5.9.3 k 3.4.94
iso (~168 M) and delta from 5.9.2>>5.9.3 (+checksums)
Up at Ibiblio and NLUUG
For the devx use the one for 5.9.2. There are no header changes
kernel_source sfs is here + checksum (=direct link, my site, may be slow).
This release is 4G (non PAE)
Thanks to everybody who tested and gave feedback for alpha and beta1. I reckon this is as good a beta as can be released, above alpha quality.
There are some big changes here which as an end user you should hardly notice.Changelog
beta2
pmusic-4.3.6 - zigbert
mhwaveedit-1.4.23 - rebuilt - SFR
desk_icons_blue_moon_Slacko-1 - ttuuxxx
bugfixes
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init - sfs causing kernel panic on reboot - MHHP - commit 213e2d8
drop test for aufs in various scrpts - SFR - commit 40d485f
restored broadcom firmware
beta1
pavrecord-0.9.4 - upgrade - mcewanw, SFR
precord-8.1.5 - upgrade - mcewanw, SFR
pup-advert-blocker-3b - upgrade - OscarTalks
+pdesktop-0.1 - new - zigbert
-gtk-chtheme - removed
acpid-busibox-3 - shinobar
updates_mgr-0.11 - me
mtpaint-3.44.73 - upgrade - wjaguar
mhwaveedit-1.4.23 - built by SFR
gifsicle-1.83 - built by SFR
abiword-3.0.0 - rebuilt
gparted-0.19.0 - upgrade
sylpheed-3.4.2 - upgrade
squashfs-tools-4.3 - upgrade
+musl-1.1.2 - new - > devx
linux-3.4.94 - patched f2fs,aufs, ext2,3,4 + added jfs,btrfs,xfs as builtins
bugfixes
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intrd.gz/init - mavrothal
cups - perms - jamesbond, shinobar
MultipleSoundCardWizard - bugfix - Geoffrey, kirk
mksquashfs - symlink - shinobar
shutdownconfig - fix fail in CLI - shinobar
kernel_headers - update - old 5.7 version was in devx
firmware - cut down, saves ~7MB in iso
blkid - fix woof template - musher0
wireless_tools - missing libiw - SFR, davids45
pcre - symlink libpcre.so.0 - SFR
rc.update - attempt to fix icon mess when load sfs/update system
alpha
pmusic-4.3.5 zigbert
pburn-4.3.5 zigbert
psync-2.10 npeirce, tasmod
sfs_load-2.0.8 shinobar
tas-1.6 SFR
network_roxapp-0.8-1 shinobar, kirk
abiword-3.0.0
ffmpeg-2.2.3
xvidcore-14.06.17-git
libvpx-14.06.17-git
curlftpfs-0.9.2
+gpicview-2.4
-viewnior
firefox-24.6.0-ESR
kernel-3.4.93-4G
update to slackware-14.1 packages
new woof infrastructure
TODO
update sylpheed -done
update mtpaint -done
update mksquashfs -done
plus much more
These include:
- update to slackware-14.1 package base
- complete change of how puppy boots. We are now using kernel modules and firmware in a zdrive. There are no kernel modules in initrd.gz. This is how it's done in FatDog. Thanks jamesbond and kirk.
- save folder thanks to the collective efforts of gyro, shinobar, mavrothal and others. At shutdown you will see a new option to 'save to directory'. This replaces 'save to partition'.
There will likely be bugs. Perhaps many. I do not want to add more features, rather squash the bugs. If you want features, compile them and I'll consider them for the repo.
Bugs you may encounter not already mentioned are kernel bugs. If slacko booted fine for you before and doesn't now I need to know. It may be a kernel or firmware issue. Ditto if you can't connect.
Please check for user space bugs (mounting, applications, general running etc).
There is only old slacko stuffs in the slacko repo for now. I will build stuffs as time permits. Builders of programs wanted.
Why is this so big?
Firmware. I may trim that substantially -done.
Why change the kernel method if it wasn't broken?
Because it was cumbersome - duplication of modules, moving modules from initrd to root, difficulty in changing kernels. Now, you can change a kernel by building one with kernel-kit. Simply build a kernel with the "FD=1" option in the build.conf, make sure your .config supports aufs and many other modules as builtins (that is, WHATEVER_CONFIG=y not =m), add some firmware (manually for now, to do: automatic) and replace the z drive with your kernel-modules.sfs-$MY-KERNEL, renaming it to whatever the z drive is now, and replacing vmlinuz with vmlinus-$MY-KERNEL and reboot. That's it. More later on this feature.
The reason I went 4G only is that I might bring slacko64 up to release standard. I will drop PAE if that is the case. I do not want a flame war about this. Any single post moaning about this either way will be requested to be deleted. Save it for a different thread. (Ping Flash). This decision is subject to change for reasons known to me only.
Have fun!