The second Beta release for Scientific Linux 5.5 has been released for both i386 and x86_64. The biggest even for Beta 2 was the update of anaconda to the version that comes with RHEL 5.5. We have also added and updated the Intel wireless firmware/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOWNLOAD INFO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/i386 http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/x86_64 http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/iso/i386/dvd/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/iso/x86_64/dvd/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES Since Alpha 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** anaconda-11.1.2.209-2.SL.x86_64.rpm ** anaconda-runtime-11.1.2.209-2.SL.x86_64.rpm ** ** Updated anaconda so that we are now at 5.5's version ** XFS Utilities are now in the rescue image (i386: Missed Beta release, will be RC1) ** x86_64 only: Can now boot off an xfs partition. ** Brent Bates provided the XFS anaconda patches. **fuse-sshfs ** ** Updated to version 2.2 i386: ** fuse-sshfs-2.2-1.SL.i386.rpm (Missed Beta release, will be RC1) x86_64: ** fuse-sshfs-2.2-1.SL.x86_64.rpm **Intel wireless firmware (ucode) ** ** Updated ipw2200-firmware ** Added iwlwifi-6000-ucode ** ** ipw2200-firmware-3.1-1.noarch.rpm ** iwlwifi-6000-ucode-9.193.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNOWN BUGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- For both i386 and x86_64 openafs-kernel-source is not on the DVD. This has already been fixed, just not in time for the Beta release. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security Errata Updates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- i386: ** kdebase-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** kdebase-devel-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** nss_db-2.2-35.4.el5_5.i386.rpm ** scsi-target-utils-0.0-6.20091205snap.el5_5.2.i386.rpm ** sudo-1.7.2p1-6.el5_5.i386.rpm ** wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386.rpm ** wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386.rpm ** kexec-tools-1.102pre-96.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** tzdata-2010i-1.el5.i386.rpm ** tzdata-java-2010i-1.el5.i386.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.i386.rpm x86_64: ** kdebase-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** kdebase-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** kdebase-devel-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.i386.rpm ** kdebase-devel-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** nss_db-2.2-35.4.el5_5.i386.rpm ** nss_db-2.2-35.4.el5_5.x86_64.rpm ** scsi-target-utils-0.0-6.20091205snap.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm ** sudo-1.7.2p1-6.el5_5.x86_64.rpm ** wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.x86_64.rpm ** wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.x86_64.rpm ** kexec-tools-1.102pre-96.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** tzdata-2010i-1.el5.x86_64.rpm ** tzdata-java-2010i-1.el5.x86_64.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm ** xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm