Version 0.3.0 of BG-Rescue Linux

Release Notes: This release adds Linux 2.4.24 with support for the new NTFS 2.1.6a driver. It updates uClibc to 0.9.24, BusyBox to 1.0pre5, and some of the other included programs. ntfsprogs 1.8.3 and syslinux 2.08 have been added. Support for the Xircom 16-bit PCMCIA network device has been added, and some unused kernel options removed.

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  •  23 Mar 2013 20:11

Release Notes: This release adds support for CIFS, so it is now possible to mount samba/cifs shares from Windows servers. Busybox, dd_rescue, dosfstools, e2fsprogs, lrzip, and ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs have been updated to the latest available releases.

Release Notes: This release adds support for booting from a USB stick. Therefore, it is possible to use BG-Rescue Linux to boot either from 2 floppy disks, 1 CD, or 1 USB stick. Integration of F-Prot antivirus is now compatible with the latest release. Busybox, dosfstools, ntfs-3g, and lrzip have been updated to the latest available releases.

Release Notes: This release upgrades busybox to 1.18.4, lrzip to 0.571, ms-sys to 2.2.1, and ntfs-3g to 2011.1.15. The eltorito-boot mechanism of the bootable ISO-image was altered so that it should work on more middle-aged laptops.

  •  01 Jan 2011 06:21

Release Notes: This release upgraded the Linux kernel to 2.4.37.11, BusyBox to 1.18.1, dosfstools to 3.0.11, e2fsprogs to 1.41.14, and lrzip to 0.551.

  •  30 Nov 2010 16:07

Release Notes: uClibc was updated to 0.9.31 and gcc was updated to 4.2.1. The Linux kernel, busybox, dosfstools, lrzip, and ntfs-3g were updated to the most recent releases. HIGHMEM support was added to make full use of all available RAM when using lrzip 0.543. PCMCIA and umsdos support were dropped.

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