You're correct (IFAIK)
HW:44 are 'genuine' Acekard 2i based on Actel chip design
HW:80 are either 'Real' or 'Fake' Ak2i with Actel chips - depending on your point of veiw (more details supplied by Another World can be found in this post)

'Bad Batch' cards only affect ak 2.1 cards - & these are HW:80

I've got a HW:44 & that run AKAIO1.6RC2 just fine.

Just to check - what do you mean by 1.5+ ??
Do you meant you've tried v1.5, v1.5.1, v1.6RC1 and v1.6RC2 ??

 

and as for the bad batch 2.1.... all i say is wait for the next public release of akaio =)

-another world

 

Another World: Do you mind if I add this to my post in place of my little list, as it's a little more detailed??
And can you explain a couple of things like: 'pre-FAT/post-FAT' and 'Dark green with the 2.1 FAT fix' ??
I THINK the 'Dark Green' relates to the cct board colour - am I right ??

EDIT: Hang on.. I'm actually reading the WIKI for more details... Oh & you forgot to mention it's on the AKAIO Wiki (I was looking for it on the Acekard WIKI's)

So IF I understand this right:
The FIRST batch of AK2's, which didn't have a FAT error, are HW:40
The Second batch made, which DID have a FAT error, had a HW:41
These were 'repaired' and re-distributed as Ak2.1 - so also have a HW: 41
The THIRD batch of acekard 2 that were made, without any problems, & have a HW:80
A FOURTH batch were made, but with a Black PCB - but the HW stayed the same (HW:80)
FIFTH batch of Ak had Blue PCB but the HW number is not know (I wonder why ??)
Then out comes the Ak2i - with 2 different HW numbers

 

oops - you posted an explaination while I was re-editing my previous post - soz

 

Thanks for that 'Another World' -
One other thing I've seen mentioned in other forums acekard with HW:88 (Here). A google tranlation of one of the posts is

So could that meant the Blue PCB HW number is meant to be '88' ??

actual spanish text.. if there's any spanish who can translate it properly

jose 2009-05-04 20:30:24 hola, yo he comprado mi acekard 2 i aqui y me sale que es hw:44 como puede ser si decis que las que son de disco azul son hw:88, que tengo que hacer y porque me sale a mi que es hw:44, un saludo

Oh & no Ak2i with HW:80 - so that's classed as a Clone then ??

 

@AW: I think you may've misread that quote a bit

The way I read it is that the poster is saying that he has a 2i with HW:44, but he was replying to some1 else who claims that they had a Blue PCB with a HW of 88
(the problem is I've looked at the rest of the thread but can't see anyone stating that)

I'm assuming that some1 DID mention they had a acekard, with a blue PCB & it had a HW:88 meaning that the card they have/had was in fact a ak2.1 (which ties in mainly to what you've already stated)

All I was doing is putting forward the suggestion that those particular cards COULD have a HW:88 code, but of course until some1 can come up with a ak2.1 with a blue PCB and confirm the HW no - we will never know for sure

 

we have received confirmation that the blue pcb ak2.1 is hwid of 80. the 88 was always known to be a clone.

also there are now reports of a clone hw44 ak2i. it has a different chip from what acekard used. i have yet to see images so i can't confirm it yet.

-another world