New build 459

Another update published: 3.0.0.459

It has some user access to common file fixes for Vista users and an additional progress dialog shown during the applications search procedure.

Any bugs? comments? suggestions? ;)

Akismet = blocking non-spam comments?

I tried to post 2 comments today and both never showed up? Can the admins look this over? Its not that important, however I would like to be able to comment :)

Link? http://www.eboostr.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?page=akismet-admin

Thanks!

Couple of bugs in v3

I commented this on the Version 3 post, however it didn’t seem to go through?

Here it is again: I would just like to say that the application priority window takes a long time to load (almost 2 minutes). Does it parse through the Start Menu?

Also, if you add a cache to a flash drive and when it is done making the cache file, choose to not immediately fill it, and then restart and try to “Build Cache now” it will stay at 0%.

Note: I retried the “Build Cache now” a few times and now my flash it as 4% and my memory is at 97% however there is only 2 files on the flash.  Shouldn’t the fill be more or is that just as much as it will fill.

Memory  = 640mb (system RAM = 3gb)
Flash = 2048mb

Thanks!

Version 3: Announcing Beta

Our new version 3 goes Beta

A detailed list of changes you can find at the bottom of the page and here is a quick summary:

• Full Vista compatibility;
• Greatly increased RAM and flash drives cache speed;
• Applications priority list;
• An advanced cache/statistics viewer.

If you want to perform a comparison test with the previous version 2–you should backup the following folder before installing version 3:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\eBoostr\

Vista screenshot

Application priority

Now you decide which applications you’d like to give more boost. Just drag-and-drop the needed application from the list of found apps or drag-and-drop a shortcut to it from your desktop or start menu.

Applications priority

More speed from cache devices

Due to the improvements in load balancing mechanism, splitting and paralleling read requests you will get more speed compared to version 2. Both your hard disk and flash cache device will work with optimal load and better overall read speed.

RAM cache now works much faster due to using a special FastIO mode. Here is a sample graph (X-axis is the read chunks size in Kbytes, Y-axis is the read speed in Kbytes):

Windows cache VS eBoostr memory cache

Full list of changes

• Chkdsk not running on boot in case of RAM cache fixed;
• U3 system enabled flash drives incompatibility fixed;
• Drives/disks with unassigned letters can now be used as cache devices;
• Application priority list feature added;
• Automatic antivirus software and various indexing applications scans are now detected and ignored in file read statistics;
• Full Windows Vista and Server 2008 compatibility;
• Expanded statistics on cache contents and applications added;
• Build cache now uses non-cached write operations (no more “Windows delayed write failed” errors);
• You’ll get stable and consistent cache device speed values now (due to the previous change);
• Speed check procedure is now limited in time (20 seconds per each phase) to prevent very-very-very long tests in case of a slow HDD;
• Flash devices cache speed increased (better load balancing, split and parallel reads);
• RAM cache speed increased (makes use of FastIO mode);
• Less overall system load in eBoostr components added (removed requests for opening file handles, performance counters use removed, page faults reduced);
• Tons of minor bug fixes

This version features many changes in various components of the product so it requires an overall stability and compatibility test again. Please make sure to enable the “kernel memory dump” option in order to report BSODs if any.

Version 3 ?

Here is silent again, no words from eboostr-gang :( I just saw that in all this silence a new beta version came out (beta version 3) !!! Can you give us a list of changes/new features in this version? Should we test it or not ? Break the silence people !!! :)

NTFS Last Access Update enabled/disabled?

Is it necessary to have NTFS Last Access Update option enabled in order for EBoostr  to “know” which files to cache or not? This option is normally disabled on my computer but I think it is necessary to have it enabled so that EBoostr “knows” which are recent accessed files and which not.It would be great to hear from you guys how EBoostr “decide” which files to cache and which not thus clearing the situation out (this option enabled or disabled or it does no difference)

Vista development

We are planning to release Vista compatible version in Q3 this year, so the Beta version will probably be available in September. Please do not forget to subscribe to Beta RSS feed in order to do not miss an announcement.

For now we are open to any suggestions for this major new release, as usual :)

Current Progress : 2.0.2 version

Hello Everyone!

First of all sorry for not writing for so long. It’s summertime. Vacations, fun and relaxation, nobody can be reached neither by phone nor by email :) I hope you understand what I mean :) Anyway the product is not dead and the development continues. Right now we are publishing a new version for you to test and if everything will be fine–it will be released to the public.

2.0.2 Version

This update should fix a seldom error reported to happen with using RAM cache with modern video graphics cards that also uses the system memory to store textures and other stuff. Both of them are so memory hungry that can allocate it too much–without leaving it to the system. If you ever had a boot hang up on any of your test machines, please check if the current version fixes the issue.

Mike and driver development group improved load balancing mechanism (gives a 20-30% speed increase if using two USB devices according his tests.)

In addition this build has a new feature that may really useful in some cases (thanks to obsidian who also mentioned it.) You can now quickly unload the RAM cache to free memory for other application that needs it.

Here goes the screenshot:

little request

about using ram cache: may be a good idea to implement a way to temporary stop the caching AND flush the ram when i need full ram quantity for heavy application like imaging and gaming. i dunno if already exist but when i try to arrest te caching on device it stops, but the allocated ram remain occupied and not freed.

hope the eboostr project will continue.

regards

eBoostr alive?

Are the devs and this project still alive ?

For a long time not a word from devs, no comments, no new entries, just update that came out on official site and hadn’t even been “tested” and “announced” here on beta pages…

Andrew and co. please put some word on current situation of project. Are you working on new version and new features?