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SLAX REMIXKernel and system upgrades for SLAX 6.1.2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slax-remix FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who may be interested in SLAX Remix? - people who are having troubles with compilation of custom-kernel like described in this HOWTO: http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action=view&parentID=53917 - users with hardware not supported or not fully supported by standard Slax-6.1.2 kernel 2.6.27.27 - power users interested in features of the Linux 2.6.32.7-zen6 kernel, more info: http://zen-kernel.org/included-code How SLAX Remix look?
How to get SLAX Remix? Download from here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/d2mdomqgakn/slax-remix-v04.iso md5sum: b57ce41e099d206cca4248e8b383bbde How to make a live flashdrive version? Same as in normal Slax: extract content of iso file to your flashdrive and run bootinst.bat or bootinst.sh from /boot folder to make it bootable. Otherwise, to make a multi-boot flashdrive system, install GRUB and then SLAX as shown on the AB9IL website. Which modules are included in SLAX Remix? There are 7 modules: 001-core.lzm,002-xorg.lzm,003-desktop.lzm,004-kdeapps.lzm,005-koffice.lzm,007-firefox+flash.lzm and squashfs4-tools Why is 006-devel not included? - mediafire.com gives 200MB as maximum on one file - Not everyone needs the devel package, if you want it - check SLAX Modules Download Area. What about module 008-extra-stuff? - 008-extra-stuff contains post-releas fixes and tweaks. There is a PAE enabled slax-remix for computers with 4GB or more RAM! Download from here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/z3k5omid5ay/slax-remix-v04-PAE.iso md5sum: 07df03cdc370915f8e2e8ca40f522d0a - The PAE iso contains only the modules 001-core and 006-devel. You must also use modules from the standard remix release in addition to building your own modules for graphics drivers, specialized wireless drivers, or Virtualbox. - There were some files mistakenly left in the rootfolder directory when the slax-remix PAE version was created - please remove them before using your remix. Why is the slax-remix iso image bigger than old slax-6.1.2? Wider explanation can be found here: http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action=view&parentID=54463&anchorid=55131#postid55131 How to convert slax-6x modules to the new squashfs4 format which is used in slax-remix? It's very easy now with jayflood's module tools included in 008-extra-stuff.lzm (check SLAX Modules Download Area). Download, activate and find SlaxModooleTools in KMenu under Slax-Extra-Stuff submenu. After conversion you can activate module by double mouse click. How to remaster remix-lzm (squashfs4) module? You need to activate squashfs4-tools then copy the module to /root/squashfs4-tools directory and type in console: /root/squashfs4-tools/unsquashfs your_module.lzm The content will be unpacked to /root/squashfs4-tools/squashfs-root directory. After making all necessary changes you need to pack it back so: /root/squashfs4-tools/mksquashfs squashfs-root/ your_module-1-remix.lzm Is there a PAE enabled version of slax-remix? Yes, you can get it from here: TODO md5sum: CHANGELOG Changes comparing to slax-remix-v03: - kernel updated to 2.6.32.7-zen6, more info: http://zen-kernel.org/2.6.32-zen6-forever-and-never - kernel config changes:
a) Sipmle I/O scheduler is now the default in remix-v04
b) aufs compiled with 1023 branches
c) Removed WAN and TokenRing drivers
3) 001-core, 002-xorg and 006-devel modules are now fully based on Slackware-Current 4) 003-desktop - KMenu is now unlocked so you have all available applications under this button 5) 004-apps flashplugin moved to 002-xorg, following packages were updated: lame, gpart, Mplayer (to latest from SVN), Mplayer isn't compiled with gtk GUI due to extra dependency libs needed, please use frontends instead: smplayer, kmplayer, gnome-mplayer etc. 6) 001-core /sbin/mount.ntfs is now a symlink to /sbin/mount.ntfs-3g, you can now type: mount /dev/sdx to mount a partition or drive. 7) 008-extra added slax2usb script (thanks to jayflood) 8) 002-xorg added special hal rule for Toshiba laptops (thanks to andre5775), 3D acceleration seems to be fixed on all open source drivers UGLY HACKS 1) 001-core - 'mount' binary used from older util-linux-ng 2.14.1 package to avoid annoying lag during boot time. Slax remix known bugs: 1) LC_ALL=C is missing from lang.sh file - added fixed version to 008-extra-stuff (bug closed) 2) on some PC's/notebooks mouse can behave strange - not strictly connected with remix-v04 (bug closed) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: it's an unofficial slax release so please report any bugs, problems or request in the SLAX REMIX v04 Forum thread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WARNING: please do not upload any modules created by squashfs4-tools on slax site because it may confuse users of normal slax-6.1.2 and cause chaos in modules section --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLAX Remix Modules Download Area Here you can get all modules specific for slax-remix (they wont work with normal Slax releases because of different kernel version) What you can find there? - 006-devel package with crippled-sources v2.6.32.7 - 008-extra-stuff (include recent version of: wireless-firmware, wpa-supplicant, slax module tools, slax system info tool, slax network setup tool, slax2usb tool) - Ati fglrx driver for HD2000-HD4000 cards - Nvidia drivers for all cards - VirtualBox - Virtualbox Guest Additions - double click vbox-add-launcher icon on the pulpit to activate vboxmouse feature More Nvidia graphics drivers: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=fa6c16e4355209c036df4e8dca141969b3f8d22348c18f04f85d402b9fc3640c --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What next? Will try provide Kernel Mode Setting by default on all GPU cards :) Thanks to Fathom for his work in pushing SLAX Linux to the bleeding edge of operating system technology! | ||
