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Linux-Announce Digest #137
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Sat May 21 12:13:05 2005
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Linux-Announce Digest #137, Volume #5 Sat, 21 May 2005 12:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Update 5 for Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 is Available as Always Current (Raimo Koski)
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Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 00:14:38 CST
From: Raimo Koski <rk@raimokoski.com>
Reply-To: rk@lineox.net
Subject: Update 5 for Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 is Available as Always Current
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.092 with Update 5 Available
20. May 2005
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.092 adds Update 5 compiled
from the source packages from
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/updates/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS
Release notes can be found at
http://www.lineox.net/RELEASE-NOTES-U5-i386-en.html
(x86 architecture) and
http://www.lineox.net/RELEASE-NOTES-U5-x86_64-en.html
(AMD 64-bit x86_64 architecture).
In the version 3.092 the installation environment is rebuilt, so it
offers better hardware support during the installation.
New features introduced by this update include:
- support for 2-TB partitions on block devices
- support for new disk, network, and USB devices
- support for clustered APIC mode on AMD64 NUMA systems
- netdump support on AMD64 and Intel EM64T systems
- diskdump support on sym53c8xx and SATA piix/promise adapters
- NMI switch support on AMD64 and Intel EM64T systems
The following device drivers have been upgraded to new versions:
3c59x ------ LK1.1.18
3w-9xxx ---- 2.24.00.011fw (new in Update 5)
3w-xxxx ---- 1.02.00.037
8139too ---- (upstream 2.4.29)
b44 -------- 0.95
cciss ------ v2.4.54.RH1
e100 ------- 3.3.6-k2
e1000 ------ 5.6.10.1-k2
lpfcdfc ---- 1.0.13 (new in Update 5)
tg3 -------- 3.22RH
The x86_64 release requires either AMD Opteron or Athlon64 CPU based
computer. Some new Intel Xeon and Pentium IV processors that have
EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology) will be also able to run this
version.
Pricing and availability
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux download quota costs 10 Euros
for one disk set and 15 Euros for two disk sets. Version 3.092 will also
be available for free from the mirror servers as soon as they have
downloaded it and from the Lineox server later next week. Currently Belnet
and GaTech are mirroring us and they should have all the disk images
publicly available tomorrow.
Further information
www.lineox.com, linux@lineox.com
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux: www.lineox.com/aclel3.php
Support price list: www.lineox.com/buysupport.php
About Lineox
Although a young company, Lineox founders have made Finnish localized
Linux distributions ranging from the first one to the predecessor of Lineox
Enterprise Linux, which reached about 70 to 90% share of Finnish Linux
retail market.
Trademarks
"Lineox" is a registered trademark of Lineox, Inc. "Linux" is a
registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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