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G4L 0.50 Released

2015-12-26
2015-12-26
  • Michael Setzer II

    Released version 0.50 of G4L after 49 alphas. Mostly kernel updates and other minor issues, but did add the dhcpd server option for those situations were a server isn't available or network is disconnected from the regular dhcpd server.

    Changes since 0.49
    Released 0.50 2015/12/24
    Upgraded to Fedora 22 base system
    kernel 4.3.rc3 2015/09/27 (bz4x3.rc3)
    kernel 4.1.9 2015/09/29 (bz4x1.9)
    kernel 4.2.2 2015/09/29 (bz4x2.2)
    kernel 4.2.2 now default kernel
    kernel 3.10.90 2015/10/01 (bz3x10.90)
    kernel 3.14.54 2015/10/01 (bz3x14.54)
    kernel 3.18.22 2015/10/01 (bz3x18.22)
    kernel 4.1.10 2015/10/03 (bz4x1.10)
    kernel 4.2.3 2015/10/03 (bz4x2.3)
    kernel 4.2.3 now default kernel
    kernel 4.3.rc4 2015/10/04 (bz4x3.rc4)
    kernel 3.12.49 2015/10/07 (bz3x12.49)
    kernel 4.3.rc5 2015/10/11 (bz4x3.rc5)
    busybox 1.24.0 2015/10/12
    Remove kernel 3.10.90
    Added NOSMP menu to syslinux.cfg since
    some cpus get kernel panics with 4.1.x kernels
    and above without the nosmp option
    kernel 4.3.rc6 2015/10/18 (bz4x3.rc6)
    kernel 3.14.55 2015/10/22 (bz3x14.55)
    kernel 4.1.11 2015/10/22 (bz4x1.11)
    kernel 4.2.4 2015/10/22 (bz4x2.4)
    kernel 4.2.4 now default kernel
    busybox 1.24.1 2015/10/24
    kernel 4.3.rc7 2015/10/25 (bz4x3.rc7)
    kernel 3.14.56 2015/10/27 (bz3x14.56)
    kernel 4.1.12 2015/10/27 (bz4x1.12)
    kernel 4.2.5 2015/10/27 (bz4x2.5)
    kernel 4.2.5 now default kernel
    kernel 3.18.23 2015/10/29 (bz3x18.23)
    kernel 4.3.0 2015/11/02 (bz4x3.0)
    kernel 3.18.24 2015/10/31 (bz3x18.24)
    kernel 3.12.50 2015/11/02 (bz3x12.50)
    kernel 3.14.57 2015/11/09 (bz3x14.57)
    kernel 4.1.13 2015/11/09 (bz4x1.13)
    kernel 4.2.6 2015/11/09 (bz4x2.6)
    kernel 4.2.6 now default kernel
    Update on NOSMP option, seems kernel issue
    was resolved with kernel 4.2.4 and above.
    kernel 3.12.51 2015/11/25 (bz3x12.51)
    Updated firmware files
    Done testing with bz4x4.rc kernels, but have
    issues with seeing nic in virtualbox testing.
    Nic only shows up with failsafe boot??
    Two patches added to busybox
    bz4x4.rc4 seems to have fixed kernel issue.
    kernel 4.4.rc4 2015/12/06 (bz4x4.rc4)
    kernel 3.14.58 2015/12/09 (bz3x14.58)
    kernel 4.1.14 2015/12/09 (bz4x1.14)
    kernel 4.2.7 2015/12/09 (bz4x2.7)
    kernel 4.2.7 now default kernel
    kernel 4.3.1 2015/12/09 (bz4x3.1)
    Remove nosmp option, since kernel problem fixed.
    kernel 4.3.2 2015/12/10 (bz4x3.2)
    kernel 4.3.2 now default kernel
    kernel 4.4.rc5 2015/12/14 (bz4x4.rc5)
    kernel 4.1.15 2015/12/15 (bz4x1.15)
    kernel 4.2.8 2015/12/15 (bz4x2.8)
    kernel 4.3.3 2015/12/15 (bz4x3.3)
    kernel 4.3.3 now default kernel
    Added udhcpd to busybox to add dhcpd option
    kernel 3.18.25 2015/12/15 (bz3x18.25)
    Updated Grub4dos 0.4.5c files to 12/16/2015
    kernel 4.4.rc6 2015/12/21 (bz4x4.rc6)
    Now have udhcpd setup figured out.
    Boot system, and it fails to get IP if no dhcpd server.
    ifconfig eth0 up 192.168.0.1
    udhcpd
    Then other systems should get IPs starting with 192.168.0.20
    /etc/udhcpd.conf has the defaults from busybox example.
    added setdhcpd script to activate eth0 and start udhcpd
    Updated Grub4dos 0.4.5c files to 12/24/2015

     
  • Roger Davis

    Roger Davis - 2015-12-26

    Thanks for the Xmas present of this app!

    My presumption is that it is compatable to restore copies made with 0.46a? Would like to be sure...

     
  • Michael Setzer II

    It has always used the standard compression programs that have always had backwards compatibility.

     

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