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Ärende: [eCS] eComStation 2.0 milestone 2 beta 2 available
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Serenity Systems International is pleased to announce the availability
of eComStation 2.0 milestone 2 beta 2.

This beta is available to anyone with a valid Software Subscription
Services account (via Mensys)

The previous beta was download 385 times. A diff file is available to
update the previous beta to this new release. Please see the notes below
on how to use this diff file to update your current ISO.

==== WHATSNEW for eComStation 2.0 Milestone 2 beta 2 ====

[new features]

* Lucide document viewer (Lucide beta 2)
* Tame/2 scanning application (to be selected in Bonus Applications)
* Added LxLite 1.3.3 to the distribution since resmgr uses it
* added bzip2 to \ecs\bin
* Security/2 added (optional from 'experimental features' in advanced
install
* Added 4OS/2 to Additional Software
* Added 4OS/2 prompt shadows to Command Prompts folders

[updated applications]

* Updated eSchemes to version 1.27
* Updated Newview to v2.18.1
* Upgraded Archive Viewer to v2.0
* Updated MINILVM to 210_20060504
* Updated resmgr to the version posted by Chuck McKinnis dd 20060614
at http://www.7cities.net/~mckinnis/code/resmgr.zip
* Updated Doodle's screensaver to 1.7
* Memdisk and OS2CSM to 20060530 build
* Updated Firefox to 1.5.0.4 to fix security issues
* Updated Thunderbird to 1.5.0.4 to fix security issues

[updated drivers]

* updated DANI tools to 1.7.5 level
* updated DANIS506.DOC to 1.7.5
* Latest UNIAUD, should fix the trap 0008 people reported on the next
boot. Vladest confirmed this was a known bug, so we should have a
better experience with this
* added ACPI package (2.10) as separate package (moved from BASEUTIL)
* Scitech SNAP to 3.1.6

[fixes]

* replaced DOSCALL1.DLL with patched version that will first look for
messages in msgfile, then in embedded msg, instead of the (incorrect
default) other way around
* applied PJ31116 - fixed WPCONFIG.DLL to accomodate comet cursor +
suspend (official APAR from IBM, now bld 14.105)
* applied pj31068 - fix for more than 1024 printer in prdesc.lst
(WPPRINT.DLL)
* Binary fix to MPG.DLL number 2 by Sebastiaan Wittmeier. Fixes chipmunk
audio playback.
* Applied Yuri Proniakins patches to install ewps properly
* Added WarpIN components needed for creation of eWPS WarpIN package
* Fixed eWPS ACPI dependency
* removed 'illegal' schemes from eSchemes WPI package 1.27
* Java 142: Added missing path for the font registration (fixes bug 1165)
* Bugfixes to ECSGUI packages and ESTYLER.
* Wording improvements in installer.
* Minor adjustments to desktop layout.
* cleaned up reseller section and added link to eCSoft/2 in URL folder
* Changed VIRTUALADDRESSLIMIT to 1536 (seems a popular compromise 
value)
* Changed default DHCP timeout to 0.
* SSES.SYS now uses /q (quiet) parameter when installed.
* Changed some logfile names (FFOX, TBIRD, SSES) so they fit 8.3 
characters.
* Removed 'MOZILLA' from default Thunderbird & Firefox path in installer
GUI.
* Improved some more wordings in the English packages list and message file.
* TCPCFG fix for Java 1.4 (CFG2NATV) is now always installed.
* Various updates to eStyler so it actually works now (mostly). The
shutdown
properties notebook is broken, though.
* Applied fixes in ECSGUI.CMD.

== REPORTING ==

To tell us your findings, please create a report at:

http://www.ecomstation.com/support/beta2report/

You are also welcome to join the TestTeam if you want to discuss this
beta and future developments. See http://ewiki.ecomstation.nl/TestTeam
for more details.

== DISTRIBUTION / CREATING CDS ==

This product is provided as a downloadable ISO file, this is a raw CD
image that you can burn on CD-R media. For instruction on burning the
CD image to CD please consult the PDF document howtoburncds.pdf in the
same directory.

The file to download is: ecs20m2beta2_cd1_en.zip

== USING DIFF TO REDUCE DOWNLOAD SIZE ==

If you already downloaded ecs20beta2_en_cd1.zip earlier, you can also
download a so called DIFF file, from which you can create the new ISO.
This requires you to already have the previous ISO file available. The
following DIFF file is offered:

51B15B1A5FF94EB9660DA32F2F3AE563 ecs20beta2-m2beta2.diff
which is contained in \diff\ecs20beta2-m2beta2.zip (53.186.322 bytes)

Please verify that you have the proper MD5 sum of the DIFF file and the
original ISO file as well:

35028FE340CEC7A6C5A14B5820F2C613 ecs20m2beta2_en_cd1.iso

In order to create the full ISO out of the older files, issue the
following command: (you can change the ISO names of course)

gdiff -u ecs20beta1b_en_cd1.iso ecs20beta2-m2beta2.diff
ecs20m2beta2_en_cd1.iso

GDiff is a tool of Daniel Hellerstein, more information can be
found in gdiff.doc or on the following website:
http://www.srehttp.org/apps/gdiff/

NOTE: Please verify the resulting ISO to have the correct MD5 sum,
mentioned above.

For instruction on burning the CD image to CD please consult the PDF
document howtoburncds.pdf in the same directory.

== REGISTRATION KEY REQUIRED FOR INSTALLING ==

For the time being you can use the eComStation 1.2 (or 1.2R) key to
install this release of eComStation 2.0.

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