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| 2009-11-09 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.3.2 |
| François Dupoux has released an updated version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD designed as a tool to carry out system administration tasks, such as rescuing data after a crash or creating and editing hard disk partitions. From the changelog: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux kernel 2.6.31.5 with Btrfs update from 2.6.32; updated the alternative kernels to Linux kernel 2.6.27.38; updated DMRAID to 1.0.0-rc16 and mdadm to 3.0.2 (hardware and software RAID); updated LVM to 2.02.51 (Logical Volume Manager version 2); updated xorg-server to version 1.6.3.901 (graphical server and drivers); support for framebuffer video in the standard kernels (boot option 'vga=xxx'); replaced Xvesafb with Xfbdev (run 'wizard' to use this graphical mode); updated GParted to 0.4.8 (graphical partitioning tool); added Super Grub Disk 1.21 (includes GRUB 1.96)." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.3.2.iso (238MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-10-05 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.3.1 |
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| François Dupoux has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 1.3.1, an updated version of the specialist, Gentoo-based live CD designed for data rescue and disk partitioning tasks. New in this release: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux 2.6.31.1; updated the alternative kernels to Linux 2.6.27.35; updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.4.4 AR19 (NTFS-3G advanced release); updated the Memtest86+ floppy disk image to 4.00 ('memtestp' boot entry); updated Partimage to 0.6.8 (SSL can now be disabled at runtime); updated GDisk to 0.5.0 (GDisk is a GPT partition table manipulator); FSArchiver to 0.6.1 (crypto is now based on libgcrypt); replaced TightVNC with TigerVNC 1.0.0 and fixed the VNC server configuration; fixed DNS in the initramfs (required to boot from a URL using a hostname); added IOzone 3.242 (file system benchmarking program)." Here is the complete changelog. Download (SHA256): systemrescuecd-x86-1.3.1.iso (237MB). |
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| 2009-09-14 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.3.0 |
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| François Dupoux has released SystemRescueCd 1.3.0, a Gentoo-based live CD designed for administering or repairing an operating system and data after a crash. What's new in version 1.3.0? "Updated the standard kernels to Linux kernel 2.6.31; updated FSArchiver to 0.5.9 (better NTFS support); updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.4.4 AR17 (NTFS-3G advanced release); updated e2fsprogs to 1.41.9 (ext2, ext3, ext4 file system tools); Linux kernel 2.6.31 and btrfs-progs 0.19 are using a new btrfs format; added gdisk 0.3.1 (gdisk is a GPT partition table manipulator); updated the Xfce desktop environment to version 4.6.1; updated Python to version 2.6.2; updated Mozilla Firefox to version 3.5.2." Read the complete changelog for further details. Download the live CD image from here: systemrescuecd-x86-1.3.0.iso (236MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-08-11 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.2.3 |
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| François Dupoux has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 1.2.3, a Gentoo-based Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing a system and data after a crash. What's new in this release? "Updated the alternative kernels to Linux kernel 2.6.27.29; updated e2fsprogs to version 1.41.8 (ext2, ext3, ext4 file system tools); updated dump to 0.4b42 (better support for ext4); updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.4.4 AR16 (NTFS-3G advanced release); added missing firmware (package linux-firmware); initial support Partclone 0.1.1; updated GParted to version 0.4.6; updated Parted to version 1.9.0." See the complete changelog for more details. Download the bootable live CD from here: systemrescuecd-x86-1.2.3.iso (236MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-07-13 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.2.2 |
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| François Dupoux has released an updated version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD with a collection of data rescue and hard disk partitioning tools. From the changelog: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux-2.6.29.6; updated the alternative kernels to Linux-2.6.27.25; updated the sysresccd-cleansys script with the new packages list; updated Aufs to git-20090622 for Linux kernel 2.6.29 (standard kernels); updated FSArchiver to 0.5.8 (file systems backup and deployment tool); updated e2fsprogs to 1.41.7 (ext2, ext3, ext4 file system tools); added mtd-utils 20080907 (contains the tools related to ubifs); added macchanger 1.5.0 (change the mac address of an interface); updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.4.4-AR12 (NTFS-3G advanced release); PXE boot fix: allow thttpd to send files with the execution permission; added mdadm support in the initial boot process." Download the live CD image from SourceForge: systemrescuecd-x86-1.2.2.iso (235MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-06-15 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.2.1 |
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| François Dupoux has released an updated version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD with a collection of data rescue and hard disk partitioning tools. From the changelog: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux 2.6.29.4; updated the alternative kernels to Linux 2.6.27.24; updated e2fsprogs to 1.41.6 (ext2, ext3, ext4 file system tools); updated LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager) to 2.02.45 (comes with devmapper); updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.4.4-AR10 (NTFS-3G advanced release); updated FSArchiver to 0.5.7 (file systems backup and deployment tool); updated Parted to 1.8.8-git-20080324; added Cowloop 3.1 (Copy On Write block device)." Download the live CD image from SourceForge: systemrescuecd-x86-1.2.1.iso (233MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-05-12 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.2.0 |
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| François Dupoux has released SystemRescueCd 1.2.0, a Gentoo-based live CD with a collection of hard disk management and data rescue utilities: "SystemRescueCd 1.2.0 has just been released. It's a major release and it comes with a new kernel version, new desktop environment, and update for important packages. First, the graphical environment has been updated. It's now based on X.Org Server 1.5.3, which improves the hardware support and comes with new drivers. The desktop environment is now Xfce, because it's both very good (very comfortable, many settings) and very small. Parts of Xfce which are not essential and which have many dependencies have not been included. The kernel has been updated to version 2.6.29; it comes with more drivers and it also supports the very promising Btrfs file system (still under heavy development). GParted has been updated to 0.4.5." Read the complete release announcement to learn about other major changes in this release. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.2.0.iso (234MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-04-05 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.1.7 |
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| François Dupoux has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 1.1.7, a Gentoo-based live CD for hard disk management and data rescue tasks. What's new? "Updated the kernels (standard and alternative) to Linux 2.6.27.21; updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.3.8; FSArchiver to 0.4.7 (file systems backup and deployment tool); added gPXE 0.9.6 (Etherboot images boot from network using an image on the CD-ROM); updated the Intel Gigabit e1000 and e1000e network driver in the standard kernel; fixed boot on dmraid and LSI devices; fixed a problem related to the bootdisk images in sysresccd-custom; updated GParted to 0.4.4." See the project's changelog page for more details. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.7.iso (235MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-03-02 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.1.6 |
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| François Dupoux has announced the availability of an updated release of SystemRescueCd, a live CD containing a variety of hard disk management and utilities. From the changelog: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux 2.6.27.19 with Reiser4fs and ext4; updated the alternative kernels to Linux 2.6.27.19 with Reiser4fs and ext4; updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.2.1; updated FSArchiver to 0.4.3 (file system backup and deployment tool); updated the speakup driver to version 3.0.3; fixed problems with the function keys in Midnight Commander in terminal; added crossdev to make it easier to compile 64-bit programs or kernels; added LXDE Terminal and Xarchiver (graphical file archiver); added Xfburn 0.4.0 (simple CD/DVD burning software, still in development); Updated GParted to 0.4.3." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.6.iso (246MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-02-08 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.1.5 |
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| François Dupoux has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 1.1.5, a Gentoo-based distribution designed for data rescue and hard disk management tasks. From the changelog: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux 2.6.27.14 with Reiser4FS and ext4; recent ext4 kernel updates backported from Linux 2.6.29-rc; updated FSArchiver to version 0.4.1 (file systems backup and deployment tool); updated GRUB to 0.97-r9 (support boot from ext4 file systems); updated the Btrfs file system support to 0.18 (kernel module and utilities); updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.1.1 (NTFS full read-write support); e2fsprogs to 1.41.4 (important ext4 fixes); updated GParted to version 0.4.2 (add support for ext4, detection of LVM); patched tar to add support for xattr, ACL and SELinux (patch from Fedora); fix - autorun scripts copied in the root of the CD-ROM were not executed; created the whatis and locate databases (useful to find a file quickly and help)...." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.5.iso (245MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-01-05 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.1.4 |
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| François Dupoux has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 1.1.4, a Gentoo-based live CD designed for data rescue and hard disk management tasks. What's new? "Updated the standard kernels to Linux 2.6.27.10 with Reiser4fs; updated the alternative kernels to Linux 2.6.27.9 with Reiser4fs; updated FSArchiver to 0.2.3 (file system backup and deployment tool); updated the Memtest86+ floppy disk image to 2.11; new script to help installing SystemRescueCd on an USB stick: sysresccd-usbstick; updated GRUB to 0.97-r8 (boot manager); updated Portage to version 2.2_rc20; updated Mozilla Firefox to version 3.0.5; added atop 1.21 to monitor processes; added support for floppy disks in the kernel." Consult the full changelog for more information. Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.4.iso (245MB). |
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| 2008-12-08 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.1.3 |
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| An updated version of SystemRescueCd, was released today. What's new? "Updated the standard kernels to Linux 2.6.27.7 with Reiser4; updated the alternative kernels to Linux 2.6.27.7 with Reiser4; updated Squashfs with LZMA support (kernel driver and tools) to version 3.4; updated GParted to version 0.4.1; updated the Memtest86+ floppy disk image to version 2.10 (Memtest86+ boot entry); updated NTFS-3G to version 1.5130 (NTFS full read-write support); FSArchiver to version 0.1.6 (tool to backup Linux file systems); backported ext4 file system support from Linux 2.6.28-rc; added ISCSITarget and Core-iSCSI-tools version 3.5; fixed bug with the permissions which prevents thttpd from working; fixed bug in the PXE network boot to get a dynamic address." Here is the complete changelog. Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.3.iso (241MB). |
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| 2008-11-10 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.1.1 |
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| An updated release of SystemRescueCd, version 1.1.1, is out: From the changelog: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux 2.6.26.7 with Reiser4; updated the alternative kernels to Linux 2.6.26.7 with Reiser4; updated the speakup kernel modules; updated TrueCrypt (encryption program) to 6.0a; updated NTFS-3G to 1.5012 (NTFS full read-write support); updated GParted to 0.3.9; updated the e1000 network driver (with protection against corruption); updated 'Offline NT Password & Registry Editor' ('ntpasswd' boot entry); fixed option 'skipmount' which was broken; the network driver r8169 is back in the standard kernels; added support for Firewire 1394 which was missing from the kernel; added ntfsreloc 0.7 (deals with moving NTFS file systems); added network drivers: atl1e, at76_usb; added firmware for Ralink rt73-based WiFi USB adapters." Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.1.iso (238MB). |
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| 2008-09-08 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.1.0 |
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| SystemRescueCd 1.1.0, a major new version of the popular hard disk partitioning and data rescue live CD, has been released. What's new? "New features introduced in SystemRescueCd-1.1.0: advanced customization - you can now install new packages to SystemRescueCd by doing an advanced customization; kernel recompilation - there is new documentation about building a customized SystemRescueCd with your own kernel; backstore - this tool allows you to keep your changes when you reboot SystemRescueCd; nameif - this tool allows you to specify the name of each Ethernet interface using the Mac address; rsync tutorial - new documentation about how to use rsync; added development tools (GCC, make) and Gentoo tools (emerge, equery); ability to install your own packages using the Gentoo commands (emerge)...." These are just some of the most interesting changes, but there are many more, please read the full changelog for additional details. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.0.iso (233MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-06-30 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.0.4 |
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| SystemRescueCd, a small Gentoo-based live CD designed for hard disk partitioning and data rescue tasks, has been updated to version 1.0.4. What's new? "Updated the default kernel to Linux 2.6.25.7 with Reiser4fs; fixed problem with Samba due to bad case in the UTF8 character set; fixed the LVM package - LVM 1.x support was broken; fixed the LVM service - now it starts after mdadm so that LVM on raid works; updated NTFS-3G to 1.2531 (NTFS full read-write support); updated the Btrfs file system support to 0.15 (kernel module and utilities); ability to boot Linux from an LVM disk; added option 'root=auto' to boot the first Linux system found on the hard drive; added 'mhdd' boot floppy disk image (low-level hard-disk diagnostic tool)." Here is the complete changelog. Download (MD5) from here: systemrescuecd-x86-1.0.4.iso (197MB). |
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| 2008-05-27 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.0.3 |
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| SystemRescueCd 1.0.3, a Gentoo-based live CD designed for disk partitioning and data rescue tasks, has been released. From the changelog: "Updated the default kernel to Linux 2.6.25.4 with Reiser4; updated the alternative kernel to Linux 2.6.24.7 with Reiser4; switched from Unionfs to Aufs (another union file system); boot from network via PXE or with docache now works with as little as 256 MB of RAM; updated the btrfs file system support to 0.14 (kernel patch and utilities); updated the graphical environment to xorg-server version 1.4; updated NTFS-3G to 1.2506 (NTFS full read and write support); updated GParted to 0.3.7; improved fonts in the graphical environment (X.Org and Xvesa); added support for 256-byte inode in ext3 file system in GRUB 0.97; added a PDF viewer (ePDFView); fixed shell problem with the serial console." Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-1.0.3.iso (191MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-04-28 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.0.2 |
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| An updated version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based distribution for hard disk partitioning and data rescue tasks, is out. From the changelog: "Enabled Unicode by default; updated the default kernel to Linux 2.6.24.5 with Reiser4; updated PartImage to 0.6.7; NTFS-3G to 1.2412; added extra ntfsprogs tools (ntfswipe, ntfstruncate, ntfsmove, ntfsmftalloc); rxvt-unicode; added networking tools: OpenVPN, PPTP Client, Openswan, VPNC; added autossh (automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels); rewrote the network boot options implementation (make it simpler); improved the DHCP boot options support (PXE boot and dodhcp option); added network boot options for static addresses on single interfaces; fixed boot from and hard disk connected to an HP Smart Array (CCISS); added the server mode in TightVNC...." Read the complete changelog for further details. Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-1.0.2.iso (192MB). |
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| 2008-03-31 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.0.1 |
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| SystemRescueCd 1.0.1 has been released. From the changelog: "Using JWM 2.0.1 as default window manager instead of WindowMaker; using Unionfs 2.2.4 as the root file system; updated GParted to 0.3.6 (add support for the labels), Squashfs to 3.3 (with LZMA compression) to save space, ntfsprogs to 2.0.0, NTFS-3G to 1.2310, Memtest86+ floppy disk image to 2.01, btrfs file system support to 0.13, default kernel to Linux 2.6.24.4 with Reiser4, cdrkit 1.1.7.1 (Fix for Joliet directory length bug); added ipmitool (Utility for controlling IPMI enabled devices), missing crypto modules in the default kernel; auto-detect software RAID volumes at boot time; fixed autorun bug; fixed bugs in network configuration boot options; fixed problems with udhcpc client when multiple Ethernet interfaces exists...." Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-1.0.1.iso (183MB). |
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| 2008-03-03 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.0.0 |
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| SystemRescueCd 1.0.0, a Gentoo-based distribution with a collection of hard disk partitioning and data rescue tools, has been released. From the changelog: "Programs are now compiled for i486; added Xvesa to fix problems with the graphical environment on some hardware; added a 64-bit alternative kernel (altker64); merged all the old initramfs files into a single initram.igz file; the PXE boot can now download the sysrcd.dat file using the TFTP protocol; rewrote autorun with support of the HTTP source; fixed problems with the network configuration boot options; updated the default kernel to Linux 2.6.24.2 with Reiser4; updated the alternative kernel to Linux 2.6.22.18; updated GParted to 0.3.5, NTFS-3G to 1.2216; improved the wireless network support (drivers and firmware); updated the Memtest86+ floppy disk image to 2.00...." See the rest of the changelog for more details. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.0.0.iso (179MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-01-21 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.4.3 |
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| SystemRescueCd 0.4.3, a Gentoo-based live CD designed for hard disk partitioning and data rescue tasks, has been released. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.23.14 with Reiser4; updated the alternative kernel to Linux 2.6.22.16 with Reiser4; patched the kernel with a fix for sis190 network driver; updated the build files to Catalyst 2.0.5 and genkernel 3.4.9; patched GParted (refreshing the devices crashed the program); fixed the LVM initscript; added boot option 'dodebug', enables verbose messages in the linuxrc script; added boot option 'lowmem', prevents non-critical things to be loaded into memory; added ATI and NVIDIA drivers; added ksh and tcsh shells; added pbzip2 (Parallel bzip2 compression for SMP computers); added lzma-utils (compression tools based on LZMA); added the missing mount-cifs tool." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.4.3.iso (163MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-12-03 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.4.2 |
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| SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD with hard disk partitioning and data rescue utilities, has been updated to version 0.4.2. What's new? "Updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.23.8 with Reiser4; updated the alternative kernel to Linux 2.6.22.12 with Reiser4; updated NTFS-3G to 1.1120; introduced support for smbfs (Samba) again; disabled Unicode by default in the console; added MadWiFi; added extra ntfsprogs tools; added boot options - 'rootpass=xxx' sets the root password to xxx at start-up, 'ethx=ipaddress' sets the IP of all the Ethernet interfaces; 'gateway=ipaddress' sets the default route; 'dns=ipaddress' sets the dns name server (useful for PXE); solved problems with accented characters in zsh...." Read the rest of the changelog for more details. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.4.2.iso (162MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-10-29 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.4.1 |
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| An updated version of SystemRescueCd, a specialist, Gentoo-based mini distribution designed for disk partitioning and data rescue tasks, is out. From the changelog: "Updated ntfs-3g to 1.1004; updated Parted to 1.8.8; new sources for the default kernel (rescuecd and rescue64); fix - option setkmap was broken in sysresccd-custom script; fix: network booting via PXE was broken on 64-bit (rescue64); fix - docache was broken with the hard disk easy installation; updated Oscar (French tool to backup data); added option boothd=xxx (boot an installed Linux from hard disk); added raid monitoring tools (mpt-status and cciss_vol_status)." Download SystemRescueCd 0.4.1 from here: systemrescuecd-x86-0.4.1.iso (163MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-10-03 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.4.0 |
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| A new major version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based distribution with focus on disk partitioning and data rescue tasks, has been released. What's new? "Added PXE network booting support; added a 64-bit kernel (rescue64) to chroot on a 64-bit Linux; added a 32-bit alternative kernel (vmlinuz2) based on 2.6.20.19; updated the default 32-bit kernel (rescuecd) to 2.6.22.9 (with Reiser4); added Partimage client with SSL support; updated the e1000 network driver; updated the 'Offline NT Password & Registry Editor' disk (Vista support); added option 'minishell' to debug the initramfs and the start-up scripts; updated Squashfs to version 3.2 (with LZMA support); optimized and cleaned the linuxrc start-up script; updated Oscar (French tool to backup computers); updated ntfs-3g to 1.913...." Read the changelog for more details. CD images for x86 and SPARC processors are available for download (MD5) from here: systemrescuecd-x86-0.4.0.iso (156MB, systemrescuecd-sparc-0.4.0.iso (83.1MB). |
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| 2007-09-06 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.3.8 |
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| The SystemRescueCd Team has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 0.3.8, a Gentoo-based distribution designed for hard disk partitioning and data rescue operations: "Version 0.3.8 (stable) of the SystemRescueCd project has been released. Changes for version 0.3.8: updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.22.6 with Reiser4; updated ntfs-3g to 1.826; updated PartImage to 0.6.6; updated TestDisk to 6.8; dm-raid 1.0.0-rc14 (device mapper tool); added serial communication tools (minicom 2.2, GTKTerm 0.99.5, C-Kermit 8.0.211); improved the welcome screen (removed images for serial console); updated Oscar (French tool to backup computers)." See the project's changelog for a full list of updates. Download from here: systemrescuecd-x86-0.3.8.iso (125MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-03-01 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.3.3 |
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| SystemRescueCd 0.3.3 has been released. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.19.2 with Reiser4; updated ntfs3g to 1.0, GParted to 0.3.4, TestDisk to 6.6, Memtest+ boot disk to 1.70; updated the system (glibc 2.5, udev 104, ClamAV 0.90, mdadm 2.6); updated Oscar (French tool to backup computers); added option 'forcevesa', and changed DefaultDepth for X.Org; added Foremost (program to recover files); bc (calculator); fixed hang problems at boot time." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.3.3.iso (121MB, MD5). SystemRescueCd is a Gentoo-based bootable mini-CD with tools for partitioning and hard disk recovery tasks. |
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| 2007-01-10 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.3.2 |
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| A new bug-fix release of SystemRescueCd is now available: "Version 0.3.2 (stable) of the SystemRescueCd project has been released. Changes for version 0.3.2: updated TestDisk to 6.5; updated ntfs3g beta to 20070102; updated Ntfsresize to 1.13.1.1 (for Windows Vista); added option 'doeject' to eject the disc at boot time; added cryptsetup-luks; added CmosPwd (decrypts CMOS password); added magicrescue (find deleted files); added mbr (install-mbr); added Mrxvt (nice terminal for X.Org); added several administration tools (sysstat, hddtemp, ide-smart); added Oscar (French tool to backup computers); improved support for hardware; improved keymaps support (fr_CH and speakup)." Here is the full changelog. Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-0.3.2.iso (115MB). |
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| 2007-01-01 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.3.1 |
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| An updated stable version of SystemRescueCd has been released. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.18.6 with Reiser4; updated ntfs-3g to 20061218 (full NTFS read and write support); optimized space usage to reduce the size of the disc; added option 'dodhcp' to get a dynamic IP at boot time; added option 'dostartx' to run X.Org environment at boot time; added lshw (hardware listing); improved support for hardware." Download SystemRescueCd 0.3.1 from here: systemrescuecd-x86-0.3.1.iso (120MB, MD5). SystemRescueCd is a Gentoo-based Linux live CD designed for repairing a system and restoring data after a hard disk crash. |
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| 2006-12-21 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.3.0 |
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| A new major version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD with tools for system repair, data recovery and partition editing, has been released. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.18.5 with Reiser4 file system; added X.Org graphical environment with WindowMaker; added GParted 0.3.3 to replace QtParted; added ntfs3g (full NTFS read and write); added graphical editors (gVim, Leafpad); added graphical web browsers (Firefox 2.0 and Dillo); updated the file system tools (Parted, e2fsprogs, xfsprogs); updated the system (glibc, ClamAV); updated the bootdisks." Download SystemRescueCd 0.3.0 from here: systemrescuecd-x86-0.3.0.iso (141MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-12-09 |
Development Release: SystemRescueCd 0.3.0 Beta 1 |
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| The first beta of the all new SystemRescueCd 0.3 is ready for download and testing: "Version 0.3.0 beta1 of the SystemRescueCd project has been released. This is a major update. This new version comes with the X.Org graphical environment that allows running GParted. Several graphical software have been added such as Firefox 2.0 (we may need browsing the web to find how to repair a system) and graphical editors (gVim and SciTE). This new release also provides ntfs3g beta. It allows mounting an NTFS partition with a full read/write support, and replaces CaptiveNtfs. All the programs were updated, and several small network tools and utilities were added." Read the comprehensive release notes for further details. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.3.0-beta1.iso (144MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-05-01 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.19 |
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| A new version of SystemRescueCd is out: "Version 0.2.19 of the SystemRescueCd project has been released. Changes for version 0.2.19: updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.16.10; option to boot SystemRescueCd from hard disk; fixed boot problems with SCSI CD-ROMs; fixed problems with cdcache; updated ntfsprogs to 1.13.0; updated Oscar scripts; updated the manual; added rsnapshot." Here is the complete changelog. Download (MD5): systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.19.iso (121MB). SystemRescueCd is a Linux operating system on a bootable CD-ROM designed for repairing a system and recovering data after a system crash, and also for creating and editing hard disk partitions in an intuitive graphical environment with QTParted. |
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| 2006-03-31 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.18 |
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| A new version of SystemRescueCd has been released. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.15.6; fixed important bugs with USB stick installation; fixed bugs with FTP that was broken; updated e2fsprogs to 1.38 (ext2 and ext3 system tools); updated ntfsprogs to 1.12.1; the manual was updated; updated Oscar scripts; other minor fixes and updates." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.18.iso (122MB, MD5). SystemRescueCd is a Gentoo-based Linux live CD designed for recovering data and for creating and editing hard disk partitions. |
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| 2006-03-01 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.17 |
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| SystemRescueCd 0.2.17 has been released. What's new? "Updated the kernel to Linux-2.6.15.4; updated CaptiveNtfs to 1.1.7; fixed boot from a USB stick; added Framebuffer support for Intel video chipsets (i810fb and intelfb); added Oscar (Outil Complet d'Assistance Reseau); updated the manual." See the changelog for a complete list of changes. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.17.iso (122MB, MD5). SystemRescueCd is a Gentoo-based live CD with tools for hard disk partitioning, recovery and general system administration tasks. |
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| 2006-02-02 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCD 0.2.16 |
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| Nearly 18 months since the previous release, a new version of SystemRescueCD is now available for download. What's new? "Updated the kernel to Linux-2.6.15.1; updated the system (udev 080, hotplug, coldplug); updated LVM tools (evms, device-mapper); added Reiser4 support (support in the kernel and reiser4progs); updated NTFS support (improved support in the kernel, and ntfsprogs); updated Parted to 1.6.23; updated bootloader support; updated file systems tools; updated bootdisks (memtest+ and 'Offline NT Password and registry editor'); updated ClamAV virus definitions." See the changelog for further details. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.16.iso (118MB, MD5). SystemRescueCD is a Gentoo-based live CD with graphical tools for partitioning hard disks and other maintenance and rescue tasks. |
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| 2004-08-18 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.15 |
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| This is a new release of SystemRescueCd, version 0.2.15. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux-2.4.27; added missing LVM tools (Volume Manager tools); added Oscar (build an advanced customized disc); updated Samba to 3.0.5; module 'cpqarray' loaded if required; updated ClamAV to 0.75.1; updated Memtest86+ bootdisk to 1.20; added bootdisk 'offline NT password and registry editor'; fixed a keyboard problem; fixed a problem in the partimage-ssl package; added mdadm (software RAID administrator program); added sleuthkit (file system and media management forensic analysis tools); added rzip (compression program for large files); added udpcast (allows mulitcast transfers)." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.15.iso (109MB).
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| 2004-06-07 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.14 |
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| A new version of SystemRescueCD is out. From the changelog: "Added menu that helps choosing boot options; allow to boot harddisk and floppy at prompt; compressed bootdisk images (saved a lot of space); Partimage available in two versions (with or without SSL); updated hotplug and hardware detection; updated e2fsprogs to 1.35; added joe (editor); added telnet (cchangeent and server); added tcpdump (network analyser); removed the warning at startup; many minor updates." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.14.iso (102MB).
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| 2004-05-14 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.13 |
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| A new version of SystemRescueCD has been released. Changes: "Updated the kernel to Linux-2.4.26 (patched with SATA support); improved FrameBuffer support (should work with Dell laptops); updated the FreeDos bootdisk; updated parted to 1.6.11, QtParted to 0.4.4, ntfsprogs to 1.9.2; added aget (download manager), iftop (network administration tool), zile (tiny emacs editor clone), bonnie++ (tiny benchmark tool), added par2cmdline (Parity Archive Volume Set v2); updated DBAN bootdisk, Clam-AntiVirus, hotplug; better SCSI hardware autodetection; many minor updates." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.13.iso (105MB).
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| 2004-03-24 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.12 |
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| This is a new release from the SystemRescueCd project. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux-2.4.25; updated EVMS VolumeManager to 2.3.0; enabled the NTFS Read/Write support in the kernel (incomplete but safe write support); updated ntfsprogs to 1.9.0 (major ntfsresize improvements); updated QtParted to 0.4.3; updated parted to 1.6.7; updated the eagle-usb ADSL driver to 1.9.6; updated memtest+ to 1.11; many minor updates." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.12.iso (104MB).
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| 2004-02-17 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.11 |
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| A new version of SystemRescueCD is now available. Changes: "SystemRescueCD 0.2.11. Updated EVMS to 2.2.2 patched; added Dban bootdisk (tool that wipes all data of a computer); added pppconfig (configure PPP); added BashBurn (script that make CD burning easier); put the manual (PDF, HTML) on the CD-ROM; updated partimage to 0.6.4 final; updated Clam-AntiVirus to 0.66; updated Samba to 3.0.2a; updated Reiserfsprogs to 3.6.12; many minor updates." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.11.iso (104MB).
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| 2004-01-30 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.10 |
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| SystemRescueCD 0.2.10 for ix86 has been released. From the changelog: "Updated the kernel to Linux-2.4.24; improved the EVMS support; added Perl-5.8 (for Captive-NTFS); added Ranish partition manager bootdisk; added Aida bootdisk (Hardware diagnostic tool); added DVD burning tools (dvd+rw-tools); added app-cdr/cdw (CD Burning program); updated/added network drivers; updated memtest (memory tester); updated partimage to 0.6.3 final; many minor updates." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.10.iso (99.0MB).
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| 2003-11-21 |
Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 0.2.8 |
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| A new version of SystemRescueCd has been released. From the changelog: "The system can be installed on an USB stick (128 MB or better); added network tools: iptraf, nmap, pppoeconf, netcat; added support for i810-FrameBuffer (for Dell laptops); updated QtParted to 0.4.1_pre4 (many bugfixes), QtEmbedded to 3.2.3; DAR (Disk Archiver) to 2.0.0; Clam-AntiVirus to 0.65; Ntfsprogs to 1.8.0, ChkRootKit to 0.42b; removed the warning at kernel boot about cud driver; added testdisk, unace, smartmontools, ren, rename; made ISO smaller (removed translation files); an HTML version of the manual is available from the CD-ROM; fixed problems in the FI (finish) keymap." See the distribution's web site to find out more about the project. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-0.2.8.iso (74.8MB).
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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