Regarding DBAN, don't worry about it, at all. Version 2.2.7 has no new functionality in comparison to the official 2.2.6 release. The changes are not related to the program itself.
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Keeping a previous copy of the page in the Wiki is a great idea!
The idea is that any user could check the history of the copied page, so to see changes, for example when a new version of UBCD is released. Of course this page should only be editable by specific authorized users. The table can (relatively) easily be transformed to wiki format so to be copied.
!BIOS 3.20 :
Nothing new.
Intel Processor Identification Utility (P4 and above) :
Update to latest version.
Mersenne Prime Test 27.7 :
Updating this one is not so direct as other tools. Note: For Syslinux 4.xx, probably it would be better to use linux.c32 to boot ALL the Linux-based hardware test utilities.
Stress :
Update to latest version 1.04.
StressCPU :
Update link to
http://www.gromacs.org/Downloads/User_contributions/Other_software x86test :
Leave the old link as it is
http://www.vortex.prodigynet.co.uk/x86test/. Add in the "Notes" column the alternative link
http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/x86test Super Grub2 Disk :
Update to latest version.
PLoP Boot Manager :
Update to latest version.
Gujin :
Update to latest version.
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boot.kernel.org (BKO)
Notes: No info about the version in the UBCD tool list
No specific version should be posted in UBCD main page.
boot.kernel.org / gpxe and additional related sites. Maybe add ipxe ? (IIRC, already in PMagic.)
AMSET (Maxtor) :
Please avoid linking to warez-related sites from the main page. If Victor finds an old link from Maxtor / Seagate that used to contain information about this utility, that's the link that should be used in the main page, unless a new "official" link is found.
Change Definition Utility :
Add
http://storage.toshiba.com/storage-services-support/warranty-support/software-utilities (Note: This same link has been already provided before. Maybe the link was lost during some procedure in the UBCD website.)
Feature Tool (IBM/Hitachi) 2.15 :
Update link to
http://www.hgst.com/support/index-files/simpletech-legacy-downloads#FeatureToolUATA100 (Seagate) :
Please avoid linking (from the main website) to sites that actually copy the info from UBCD without even giving credit. I think there used to be some "official" link somewhere.
UDMA Utility (for Fujitsu MPD/MPE/MPF series HDDs) and
UDMA Utility (for Fujitsu MPG series HDDs) :
Update link to
http://storage.toshiba.com/storage-services-support/warranty-support/software-utilities#udma (Note: This same link has been already provided before. Maybe the link was lost during some procedure in the UBCD website.)
ATA Diagnostic Tool (Fujitsu) :
Update link to
http://storage.toshiba.com/storage-services-support/warranty-support/software-utilities (Note: This same link has been already provided before. Maybe the link was lost during some procedure in the UBCD website.)
Drive Fitness Test (IBM/Hitachi) 4.16 :
Update link to
http://www.hgst.com/support/index-files/simpletech-legacy-downloads#DFTES-Tool (Samsung):
There is no known / public "official" new links. The old link should be used, as it is still useful to search for information in other sites and in the WebBackMachine.
Please avoid linking to warez-related sites from the main UBCD website. The current version included in UBCD is NEWER than the one posted in other sites.
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HDAT2 4.9.1 beta
http://www.hdat2.com/download.htmlNotes: Current UBCD is using 4.8.1 version. Maybe an explanation why two version are present ?
From the help text in the boot menu:
“HDAT2 V4.8.1: Latest version of HDAT2, but device-level testing is disabled. This issue is planned to be resolved in V4.9. In the mean time, use V4.5.3 for device-level testing.”So that's the reason to include more than one version. Since V.4.9 is still in beta stage, I'm not sure it is worth adding a third version of HDAT in UBCD. The current beta downloads include V.4.5.3 too. Adding v.4.9 in a customized UBCD is easy too. Victor would need to decide which versions to add and which ones to left for customizations only.
MHDD32 :
Update links to
http://hddguru.com/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/As occurs in other cases, the reason for 2 versions is that some features were dropped in newer versions. That's why the links point to information for the user to read.
(BTW, the same site also contains information about Victoria.)
PowerMax (Maxtor/Quantum) 4.09 :
No link should be added to the main site. The link mentioned in the above post is / was NOT "official". The same information can be found in other sites, with more updated downloads too (as version 4.23, which is the "official" version) but other versions “dropped” some functionallity. Both versions of PowerMax should be kept in UBCD. The Syslinux arguments for both PowerMax entries would probably be better with "APPEND raw".
SCSIMax (Maxtor/Quantum) :
Generally speaking, the links should point to information about the respective tool, not necessarily to the download. In this particular case, the link contains first the download and then the information. Since Seagate changes its website structure relatively frequently, I'm not sure how long the link would be "current". In any case, I am posting here your proposed link with a slight correction:
http://www.seagate.com/em/en/support/internal-hard-drives/consumer-electronics/ld25-series/scsimax-support-master-dl/AFAIK, the tool itself is already up-to-date in UBCD.
g4u :
Update to latest version.
HDClone :
Update to latest version.
Partition Saving :
Update to latest version.
DISKMAN4 :
Beware that the latest version available is (and has been for years and will remain) in alpha stage
. This program is not for everyone, thus I would keep in UBCD the stable version only, as it is now (and has been for years) and would leave the potential addition of the alpha/beta edition for customizations only.
Update link to
http://www.diskman.co.uk/ (Maybe the link was previously lost during some procedure in the UBCD website.)
PTS DiskEditor :
The link provided in the above post may contain useful information, but it is not the official site. Adding it here in the forum for general info is more adequate, but should not be added to the first column of the main page of the UBCD website. Perhaps Victor would consider it (
http://thestarman.pcministry.com/tool/de/PTS-DE.htm ) for the "Notes" column; maybe. The official site (mostly about their commercial software) is located at
http://www.phystechsoft.com/.
Darik's Boot :
IIRC, the version of DBAN 2.2.6 included in UBCD 5.1.1 was adapted for older CPUs. Since DBAN version 2.2.7 is not supposed to add any new features, I'm not sure if Victor would update it. FWIW, for older systems there is still version 1.0.7 available as a floppy image for UBCD customizations.
HDShredder :
Nothing new.
Fujitsu Erase Utility :
Add link
http://storage.toshiba.com/storage-services-support/warranty-support/software-utilities#erase (Note: This same link has been already provided before. Maybe the link was lost during some procedure in the UBCD website.)
DiscWizard (Seagate/Maxtor) :
AFAIK, no changes. The Windows-based version has been updated since UBCD 5.1.1 was released, but I have not checked the latest version of the Linux-based version.
FIPS :
I'll leave this without comments.
AleGr MEMTEST :
No changes. Even when the original site is down, the original link is useful to find old copies of the relevant information. Thus, the original link should stay, unless the author moved his site to a new location with all the relevant information about the tool.
DIMM_ID :
Please don't link to sites that abuse of information posted elsewhere (including, and most specially, from UBCD) and without giving credit. This is specially relevant for this particular utility. If I am not mistaken, Victor should correct the License information in the respective column of the UBCD homepage.
Memtest86 :
Update version 4.0 to 4.0a. Version 3.5b should still be included, and version 4.0b should be left for customizations only.
Windows Memory Diagnostic :
AFAIK, no changes.
Kon-Boot :
No changes.
ATAPI CDROM Identification :
Update link in main page to :
http://www.tpmail.ru/dstef/Parallel Port Information System :
Please avoid linking (from the main page) to sites that actually copy the info from UBCD without even giving credit.
ASTRA :
Update to latest version.
HDT :
Update c32 module from latest stable version of Syslinux.
PCI :
No changes. Even if the site is no longer available, having the link helps find relevant information.
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I shall repeat that these are just my opinions, and I would suggest / request from Victor to copy the table from the homepage (including links) to the wiki before each and every change. Sometimes, old links are more useful for finding relevant information than newer links.
Hopefully this post clarifies my comments from previous posts.
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