[gPXE] gPXE-0.9.9 released
Marty Connor
mdc at etherboot.org
Wed Oct 21 20:16:29 EDT 2009
The Etherboot Project is pleased to release gPXE version 0.9.9 .
Source code is available at:
Git repository:
http://git.etherboot.org/?p=gpxe.git;a=summary
Tarballs:
http://kernel.org/pub/software/boot/gpxe/
Binaries may be generated at:
http://rom-o-matic.net/
Etherboot Project main website
http://etherboot.org/
Because this release adds a number of drivers and features and many bug
fixes, everyone is encouraged to download and test it.
I would like to particularly thank:
Michael Brown (mcb30)
Stefan Hajnoczi (stefanha)
Shao Miller (sjm13)
John Hawley (warthog9)
H. Peter Anvin (hpa)
Daniel Verkamp (drv)
Thomas Miletich (meteger)
Joshua Oreman (rwcr)
for their their very generous contributions to this release and ongoing
commitment to creating excellent network booting software.
Thanks also to everyone on our IRC channel #etherboot on
irc.freenode.net for your help debugging issues, and for your general
good humor.
Creating Free and Open Source Software is very much about code and
community, and we are fortunate to have excellent quality in both.
Please test this release and let us know how things go.
Many Thanks and Best Regards,
Marty
=== Changelogs from recent versions ===
0.9.9:
New Attansic L1E and sis190/191 Ethernet drivers. Fixes and updates
to e1000 and 3c90x drivers.
0.9.8:
New commands: time, sleep, md5sum, and sha1sum. 802.11 wireless
support with Realtek 8180/8185 and non-802.11n Atheros drivers. New
Marvell Yukon-II gigabit Ethernet driver. HTTP redirection support.
SYSLINUX floppy image type (.sdsk) with a usable file system.
Rewrites, fixes, and updates to 3c90x, forcedeth, pcnet32, e1000, and
hermon drivers.
0.9.7:
New "chain" command to fetch, load, and execute image in a single
command. New "login" command and HTTP Basic authentication. PXE boot
menu support. Updates and fixes to hermon, mtnic, sundance, and
etherfabric drivers.
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