SystemRescueCd 1.5.7 Incorporates Samba Server

A few minutes ago, François Dupoux announced yet another new release of his popular SystemRescueCd Linux-based operating system for rescue and recovery tasks. Besides the usual bugfixes, the new SystemRescueCd 1.5.7 Live CD now includes a minimal version of the Samba server, as well as a new utility to easily recover deleted files from ETX3 filesystems. Moreover, applications such as NTFS-3G and Parted were updated and patched. Without further ado, let's have a look at the main changes brought by SystemRescueCd 1.5.7:

· NTFS-3G was updated to version 2010.5.22;
· Added the ext3grep 0.10.1 tool, designed to recover deleted files from ETX3 partitions;
· Re-added the Samba server, version 3.0.37, with minimal options;
· Added extra firmwares for Broadcom wireless cards, required by the bnx2 driver;
· Parted 2.2 was patched to fix dmraid devices issues;
· The "vncserver=x:MyPaSsWd" option was fixed (the password's length must be between 8 and 12 characters);
· Fixed some dependency issues with the SystemRescueCd USB installer for Linux (usb_inst.sh);
· The keymap init initramfs was fixed. It now loads the proper font for the Russian language.

The boot menu of SystemRescueCd 1.5.7

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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