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Author Topic: Dolby DSS200 / 220 & DSLs - software 4.9.4.5 released Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 08-04-2019 03:55 PM                        Just out and available on dolbycustomer.com now. Per the release notes, it adds support for the CP950, adds a feature that enables you to force disable synchronizing the server's clock with that of the cat745 (for use if the IMB's secure clock has drifted beyond redemption, I guess) and several other more minor bug fixes.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-04-2019 05:17 PM                     More than minor. I believe it has a fix for when the CRU bay doesn't stop reading (keeping one from scanning another drive without rebooting). The CP950 is the new "feature" the rest are bug fixes. Note, neither mediablock is updated so anyone with valid kdms for 4.9.1 can do the update. There were no release versions of 4.9.2 and 4.9.3.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 08-04-2019 05:39 PM                        By "minor," I mean not serious enough to directly risk disruption or loss of shows without the intervention of a service tech. Yes, the bug whereby you can't dismount a USB or CRU drive without rebooting the server is on the list (DC-13420).  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-12-2019 11:51 AM                     DSS/DSL 4.9.5.2 has been released for DSS200, DSS220 and DSL libraries. Note, CAT862 (SDI) servers don't need kdms if you are already on some form of 4.9.1. CAT745s are updated.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 12-17-2019 07:29 AM                        Though if you're upgrading a cat862 system, it will tell you, incorrectly, that the version file is unlicensed: This simply means that it can't see a KDM for cat862 firmware version 4.8.6.2 anywhere. But if that version is already installed (which it will be if you are running the server version 4.9.1.22 or later, as Steve mentions), there is no need to touch it, and so 4.9.5.2 will communicate with the media block OK after the reboot.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-17-2019 09:07 AM                     Leo, That check will merely indicate that the license exists on the DSS200 itself, not what the CAT862 has on it. This has been true of all of the software updates.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-17-2019 09:23 AM                     Dolby version 4.9.4.5 needs to be avoided. If you mount a drive with multiple CPLs on there like a trailer drive, it will lose connection to the show store and render the server useless until it is power cycled. This issue was not present on 4.9.1.22 I can confirm version 4.9.5.2 resolves this problem, but as always there could be other bugs hiding in the background.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-17-2019 10:40 AM                     The only bug I've encountered on 4.9.5.2 is that you will get ingest/transfers that will say done but the progress bar may be less than 100% during the verification process. It is my current go-to version but, as always, I hope for the bug fix to the noted above minor problem.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-17-2019 01:56 PM                     So what you are all saying is the DSS-200 still has bugs in it after all these years...  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-17-2019 09:16 PM                     Really Mark? I guess GDC just brings out new builds for yucks! The "bug" in 4.9.5.2 is minor and causes no issues with operation. And, unlike others, the DSS200 (or DSS220...or even DSS100) can ingest or transfer content, at full speed...while playing! I don't think any other servers, to this day, can do that. I just heard that the GDC streaming server doesn't ingest (or ingest at any speed) while it is streaming content. I guess it can't walk and chew gum at the same time. I've still only semi-retired one DSS200 server...converted it to a DSL200...where it operates to this day. Can't say the same for GDC...just changed out another one this past week.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-19-2019 05:57 AM                     Never had bug issues after a certain 8.XX build, nor any bugs with the old 7.8 Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-19-2019 07:45 AM                     Uh huh...never had audio channels mysterious switch on you? Mind you, GDC's software is pretty bug-free but isn't completely bug free. Then again, it also doesn't add features as time goes as much as Dolby did...with features seems to be bugs...it's the way of things.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-19-2019 02:55 PM                     No, not after a certain build I didn't. I want to say it was Build 186 or in that vacinity.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-20-2019 09:22 AM                     We regularly have channel mapping failures on all our non AR and AR GDC servers and all are on the latest software  |  IP: Logged

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