A new version of the SystemRescueCD Linux distribution was released last night, and it's now powered by version 2.6.27.10 of the Linux kernel. SystemRescueCD 1.1.4 also includes a few software updates for important packages, such as FSArchiver, GRUB, Mozilla Firefox or memtest86+, and a new script that will allow users to install it on a USB stick. Here are the main changes since version 1.1.3 of SystemRescueCD:

· Linux kernel standard packages were updated to version 2.6.27.10 (with support for Reiser4 filesystem);
· Linux kernel alternative packages were updated to version 2.6.27.10 (with support for Reiser4 filesystem);
· memtest86+ was updated to version 2.11;
· GRUB was updated to version 0.97-r8;
· FSArchiver was updated to version 0.2.3;
· Portage was updated to version 2.2 RC20;
· Mozilla Firefox was updated to version 3.0.5;
· Atop was updated to version 1.21;
· Added a new script called sysresccd-usbstick, which will help users install SystemRescueCD on a USB flash drive;
· Added floppy disk support in the kernel.

SystemRescueCD is a Live CD Linux distribution that is very useful for repairing your system(s) and recovering lost data after a system crash. With SystemRescueCD, you can also edit and create partitions on your hard disks. It contains a large number of system utilities, such as partimage, parted, fstools, etc. Also, you will have tools for basic tasks, like text editing, file management and some network related tools. SystemRescueCD is always powered by a recent Linux kernel package that supports the popular filesystems, such as ext2/ext3, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS, NTFS, FAT32, and even network filesystems like SAMBA and NFS.

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