Scientific Linux Release Candidate 1 for 4.3 on i386 March 28, 2006
Updated anaconda(installer) to Update 3
This should fix the issue about the missing sky2 drivers
anaconda-10.1.1.37-1SL.i386.rpm
anaconda-runtime-10.1.1.37-1SL.i386.rpm
LATEST security errata
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm
I have included a "beta" of a Super Duper Rescue/Install cd based on this
release. It is located at
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40rolling/i386/images/SL/SL.boot.superduper.43.i386.iso
The md5sum file is also located there.
SL.boot.superduper.43.i386.md5sum
I have added systemrescuecd. It has(in addition to lots of other stuff)
gtparted which is a gui disk repartitioner. See the README file
on the iso image and as attached.
The "menu" system has changed. A newer version of syslinux/isolinux has
the ability to do "menus". A menu may call another menu. This allows
me to make a main screen which points to other menus of related items.
Please test this. Note that some programs just do not work with some
hardware. In particular the "speed" program does not work on all
hardware.
If you know of a good "rescue" image or "utility" that has a
"floppy boot image" and is freely redistributable then let me know
and I will see if it will work with this scheme.
No "support" intended nor implied for the SL.boot.superduper.43.i386.iso
other than packaging issues.
-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson
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Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:15:41 -0600
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Scientific Linux SuperDuper Install/Rescue CD Version 4.3 on i386 March 29, 2006
INSTALLATION
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Installation of Scientific Linux 4.3 i386
To install Scientific Linux 4.3 i386 just boot the cd and either press return
or wait for the timeout of the boot loader.
RESCUE
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We have added some popular images to this cd. There are "rescue",
utilities and Other OS images available.
No support intended or implied. These are as is. Please look at and read
the info at the respective web sites for each product for more info. They
are only here because I had space on this cd .
Included are
- Scientific Linux rescue based on Scientific Linux 4.3 i386 rescue.
Version: 4.3
kernel: 2.6.9-34
url: http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/43/images/SL/
- tomsrtbt - "Most GNU/Linux software on a floppy"
Version: 2.0.103
kernel: 2.2.20
url: http://www.toms/net/rb
- DSL - based on KNOPPIX
Version: 2.3
Release Date : March 2006
kernel: 2.4.26
Author: [log in to unmask] (John Andrews)
Primary-site: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Copying-policy:GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0
- Recovery is Possible(RIP) - rescue
Version: 15.2
Release date: March 2006
Author: [log in to unmask] (Kent Robotti)
kernel: 2.6.16
Primary-site: http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip
ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip
Copying-policy: GPL
Documentation: /rip/RIP.readme
Description:
Small Linux system for the purpose of system booting
or repairing.
You can put this system on a CD or USB disk and boot it.
It's more or less designed for hard drive boot/rescue/
backup/maintenance!
It has LVM1/2, RAID, and Ethernet/Cable/DSL networking support!
It includes the FAT16/32, EXT2/3, Reiserfs, and NTFS
partition resizing programs 'parted, resize2fs,
resize_reiserfs, and ntfsresize'.
It also includes the partition image program 'partimage'
which saves partitions in the ext2, ext3, reiserfs, jfs,
xfs, ufs, ntfs, fat16 and fat32 formats to an image
file. Only used blocks are copied to save space and
increase the speed. The image file can be compressed,
in gzip or bzip2 formats.
It has support for these filesystems:
ext2/3 <Linux filesystem, read-write>
hfs/hfs+ <MAC OS filesystem, read-write>
iso9660 <Cdrom filesystem + joliet extensions, read-only>
jfs <Linux filesystem, read-write>
msdos <Dos filesystem, read-write>
ntfs <Windows NT filesystem, read-write (using ntfsmount)>
reiserfs <Linux filesystem, read-write>
reiser4 <Linux filesystem, read-write>
smbfs/cifs <Windows, read-write>
udf <DVD cdrom filesystem + packet writing, read-write>
ufs1/2 <FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, & Sun/Solaris
filesystems, read-only>
vfat <Win9x filesystem FAT16 and FAT32, read-write>
xfs <Linux filesystem, read-write>
The kernel is version 2.6.16 and has support for
IDE/SATA/SCSI hard drives.
You need at least 128 MB of RAM and a 486DX CPU to boot it.
- Puppy Linux - rescue
Version: 1.0.8r1
Release date: February 2006
Author:
kernel: 2.4.29
url: http://www.puppylinux.org
Description: Small GUI Linux system
- SystemRescueCD - rescue
Version: 0.2.17
Release date: March 2006
Author:
kernel: 2.6.15.4
url: http://www.sysrescd.org
Useful Utilities
- memtest86+
Version: 1.65
Release date: February 2006
Author:
url: http://www.memtest.org
Description: Small GUI Linux system
- GRUB
Bootloader
- gunjin
Boot loader
- speed
Benchmark and hardware inventory
- ranish
Disk Partitioner
Other Bootable OS'es.
- FreeDOS
http://www.freedos.org
- FreeBSD
http://www.freebsd.org
image obtained from
http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip
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Other utilities on cd but not available via the menu
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/putty/
Contains the latest version of Putty, a ssh client for Windows 2000 and XP.
Version: 0.58
Release Date: April 2005
Author: Simon Tatham
url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
files: putty.exe
puttytel.exe
puttydoc.txt
pscp.exe
psftp.exe
plink.exe
pageant.exe
puttygen.exe
putty-xp-wont-run.txt
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Location of iso image for this cd.
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ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/43/i386/images/SL/
If you have any questions about the cd image itself you can send mail to
[log in to unmask] . No support intended or implied. So answers will depend
on available time and knowledge of the topic.
-Connie Sieh
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