Listening to Security Now, Steve refers to V6.1 test version is available for testing, I would like to be able to test it. Where can I find it ?
Jeff,Listening to Security Now, Steve refers to V6.1 test version is available for testing, I would like to be able to test it. Where can I find it ?
I intentionally didn't link to this, because running these without participating in the newsgroup is basically a waste of time. The first thing you need to do is join that community so that you can get support and report the results or problems. These forums are not the place for that, at least not right now.Only development demos are available at this time. They may be found here:
https://www.grc.com/dev/SpinRite/
I disagree. I follow the newsgroups but do not post in them. I think it is fun to run these pre releases and see what is going on. Personally I have had no problems with running these pre releases apart from one instance. I don't know why it is made so difficult to post in the newsgroups, when it is very easy to do so here. Steve says it to stop spam, but surly we would have the same problems in this groupbecause running these without participating in the newsgroup is basically a waste of time.
We DID have a massive SPAM problem for a stretch, but Steve made changes to make it more difficult to post here. That's not affecting you because you're already a member. But it does slow down new joiners. Sensing a pattern?but surly we would have the same problems in this group
running these without participating in the newsgroup is basically a waste of time. The first thing you need to do is join that community so that you can get support and report the results or problems. These forums are not the place for that, at least not right now.
I don't know why it is made so difficult to post in the newsgroups, when it is very easy to do so here.
This is what I was meaning, I tried it twice and gave up! Also I found it difficult to find all posts by one member, probably just me, I have a low pain thresholdThe tricky part may be getting things set up properly so one can post.
I agree it's not easy (it took me quite a few tries). But once you have the directions and follow them scrupulously, you never have to do it again.This is what I was meaning, I tried it twice and gave up! Also I found it difficult to find all posts by one member, probably just me, I have a low pain threshold
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Right. The simple truth is that bringing the 17-year-old, circa 2004 SpinRite v6.0 current — with everything we want it to be in 2021 and beyond — is a huge amount of work. We all know that I'm unafraid of work. But that amount of work translates into a long wait, since we also know that I believe in being unhurried and getting whatever I do as correct as I'm able to while I'm focused upon it.That said, SR 6.1 looks to have better USB support overall than SR 6.0 (with the aforementioned BIOS limitations) , but many/most of us will still be left wanting more.![]()
RAID is not really a standard (as far as interfaces or data formats) so it's unlikely that any tool not from the supplier of the RAID itself is going to do a lot for you. If you want to run something like SpinRite on the drives, it should be able to process them individually as "raw disks". The problem *COULD* be that if it finds a problem with the disk, and takes a "repairative" active that that could cause problems for the RAID data structures which could actually potentially harm your data.support RAID
Good Evening.RAID is not really a standard (as far as interfaces or data formats) so it's unlikely that any tool not from the supplier of the RAID itself is going to do a lot for you. If you want to run something like SpinRite on the drives, it should be able to process them individually as "raw disks". The problem *COULD* be that if it finds a problem with the disk, and takes a "repairative" active that that could cause problems for the RAID data structures which could actually potentially harm your data.
Where can I get the beta?
The current SR6.1 is not a beta... yet. It's more of a POC Proof-of-Concept which is currently testing Drive access.