François Dupoux announced on December 28th the immediate availability of the SystemRescueCd 1.3.4 operating system. The new release is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31.9, with an updated Btrfs filesystem from Linux kernel 2.6.32 and Xorg Server 1.6.5. The AIDA software was replaced by HDT, and a few other useful scripts were added and various applications updated. Without further ado, let's have a look at the main changes brought by SystemRescueCd 1.3.4:

· Updated the standard Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.31.9 (with an updated Btrfs filesystem, from Linux kernel 2.6.32);
· Updated the alternative Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.27.41;
· Updated the Xorg Server to version 1.6.5;
· Updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.11.14;
· Updated gDisk to version 0.5.1;
· Updated FSArchiver to version 0.6.2;
· Added FSArchiver 0.6.3 Beta 10;
· Added the scsiadd script to allow adding and removing SCSI devices;
· Added the suspend-usb-device script to allow a safe disconnect operation of USB drives;
· Made memtest+ 4.00 to boot as a kernel, in order to fix various issues;
· AIDA was replaced by HDT (Hardware Detection Tool) 0.3.6.

About SystemRescueCd

SystemRescueCd is a Linux Live CD operating system that offers an easy and quick way to repair systems and recover data after serious crashes. With utilities ranging from disk diagnostic mechanisms (such as TestDisk and sfdisk) and partition managers, to basic, day-to-day applications (like text editors, Midnight Commander, etc.), SystemRescueCd also provides support for all important filesystems, including the Btrfs and EXT4 ones. SystemRescueCd is a solution that anyone who is experiencing data loss or other system-related problems should consider using.

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