SystemRescueCd 1.5.4 Incorporates FSArchiver 0.6.10

Yesterday night, May 19th, François Dupoux announced version 1.5.4 of the SystemRescueCd Linux-based operating system. The new SystemRescueCd 1.5.4 includes the alternative Linux kernel 2.6.33.04 (includes altker32 and altker64), and the standard 2.6.32.13 Linux kernel. The popular Parted application for partitioning tasks was updated with a version that includes patches from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx). Moreover, the FSArchiver and Memtest86+ apps were also updated. Without further introduction, let's take a closer look at the changes brought by SystemRescueCd 1.5.4:

· Updated the alternative Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.33.04 (with altker32 and altker64);
· Updated the standard Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.32.13 (with rescuecd and rescue64);
· Updated FSArchiver to version 0.6.10, which fixes several bugs;
· Updated Parted to version 2.2 (includes patches from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS);
· Updated Memtest86+ to version 4.10;
· Updated the Linux firmware package to version 20100430;
· Network-Manager is now disabled when the PXE or network boot options are used;
· Fixed some issues with the firmware files in initramfs;
· Fixed pxe-boot-server service empty directory missing issue.

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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