[arch-dev-public] [signoff] 2007.11-0.4 TEST ISO (last RC / FINAL), 1 week

[Tobias Powalowski]

Hi
i just placed the new 0.4 "Core Dump" TEST ISO
to the mirrors:
ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/rc-iso/2007.11/

1 week testing should be enough, 
I tested them in kvm-qemu and didn't find an issue.


-- Announcement draft begin
Hi Arch community,

Arch Linux 2007.11-0.4, "Core Dump" has been released.
This is the second release to use our new repo layout.
There are two ISOs, ftp and core.

Changelog:

GENERAL:
- kernel 2.6.23.8 usage
- RAM usage has been revisited, these are the new recommendations:
     * FTP ISO, CORE ISO: arch boot image
       160 MB RAM x86_64/i686 (all packages selected)
     * CORE ISO: lowmem boot image
       96  MB RAM x86_64 (all packages selected)
       85  MB RAM i686   (all packages selected)
       64  MB RAM i686   (only base packages selected)

FIXES:
- fixed intel wireless automatic module loading (arch boot image)
- fixed auto prepare of harddisk (lowmem boot image)
- added more checks and improvements to autoprepare of harddisk
- added missing netfilter modules and some wireless addon modules
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8435
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8431
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8422
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8561
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8616
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8638
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8699
- updated mirrors to latest status

As usual check md5sum before using the images and also be aware of the new
RAM recommendations the images have.
-- Draft end

Forum thread is located here:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=38964

Have fun
greetings
tpowa
-- 
Tobias Powalowski
Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa)
http://www.archlinux.org
tpowa at archlinux.org
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