I was a little dissaponted when reading Scott's post about what the update adresses. But, I installed the update (not without a few moments of fear of the 990 becoming a black brick), and am happily surprized.
Now I can access the 7.1 direct from the panel (in case the baby steals the remote, as she is prone to doing)
Now I can see what surround mode I am in by the first button push, instead of it changing modes.
Now the bypass mode is the same level as the stereo /upsample modes.
Don't know what else is better, I would like to know what the "minor changes" are.
Of major impotance to me was the issue of the surround mode presets that change if you cycle signal between PCM, DD, and PCM again. This caused the surround mode to leave my preset of stereo and revert to PL2. I haven't tested this yet, I sure hope it's fixed.
I still of course wanted other things as well, but I am 90% happy here now. I wonder if the outlaws are done with updates for the 990, or if they will add more in the future?
Anyhow, thanks again Outlaws...