_ _ __ | | __ _ | '__| _ __ ___ | | / _` || |:::| '_ ` _ \ | | | (_| ||_|:::| | | | | ||_| :\__, |::::::|_| |_| |_|::: :|___/::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::: version 0.6 :::::: : codename Winterschlapfn : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GRML - Live-CD for sysadmins and users of text tools ==================================================== grml is a bootable CD (Live-CD) based on Knoppix and Debian. It includes a collection of GNU/Linux software especially for users of texttools and system administrators. grml provides automatic hardware detection. You can use grml for example as a rescue system, for analyzing systems/networks or as a working environment. It is not necessary to install anything to a harddisk, you don't even need a harddisk to run it. Due to on-the-fly decompression grml includes about 2.1 GiB of software and documentation on the CD. http://grml.org/ grml 0.6 can be downloaded from http://grml.org/download/ Release 0.6 - Codename Winterschlapfn (20060122) ================================================ Fixed several bugs, including issues reported on http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_0.5 Several improved, updated and extended configuration files. New grml-scripts (some selected ones): * bt-hid connect bluetooth mouse * ip-screen print ip address of configured network interfaces. Integrated into status line of GNU screen. * XF86AudioLowerVolume, XF86AudioMute and XF86AudioRaiseVolume: scripts for handling audio volume * wm-ng wrapper script for use with grml-x - provides an easy to use desktop, runs fluxbox with gkrellm and idesk, use via 'grml-x wm-ng' Tip: press Ctrl-Alt-d to switch X resolution to 1024x768 * noprompt wrapper script to avoid prompting when rebooting/ halting system. Use e.g. via 'noprompt reboot' New bootparameters/cheatcodes (some selected ones): * hostname=... set hostname to specified value (default: grml) * distcc=$NETWORK,$INTERFACE - activate distcc-daemon, usage example: distcc=192.168.0.1/24,eth0 activates distccd listening on ip address of eth0 providing access for network 192.168.0.1/24 * 915resolution=${MODE},${XRESO},${YRESO} start resolution modify tool for Intel graphic chipset, usage example: 915resolution=4d,1400,1050 * swspeak get software synthesizer support through speakup's sftsyn, speech-dispatcher and speechd-up * debnet search through local partitions for file /etc/network/interfaces, copy /etc/network to running system and restart networking then * forensic boot without any filesystem access to hard disks so forensic investigations can be made * blacklist=module deactivate loading of a specific module. Configured via /etc/modprobe.d/grml. Usage example: blacklist=snd_ens1371 Special new features: * grml-tips: run 'grml-tips $KEYWORD' to get hints for $KEYWORD * udev fully replaces hotplug-light and discover * pcmcia­utils replace pcmcia-cs Notice: some kernel drivers (like for example PCMCIA WLAN cards) are not autoloaded by default. Run 'hwinfo --netcard' to figure out which module has to be loaded. * AFS-client support * don't use /proc/bus/usb by default anymore * improved synaptics touchpad recognition * w3m not starting automatically (get it through running 'grml-info'), tty1 is not reset on startup (see bootmessages instead) Kernel: * Based on vanilla kernel 2.6.15 including several patches (Reiser4, Speakup, Squashfs,...) and additional modules: acerhk, acx100, at76c503a, bcm5700, drbd0.7, cowloop, dazuko, eagle-usb, hostap, ieee80211, ipw2100, ipw2200, ivtv0.4, kqemu, linux-wlan-ng, lufs, madwifi, ndiswrapper, openafs, pcan, pwc, qc-usb, realtime-lsm, rt2400, rt2500, sl-modem, snd-bt-sco, spca5xx, sysprof, thinkpad, tidev, vaiostat, zd1211 Notice: madwifi-ng is available in /usr/src as debian package but not pre-installed because of conflicts with madwifi. Some more modules (for example fglrx and nvidia) are not pre-installed but available through the grml-repository. See http://grml.org/kernel/ for more details regarding the grml-kernel. Updates: * Updated all packages to Debian Unstable branch by 20060115 plus some minor updates until 20060121. * Updated memtest to Memtest86+ V1.65. * Updated putty-collection to latest version. (winscp has been removed) * grml2hd: - initrd support (installation onto SCSI/USB-devices supported) - support for installation on software RAID1 (see 'man grml2hd') - remote, automatic installation via network with grml-terminalserver -> See http://grml.org/grml2hd/ for more details. Removed 112 packages [please notice that some of them are available under different names/in different packages]: *2.6.13-grml* lib* 3270-common 855resolution aalib-bin aalib1 acovea alsaplayer apt-move arpd base-config bash3 bluez-pcmcia-support cgvg checkmem chgrep cvsd db4.2-util dbus-1 dbus-glib-1 debsync diffmon esh fdisk-udeb fenris ffmpeg fprobe-ng ftape-util ftpd gdk-imlib1 genliloconf grepmap ha-prosper hotplug-light ifp-line imlib-progs ion2 ion3-mod-ionflux ipautofw irda-common irda-tools isapnptools kwtools-net-firewall kwtools-utils-pim ledit leo lsh lspowertweak lua50-doc madwifi mdnsresponder mozilla-firefox-webdeveloper msort-gui mush nparted ntop ocaml-base-nox onak osh p3nfs parted-bf pcmcia-cs pcopy pdfscreen pekwmdev plan pmp-common pmtools-acpi polipo postgresql-8.0 postgresql-client-8.0 postgresql-contrib-8.0 powertweak powertweak-extra powertweak-gtk powertweakd pppdcapiplugin print-utils-pfeifle prozilla python2.3-ixplib raidtools2 rt2400-base rt2500-base sasl-bin satan sh-lib shaper shfs-utils siege-ssl slang1 slang1a-utf8 slpim smbconf-pfeifle-nonfree speedtouch srg statslog systraq sysutils tetex-doc tunnelv udev-klibc wavtools x-window-system x3270 xdm xext xfonts-x3270-misc xkeyval xorg-driver-synaptics xpdf-i xserver-common-v3 xviddetect zsh-beta zsh30 Added 99 new packages (exluding lib* and *2.6.15-grml*): 9base acpidump athena-jot bbe bzrtools cdrbq cmus conspy cpuburn-in-binary cu dares dares-qt db4.3-util dbus dd-rhelp debian-archive-keyring debsecan evilwm evms-bootdebug fcrackzip fglrx-control firefox firefox-webdeveloper flac123 fluxconf fprobe ftpbackup gcj-4.0-base gddrescue git-core gkrellm-volume gkrellshoot gmrun grml-btnet grml-mercurial-utils grml-shlib grml-tips idesk ifenslave-2.6 ifplugd ihu irda-utils irssi krb5-config krb5-user loop-aes-utils memtester migrationtools mklibs-copy mysql-server-4.1 netdiscover nvidia-xconfig obexftp openafs-client openafs-krb5 orange os-prober parted pcmciautils pekwmsvn postgresql-8.1 postgresql-client-8.1 postgresql-contrib-8.1 preload procinfo proftpd proftpd-common python2.4 python2.4-celementtree python2.4-elementtree python2.4-minimal root-tail rox-filer secure-delete securecgi sl-modem-daemon speech-dispatcher speechd-el speechd-up ssmping sysprof tex-common tlswrap tofrodos transset ufsutils unzsplit uruk vblade vim-gui-common vim-runtime webcheck weechat-plugins xcompmgr xen-tools xfree86-driver-synaptics xtrace xwit zsplit If you find a problem with the release please check http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_0.6 and report problems using information on http://grml.org/bugs/ Changes since release 0.5 (20051024) ==================================== help the grml team ------------------ You like grml? Help us! http://grml.org/donations/ grml-user map ------------- Are you already listed on the grml-user map? http://www.frappr.com/grmlusers grml-announce mailinglist ------------------------- Stay up to date via low-traffic mailinglist grml-announce. http://lists.mur.at/mailman/listinfo/grml-announce new team member --------------- Alexander Wirt joined the grml-team. Many thanks in this release go to all those who have sent feedback since the last release! Please send your feedback, feature requests and bug reports to the grml-team! http://grml.org/contact/ #grml on irc.freenode.org contact (at) grml.org Contact: Michael 'mika' Prokop regards, -mika- -- ,'"`. http://www.michael-prokop.at/ ( grml.org -» Linux for texttool-users and sysadmins `._,' http://www.grml.org/