.86 | 05-Nov-1998 : Adjusted template to ensure 'Configure Computer' window open up as full size. | | 05-Nov-1998 : Added extra window buttons to allow user resizing of windows. | | 20-Nov-1998 : Added ParIDEFS to PowerManager. |
Version 1.85 | 24-Oct-1998 : When FLASH memory runs out of space when adding modules, after error, re-enable hourglass. | | 27-Oct-1998 : New visual appearance. |
Version 1.84 | 07-Aug-1998 : Warn user when requested to partition a removable disc. | | 07-Aug-1998 : Do not change CDFS values within configuration except when the selected filing system in SCSI. | | 27-Aug-1998 : Enable WideSCSI on speed test if available. | | 01-Sep-1998 : Add new (but as yet unsupported) disc format for RiscOS 4. |
Version 1.83 | 22-Jul-1998 : Add Cumana UltraSCSI-3 code (allow setting of active terminators). |
Version 1.82 | 28-Jun-1998 : On exit, only query a new filing system if more than one (or no) Power-tec filing system is present. | | 03-Jul-1998 : Add some PCI functionality to FLASH programming. |
Version 1.81 | 17-May-1998 : Automatically grab the FX module from Cumana SCSI-2 cards, and place it in new FLASH image. |
Version 1.80 | 30-Apr-1998 : Improve partition conversion to detect 'real' partitions. | | 01-May-1998 : Allow a wider variety of charactors to be in a disc name. |
Version 1.79 | 21-Apr-1998 : On configuration, ensure all drive icons are displayed on the iconbar by default. |
Version 1.78 | 13-Mar-1998 : Added programming of CAT28F010 FLASH EPROMs (Cumana). | | 21-Mar-1998 : Further refinements of Cumana SCSI-2 FLASH EPROM programming. | | 28-Mar-1998 : Make FLASH programming independant of whether FLASH is 5v or 12v VPP. | | 30-Mar-1998 : Added programming of Intel i28F010 FLASH EPROMs (Cumana). | | 30-Mar-1998 : Added programming of AMD AM28F010 FLASH EPROMs (Cumana). |
Version 1.77 | 22-Jan-1998 : Allow the entering of size via keyboard of a streamer partition. | | 22-Jan-1998 : Configuration will clear all extended CMOS settings. |
Version 1.76 | 11-Dec-1997 : Allow configuration of termination on version 3 SCSI boards. |
Version 1.75 | 25-Nov-1997 : Allow upto 16Gbyte partition sizes again. |
Version 1.74 | 27-Oct-1997 : Add software write protect facility to Jaz and Zip drives. | | 29-Oct-1997 : Stop rouge file systems (ie. old Oak SCSI) from interfering with our products. |
Version 1.73 | 14-Oct-1997 : Add SWI and FS number for JazFS. | | 14-Oct-1997 : When exiting, ask user if he wishes to select a different filing system to work upon. | | 22-Oct-1997 : Limit partition sizes to 2Gbytes (documented Acorn RiscOS bug in FileCore etc). |
Version 1.72 | 09-Oct-1997 : Change name of ParFS (PowerZip) to ZipFS and add JazFS as a parallel port SCSI Jaz. |
Version 1.71 | 05-Oct-1997 : Modified latest version of Risc_OSLib to fix menu bug. | | 05-Oct-1997 : Stop application from exiting or displaying wrong windows when selecting menu items. | | 05-Oct-1997 : Change names of ParFS (PowerZip) and EADFS (PowerIDE). |
Version 1.70 | 16-Sep-1997 : Compiled with latest C compiler. | | 30-Sep-1997 : Finalised placing of user modules with in FLASH ROM. |
Version 1.69 | 19-Aug-1997 : Added complete NVRamFS support (for internal use). |
Version 1.68 | 02-Jul-1997 : Added complete ParFS support (for parallel Zip drives etc). | | 08-Jul-1997 : Added correct SWI base and FS number for EADFS. | | 08-Jul-1997 : Added additional performance check when testing drive/system speed in 'Drive Info'. |
Version 1.67 | 17-Jun-1997 : Do not allow compression of executables. | | 17-Jun-1997 : Do not use normal '_kernel_swi' for SWI calls. |
Version 1.66 | 28-May-1997 : When changing the format type of a partition ensure that other partitions do not loose there format. | | 28-May-1997 : On a Partition Conversion, inform user that it will only find NewMap type formats. (ie. normal formats). |
Version 1.65 | 12-May-1997 : Only allow Power-tec *or* Acorn ATAPI, or none, but not both. |
Version 1.64 | 24-Mar-1997 : When partitioning drives which return 'way out' logical geometry, then partition with default geometry. |
Version 1.63 | 15-Mar-1997 : Allow the changing of the sector interleave on a low level format (some drives want different interleave). | | 15-Mar-1997 : Set the default interleave to zero - factory default (used to be 1 - internal to !RunImage). |
Version 1.62 | 19-Feb-1997 : If a drive says it is ready, then dont try and spin it up (speeds up some operations). | | 26-Feb-1997 : Change default LFAU settings to help HFORM format smaller drives. | | 04-Mar-1997 : Auto detect Flash ROM types and program accordingly (added SST29EE010). |
Version 1.61 | 12-Feb-1997 : Remove 'Registration' information from startup window. | | 12-Feb-1997 : Ensure all abreviations of 'byte' have a capital 'B'. | | 12-Feb-1997 : If no hard discs are configured - then do not allow the setting of the default filing system. |
Version 1.60 | 08-Jan-1997 : Only issue 'un-write-protect' command to IOMEGA drives (stops confusing old Syquest drives). |
Version 1.59 | 18-Nov-1996 : Drive selection display is now cached for upto 5 minutes. | | 18-Nov-1996 : Modify internal memmove() and memset() so that they work on non word aligned boundaries. | | 20-Nov-1996 : Rebuilt with latest version of Risc_OSLib. | | 21-Nov-1996 : Modified internal menu control system. |
Version 1.58 | 11-Nov-1996 : Allow independant enable/disable of Power-tec ATAPI and Acorn ATAPI. | | 11-Nov-1996 : Allow the changing of the format type when initialising partitions. | | 12-Nov-1996 : Placed latest version of basterdised HFORM into !PowerMgr. | | 13-Nov-1996 : Fixed bug which caused the wrong size non-RISCOS format partitions to be initialised on drives over 2Gb. |
Version 1.57 | 28-Oct-1996 : Modify timing for programming 29F010 FLASH ROMs (for StrongARM machines). |
Version 1.56 | 15-Oct-1996 : Allow for drives which return a zero size to be configured for use. |
Version 1.55 | 07-Oct-1996 : Check for IDE drives which respond to both Master and Slave select. |
Version 1.54 | 25-Sep-1996 : When using default configuration (express and explicit) then enable Power-tec ATAPI system. | | 25-Sep-1996 : Ensure Acorn/EESOX ATAPI driver is unplugged or enabled - depending on the Power-tec ATAPI setting. |
Version 1.53 | 13-Sep-1996 : Ignore diagnostics from HFORM core when the map link bits are not 100% correct. |
Version 1.52 | 09-Sep-1996 : Fix changing of partition sizes so that it does not spend for-ever working things out. | | 09-Sep-1996 : Allow EADFS to have upto 8 partitions (more usefull for drives over 2Gb). | | 09-Sep-1996 : Propagate diagnostics from HFORM core for the benefit of the user. |
Version 1.51 | 30-Aug-1996 : When medium is write protected for a 'section', ask user if he/she wants to go on. |
Version 1.50 | 14-Aug-1996 : Fix bug which failed to add the last CARRY to the ACC when calculating the boot block csum. | | 19-Aug-1996 : Only allow CDFS changes to SCSI based file systems. | | 19-Aug-1996 : When configuring EADFS, inform user that a reset may be required if ADFSBuffers were not zero. | | 19-Aug-1996 : Change DOS Formatting to allow better computation of disc geometry. | | 28-Aug-1996 : Do not allow further processing on drives which do not respond to a geometry request. | | 29-Aug-1996 : Increase max partition size to 16Gb. |
Version 1.49 | 08-Aug-1996 : Add CDFS and CDFSSoftPower control to the configuration window. | | 08-Aug-1996 : When configuring EADFS, stop access to first partition on each drive. |
Version 1.48 | 05-Aug-1996 : Allow separate windows for each drive on 'Drive Information'. | | 06-Aug-1996 : Reduce sprite and template sizes - application now just needs 512Kb to execute. | | 06-Aug-1996 : Automatically un-write protect Jaz drives (provided it is not locked with a password). | | 06-Aug-1996 : New BigDisc formatting - uses the host drive as a swap area. Allows upto 4Gb per partition. |
Version 1.47 | 30-Jul-1996 : Improved configuration - it only sets CMOS bytes which have changed. | | 31-Jul-1996 : Modified window layout. | | 31-Jul-1996 : When using Advanced Install, fade out the 'Install' button. | | 31-Jul-1996 : Allow the displaying of drive information on all device types. | | 31-Jul-1996 : Drive selection display is now cached, with a re-scan option, plus the cache is cleared after 60s. | | 31-Jul-1996 : Increase memory allocation on startup. |
Version 1.46 | 24-Jul-1996 : Add support for programming FLASH in a network slot. | | 29-Jul-1996 : Fix bug which did not allow the partitioning of drives which don't return their geometry. | | 29-Jul-1996 : Display warning when trying to do a write operation to write protected drives. |
Version 1.45 | 05-Jul-1996 : Separate Partitioning from Initialisation totally, and place the primary partition info in partition table. | | 10-Jul-1996 : When selecting a card for FLASH programming, bring up card menu if card is not recognised. | | 12-Jul-1996 : On partition conversion, account for the primary partition with new partition tables. |
Version 1.44 | 25-Jun-1996 : Allow clicking on icons which contain information for drop-down menus. | | 25-Jun-1996 : Allow clicking with right mouse button. | | 25-Jun-1996 : Allow the auto maximising of the main PowerMgr window. | | 25-Jun-1996 : On Up/Down/Left/Right arrows, the right button will now work in reverse. |
Version 1.43 | 19-Jun-1996 : Check for trying to re-program an EPROM instead of a FLASH. | | 20-Jun-1996 : Express/Advanced install options change the size of window, blanking out options. | | 21-Jun-1996 : Remove 'right arrows' and replace with drop down menus on multi selection options. |
Version 1.42 | 18-Jun-1996 : RISC OS 3.1 dialogue boxes have a key for which button to press. | | 18-Jun-1996 : Only display the FS type when more than one or zero Power-tec FSs are present in computer. | | 18-Jun-1996 : If certain cards are present, disallow access to certain options (re. FLASH & Termination). |
Version 1.41 | 10-May-1996 : Allow user to 'TAB' through text entry icons and set organisation to 'Unknown' if non entered. | | 10-May-1996 : Always write back main FLASH image after checking copy protection. | | 10-May-1996 : Added format option for the GigaFS image filing system. | | 13-May-1996 : Increased max partition size to 2047Mb (2Gb). | | 23-May-1996 : Increased max partition size to 16384Mb (16Gb). | | 28-May-1996 : Limit speed test transfers to 64Mb. | | 28-May-1996 : Performance increase in startup (improved window buffering). |
Version 1.40 | 01-May-1996 : Add 3rd party license support. |
Version 1.39 | 17-Apr-1996 : Improved drive information window. | | 18-Apr-1996 : Change support email address. | | 18-Apr-1996 : Prevent 'divide by zero' errors on drive with zero block size. |
Version 1.38 | 15-Apr-1996 : Internal disc operations now use block instead of byte addressing (each drive upto 512GBytes). | | 16-Apr-1996 : Cache drive information from one Wimp_Poll to the next (increased performance). | | 17-Apr-1996 : Improved drive selection window. |
Version 1.37 | 04-Apr-1996 : Limit 'D' type formats to 511Mb. | | 04-Apr-1996 : Limit 'DOS' type formats to 2047Mb (this is an image File System). | | 10-Apr-1996 : Add raw speed test to 'Drive Information'. | | 11-Apr-1996 : If the message file for a given territory is not found, use English. |
Version 1.36 | 27-Mar-1996 : Added OldMap (type 'D') formatting. This gives better space utilisation but no file fragmentation. | | 28-Mar-1996 : Allow partition sizes upto 1.5Gb (512Mb increase). | | 01-Apr-1996 : Do not give automatic prompt for saving FLASH ROM if a copy has already been taken. |
Version 1.35 | 27-Mar-1996 : Place 'operation' window at top of screen, so it not obscured by new windows. | | 27-Mar-1996 : Conditional compilation of normal FileCore format code and new LargeFileCore code. |
Version 1.34 | 25-Mar-1996 : Stop Hourglass for switching on/off when doing an express install. | | 25-Mar-1996 : Further encrypt password file and ensure the machine ID is valid. | | 25-Mar-1996 : Use 'Territory' instead of 'Country' for multi-lingual message files. | | 25-Mar-1996 : Allow the manual setting of tape size when formatting a streamer. | | 25-Mar-1996 : Inform user of what is happening when searching for devices. | | 26-Mar-1996 : When selecting the 'Empty:' format type, fill the first 64KBytes of medium with zeros. | | 26-Mar-1996 : Ensure when causing a 'technology bus reset' that all drives are ready before proceeding. |
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