Possible definitive solution for "USB Drive Problems"...

[bootsector]

@ dlanor, EP, Polo35 and other uLE developers:

Well, maybe it's just another of my stupid suggestions, but here goes:

Why not embbed the two versions of usb_mass.irx (3.8 and the most recent version) and let the user configure which one he wants uLE loads on startup (NEW or OLD)?

That way, things would get easier for newbies when they just find that one of the versions is not suitable for their pendrives. The solution is as simple as select another version from the configuration screen, save the configs and restart uLE (without having to mess around with FTP transfers or burning CDs with older or newer usb_mass.irx drivers).

What do you guys think?

Here goes some "pseudo code" to illustrate better what I am thinking of:

if (load_old_usb_mass)
   loadExternalModule(setting->usbmass_file, &usb_mass_irx_old, size_usb_mass_irx_old);
else
   loadExternalModule(setting->usbmass_file, &usb_mass_irx_new, size_usb_mass_irx_new);

I think this solution will make Greek and Trojans happy!

Best regards,

bootsector

[dlanor]

Why not embbed the two versions of usb_mass.irx (3.8 and the most recent version) and let the user configure which one he wants uLE loads on startup (NEW or OLD)?

I see your point, and of course it would work, to the same extent that using an extra module externally works.

The problem is that it's not just a question of two modules. Even if we just count the recent ones, they just became three. And if we implement this now, I'm sure some other users would dig up even older drivers they want included. And after that some users would start nagging for multiple USBD.IRX files, LNG files, etc, etc.

We have to draw the line somewhere, and I think we're already at the right place.

Having one built-in version of each support file, plus an interface for unlimited external versions, has to be enough. Going beyond that to add more internal versions is not reasonable.

Best regards: dlanor

[E P]

I for one don't like this at all. You know that some users out there still use older versions like v3.41h because it only works for them. We have updated the usb_mass driver before many times. I think adding in extra usb_mass modules internally would only complicate and bloat matters. If we add two versions, then why not three, and then why not four? Anyway, you get the idea.

Polo35 says the current version of usb_mass driver is better than it was. We'll just have to wait and see what some more users think. I used it the other day and it worked fine for me.

Edit: That was supposed to be versions prior to v3.41h. Sorry memory lapse or too many versions.

[velvet396]

I understand and agree that you have to draw the line somewhere. But is there some place that you can point the users w/problems to that they can find alternate versions to load externally?

EDIT: nevermind...