First Release Candidate of Grml version 2017.05 available
Hi,
so *finally* we did it again, jey! The first release candidate of the upcoming Grml version 2017.05, code-named 'Freedatensuppe' is available.
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA stretch). As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2014.11 and 2017.05 have a look at the official release announcement:
http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and rely on, and report back so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for the end of May (2017 *cough* :)).
Thanks to all contributors!
regards, -mika- - for the Grml.org project
Wohoo! That made my day already and I just got to the office. Thank you!
One thing though: The download link in the changelogs, section "Download Grml 2017", is broken. It cannot decide if it is absolute or relative.
Leonhard
Am Montag 8. Mai 2017 schrieb Michael Prokop:
Hi,
so *finally* we did it again, jey! The first release candidate of the upcoming Grml version 2017.05, code-named 'Freedatensuppe' is available.
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA stretch). As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2014.11 and 2017.05 have a look at the official release announcement:
http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and rely on, and report back so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for the end of May (2017 *cough* :)).
Thanks to all contributors!
regards, -mika- - for the Grml.org project
* Leonhard Preis [Tue May 09, 2017 at 07:35:14AM +0000]:
Wohoo! That made my day already and I just got to the office. Thank you!
:)
One thing though: The download link in the changelogs, section "Download Grml 2017", is broken. It cannot decide if it is absolute or relative.
Ah, thanks for the hint - fixed!
regards, -mika-
1. grml2usb from ubuntu xenial worked with this release candidate.
2. My braille display was not recognized automatically. With previous versions of grml, I'd get braille during the boot and it would have braille when the grml menu came up. This, in turn, allowed me to start the screen reader.
3. I am not getting the grml music when the boot finishes. I am thinking this was removed deliberately.
On 05/08/2017 04:11 PM, Michael Prokop wrote:
Hi,
so *finally* we did it again, jey! The first release candidate of the upcoming Grml version 2017.05, code-named 'Freedatensuppe' is available.
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA stretch). As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2014.11 and 2017.05 have a look at the official release announcement:
http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and rely on, and report back so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for the end of May (2017 *cough* :)).
Thanks to all contributors!
regards, -mika- - for the Grml.org project
Grml-devel mailing list Grml-devel@ml.grml.org http://ml.grml.org/mailman/listinfo/grml-devel
Hi,
thanks for reporting back on grml2usb from ubuntu.
Regarding braille, what software/kernel drivers/... are we speaking about here, as in: what are you relying on or need to have present?
The Grml music/beep after bootup finished works for me, so this sounds like a bug, it's clearly not intended.
regards, -mika-
* John G Heim [Wed May 17, 2017 at 12:42:54PM -0500]:
- grml2usb from ubuntu xenial worked with this release candidate.
- My braille display was not recognized automatically. With previous
versions of grml, I'd get braille during the boot and it would have braille when the grml menu came up. This, in turn, allowed me to start the screen reader.
- I am not getting the grml music when the boot finishes. I am
thinking this was removed deliberately.
On 05/08/2017 04:11 PM, Michael Prokop wrote:
Hi,
so *finally* we did it again, jey! The first release candidate of the upcoming Grml version 2017.05, code-named 'Freedatensuppe' is available.
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA stretch). As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2014.11 and 2017.05 have a look at the official release announcement:
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and rely on, and report back so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for the end of May (2017 *cough* :)).
Thanks to all contributors!
regards, -mika- - for the Grml.org project
Grml-devel mailing list Grml-devel@ml.grml.org http://ml.grml.org/mailman/listinfo/grml-devel
Grml mailing list - Grml@ml.grml.org http://ml.grml.org/mailman/listinfo/grml join #grml on irc.freenode.org grml-devel-blog: http://blog.grml.org/
The debian package for braille support is called brltty. There is a parameter within /etc/default/brltty to put it into the initrc which then causes it to auto-detect the braille display and start it automatically. I am not sure how it worked under the 2014 release though. All I know is that braille used to work automatically.
I have not tried the release candidate directly from a cd-rom/dvd. I'll try that and see if I get the beep.
On 05/19/2017 08:33 AM, Michael Prokop wrote:
Hi,
thanks for reporting back on grml2usb from ubuntu.
Regarding braille, what software/kernel drivers/... are we speaking about here, as in: what are you relying on or need to have present?
The Grml music/beep after bootup finished works for me, so this sounds like a bug, it's clearly not intended.
regards, -mika-
- John G Heim [Wed May 17, 2017 at 12:42:54PM -0500]:
- grml2usb from ubuntu xenial worked with this release candidate.
- My braille display was not recognized automatically. With previous
versions of grml, I'd get braille during the boot and it would have braille when the grml menu came up. This, in turn, allowed me to start the screen reader.
- I am not getting the grml music when the boot finishes. I am
thinking this was removed deliberately.
On 05/08/2017 04:11 PM, Michael Prokop wrote:
Hi,
so *finally* we did it again, jey! The first release candidate of the upcoming Grml version 2017.05, code-named 'Freedatensuppe' is available.
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA stretch). As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2014.11 and 2017.05 have a look at the official release announcement:
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and rely on, and report back so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for the end of May (2017 *cough* :)).
Thanks to all contributors!
regards, -mika- - for the Grml.org project
Grml-devel mailing list Grml-devel@ml.grml.org http://ml.grml.org/mailman/listinfo/grml-devel
Grml mailing list - Grml@ml.grml.org http://ml.grml.org/mailman/listinfo/grml join #grml on irc.freenode.org grml-devel-blog: http://blog.grml.org/
Grml mailing list - Grml@ml.grml.org http://ml.grml.org/mailman/listinfo/grml join #grml on irc.freenode.org grml-devel-blog: http://blog.grml.org/
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