[coLinux-users] [ANNOUNCE] Cooperative Linux version 0.7.3 released

[Henry N. <Hen...@Ar...>]

Cooperative Linux version 0.7.3 released now.

This is an upgrade with new kernel 2.6.22.18 and lots of fixed bugs.

There are no changes between 0.7.3-rc5 and this release version. We
released the binary from builddate 24-May-2008. Users of this snapshot
don't need an update.

Download:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/colinux/files
Notes:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=385643&group_id=98788
Changelog: http://www.colinux.org/snapshots/stable-ChangeLog
Wiki:      http://colinux.wikia.com/

NEWS of Version 0.7.3
Bugfixes:
* Check ELF header before accessing kernel vmlinux (fix exception).
* Fix problems with memory hole from shared video cards and the
  error message "PFN to high".
* Bugfix host freeze after "Using IPI Shortcut mode" and other randomly
  crashes at mounting the root file system with types ext2 or ext3.

Daemon:
* Add build date to exe file properties.
* View build timestamp of ntkernel driver with --status-driver.
* Bug #1861876: Random created MAC stored in Registry to have same on
  every start. [HKCU\Software\coLinux]
* Bugfix: Image files >=4GB fails with size error on parameter "-v 3".
* Workarround for unresponsive key inputs on Vista flooded nt-console.
  Linux driver will sleep now, if message queues have to many entries
  and user task is busy. Network daemons drivers changed also into
  this mode.
* Incrase NT console screen to most as can without scrollbars at
  startup.

Kernel:
* Kernel has been updated to 2.6.22.18
* Kernel config added: More Netfilters (NF_NAT and more), Network
  Security Marking, RAID and LVM as module (MD), extended attributes for
  ext2/ext3/reiser/jfs/xfs, Quota, Kernel automounter support, eCrypt
  filesystem, and more...
* Removed: KALLSYMS_ALL (Debugging symbols)
* SELINUX support. To enable, set selinux=1 in colinux.conf
* Fix for splice local root exploit is included, details on
  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.18
* Feature Requests #1421120: Fixup "vim fsync" error on cofs.
* Bugfix get_size for double opened block devices.
* Fix BSOD on "stty rows N" where n>25. Disable resize. (Paolo Minazzi)
* Bugfix: CR3 wrong converted for register dumps inside page fault
  handler.

Installer:
* Update image ArchLinux-2007.08-2
* Text '* Notes' sometimes was only shown as '*', adjust field sizes
* Feature Requests #1898468: expose install folder as variable %COLINUX%

Buildsystem:
* New option --errfile use different file for stdout and stderr.

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Henry N.