Adrel-BMP

Just received anew Adrel-BMP, and I'm having problems getting the software to work on XP. Tried the remedies that Leszek recommended, but haven't received any other ideas. So I thought I'd try here.


Any ideas?

Mark

Try getting a new operating system? It is about time...

CarVac is right on this one. Support for XP is ending soon, which means you can expect more and more things to break, plus a flood of malware.

I have seen the software work on XP. The manufacturer has not upgraded the software to Windows 7 or 8 at this time. I am not the guy to tell you how to get it to work on XP. I just know that you have to use XP for this brand of altimeter. This product is from Poland so I do not know if that is a problem in itself why they have not moved to a newer version operating system.

I ordered one the Adrel-BMPs a week ago and have not heard back from the manufacturer. I tried emailing to get an expended ship date, or even verification of my order (through PayPal). Anyone else have experience with ordering and contacting him?

I've ordered from Adrel several times over the last few years (though not in the last couple) and basically heard nothing until I got a pickup notice for a small packet from Poland a few weeks later in my mailbox. It sounds like this has not changed...

I finally got a reply from Adrel. Package is on it's way. I'll post a reply when it comes to give others an idea of lead time.

Received the ALT-BMP last Thursday. Could not install the unsigned drivers under Windows 7 64b due to a virus attached to the signing program. Initial response from Adrel was that it's not a virus. I reassured him that AVG catches it, and it is a common problem with the driver signing program they are using (dseo13b.exe). His second reply was several links to alternative driver signing procedures which I don't care to step through.

My plan is to use an old laptop as a sandbox to install the driver and test the altimeter.

It is amazingly small and light! But, it does not blink out the altitude like the ALT-LED does. It has the LED, so I'm not sure why they require downloading to get the altitude.

jsdemar said:

Received the ALT-BMP last Thursday. Could not install the unsigned drivers under Windows 7 64b due to a virus attached to the signing program. Initial response from Adrel was that it's not a virus. I reassured him that AVG catches it, and it is a common problem with the driver signing program they are using (dseo13b.exe). His second reply was several links to alternative driver signing procedures which I don't care to step through.

My plan is to use an old laptop as a sandbox to install the driver and test the altimeter.

It is amazingly small and light! But, it does not blink out the altitude like the ALT-LED does. It has the LED, so I'm not sure why they require downloading to get the altitude.

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This isn't that hard:

1) Turn AVG off and configure it for an exception for the driver file location
2) Run the .exe and install the ALT software
3) Turn AVG back on
4) Enjoy your new virus-free software from a reputable, trusted source

You will be fine, I promise.

Regards,

a code cracker

CORZERO said:

This isn't that hard:

1) Turn AVG off and configure it for an exception for the driver file location
2) Run the .exe and install the ALT software
3) Turn AVG back on
4) Enjoy your new virus-free software from a reputable, trusted source

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You might be correct about the driver signing program, but your advice is not correct. You should never turn off AVG (or other virus protection) to do this. It's better to tell AVG to allow it while still maintaining regular virus protection.

CORZERO said:

You will be fine, I promise.

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Promises from anonymous people are worthless.

:rofl:

CORZERO said:

This isn't that hard:

1) Turn AVG off and configure it for an exception for the driver file location
2) Run the .exe and install the ALT software
3) Turn AVG back on
4) Enjoy your new virus-free software from a reputable, trusted source

You will be fine, I promise.

Regards,

a code cracker

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jsdemar said:

You might be correct about the driver signing program, but your advice is not correct. You should never turn off AVG (or other virus protection) to do this. It's better to tell AVG to allow it while still maintaining regular virus protection.



Promises from anonymous people are worthless.

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Whatever method makes you warm and fuzzy, go for it. I maintain my own systems and I manually run an updated AV library once a year, and I've used them all, doesn't matter which one. Other than that, I never run real-time antivirus or build custom firewalls and my systems are clean as a whistle. Granted, I'm not your average joe "download everything click on every hyperlink I see because I can't recognize a spoof email" user, but that is beside the point in this case. It's all about your browsing habits folks. If his system is up to date, he is absolutely safe to DC his AV for the purpose of driver install and then turn back on (don't forget to add the exception in your AV). If it makes the OP more comfortable he can disconnect from the internet as well to run the .exe, but it won't matter either.





I signed my post with "a code cracker" to suggest some level of validity to my advice. That's all he needs. What do you want, my curriculum vitae? My Metasploit player rank? I'm no script kiddie, kind sir, and you are just as anonymous to the rest of us. Hope you never gave advice on the site, cuz then you would be a COUgHhypocriteCOUGH.

cerving said:

:rofl:

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You like my facetious response to eh? Except I'm totally serious!

Fine, I'll install the damn drivers myself and run the prog for a week and report back. Is that what you laughing non-believers want?!!??

People freak about downloading/installing from a reputable, trusted source if their stupid, out of date AV flags it but will click any hyperlink they see even on crappy spoof emails. You're killin me, Smalls!

Sorry, I've been an IT professional for 40 years so when a vendor says something like that I tend to go into safety mode. A lot of those specialty drivers aren't signed, if you know it's OK up front all you have to do is to say, "go ahead" and it's all good. That's why it's better to just use an OEM chipset from somebody like FTDI or Prolific... they publish the drivers so you don't need to worry about any of that. One thing I've learned from 4 years of selling serial-based devices that it's all a mystery to a large percentage of the PC population.

CORZERO said:

You like my facetious response to eh? Except I'm totally serious!

Fine, I'll install the damn drivers myself and run the prog for a week and report back. Is that what you laughing non-believers want?!!??

People freak about downloading/installing from a reputable, trusted source if their stupid, out of date AV flags it but will click any hyperlink they see even on crappy spoof emails. You're killin me, Smalls!

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AVG updated at least daily on my computers. You should try updating yourself with a little more knowledge and less BS.

Anyone else think it's ironic to have an unsigned poster trying to be an expert unsigned drivers? :bangpan:

jsdemar said:

AVG updated at least daily on my computers. You should try updating yourself with a little more knowledge and less BS.

Anyone else think it's ironic to have an unsigned poster trying to be an expert unsigned drivers? :bangpan:

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Cool. Check back after you've realized the drivers were not malicious code injecting old school keyloggers and payloads designed to extract your banking information and porno browsing history

CORZERO said:

Cool. Check back after you've realized the drivers were not malicious code injecting old school keyloggers and payloads designed to extract your banking information and porno browsing history

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You aren't following too well. It's not the driver that's reported as malicious, it's the signing program. It may be ok, but it's certainly a good place to hide a trojan when people (like yourself) are convinced it's not one. You really have no way to know that, but you find it necessary to pretend you're an expert. Now go away and play anonymous king-of-nothing somewhere else where the kiddies don't know any better.

jsdemar said:

You aren't following too well. It's not the driver that's reported as malicious, it's the signing program. It may be ok, but it's certainly a good place to hide a trojan when people (like yourself) are convinced it's not one. You really have no way to know that, but you find it necessary to pretend you're an expert. Now go away and play anonymous king-of-nothing somewhere else where the kiddies don't know any better.

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Yes, I see that now. Mia culpa. I misread that and wasn't really paying attention in the first place. Driver good, signing program flagged. I apologize.