Build 551 one of the latest Beta builds features the totally new functionality for eBoostr. Cache files located on removable devices can now be optionally encrypted. Thus if you lost your flash drive it will be hard to read the cache contents on another computer.
In addition this build now correctly handles the Intel Atom specific issue with unmanaged RAM check (no more freezes :) ).
Currently we are finalizing the new standard time limited trial mode behavior of the product, so the next build will probably be the RC and will be released in a couple of days. Thanks.
This article describes the procedure of getting cache file header information to be sent to developers if you were asked to do so.
- Download the following tool:
http://beta.eboostr.com/files/getheader1.exe
- Please do not run it, use “Save as…” option
- Open the folder you have saved this tool in Windows Explorer
- Open another explorer window and browse to your cache device (flash drive or system disk in case of RAM)
- Browse to “EBOOSTR” folder (please note this folder has system and hidden attributes)
- Drag the file located in this folder and drop it on the “getheader.exe” tool located in another explorer window
- This tool should create a file in the same folder that will contain the needed information
- Please archive this file and send us by email to beta@eboostr.com (if it is less than 10MB in size), please use the http://drop.io/eboostr/ service if it is larger than 10MB in size.
If you are familiar with the command prompt you can run this tool from the command prompt and give the full pathname to the cache file as a parameter. Optional second parameter is a file name to store the header information.
More than a month of hard development brings us a new build 547 that should eliminate all of the issues with hidden system memory use. If you had any issues with unmanaged memory in previous versions, please re-test this latest build. Some major changes were made in the product to prepare encryption functionality that also made it more stable.
If there will be no stability issues found in this build then we will release an RC version with encryption included for the last round of testing. Thank you.
Here goes the last build of this coming to a close 2009 year. Build 545 contains several small fixes and one major change–an instant cache file creation (no more boring “Allocating cache…” progress dialog boxes.)
As we near the end of the year, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for the time, energy, commitment, and trust you’ve shared with us in 2009.
We’re looking forward to working with you to build lasting success in 2010.
Happy Holidays! ;)
By Andrey Zarudnev | December 1st, 2009 |
The eBoostr version 4 release date, which was originally December 1st, 2009, is now estimated in late January, 2010.
We have decided to postpone the release of version 4 to ensure that it is free of bugs and stable with unmanaged memory operations. Current Beta version sometimes has issues with unmanaged memory detection and its use that may lead to system freezes and crashes.
Adding another month of Beta test will hit the middle of the holiday season, so we postpone the release to late January in order to have enough time to gather your feedback and reports as much as possible, as well as to better prepare for a global release on all local and partner websites.
New Extended Beta license
Please use the following license data to continue testing eBoostr version 4:
updated: http://beta.eboostr.com/forum/topic/my-beta-license-already-expired-what-should-i-do
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****END*LICENSE*KEY****
Thank you very much for all your valuable feedback and helping us to make the product better.
By Andrey Zarudnev | |
We have just published a new build 544. This build was mainly released to include an extended Beta license cause we are postponing the release of version 4 and extending Beta Program one more time. An official announcement is to follow.
Fixes and changes in this version:
- A small improvement in RAM cache loading during boot time in case you have a cache on another device;
- Fix for some cases with inactive cache devices after system reboot;
- New extended Beta license.
If you are not making a clean install of this build then please use the following key to update your license data:
****BEGIN*LICENSE*KEY****
5F37560A67409E96A378B656E78F40EAA83870C6
ED87260145FF9A9E3E9F4CE973FE2C3960428EC8
5A925755DBC298A32EF3B09CA69BB0AD3CD23476
F33D49445F7263CF51C8F9884204D50C568C26DD
EEE885B55A683677BA4DEB8B17300FDF6C06F497
5C11DFEE3353E52E344CF7F8CEF3FD0B1CA75B14
F6236A1DCB8CC860*65424F4F53544552394F784
B394F784BF0B2134B46000000000000000100010
00C000D0001000300CDCDCDCD420065007400610
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****END*LICENSE*KEY****
Previous version download: version 4.0.0.543
By Andrey Zarudnev | November 12th, 2009 |
First introduction of the auto configuration wizard spotted many issues and strange results in it. Thank you for all your reports–most of the errors are now fixed in the new build 543. In addition this new build does not require Administrative privileges on Windows Vista and 7 anymore.
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Finally 64 bit native version is here
Installation file contains both 32 and 64 bit binaries and installs the needed one during the installation process.
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Special fail-safe mode
If your computer was not restarted normally using “Restart” or “Shutdown” Windows option (for example in case of BSOD or system freeze) the next time Windows loads eBoostr does not activate caches. They will remain inactive until you click “Restart caching”. This feature was added to prevent infinite reboots in case of a problem with unmanaged RAM.
Please note! There are no any changes in the unmanaged memory handling code in this build, thus if you had issues before–this build won’t help yet.
Previous version download: version 4.0.0.539
By Andrey Zarudnev | November 11th, 2009 |
As you may probably noticed we have extended the Beta Program for another month and it is now expected to end on December 1st. An additional month was added due to the new functionality featured that was not originally planned—automatic configuration wizard that will help you to detect all available devices and create a recommended cache configuration based on the device performance.
My Beta license already expired. What should I do?
Latest version 4 builds already has an extended Beta license valid till December 1st. If you were beta testing version 4 from the beginning then please update your license with the following data:
****BEGIN*LICENSE*KEY****
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E7917B88A258EBD7*65424F4F535445526947144
B6947144BE3B2D44A46000000000000000100010
00C000D0001000300CDCDCDCD420065007400610
0200054006500730074006500720000004200650
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****END*LICENSE*KEY**** [ Please check for a new license data ]
Thank you very much for all your help in testing our new functionality.
P.S. Please stay tuned for a soon to be released new build with fixes of issues found in the automatic configuration.
By Andrey Zarudnev | November 6th, 2009 |
We have just published a new build 539.
It contains some experimental code to operate with the “hidden memory” that should fix the issues reported in the forum. If you had system freezes with the unmanaged memory use then please retest and report if any issues still there.
New automatic configuration wizard
A brand new automatic configuration wizard will thoroughly analyze your devices available, measure their speed characteristics and give recommendations on its use. An old manually configuration dialog box is still present in case you’d like to perform some tweaks or add/remove any device.
Please note! This wizard contains some new experimental code that requires administrative privileges on Windows 7 and Vista. Please make sure to run eBoostr Control Panel as administrator on those operating systems. This requirement will be removed in the next beta versions.
If you have your Beta license expired, please check the following page for an updated one (valid till December 1st):
http://beta.eboostr.com/beta/enable-version/
Previous version download: version 4.0.0.538
By Andrey Zarudnev | October 14th, 2009 |
New build 538 that was just published has some major updates in “unmanaged memory” detection and initialization code. This build contains only these fixes. Those of you who have issues with unmanaged memory, please confirm if your problems are fixed or not. Thank you.
Sorry for the long delay with this release :)
Previous version download: version 4.0.0.536
