QPxTool ChangeLog
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** 0.7.1_002 (2010-03-27)
- some AutoStrategy-related fixes in gui
- fixed binary stripping in MacOSX
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** 0.7.1 (2010-03-10)
- fixed some typos
- added qscand and qpxtool man pages, just description now (Thomas Maguin)
- some fixes in Makefiles created by 'configure'
- extended BENQ CD ERCC test
- added POE info to BENQ DVD ERRC test
- fixed ERRC speeds in BENQ plugin
- DVD FE/TE test in Lite-On plugin implemented (speed graph is not valid)
- DVD FE/TE test in BENQ plugin introduced (but unusable now)
- fixed starting address in generic 'C2P' plugin
- added blacklist in Lite-On plugin: HL-DT-ST devices and TEAC CD-W552E
readdvd:
- some additional media checks
- disabling read cache if possible
cdvdcontrol:
- fixed displaying saved SilentMode tray speeds
libqscan:
- fixed DVD ERRC algo for drives based on MediaTek chipsets (Lite-On, TSST)
- fixed write transfer rate test on DVD+RW
- fixed info about last block in read transfer rate test
- internal write transfer rate implementation:
- CD-R(W) (SAO & TAO write modes supported, TAO is used by default)
- DVD-R(W), sequential write only (only single layer media tested)
- DVD+R(W) (only single layer media tested)
- DVD-RAM
gui:
- added German translation (Thomas Maguin)
- some interface changes
- some fixes in print preview
- Plextor MQCK results shows correctly now
- independent Jitter/Asymmetry scaling
- does not loose media info, tests results and selected tests speeds then selecting plugin
- fixed displaying saved SilentMode speed limits
- fixed bugs with lrelease (thanks to Carsten Lohrke)
- media info autoupdating (gui depends on libqpxtransport now)
gui settings:
- reports autosaving
- autostart tests on inserted media
- default tests for blank and written media setting
- ejecting media after tests finished
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** 0.7.0 (2009-12-24)
gui:
- printpreview mostly rewritten to workaround QTextDocument margins bug
- added russian translation
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** 0.7.0 RC4 (2009-12-08)
libqpxyamaha:
- additional checks for raw files
gui:
- implemented results saving/loading functions (via virtual "results viewer" device)
- changed printpreview rendering mode for QT 4.4+ (much faster)
- some fixes in printpreview
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** 0.7.0 RC3 (2009-11-23)
- NEC scan plugin: fixed returning drive to normal operation after test finished
- implemented probing in all plugins
- spec file: main package splitted to main, libs; fixed paths
qscan:
- added spare area info for DVD-RAM media
libqpxscan:
- fixed write transfer test could not start on DVD+R on non-PLEXTOR drives
libqpxtransport:
- fixed reading DVD+R recorded capacity on ASUS DRW-2014
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** 0.7.0 RC2 (2009-11-09)
- fixed some bugs with big-endian CPU's (tested on SPARC)
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** 0.7.0 RC1 (2009-11-02)
- spec file: qpxtool separated to 3 packages: main, devel, gui
- man pages: device names section is for all supported platorms now
- added test speeds reporting by plugins
libqpxtransport:
- bus scaning code reworked
gui:
- fixed test capabilities updating when selecting plugin
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** 0.7.0pre6 (2009-10-17)
- mans path changed to man1 (except pxfw one)
- added some path options to configure script
- some MacOSX fixes in configure script
- some code cleanup
- fixes in transport code
- some minor bugfixes
gui:
- added color presets
- added qscan plugin selection
- optimized print preview
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** 0.7.0pre5 (2009-09-30)
- added options to configuration script
- successfully builds on OpenBSD (needs GNU Make)
all features works with libpng and qt4 installed:)
- some fixes for 64-bit machines
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** 0.7.0pre4 (2009-09-22)
- added configuration script
- successfully builds on NetBSD (needs GNU Make), cli only
gui:
- some fixes in printing/saving results
readdvd:
- output file option '-i' changed to more obvisious '-o'
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** 0.7.0pre3 (2009-09-11)
gui:
- another fixes in ERRC results
- TA graph added to printed/saved results
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** 0.7.0pre2 (2009-08-31)
gui:
- fixed average values in ERRC results
- fixed build on x86-64 systems
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** 0.7.0pre1 (2009-08-24)
- win32(mingw32) and experimental MacOSX support
- qpxtool gui completely rewritten using QT4
(gui is just front-end now)
- deadreader renamed to readdvd
- pxcontrol and pioquiet merged (and named cdvdcontrol)
- added qscan: console quality scan tool
- added qscand: network wrapper for qscan
- added f1tattoo: DiscT@2 tool for Yamaha CRW-F1
qpxtool (gui):
- simultaneous scan on miltiple devices
- logarythmic/linear scale for error correction graph
- user-changable graph colors
- results printing
readdvd:
- parallel reading from multiple drives
- reading CSS protected DVD's
cdvdcontrol (pxcontrol):
- fixed DVD+R(W) testwrite control
- added MQCK support
pxfw:
- now supports Plextor Premium2
- fixed eeprom reading on Premium and PX-712
- fixed Premuim checksum caclulation error
and more...
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** 0.6.1 (2007-08-19)
- Makefile-based build, thanks to Mike Frysinger
- added 'uninstall' target
- pxfw & pxcontrol man pages: Thomas Maguin
- some code cleanup
new:
- pxfw now in QPxTool package
- new tool called deadreader - multi-pass damaged discs reading
- pxcontrol: full AutoStrategy support
- pxcontrol: experimental AS database save/load, PX755/PX760 only
(PX755 output is buggy, PX760 is more or less stable)
- media change detection
fixed:
- it was unable to set Silent Mode speed limits for CD in 0.6.0
- fixed Plextor FE/TE scan if it's not standalone scan
- fixed problem with NEC PIE & PIF scan on DVD+RW
- fixed bug with DVD-ROM results saving
- fixed Cx scan stability issue
- fixed SegFault at the and of PIE/PIF scan on LiteOn and Pioneer drives
- fixed compilation problems on some Linux distributions
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** 0.6.0 (2006-08-25)
- scons is used to compile stuff
(get it at http://scons.org)
- transport and vendor-specific code moved to separate libraries,
you can use it for you purposes, but API is far to be stable
- more informative SCSI error reporting
- stability improved:)
- Pi/Cx graph plot rewritten
(readability improved)
new:
- POF on Plextor drives
- C1/C2 on Pioneer drives
- generic C2 scan on drives supported C2-pointers
- changes in Pioneer PIE/PIF scan
(especialy DVR-111 support improved)
- one-pass PIE/PIF sum8 scan on many drives
(separate PIF sum1 on Plextor & Nec only)
- scale for all tests (except TA) in saved html
- SecuRec support
- Pioneer QuietMode support (for XL modifications)
- pioquiet - console Pioneer QuietMode control tool
fixed:
- fixed CD-R detection problems on some drives
- changed CD track list reading algorythm,
now it should also work on old MMC-1 drives
- transfer rate can be performed on Audio-CD now if drive can do DAE
- spinup is a time controled now, not fixed sectors count
- problem with resolving png's path if it's relative
(then saving results as html)
- various minor bugfixes
- some bugfixes in pxcontrol
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** 0.5.4 (2006-07-13)
new:
- pxcontrol 0.9 - console Plextor control tool
- more drives support
fixed:
- some minor bugfixes
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** 0.5.3 (2006-06-05)
new:
- PIE/PIF on Lite-On drives
- BenQ support (Cx and PIE/PIF)
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** 0.5.2 (2006-05-29)
new:
- PIE/PIF scan on NEC drives
fixed:
- manual vendor-specific command set selection didn't work in 0.5.0
NB: some drives may hang, if you selected Lite-On commands
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** 0.5.1 (2006-05-27)
- To get full fuctionality of Plextor PX-755/760 you need Plexluthor patched FW.
can be found at this page:
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?category=4&manufactor=38
new:
- Extended CD scan for Plextor drives.
it shows BLER, E11, E21, E31, E12, E22, E32!
(this graphs automatically included in saved html if Cx checked)
- autoclearing tests results before new scan
- manual selection of vendor-specific command set for you drive,
if automatic recognition fails.
Please report INQUIRY of your drive and command set, if it works!
fixed:
- more realistic PIE/PIF scan results on Pioneer drives.
now it runs with 8ECC interval, also results changed interpreting
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** 0.5.0 (2006-03-19)
- some optimizations for lower CPU usage
new:
- Plextor PX-755 now realy works! (with patched FW)
- Plextor PX-130 support
- PIE/PIF scan on Pioneer drives
- C1/C2 scan on LiteOn drives
- disc lock and eject ability
- full VariRec support:
separate Laserpower & Strategy change for CD & DVD
- PoweRec support
- shows GigaRec rate of inserted CD
- Silent Mode support
- Bitsetting for DVD+R & DVD+R DL
- Simulation on DVD+R(W)
- AutoStrategy support
- PlexEraser support
- FE/TE test
fixed:
- drive selection is disabled during scan to prevent some problems
- fixed speed detection problems on some DVD drives
supported Realtime Streaming but refuses GET_PERFORMANCE command
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** 0.4.3 (2006-01-26)
problem:
- PX-7[55|60] are not really supported due to
'authorised commands'
new:
- shows CD-R(W) manufacturer
- Jitter in percentage
- spindown setting
(works correctly on all drives I have)
- reduced CPU usage during Transfer Rate test
- supported speeds detection instead fixed speeds list
fixed:
- maximum speed selection now sets meximum speed on ALL drives
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** 0.4.2 (2005-12-09)
new:
- Plextor PX-755 support
(same as PX760, but can't write DVD+/-R at 18x)
fixed:
- fixed average CD read speed (it was multiplyed by 100)
- fixed Segmentation Fault then selecting CD-ROM drive
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** 0.4.1 (2005-11-29)
fixed:
- 'C2/PIF' in Pi/Cx tab was called 'C1/PIF' in 0.4.0
- some minor bugfixes
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** 0.4.0 (2005-11-05)
- C1/C2 on NEC drives tested. It works.
new:
- tracks information displaying (type, duration...)
- TA results clearing
- results saving as .html or individual .png's
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** 0.3.5.8 (2005-10-30)
fixed:
- transfer rate can't run on CD's in 0.3.5
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** 0.3.5 (2005-10-30)
- improvements in media check code
- changes in Capabilities page:
"V" = drive supported this feature
"X" = unsupported
"?" = detection incomplete
new:
- C1/C2 scan on NEC drives. UNTESTED!
fixed:
- now correctly detects DVD+/-R(W)[DL]
even if drive is DVD-ROM.
only one problem - can't differ DVD-RW
Restricted Overwrite from Sequential
- some minor bugfixes
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** 0.3.4 (2005-10-25)
- some GUI changes
new:
- Plextor PX-760 support
- result clearing ability
fixed:
- speed setting method now different for CD and DVD
- swaped DVD-RW Sequential and Restricted Overwrite
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** 0.3.3 (2005-10-21)
- some GUI changes, added status and menu bar
- test order changed: now Transfer Rate runs first
new:
- simple build script added to prevent come compilation problems
fixed:
- C1/C2/CU total & max error rate were zeroed at the end of scan
- now zeroing writable size if drive is not writer,
because readers can't perfectly detect free size
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** 0.3.2 (2005-10-07)
new:
- more drive capabilities detection
fixed:
- segmentation fault then trying to turn SpeedRead _on_ in 0.3.1
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** 0.3.1 (2005-10-06)
new:
- shows current sector during test
- test duration (for all tests, except TA)
- realtime average error rate calculating, not only at the end of test
- average speed
- reading writer info from RMA (only for DVD-R)
fixed:
- Plextor Hide CD-R and SingleSession goes off
while detecting it (bug only in 0.3.0)
- DVD DL media testing
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** 0.3.0 (2005-10-02)
new:
- read/write capabilities detection
CD-ROM/R/RW
DDCD-ROM/R/RW
DVD-ROM/RAM/-R/-RW/-RDL/+R/+RW/+RDL
BD-ROM/R/RE
- general capabilities detection
fixed:
- for stability improvement all GUI operations moved to main thread
(to prevent X assync reply error)
- media type detection problems on MMC-1 drives
- CD transfer rate test on drives not supported CD-DA commands
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** 0.2.1 (2005-09-21)
- added hdu..hdz, sr16..sr21 to scan list
fixed:
- spinup disc before transfer rate test
- broken error calculation in 0.2.0
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** 0.2.0 (2005-09-20)
- HISTORY renamed to ChangeLog
new:
- PX-708A2 support
- PX-714 support (same as PX-716)
- vertical grid
- grid for read transfer rate test
- fixed horizontal scale:
750 sectors/pix for CD
4368 sectors/pix for DVD
fixed:
- missing Plextor Premium ID string
- main thread goes down during tests in older versions
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** 0.1.2 (2005-09-09)
- transport code reorganisation
fixed:
- fatal error, then exit by window controls, not 'exit' button
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** 0.1.1 (2005-09-08)
- some code cleanups
fixed:
- real DVD transfer rate was limited to 3x
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** 0.1 (2005-09-04) initial release
drives supported for disc quality testing:
- Plextor:
- PlexWriter Premium
- PX-712
- PX-716
features:
- bus scanning (hda..hdt, sr0..sr15)
- detecting media type (CD-ROM/R/RW, DVD-ROM/RAM/R/RDL/RW/+R/+RW/+RDL)
and MID code for DVD's
- Plextor features:
- GigaRec
- Hide-CDR
- Single-Session
- Speed Read
- Read transfer rate test
- CD quality tests:
- C1/C2/CU (logarythmic scale)
- Beta/Jitter
- DVD quality tests:
- PIE (sum8) (logarythmic scale)
- PIF (sum1) (logarythmic scale)
- Beta/Jitter
- TA (only PX-716 supported this)
