The Drive ID's sent to RPC?

[dbminter]

LUK;

 

Is the drive ID that appears in the Destination bar next to the drive letter in the ImgBurn interface the same one that is sent to RPC? i.e. is it verbatim passed to them for searching or is something else like an ID number passed? I am just curious in case something else is passed to RPC's site search engine for the actual search, I was wondering if the dialog box that lists the current firmware version number should include this ID. If it's the same as what appears next to the drive letter, it doesn't matter, for obvious reasons. Because if they are the same, since the box appears low enough that the Destination is still visible, then the actual ID string that is sent to the site is what is on the screen all the time.

 

 

Thanks!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Can't remember exactly what's sent. I think it's just the drive model and not the make/firmware parts.

 

Click the update firmware button and look in IE's address bar and you can see for yourself

[dbminter]

Didn't think of that.

 

First drive

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_result.php?kaj=1&...+DVDRW4224INQ-D

 

 

Appears to be a portmanteau of the manufacturer name (?) a plus sign and the drive ID string?

 

 

2nd drive

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_result.php?kaj=1&...=_NEC+ND-3500AG

 

 

For the first drive, ImgBurn lists it as IOMEGA DVDRW4224INQ-D

For the 2nd: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG

 

 

So, what is being sent in the first part? ImgBurn added the DVD_RW part to the NEC name string, but, it is not sent in the ID string to RPC1.org.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

DVD_RW is actually part of the device name string but it's pointless searching on it. All of those sort of things are removed on purpose when building the URL.

 

It's only searching (at RPC's end) for the text I pass in the URL. If I put DVD_RW in the querystring (as it's known), their bit of text in the firmware page would also need to contain that exact same text.

Going by experience, it never does. They just about manage to put the manufacturer and the model - sometimes not even the full model.

 

As the drive info can't have spaces, thats why the '+' symbols are there.

[dbminter]

Good thinking on your part! You're one of those rare programmers who thinks instead of just coding something in whatever is the easiest way to get it done.