WHATSNEW for eComStation 2.0 RC5

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
* New bootlogo and desktopbackground, reflecting "RC5" status
* Desktop scheme can now be either 'blue' or 'orange', defaults to blue

Updated Applications:

* Updated GenMac to "Release Version 2.20a GA"
* Updated XWLAN utility to version 3.10
* Updated ACPI to version 3.09
* Updated both Firefox and Thunderbird to version 2.0.0.14
* Updated LLAECS (assingn IP address to non-bound NIC)
* Updated Cairo to version 1.6.4.1
* Updated DSSaver to version 1.9.0.1
* setboot utility updated to version 1.07
* Updated MiniLVM to version 2008-05-14
* Changed FT2LIB.CMD to preinstall some settings for the fontengine
* Updated PCI.EXE (wrapper) to use the newer PCISCAN.EXE (renamed
PCI.EXE 1.04 from VK) this version detects more hardware details.
* Updated eWPS to proper version 1.0.8
* Updated WarpIn to version 1.0.17
* Updated MPTS wrapper to version 0.9.10
* Updated USB Dock to version 2.2 (2008/02/21)
* Updated NewView to version 2.19.0

Updated / added drivers:

* Updated ACPI to revision 3.09
* Updated APM to revision 1.24
* Updated UniAud audiodriver to 1.1.4RC6 release
* Updated Dani IDE drivers from 1.8.1a to 1.8.4
* Updated eCo Runtime to version 2008-05-10
* Updated Fat32 to 0.9.12 fix 1

Fixes since the previous release:

* 1820: [ACPI] ACPI wizard doesn't do what it shows
* 1894: [installer phase 2] Phase 3 bootup crash
* 2059: [ACPI] Update bldlevel of resource.sys
* 1982: [other] TRAP in resource.sys
* 2055: [other] Don't integrate eCoSoft dlls to other packages
* 1844: [other] Selecting wrong driver for NIC
* 1931: [other] Missing UNIAUD.DLL
* 1917: [installer phase 1] Intel 82566MM (PCI ID 8086:1049) not detected
* 2016: [other] Improving EPM's GUI resources
* 1891: [installer phase 1] nForce5 NIC not recognised by the installer
* 2035: [other] COMMON\ECS\INSTALL\NLS\EN\MMECS.TPL - syntax (and other)
* 1825: [other] Network install does not detect Broadcom 5702X NIC.
* 2036: [other] Programmatically deleting objects to the trashcan no
* 2044: [other] EVFS Help file missing
* 2040: [other] CVS - NLS - COMMON\ESC\INSTALL\NLS\EN\RECONF.GPS
* 1833: [other] Virtual Filesystem for SMB does not save mounted resources
* 1996: [other] ecom virtual drive front end maps printers as drives when
* 2029: [other] README.TXT in \OS2\BOOK is the wrong file
* 2015: [other] Can't access or read Compact flash
* 2026: [other] can't re-install networking without CD
* 1908: [other] No EVFS stuff if you don't install peer to peer
* 1944: [migration from eCS 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2] Disable DS Saver during
* 1979: [migration from eCS 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2] When migrating from eCS 1.2 old
* 1981: [other] Old version of eCo Software runtime installed (in several
* 2004: [other] DSSaver does not provide enough security
* 1986: [migration from eCS 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2] eCSconect new version 1.14
* 1961: [installer phase 1] Text for VPN and NFS client in network installer
* 2022: [installer phase 2] Add ecs\install\WARPIN\install.log to log ZIP
* 2023: [installer phase 2] Genmac gets copied to the wrong path.
* 1946: [installer phase 1] Resizing tool needs to provide better feedback
* 1963: [other] Xworkplace somehow causes WPS to crash
* 1950: [other] Time setting via Internet not possible
* 1978: [other] Still (apparently) need a time sync module for eCS 2.0
* 1936: [other] Missing utility: InstPDR
* 2006: [other] zip.exe included in RC4 is defect
* 2009: [other] MyIP misses it's config file in the %etc% dir
* 1997: [other] TCP/IP configuration blows up...
* 1991: [other] Second S-ATA Burner not visible
* 1994: [other] Xwlan widget blocks WPS almost complete because of popup...
* 1998: [other] No help in 'Top'
* 2001: [other] Installation process forgets installation partition at reboot
* 1940: [other] Crash with FAT 32 IFS and USB removeable devices, need updated
* 1964: [booting of CD] Unable to boot CD
* 1918: [installer phase 2] Default NET.CFG created in root of boot volume
* 1985: [other] eclock.zip still in CVS
* 1958: [other] The Internet Assistant and eCSCoNet don't work with
* 1827: [installer phase 2] Reboot from phase 1 to phase 2 always reboots
* 1967: [installer phase 1] At Phase 1, if you try and Alt-F1, F2 to get a
* 1857: [other] Installation of FF en THB in their own dirs failed
* 1842: [other] Add description of file systems
* 1834: [installer phase 3] Firefox wouldn't be installed
* 1919: [installer phase 2] GenMAC folder does not belong on new system
* 1924: [other] Power off not completed
* 1962: [migration from eCS 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2] Faxworks does not work at all
* 1907: [other] evfsgui.exe currently not NLS ready
* 1956: [migration from eCS 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2] Migration of eCS1.2 to eCS 2.0
* 1937: [other] Clean out unused BMP files from \ecs\install on install CD
* 1846: [other] Migrating JFS boot partition from RC3 to RC4
* 1932: [other] NTFS.IFS in CONFIG.SYS
* 1927: [installer phase 1] Included Uniaud is release candidate 4, not 3
* 1823: [other] Duplicate Paths in LIBPATH and PATH
* 1848: [installer phase 1] unable to migrate
* 1886: [other] CW-Multimedia Classes
* 1890: [installer phase 2] When installing AMouse on non EN system, EN
* 1889: [other] System Setup -> Workplace Shell -> Menu -> Desktop
* 1822: [other] xwlan assigns unwanted ipaddresses to interfaces
* 1911: [other] Copy ecs_inst.flg from to \var\log
* 1819: [ACPI] ACPI log to root dir
* 1884: [other] IBMCOM/MACS Flooded
* 1877: [other] Outdated Cairo Version
* 1821: [other] \eCS\klibc\bin utilities is in %PATH%
* 1863: [other] Firewall documentation object points to wrong path
* 1814: [other] No ; on path with 4OS2, RC4

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