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roberts:
The Third Release Candidate of Tiny Core v3.8 is now posted and ready for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release_candidates

tinycore_3.8rc3.iso
tinycore_3.8rc3.iso.md5.txt

Change log:
rc1
* New icons for AppBrowser and AppsAudit.
* Updated mnttool - added a refresh button.
* Updated AppsBrowser - clear Search&Provides field upon results.
* Updated Wallpaper - Improved GUI. Now with a single window.
* Updated AppsAudit - updated error reporting and now reports stale extensions.
* Updated tce-load - now allows re-downloading non-installed extensions to better handle download failures.
* Updated tce-setup & tce-load to ensure busybox calls thus avoiding conflicts with gnu utilities.
* Updated rc.shutdown - removed sleep to improve shutdown speed.

rc2
* Updated AppsAudit - md5 function slowness corrected.
* Updated wbarconf - support for no initial .wbar
* Updated busybox  -  1.18.5 new depmod applet and audit of required applets.
* Updated search.sh  - improved searching by title results and support for fat file-system.
* Updated provides.sh  - support for fat file-system.
* Updated tce-setup, tce-load, and loadpack.sh - alias for new depmod applet.
* Updated .profile - new user login sudo issue resolved.
* Removed remnant .wbar from /etc/skel
* Updated AppBrowser & AppsAudit icons - slightly larger

Note: depmod has been moved to extensions, gnu depmod may be required by certain extensions, e.g., alsa.

rc3
* Updated rebuildfstab and tc-config for AOE support.
* Updated tc-functions getpassword to support backspace during input.
* Updated screenshot to display file name created upon completion.
* Updated tc-audit added "fetchmissing" to fetch missing dependencies.
* Updated AppsAudit dependencies menu grouping and added "Fetch Missing Dependencies".
* Updated tce-setup for loading tce directory on cdrom and installable via updates to tc-install & tc-grub4dos
* Updated multicore.iso to use CD tce directory together with specific boot lists for network, install, or grub4dos.
* Updated tce-setup, tce-load, and loadpack.sh to ensure busybox is not trumped by coreutils or util-linux-ng.

Thanks go to Gerald Clark for the new AOE support.

bmarkus:

--- Quote ---Thanks go to Gerald Clark for the new AOE support.
--- End quote ---

What is AOE?

maro:
Robert,
Ever since I read your "teaser" about it I was curious what these

--- Quote ---* Updated tce-setup for loading tce directory on cdrom and installable via updates to tc-install & tc-grub4dos
* Updated multicore.iso to use CD tce directory together with specific boot lists for network, install, or grub4dos
--- End quote ---
might mean. Would you please care to elaborate (either here or in the other thread)?

bmarcus,
Not that I know anything about it, but taking a guess it might be: ATA over Ethernet (purely on the basis that it is the most likely "candidate" showing up here).

roberts:
AOE is ATA over Ethernet. Since I don't have such equipment I will let Gerald comment further on it.
Brian (ixbrian) also tested AOE in previews of 3.8rc3 so both would be better to comment further.

The tce directory on CD and new multicore are in response to:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=10305.0

The new multicore is no longer using starter packs, but instead individual tczs. This not only proves the new support but was my response to seeing a new user not having easy access to GUI installation program because of the high demand of memory of starter packs, even when booting from existing multicore. With the new multicore, using network or installation tools, has much lower memory requirement because of regular tcz mounting. Also Brian helped modify both installation programs to install whatever is in the CD tce directory.

So once, again, we have an easy remaster but now the remaster will be completely installed not just the base. The mods made to tce-setup to support CD tce will no longer cause a broken or discouraging experience.

roberts:
There is a Wiki page for AOE see: http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:netbooting?s#aoe_for_a_tce_directory

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