Just saw on the Mensys BetaZone that eComStation 2.0 RC5 is now available to anyone who has an ACTIVE Software Subscriptions Services subscription. I have not tried it yet, as I am still downloading it, but a little birdy has told me that this is a very solid release. Even so please use common´sense and treat it as a beta product. Backup anything important and don't use it on a production system. Please read the extensive README.TXT before doing anything.

File: ecs20rc5_cd1_en.zip 568648 KB 07/03/08 17:19:00

There is also a differential update to the RC4 CD that is about 40MB.

There are a number of fixes and new features. all are outlined in the WHATSNEW.TXT file. Just the new features are:

New Features:

  • Disk resizer has progress bar for improved usability, improved performance, no longer XUL based
  • Added utility to set the time over the Internet
  • Added utility to add (postscript) printer drivers using PPD definition files
  • XWLAN widget will be auto-installed when applicable
  • Increased max number of supported (and detected) USB host controllers from 4 to 8.
  • Amouse is now the default mouse driver, also when booted from CD, when USB support is detected (can be changed in pre-boot menu or installer)
  • Updated genmac.cmd to support installation of not-present hardware
  • Updated CD detection logic of minstpm and network, so a physical CD is no longer required for (re)install
  • \var\log\instlog.zip will contain more relevant logfiles
  • Added Feedback Wizard that will upload instlog.zip to gain more user feedback
  • New bootlogo and desktopbackground, reflecting "RC5" status
  • Desktop scheme can now be either 'blue' or 'orange', defaults to blue

Hopefully a full announcement will be released by Mensys and Serenity Systems in a day or two with more information.


From: Mark Dodel

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