tinycore_v4.1rc2

[roberts]

The Second Release Candidates of Tiny Core & Micro Core v4.1 are now posted and ready for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release_candidates

tinycore_4.1rc2.iso     tinycore_4.1rc2.iso.md5.txt
microcore_4.1rc2.iso   microcore_4.1rc2.iso.md5.txt

Change log since v4.0 release.

rc1:
* Updated pcmciautils-018
* Updated sudo-1.7.7
* Updated freetype-2.4.7
* Updated imlib2-1.4.5
* Updated libpng-1.2.46
* Updated tc-config new boot code pretce for raid and lvm support.
* Updated tce-setdrive improved error handling.
* Updated tc-terminal-server for new kernel.
* Updated appbrowser improved screen dispay handling.
* Updated appsaudit Updates for base version check.
* Updated version now supports options -c -l -s (check, long display, and short display).
* Updated tc-config for microcore without X.
* Updated udev rules to correct reported permission issues on usb devices.
* Updated select to accept input from stdin.
* Updated tc-functions getKeyEventDevice
* Updated tc-config for better detection of /dev/rtc and handling of loadcpufreq.
* Updated rebuildfstab for better cdrom scanning and to eliminate boot errors.
* Updated filetool.sh for initial use of SAFE backup option.
* Updated tce-setup for processing extensions on cd - new boot code 'cde'
          which results in scanning cd for additional extensions to load.
          This should eliminate the cd boot errors and is used in new multicore.

rc2:
* Updated busybox to 1.19.3
* Updated startx for microcore to allow noicons to trump the loading for wbar.tcz
* Updated tc-config dropped default TZ=UTC as such default (UTC) is embedded with no need to set TCZ.
* Updated filetool.sh, rc.shutdown, tc-restore.sh, filetool GUI, and exittc GUI;  backup_device moved to /etc/sysconfig.
* Applied optimization to shared libraries to reduce size.
* Added minimal /etc/protocols.

Note: Microcore users need new Xprogs.tcz and Xlibs.tcz

[bmarkus]

Thanks for adding /etc/protocols to base. Just one notice. It is not a minimal version but the file used in latest CentOS 6 one to one.

[coreplayer2]

Yikes, rc2 already!!  Thanks

Interesting,  so does the core base gain or loose some feature in this "minimal /etc/protocols"?

[bmarkus]

Interesting,  so does the core base gain or loose some feature in this "minimal /etc/protocols"?

Read http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11746.0.html

[coreplayer2]

cool  very interesting..

[bmarkus]

Built-in editor beeps on PC's speaker on search, save, etc. It is the only noise application. Please disable.

[bmarkus]

screenshot beeps too

[roberts]

So too does popup and popask.
In fact all of the fltk-1.10 widgets that "pop up" a dialog (fl_ask, fl_message, fl_input, fl_alert, ...)  sound the beep.
Such is embedded in the bowels of these fltk widgets and would require changes to the fltk libraries.
Nothing new here. Been that way since day one.

[bmarkus]

So too does popup and popask.
In fact all of the fltk-1.10 widgets that "pop up" a dialog (fl_ask, fl_message, fl_input, fl_alert, ...)  sound the beep.
Such is embedded in the bowels of these fltk widgets and would require changes to the fltk libraries.
Nothing new here. Been that way since day one.

Hm... I used screenshot for sure in the past but do not remember it was beeping. Speaker beep depends on a kernel modul pcspkr. Was it there in 3.x? I remember some discussion here about missing speaker sound.

[bmarkus]

Solved:

sudo rmmod pcspkr

[Rich]

I believe this came about because someone requested that the  beep  function be enabled in  busybox

[bmarkus]

Don't think it is Busybox related.

[curaga]

Kernel support for beeps was requested for 4.x. You can blacklist the module if you prefer no beeps.

[Rich]

It was requested for a headless box:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,9035.msg49106.html#msg49106

[bmarkus]

In 4.0 I can't get ALSA working without tricks. In 4.1rc2 it works fine as expected.