[Coco] Take 2 (Was: Full GUI DriveWire 4 beta)

gene heskett gheskett at wdtv.com
Tue Dec 28 11:45:26 EST 2010


On Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:25:21 am Aaron Wolfe did opine:


> I've removed the previous win32 "dw4-GO" edition and replaced it with

> a much improved version.

>

> https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/beta/dw4beta-3.9.84_win32.zip

>

> This incorporates a few issues that people found with the last attempt

> and adds easier disk management controls. No more "Disk" menu,

> everything previously found there can be done with more intuitive

> controls on the main screen. I am really starting to like how this

> interface is working, hope others do too :) Note that several items

> in the new "Tools" menu do not yet do anything, that is normal for

> now.

>

> Barring any show stopper bugs, I'll build packages for

> win/lin/mac/32/64 in the next couple days. Thanks for all the

> feedback and hope to get more.

>

> -Aaron


Probably silly Q here Aaron. Does this work with the dw3 drivers &
descriptors in the nitros9 repo?, or will we need new stuff there too?


> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 4:02 AM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Hi CoCoNuts,

> >

> > I've got a new version of DW4 ready. �The goal of this version is that

> > everything can be done via the GUI from initial configuration to

> > regular operation and even some fairly exotic configurations.

> >

> > If you've got a 32 bit Windows machine and could take the time to give

> > it a whirl, I'd really appreciate bug reports. �I'll package things up

> > for additional platforms soon, but wanted to try and slay any show

> > stopping bugs before going through that process.

> >

> > The software is here:

> > https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/beta/dw4beta-3.9.83_win32.zip

> >

> > Unzip, double click "GO.cmd", and cross your fingers :) �A friendly

> > GUI wizard should pop up and walk you through a few initial

> > configuration items, then the software should be ready to use. �That's

> > the theory at least... �bug reports, feedback and suggestions are

> > welcome.

> >

> > -Aaron

>

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