OpenZaurus

Marcin Juszkiewicz January 26th, 2007

Work on next OpenZaurus release started. It will be 3.5.5 and I want to have it done for all models in one release. This will be also last release from me - I will switch into Ångström.

To get this release done I need Your help.

Before 3.5.4/3.5.4.1 release we had test cycles with over 100 users so this time I want to do it with the same way so we can give people another great version of our distribution.

Changes from 3.5.4.x:

• OPIE 1.2.3 (this version will be released in February)
• kernel 2.6.20 for all models except collie (which will have 2.4.18-crapix with hacked SD/MMC driver to be able to use >1GB cards)
• altboot root-on-sd for collie
• boot from flash, boot from SD kernels
• Ximageon X11 server for c7×0
• anything other if someone will update it

Someone need to test altboot root-on-sd so we will give 100% working start images.

Ximageon server is new thing from Manuel Teira Paz. It has XVideo working and there are work on XRandR support.

Images

I would like to provide a bit changed list of images available in OZ 3.5.5:

• bootstrap
• opie
• gpe
• opie-minimal (launcher + minimal settings + konsole)
• gpe-minimal (also stripped from apps)

Minimal images provided for collie/poodle/tosa/c7×0 as they can have <32M rootfs so users have problems with fitting. This way they can install rest of software to SD cards.

Of course if they prefer to boot from SD (directly under 2.6 or via altboot on collie) then they will choose normal images.

XFCE, E17 images will be probably not provided. This can change if someone will work on them.

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