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[cryptfreak]

New driver fixed the stability problem

[Jetico]

Well i downgraded to 04-July-2008 | v.2.00.7 Release Candidate 2 | driver v.2.11 and no freezing or crashes so there must be something wrong on new version.

Thank you for writing detailed configuration of your system. We could replicate the same behaviour and found out where source of the problem is. BCVE v.2.10.00 now contains driver v.2.13 with the fix and updated installation program is available on Jetico Web-site: http://www.jetico.com/bcve_setup.exe .

[cryptfreak]

Well i downgraded to 04-July-2008 | v.2.00.7 Release Candidate 2 | driver v.2.11 and no freezing or crashes so there must be something wrong on new version.

[cryptfreak]

After upgrading to:
22-July-2008 | v.2.10.00 | driver v.2.12
    BestCrypt Volume Encryption version 2 commercial release. Performance of the software significantly increased on miltiprocessor and multicore computers.

I had alot of stabily problems, got once bluescreen about bcfntfs.sys, once its freezed when i runned benchmark and on usage i have alot windows freezing and programs stop working after upgrading this versio. Is there anyway download older version?

Speeds are alot better with this but some reason vista freezing now often and programs stop working, only reboot will help.
To get this happen no even need extract or do any resource taking operations, happens on idle also.

Summary
             
      Computer:
         Computer Type     ACPI x64-based PC
         Operating System     Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
         OS Service Pack     Service Pack 1
         Internet Explorer     7.0.6001.18000
         DirectX     DirectX 10.0
         Computer Name     ADMIN-PC
         User Name     admin
         Logon Domain     admin-PC
         Date / Time     2008-07-23 / 12:54
 
      Motherboard:
         CPU Type     QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 3333 MHz (9 x 370)
         Motherboard Name     Asus P5W DH Deluxe (3 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
         Motherboard Chipset     Intel Glenwood-DG i975X
         System Memory     4096 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
         DIMM1: Kingston KTC1G-UDIMM     1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
         DIMM2: Kingston KTC1G-UDIMM     1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
         DIMM3: Kingston KTC1G-UDIMM     1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
         DIMM4: Kingston KTC1G-UDIMM     1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
         BIOS Type     AMI (03/20/08)
         Communication Port     Communications Port (COM1)
 
      Display:
         Video Adapter     NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
         Video Adapter     NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
         3D Accelerator     nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
         Monitor     Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (15261)
         Monitor     ViewSonic VA902 [19" LCD] (PSS060870710)
 
      Multimedia:
         Audio Adapter     Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 - High Definition Audio Controller [A-1]
 
      Storage:
         IDE Controller     IDE Channel
         IDE Controller     Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
         Storage Controller     Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller
         Storage Controller     Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
         Storage Controller     SCSI/RAID Host Controller
         Floppy Drive     Floppy disk drive
         Disk Drive     Volume0 (79 GB, IDE)
         Disk Drive     Volume1 (851 GB, IDE)
         Optical Drive     PLEXTOR DVDR PX-708A ATA Device (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
         Optical Drive     VE3130Y WLN100B ATA Device
         SMART Hard Disks Status     Unknown
 
      Partitions:
         C: (NTFS)     81917 MB (44860 MB free)
         D: (NTFS)     871948 MB (61002 MB free)
         Total Size     931.5 GB (103.4 GB free)
 
      Input:
         Keyboard     Standard PS/2 Keyboard
         Mouse     Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
 
      Network:
         Primary IP Address     192.168.0.121
         Primary MAC Address     7A-79-05-67-C6-7B (user-defined)
         Network Adapter     Hamachi Network Interface (5.103.198.123)
         Network Adapter     Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (192.168.0.121)
 
      Peripherals:
         Printer     Fax
         Printer     HP Color LaserJet 2800 Series PS
         Printer     HP LaserJet 1100 (MS)
         Printer     Microsoft XPS Document Writer
         FireWire Controller     Texas Instruments TSB43AB22 1394A-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller (PHY: TI TSB41AB1/2)
         USB1 Controller     Intel 82801GB ICH7 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-1]
         USB1 Controller     Intel 82801GB ICH7 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-1]
         USB1 Controller     Intel 82801GB ICH7 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-1]
         USB1 Controller     Intel 82801GB ICH7 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-1]
         USB2 Controller     Intel 82801GB ICH7 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-1]
         USB Device     Generic USB Hub
         USB Device     Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter
 
      DMI:
         DMI BIOS Vendor     American Megatrends Inc.
         DMI BIOS Version     2704
         DMI System Manufacturer     ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC
         DMI System Product     P5W DH Deluxe
         DMI System Version     System Version
         DMI System Serial Number     System Serial Number
         DMI System UUID     600B31AA-8DFED511-AC24001B-FC9A1BED
         DMI Motherboard Manufacturer     ASUSTeK Computer INC.
         DMI Motherboard Product     P5W DH Deluxe
         DMI Motherboard Version     Rev 1.xx
         DMI Motherboard Serial Number     MB-1234567890
         DMI Chassis Manufacturer     Chassis Manufacture
         DMI Chassis Version     Chassis Version
         DMI Chassis Serial Number     Chassis Serial Number
         DMI Chassis Asset Tag     Asset-1234567890
         DMI Chassis Type     Desktop Case
         DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets     4 / 0

[cryptfreak]

thanks, adding that 2.) fixed the problem. Very weird that installer dont do the registry part. One possible reason could be vmware and its install somekind vmbkey.

[Jetico]

Two keys in Registry should be set:

1)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mhk]
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000003
"DisplayName"="Mhk"

2) Key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96B-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]

probably has multi-string value "UpperFilters" set to "kbdclass". To get
mhk.sys driver loaded it should set to "kbdclass mhk". If you have virtual
machine with mhk.sys driver loaded correctly, it is worth to take a look at the
key too.

[cryptfreak]

I installed vista x64 sp1 to vmware and installed latest bcve v2 rc2, alarm crash hotkey worked on it, i took mhk.sys from it and exported registry entries what you told and imported them to this. Still getting error setting alarm hotkey.

Code: [Select]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mhk]
"Type"=dword:00000001
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Ach"=dword:00110002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mhk\Enum]
"0"="ACPI\\PNP0303\\4&205ad762&0"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

I edited to "0"= my keyboard device path id ACPI\PNP0303\4&2E2B2FDC&0, what i should put to Ach it seems to be diffrent on every installation?

[cryptfreak]

That file can be found from C:\Windows\System32\mhk.sys but not from registry.

[Jetico]

At the moment BCVE uses 4 MBytes buffer/file for testing the
performance. We will think on adding the option to enter other
sizes for the tests.

The "Error in setting Alarm Crash Hotkey" message may arise
if BCVE cannot communicate with its low-level driver mhk.sys ,
for example, because of some problem occured during installation
of the software.

Could you please run standard Windows regedit.exe program from
C:\WINDOWS folder and check that the following key exists in the Registry database:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mhk

Then, please check that file mhk.sys exists in system C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder.

The problem of setting Alarm Crash Hotkey was reported to us once only.
For some reason re-installation of BCVE did not help, and unfortunately
we could not finally found out what prevented BCVE Setup from installation
its MHK module. The problem was solved by manual installation of the module.

If in your case re-installation of BCVE does not help, please write to
Jetico technical support ( mailto:support@jetico.com ) for further work on
the case.

[cryptfreak]

Hi All

Im using now Jetico Bestcrypt Volume Encryption 2.00.06 RC2 and my os is Vista x64.
I have noticed problem with Setting Alarm Crash hotkey  if i try set it to Alt + Ctrl + C or any other it will
just say Error in setting Alarm Crash Hotkey. I think its most likely caused becouse i use vista 64 bit edition.
This bug was existed since the feature also with 1.x.

Benchmarking was very nice feature also but it would be nice if you could select size what it will use for testing so i could see results for bigger files.

[Nova]

Hi all,

pepak you are right !!
The next update is there, and it correct the keyboard problem!
Now all work fine. ( tested on french windows and hardware )

I want to thanks jetico team for this fine release. I really appreciate the benchmark tools too..

-Nova

[pepak]

But I thought that this operation (return to the previous language when closing the password windows) was automatic. So if I understand correctly I'll have to do this manualy ?

Yes, at least until the next update.

I would like to see the automatic change back, too, but since I use english keyboard by default anyway, it's no big deal for me.

[Nova]

pepak wrote

2. Switch keyboard to Czech

I understand now what you mean by "Switch keyboard".
You mean switch "manualy" with the icon of language under the windows task bar ?

If it is that, YES I'am able to switch the language too !!

bcve make an auto switch to english, and after closing the change master password windows, it remain in english keyboard.
But yes at this point I can switch manually the language and select French keyboard from the windows task bar.

But I thought that this operation (return to the previous language when closing the password windows) was automatic. So if I understand correctly I'll have to do this manualy ?

-Nova

[Jetico]

Although we tried to reproduce the problem, at the moment we cannot
catch the effect when BCVE would not allow the user to switch back
from English language. We would rather agree with Pepak who wrote:

My guess is that Nova's problem is neither the switch to english keyboard nor switching back to his language, but the fact that the switch back doesn't occur automatically.

[pepak]

On my system it works exactly as you described (Czech-English).

My guess is that Nova's problem is neither the switch to english keyboard nor switching back to his language, but the fact that the switch back doesn't occur automatically. E.g., the sequence:

1. Run BCVE
2. Switch keyboard to Czech
3. Mount volume
4. Keyboard switches to English automatically
5. Enter password, mount volume
6. Create Rescue ISO
7. Keyboard is still switched to English and if I want Czech, I have to do that manually

In my opinion, there should be an extra step:

5a. Switch keyboard back to the state it was before 4.