tinycore_v3.6rc4

[roberts]

The 4th Release Candidate of Tiny Core v3.6 is now posted and ready for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release_candidates

tinycore_3.6rc4.iso
tinycore_3.6rc4.iso.md5.txt

Change log for rc1:

* Fixed mousetool for left handed 2 button serial mouse.
* Updated flrun - added input search capability.
* New tc-install.sh replaces usbinstall - added frugal install to partition with formatting options.
* New tc-install Fltk GUI front end to tc-install.sh callable from cpanel.
* Updated cpanel change to tc-install for HD/USB Install.
* Moved showrgb from base to Xprogs.
* Updated tce-load to better support download error conditions.
* Updated appbrowser to better support download error conditions.
* Updated ab - added tree and size views and overall presentation tweaks.
* New tcemirror.sh to present select list of both local (/opt/localmirrors) and remote (mirrors.tcz) mirrors.
* Updated appbrowser to also support local and remote mirror selection.
* Moved sethostname from function to script, callable from /opt/bootsync.sh

Change log for rc2:
* Added Select Mirror to Updates tab in AppsAudit.
* Updated search.sh and provides.sh to target new host server.
* Updated AppsAudit/tce-update to fetch new dependencies.
* Updated AppsAudit Updates to display info file.
* Updated tc-install to allow USB-HDD to select format option, corrected partition labeling.
* AppsAudit now handles lst= boot option for OnBoot maintenance.
* Updated tc-config moved keymap, secure, and protect to after extension loading but before restore.

Change log for rc3:
* Updated tc-install/tc-install.sh to support installs from .iso and text cleanup.
* Updated tc-config added -m option to chpasswd for consistency in password encoding.
* Updated /etc/.profile to determine proper EDITOR environment variable.
* Updated tce-setup to better support microcore when used with Xprogs.
* New mydata= boot code to support alternate name for backup. Defaults to mydata.tgz.
* Updated wallpaper to allow suppression of TC logo.

Chnage log for rc4:
* Updated squashfs modules with latest patches both 32 & 64
* Updated tc-install - added Mark Active Partition
* Updated fluff to v0.93 fixes reported segfaults.
* Deleted relic boot options bgk & thm affects tc-config, startx, .xsession.

Please note release candidates are for the sole purpose of testing.
Please test carefully. Do not use for regular day to day use.

FYI: Feature freeze for 3.6

[Guy]

Mark Partition Active (bootable) is working.

The installer is getting better and better.

[jur]

Slightly OT: Of you are setting up a multi-boot scenario, and say Win is not on the primary (bootable) partition, and selecting Makeactive for that boot stanza, will render your PC unbootable next time round, since the bootable partition is now different from what contains the bootloader.

[Guy]

There is a warning to only make the partition active, if Tiny Core is the only operating system.

[floppy]

Great, the wallpaper of my sweet home place is again there after boot.
http://www.wallpaper.net.au/wallpapers/landscapes-scenery/Bretagne-France-Stefano-Merler-1-1024x768.jpg
Few things makes users happy..!

[Juanito]

an uncharacteristically sunny day for Brittany 

[floppy]

rain? never saw something like that there. because in this nicest place on earth "la pluie ne mouille que les cons"
;-)

[jls]

 

[roberts]

Will change to display "process" selected items.

[Guy]

A very minor thing. I don't know if it matters.

When boot options are typed in when running the installer, it leaves a double space in extlinux.conf.

[roberts]

Do you mean one extra space after "quiet" ?

[Guy]

Yes, the extra space after quiet.