Slackware 14.1slackware-14.1

Mon Nov  4 17:08:47 UTC 2013
Slackware 14.1 x86_64 stable is released!

It's been another interesting release cycle here at Slackware bringing
new features like support for UEFI machines, updated compilers and
development tools, the switch from MySQL to MariaDB, and many more
improvements throughout the system.  Thanks to the team, the upstream
developers, the dedicated Slackware community, and everyone else who
pitched in to help make this release a reality.

The ISOs are off to be replicated, a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a
dual-sided
32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD.  Please consider supporting the Slackware
project by picking up a copy from store.slackware.com.  We're taking
pre-orders now, and offer a discount if you sign up for a subscription.

Have fun!  :-)

3 files changed, 6 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/usb-and-pxe-installers/README_USB.TXT b/usb-and-pxe-installers/README_USB.TXT
index a8079fee..12bc2525 100644
--- a/usb-and-pxe-installers/README_USB.TXT
+++ b/usb-and-pxe-installers/README_USB.TXT
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ copy the 'usbboot.img' file to a USB stick as follows:
     example command line below, I am assuming that the USB stick is known as

     '/dev/sdx'.

 

-      dd if=usbboot.img of=/dev/sdx bs=512

+      dd if=usbboot.img of=/dev/sdx bs=1M

 

     Be careful about the device name for your USB stick!  The above 'dd' 

     command will wipe out any existing data on the device, so you had better 

diff --git a/usb-and-pxe-installers/pxelinux.cfg_default b/usb-and-pxe-installers/pxelinux.cfg_default
index 4842df82..e727685d 100644
--- a/usb-and-pxe-installers/pxelinux.cfg_default
+++ b/usb-and-pxe-installers/pxelinux.cfg_default
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ F1 message.txt
 F2 f2.txt
 label huge.s
   kernel kernels/huge.s/bzImage
+  append initrd=initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 nomodeset SLACK_KERNEL=huge.s
+label kms.s
+  kernel kernels/huge.s/bzImage
   append initrd=initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 SLACK_KERNEL=huge.s
 label speakup.s
   kernel kernels/huge.s/bzImage
-  append initrd=initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 SLACK_KERNEL=huge.s
+  append initrd=initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 nomodeset SLACK_KERNEL=huge.s
 label memtest
   kernel kernels/memtest/memtest
diff --git a/usb-and-pxe-installers/usbimg2disk.sh b/usb-and-pxe-installers/usbimg2disk.sh
index df3f574f..ec5a735a 100644
--- a/usb-and-pxe-installers/usbimg2disk.sh
+++ b/usb-and-pxe-installers/usbimg2disk.sh
@@ -455,34 +455,8 @@ mkdir -p $MNTDIR2/syslinux
 cp -R $MNTDIR1/* $MNTDIR2/syslinux/
 rm -f $MNTDIR2/syslinux/ldlinux.sys
 
-# If we are creating a full Slackware installer, there is a lot more to do:
+# If we are creating a full Slackware installer, copy the package tree:
 if [ "$FULLINSTALLER" = "yes" ]; then
-  # Extract the Slackware initrd for modifications we have to do:
-  echo "--- Extracting Slackware initrd.img..."
-  ( cd ${MNTDIR3}/
-    gunzip -cd ${MNTDIR2}/syslinux/initrd.img | cpio -i -d -H newc --no-absolute-filenames
-  ) 2>>$LOGFILE
-
-  # Modify installer files so that installing from USB stick will be easier:
-  echo "--- Modifying installer files..."
-  ( cd ${MNTDIR3}/
-    # Try to automatically mount the installer partition:
-    mkdir usbinstall
-    echo "mount -t vfat -o ro,shortname=mixed \$(/sbin/blkid -t LABEL=$FATLABEL | cut -f1 -d:) /usbinstall 1>/dev/null 2>&1" >> etc/rc.d/rc.S
-    # Adapt the dialogs so that pressing [OK] will be all there is to it:
-    sed -i -e 's# --menu# --default-item 6 --menu#' usr/lib/setup/SeTmedia
-    sed -i -e "s# 2> \$TMP/sourcedir# /usbinstall/$(basename $REPOSROOT)/$PKGDIR 2> \$TMP/sourcedir#" usr/lib/setup/INSdir
-    FIXF=$(find usr/lib/setup -name SeTp*media)
-    sed -i -e 's# --menu# --default-item 3 --menu#' $FIXF
-  ) 2>>$LOGFILE
-
-  # Recreate the initrd:
-  echo "--- Gzipping the initrd image again:"
-  chmod 0755 ${MNTDIR3}
-  ( cd ${MNTDIR3}/
-    find . |cpio -o -H newc |gzip > ${MNTDIR2}/syslinux/initrd.img
-  ) 2>>$LOGFILE
-
   # Copy Slackware package tree (no sources) to the USB disk -
   # we already made sure that ${REPOSROOT} does not end with a '/'
   echo "--- Copying Slackware package tree to the USB drive..."