UBCD V5.1 available for download

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UBCD V5.1 available for download

#1 Post by Victor Chew » Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:17 pm

This version is obsolete. The latest version is available at:
viewforum.php?f=7


UBCD V5.1 is now available for download

Please visit the download page for details.

Description:

Not many changes from V5.1b1, which is why I think the official release is now ready. Have fun!

Changelog:
- Updated Intel Processor Identification Utility to V4.32. Thanks to ady for the update.
- Updated Parted Magic to V6.3. Thanks to IceCube for the update.
- Updated HDClone to V4.0.6. Thanks for ady for the update.
- Updated HDShredder to V3.8.1. Thanks to ady for the update.
- Removed tabs in ubcd\tools\linux\ubcd2usb\readme.txt. Thanks to ady for the suggestion.
- Re-added DLGDIAG.TXT from DLGDIAG5.CAB in UBCD V5.1a1. Thanks to ady for the suggestion.
- Updated DiskCheck to V4.0.6. Thanks to ady for the update.
- Updated Gujin to V2.8.4.
- Updated UBCD FreeDOS to V1.44. Updated FreeDOS kernel to 2040 and SYS.COM (in level1\freedos.cab) from the same package.

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Re: UBCD V5.1 available for download

#2 Post by ady » Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:58 pm

Victor,

Since I haven't saw the complete (merged) changelog from UBCD 5.0.3 to UBCD 5.1, I took the liberty of listing it. Please let me know if something is missing or inaccurate.

Programs Updated:

- ASTRA V5.50.
- Darik's Boot and Nuke 2.2.6beta (rebuilt with isolinux V3.86 to improve compatibility).
- DiskCheck V4.0.6.
- DiskCopy V2.3.1.
- ES-Tool V3.01v. Added historical info about ES-Tool help text.
- Gujin V2.8.4.
- HDAT2 V4.8.1. Added older version of HDAT2 (V4.5.3).
- HDClone V4.0.6.
- HDT V0.5.0.
- Intel Processor Identification Utility V4.32.
- MBRtool V2.3.200.
- MBRWork V1.08.
- Memtest86 V4.0. Retained Memtest86 V3.5b that has certain features that are missing in the new Memtest86 V4.0.
- Memtest86+ V4.20.
- NSSI V0.60.45.
- Offline NT Password & Registry Editor to v110511.
- Partition Saving V3.90.
- PLoP Boot Manager V5.0.12.
- Seagate DiscWizard V11.0.8326.
- SeaTools for DOS V2.23.
- SPFDisk V2000-03v.
- Super Grub2 Disk V1.98s1.
- WD DLG Diagnostic V5.19.


Programs Added:

- AleGr MEMTEST V2.00.
- DIMM_ID V3.57. This is a special UBCD-only contribution.
- Dsrfix V3.12.
- HDShredder V3.8.1.
- HWiNFO V5.5.2.
- IBM Disk Manager V9.57.
- Kon-Boot V1.0.
- Partinfo (TB) V1.11.
- Video Memory Stress Test V1.7.
- WDidle3 V1.05.


Booting and auxiliary utilities:

- Updated files from syslinux 4.0.4.
- Updated grub4dos to V0.4.5b (2010-09-22) to support syslinux V4.
- Updated ubcd2iso.cmd to support optional "/g" parameter to use grub4dos as the bootloader.
- Updated ubcd\tools\linux\ubcd2usb\readme.txt and added instructions to make created partition active.
- Updated ubcd\tools\win32\unxutils\bin\7z.exe+dll to V9.22beta.
- Updated ubcd\tools\win32\unxutils\bin\xz.exe to V5.0.3.


PartedMagic related:

- Updated Parted Magic to V6.3. Grub4dos booting support of PartedMagic is dropped.
- Updated F-Prot to V6.0.3. Update XFPROT to V2.4.
- Temporarily point cpustress kernel image to /pmagic/bzImage to alleviate lockup problems.
- Updated pccmoscleaner-2.0.txz, pcdiskeraser-5.0.txz, pcloginnow-2.0.txz, pcregedit-2.0.txz.



UBCD FreeDOS Updates:

- V1.40.:
- Updated AUTOEXEC.BAT and added "-n" to mdiskchk.com to avoid hanging on certain BIOSes.
- Removed "MOUSE_NCFG=0" in etc\global.set.
- Updated shsucdx.com in lib\shsucdx.cab to V3.05.

- V1.41.:
- Introduced "nolbacache" parameter (in memdisk and config.sys) to launch without LBACACHE.

- V1.42.:
- Optimized format of image.
- Shortened keybrd_ncfg and mouse_ncfg in config.sys to kb_ncfg and mse_ncfg respectively to fit everything into environment space.
- Updated bin\7za.exe to 9.13beta.
- Updated level1\freedos.cab\more.com to more.exe V4.3.

- V1.43.:
- Updated XCOPY to V1.4a.
- Updated SYS.COM from FreeDOS kernel 2039.
- Updated LOWDMA.SYS and UMBPCI.SYS to V3.81.
- Changed help.bat in level1\help.bat to test for MORE.EXE instead of MORE.COM.

- V1.44.:
- Updated FreeDOS kernel to 2040 and SYS.COM (in level1\freedos.cab) from the same package.


Other changes:

- Updated ubcd2iso and ubcd2usb to remove "boot.images" subdirectory (created by IZArc) before image creation.
- Updated some help text.
- Include again manufacturer's name for HDD tools.
- Deprecated AVG Rescue CD (from 5.1.a1), which is considered to be best left as a customization option.
- Deprecated AVIRA AntiVir Rescue System, which is considered to be best left as a customization option.
- Other minor changes, fixes and updates.

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Re: UBCD V5.1 available for download

#3 Post by Victor Chew » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:08 am

The history for mainline releases can be found here.

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Re: UBCD V5.1 available for download

#4 Post by ady » Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:50 am

Victor Chew wrote:The history for mainline releases can be found here.
Yes, thank you. After I posted, I saw the history page updated. Still, the difference is that in the history page, for UBCD5.1 the items are appended from the several development releases between the 2 stable ones. What I posted is "merged" (not appended) and from the user point of view.

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Re: UBCD V5.1 available for download

#5 Post by Arbyem » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:03 am

Hi: I am new to the UBCD, having just downloaded V5.1.1 and created the bootable DVD-CD from the ISO image file. Although I do have a previous version of the UBCD from PC Tools, circa Oct 2007, I was never comfortable using it with a user guide. I used it only for memory tests on my old Win XP SP3 desktop. Now I need to be able to check my WD internal HD (HP dv9820us laptop, Vista x64) for bad sectors, hopefully with the capability to repair them, since my WD diagnostic program and my SeaTools for Windows programs have each detected a bad sector in this internal drive. I was unable to use, successfully, a bootable CD for the SeaTools for DOS which I had downloaded (but I understand from another source that this tool might not handle my SAGTA-connected internal WD HD). However, I would be grateful for access to a User Guide for the hard disk tools on the UBCD 5.1.1 DVD-CD. Thanks, in advance, for any assistance in this matter. Appreciatively, Arbyem

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Re: UBCD V5.1 available for download

#6 Post by ady » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:46 am

@Arbyem,

You are posting this issue also in another topic (where I answered to your post). Please don't double post, specially on topics not related to your issue. Read the many tutorials and other pages alike located at http://www.ultimatebootcd.com, search this forum, read the wiki (and other many articles and videos posted out there).

Of course, if you have a problem that is not already discussed, you are very welcome to open a new topic in the correct section of the forum and we'll try to help you.

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Re: UBCD V5.1 available for download

#7 Post by Arbyem » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:18 am

With apologies for the near-duplicate post, I will withdraw from this stream, and stick to the other. Appreciatively, Arbyem

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