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Linux-Announce Digest #461
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Mon Jun 30 20:13:08 2003
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Linux-Announce Digest #461, Volume #4 Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:13:03 EDT
Contents:
LILO version 22.5.6 is released (johninsd at san dot rr dot com)
Version 1.9 update of "Advanced Bash Scripting Guide" ("M. Leo Cooper")
RE COMMERCIAL: 1U 1.3Ghz server for $439 (sales)
TuxMobil News 06/2003 ("Werner Heuser")
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From: johninsd at san dot rr dot com <bitbucket@hotmail.com>
Subject: LILO version 22.5.6 is released
Date: 30 Jun 2003 05:00:02 GMT
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LILO release 22.5.6 is based upon Werner Almesberger's LILO version 21.
Version 22.5.6 is a bugfix update to version 22.5.5
o Cranky raid installation is fixed; i.e., all spurious error messages are
gone.
o Certain raid1 installations (skewed) now boot properly when a disk fails.
This
bug affects releases back to 22.5.
Version 22.5.5 is a minor update to version 22.5.4
o Improve 'mkrescue' --iso option with 'el-torito-bootable-cd' flag
o '-M' switch gives option of 'mbr' or 'ext' loaders; latter will boot
from extended partitions
o '-A' switch recognizes 'ext' loader, and allows activating extended part.
o Chain loader begins with memory map from second stage; also can merge
mapped drives into the drive map; never more than one EBDA drive mapper
Version 22.5.4 is a minor update to version 22.5.3
o Bugs in caching algorithm fixed. With no BIOS data check, IDE drives
are correctly assigned before SCSI drives. Volume ID check corrected.
o Compilation option SUSPEND, for optional booting from a suspend
partition using 'vmdefault='. This is disabled in the standard release.
o Updated 'mkrescue' will produce a bootable diskette without a prior
LILO boot. Plus '--iso' option will produce a bootable CD image.
Version 22.5.3 is a minor update to version 22.5.2
o Handle kernels with DEVFS_FS compiled in, but 'devfs' not mounted and
not supported by the existing /dev directory hierarchy.
Version 22.5.2 is a minor update to version 22.5.1
o Handles reiser4 filesystem
o Bugfixes: raid-extra-boot=/dev/XXX where XXX is outside the raid set,
bootloader get number of hard drives
o -M switch creates backup files of sectors (-s and -S switches)
Version 22.5.1 is a minor update to version 22.5
o Writearounds are included for two BIOS bugs which could kill 22.5:
- Video BIOS destroy's DX register
- BIOS does not pass boot device code in DL
o Boot sector backups are handled in a more consistent fashion.
o Optional configuration file keywords are added: master-boot, boot-as=,
raid-extra-boot=mbr, bios-passes-dl= (or -Z switch).
Version 22.5 is a major update to version 22.4.1
o Booting is based upon industry-standard volume labels (s/n), which are
translated to BIOS device codes. Changes in the disk configuration
which cause the BIOS to assign device codes in a different order should
be transparent to the user.
o 256-color bitmap boot screens are now supported using VESA video BIOS
extensions. Both RGB and RLE encoded *.bmp files are supported.
Versions 22.4, 22.3, 22.2, 22.1, 22.0 are major updates to version 21.
*** THE VERSION 22 RAID1 IMPLEMENTATION IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 21.
Those using version 21 should read 'README.raid1' before installing these
new codes. There is a compatibility mode (lilo -x mbr-only) for existing
RAID1 installations which are not going to be converted to the Version 22
implementation.
Source code is available for download from:
http://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo (developer's site)
Or from the main distribution site:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo (please use)
See the distribution file 'CHANGES' for details of the differences between
22.5.6 and prior releases.
--John Coffman <johninsd at san dot rr dot com>
LILO version 22++ links at:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/lilo
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From: "M. Leo Cooper" <thegrendel@theriver.com>
Subject: Version 1.9 update of "Advanced Bash Scripting Guide"
Date: 30 Jun 2003 18:15:01 GMT
Announcing the version 1.9 release of the "Advanced Bash Scripting Guide."
This e-book tutorial and reference is the equivalent of a 536-page print book.
With 263 illustrative examples, the book covers virtually every aspect of
scripting.
The author invites comparisons with *any* of the commercially printed books on
shell scripting. His aim was to write "best of category" documentation.
"This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of
scripting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an
intermediate/advanced level of instruction ...all the while
sneaking in little snippets of UNIX wisdom and lore. It serves
as a textbook, a manual for self-study, and a reference
and source of knowledge on shell scripting techniques. The
exercises and heavily-commented examples invite active reader
participation, under the premise that the only way to really
learn scripting is to write scripts."
-- from the Introduction
License: Open Publication License
This means the book is *free* and freely distributable.
URLs:
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Linux Documentation Project:
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/abs-guide.html.tar.gz
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/abs-guide.pdf
Sunsite:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/linux-doc-project/abs-guide/
Author's home page:
http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/abs-guide-1.9.tar.bz2 [ 541k ]
(bzip2-ed tarball containing SGML source, all example scripts,
and rendered HTML)
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From: sales <sales@storeanywhere.com>
Subject: RE COMMERCIAL: 1U 1.3Ghz server for $439
Date: 30 Jun 2003 19:00:01 GMT
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The full confgurations are as follows:
Intel Celeron 1.3Ghz CPU/Copper fan
MSI 6368 Lan or equivalent motherboard
256mb PC-133 SDRAM
40G Hard disk
Integrated vedio card
Integrated Sound card
Lan card built on motherboard
52X CD-Rom, 1.44Floppy drive
Keyboard,Mouse(3 button)
1U black nice rackmount chassis
Second ethernet card optional(add $25)
Pre-installed with
Redhat Linux 8.x
debian linux 2.x
FreeBSD 4.x
OpenBSD 3.x
For a total price of $439.
For more promotional servers please check our website:
http://www.storeanywhere.com
To place the order you can do so directly on line or call
us on: 718-934-7313. Any queries please send e-mails
to : sales@storeanywhere.com.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="1" color="#000000">The full confgurations
are as follows:<br>
<br>
Intel Celeron 1.3Ghz CPU/Copper fan<br>
MSI 6368 Lan or equivalent motherboard<br>
256mb PC-133 SDRAM<br>
40G Hard disk<br>
Integrated vedio card<br>
Integrated Sound card<br>
Lan card built on motherboard<br>
52X CD-Rom, 1.44Floppy drive<br>
Keyboard,Mouse(3 button)<br>
1U black nice rackmount chassis<br>
Second ethernet card optional(add $25)<br>
<br>
Pre-installed with <br>
Redhat Linux 8.x <br>
debian linux 2.x <br>
FreeBSD 4.x <br>
OpenBSD 3.x<br>
<br>
For a total price of $439.<br>
For more promotional servers please check our website:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.storeanywhere.com">http://www.storeanywhere.com</a><br>
To place the order you can do so directly on line or call<br>
us on: 718-934-7313. Any queries please send e-mails<br>
to : sales@storeanywhere.com.<br>
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From: "Werner Heuser" <Werner.Heuser@web.de>
Subject: TuxMobil News 06/2003
Date: 30 Jun 2003 21:05:22 GMT
Hello,
editing the monthly digest of the TuxMobil News[1] I
noticed that June 2003 brought us brought us one
outstanding documentation, but bad news, too. Here
is an extract of the monthly digest:
- The first issue of the ACPI-HOWTO[2] was released. This
document will help many people to solve common
ACPI related installation problems.
- The rumours about Hewlett-Packard Linux Laptops for
Thailand some weeks ago proofed premature. Though
some major laptop manufacturers attracted interest
by annoucing Linux laptops, all of them
withdrew their promises[3] in the long run.
Werner
[1] http://tuxmobil.org/newsfeed.html
[2] http://xtrinsic.com/geek/articles/acpi.phtml
[3] http://tuxmobil.org/laptop_manufacturer.html
You may find the daily RSS/XML channel, the archiv and
a submission form at http://tuxmobil.org/newsfeed.html
--
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|*| This is no time for phony rhetoric -- Lou Reed
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