17-11-2006: Release notes: MCNLive-Cherbourg, 357,7 MB md5sum: 0fc78d3b06ce8871b8d255ba8a321cab MCNLive-Cherbourg.iso I am glad to announce a new edition of MCNLive, code name Cherbourg, a portable Live Linux system based on and 100% compatible with Mandriva Linux 2007. Some highlights: 2.6.17 kernel. 3D desktop (AIGLX) with the free xorg drivers for Intel and ATI video cards. Desktop environment: KDE 3.5.4. Office Suite: KOffice, Open Document Format. KDE games. Opera 9.02. Music, Video and Image applications with most common codecs. Internet and networking applications for all your needs. NTFS read-write support. All this on less than 360 MB. An -almost- complete home desktop system. * Install additional packages while running live. Software sources preconfigured. * Three languages: English, Dutch, French. Default language is English. You can switch to another language with a few clicks. * A graphical wizard is included to put MCNLive on a USB Flash drive to run it in LiveUSB mode. * A small wizard will help you to backup and restore your documents and personal settings. * New feature: create your very own live system on-the-fly. Remaster MCNLive while running from CD or from USB stick. No need to install first to your hard disk. Requirements for this version: 256 MB RAM. Note: 512 MB required for the copy2ram feature. Thank you: Mandriva developers, Mandriva cooker volunteers and testers and packagers. Thank you to the MCNL crew and testers. Changelog * I removed the Real codecs, they were pretty much broken with the default players. Wherever you get the choice go for Windows Media, they should work. Choose: play in separate player if this options exists. Real player streams do work with RealPlayer Gold software, but the licence prevents a (re)distribution. Solution: download the RealPlayer RPM package here: http://www.real.com/linux?pcode=rn&am and install it on the running MCNLive. It works. You may want to create a remastered version for your personal use. * Updated html HowTo pages. * More cosmetic fixes 11-11-2006: Release notes: MCNLive-Cherbourg_rc, 357,9 MB md5sum: 055afd90eda1effdfa2fc42c9d4d7e6b MCNLive-Cherbourg_rc.iso Changelog * Added: kdeaddons, servicemenus, Midnight Commander, ghostscript (PDF support), imwheel, acpid, security updates * Updated amarok to version 1.4.4 (Mandrivaclub.NL version) * KOffice without Krita now due to space * ipv6 disabled by default, translucency (composite extension) disabled by default * Some cosmetic changes Some basic info * Three languages included: English, Dutch, French. You can switch. * The default user is: guest, password is: guest MCNLive will automatically start in graphical mode with this user. If you want to start the live cd without GUI, use the bootcode: livecd init 3, you can login as guest or root (password root), the command to start the GUI is: startx How to enable NTFS read-write All hard disk partitions are mounted by default. Default for NTFS is read-only. You can easily change it. * Open e terminal window. Type: mount , to find out where your NTFS partitions is mounted. Example it is /dev/hda1, mounted at: /mnt/win_c * Get root by typing: su , give the root password: root * Type: umount /mnt/win_c * Type: modprobe fuse * Type: mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c How to enable 3D desktop - only with Intel and ATI video cards * Take a look at the text on the default wallpaper How To remaster-on-the-fly * Read the small howto in the MCNLive-menu MCNLive is designed to run in Live mode. Personally I do not recommend to install it on the hard disk, though the graphical MDV wizard is included. MCNLive is not a Linux distribution on its own. It is a specialized mid-sized portable live version, 100% compatible with MDV, optimized to: * put on a USB flash drive * run entirely from RAM (start it with: livecd copy2ram), 512 MB RAM required * create your very own live cd /live usb version (remaster-on-the-fly) If you like it and want a clean permanent Mandriva Linux system on your hard disk, please consider the 'real' Mandriva Linux distribution: http://www.mandrivalinux.com Known issues: * ATI x700 cards - you need to start with: livecd init 3, login as root, type: XFdrake, and choose the xorg vesa drivers. * Some problems with kbluetooth * Konqueror refuses to play the video.google.com flash videos, Opera does it fine. * Some RealPlayer streams are broken. __________________________________________________________________________________ 31-10-2006: Release notes: MCNLive_Cherbourg_beta, 359,2 MB md5sum: 2586c1932b07ce91adc9ec1681b2e4e2 MCNLive_Cherbourg_beta.iso Based on and 100% made off Mandriva Linux 2007. Kernel 2.6.17, KDE 3.5.4, AIGLX with (most) Intel and ATI video cards. (no proprietary nvidia and ati drivers included) Languages: English, Dutch, French. Applications: internet, sound, video, kde games, KOffice suite and more. Opera 9.02. Flash-plugin. Codecs. Tor and privoxy. ntfs-3g: NTFS read-write support copy2ram feature - start the livecd with: livecd copy2ram (512 MB RAM required) WiFi: lots of firmware incl., madwifi incl. MCNLive graphical wizards: Create LiveUSB Backup Home/Restore Home MDV graphical wizard: Install to HD: draklive-install New feature: Remaster-On-The-Fly Create your very own LiveCD/LiveUSB while running live. No need to install to HD Step-by-step howto included. Known issues: The initial isolinux bootsplash is telling some lies about the bootcodes. (no: noxauto xdrv= xres= nonetwork nosound nopcmcia etc available) This (beta) version uses a different hardware detection. Feedback and bug reports welcome: http://www.mandrivaclub.nl mcnlive@googlemail.com --chris