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Tiny Core Base => TCB News => Release Candidate Testing => Topic started by: roberts on November 06, 2011, 01:47:40 PM

Title: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: roberts on November 06, 2011, 01:47:40 PM

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 (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

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 06, 2011, 02:49:51 PM

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.

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: coreplayer2 on November 06, 2011, 05:53:35 PM

Yikes, rc2 already!!  Thanks

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

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 07, 2011, 01:42:20 AM

Quote from: coreplayer2 on November 06, 2011, 05:53:35 PM

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

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: coreplayer2 on November 08, 2011, 01:05:57 AM

cool  very interesting..

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 10, 2011, 09:46:22 AM

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

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 10, 2011, 12:44:29 PM

screenshot beeps too :(

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: roberts on November 10, 2011, 01:22:24 PM

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.

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 10, 2011, 01:50:50 PM

Quote from: roberts on November 10, 2011, 01:22:24 PM

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.

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 10, 2011, 01:56:11 PM

Solved:

Quote

sudo rmmod pcspkr

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: Rich on November 10, 2011, 02:02:16 PM

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

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 10, 2011, 02:03:27 PM

Don't think it is Busybox related.

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: curaga on November 10, 2011, 02:27:22 PM

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

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: Rich on November 10, 2011, 03:04:22 PM

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

Title: Re: tinycore_v4.1rc2
Post by: bmarkus on November 11, 2011, 11:45:27 AM

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