Thank you Wayne, as you have a far better understanding of what is going on wIthin the K4.
Paul. KB9AVO On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 1:11 AM Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote: > Thanks Wayne for clearing that up... I was getting worried there... > > > > 73, and thanks, > Dave (NK7Z) > https://www.nk7z.net > ARRL Volunteer Examiner > ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI > ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources > > On 12/6/20 9:41 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > This is not correct. > > > > For technical reasons, we've been using a somewhat outdated Kernel > during the past year's development. (This simplified some logistics for the > team, while having virtually no impact on K4 users.) All current users are > getting updated along with our development team, and it was completely > painless. It'll all be history by the end of next week. A one-time > reckoning. > > > > Now that we've gotten this task out of the way, all future upgrades > should go very smoothly. In the vast majority of cases only the application > code will be updated. > > > > And don't worry: as a user of the K4, you won't have to even think about > linux OS issues, linux commands, and other arch-nerdly stuff. Updates are > essentially one-click (maybe two). > > > > It's a radio, not a computer.... > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > > > >> On Dec 6, 2020, at 3:51 PM, Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Paul, > >> > >> I want to check my understanding of what you just said: > >> > >> For whatever reason, a kernel update not triggered by Elecraft, > triggered a shipment stoppage of the K4s? Is that correct? > >> > >> 73, and thanks, > >> Dave (NK7Z) > >> https://www.nk7z.net > >> ARRL Volunteer Examiner > >> ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI > >> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources > >> > >> On 12/6/20 3:23 PM, Paul Van Dyke wrote: > >>> Greetings... > >>> This to answer more than a few emails I have gotten. > >>> I just got off the phone with Eric WA6HHQ, and he explained that they > made > >>> a few tweeks in some of the features that are in K4. They DID NOT do a > >>> major rewrite... But at the same time, there was an upgrade in the > Linux > >>> operating system, and Eric, Wayne, and many engineers, field testers > are > >>> beating up the code to make sure the improvements do not have adverse > >>> affects or hidden flaws before they resume shipping. I believe there > will > >>> be a note, to all, in a week or so, giving a more detailed explanation. > >>> Keep Well > >>> Paul Van Dyke - KB9AVO > >>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>> Elecraft mailing list > >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >>> Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to pvandyke1...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
