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Ärende: [VOICENWS] SW: eComStation 2.0 Beta 3 available
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From: Joachim Benjamins <joachimDESPAM@DESPAMmensys.nl>  Posted on the 
eComStation Yahoo mailing list


Available as of today for Software Subscription Services customers via 
login at Mensys: ( http://www.mensys.net/login )

!Warning the ISO file is slightly larger than 700 MB so could run into 
trouble on certain CDR media!

[ Moderator note: Mensys has since released a slightly smaller image which 
does fit on a standard 700MB CD-R. The new file is ecs20beta3a_cd1_en.ZIP. ]

This beta offers a number of improvements that we would like to have tested 
on a larger number of configurations.  These are:

** Preboot harddisk integrity check **
there are a couple of situations that cause installation problems with
LVM later on in the install process.

These will now be detected before the installer starts and an option to
fix them is being presented.  If you choose not to fix them, you are not
able to proceed the installation.
This technology uses a custom DFSee 'engine' and should be safe,
however, neither Serenity Systems International nor Fsys can be held
liable for any damages that may occur to the data on your harddrive.

!!! When testing beta software, always be sure to have a tried and
tested backup of your system !!!

** Harddisk volume resizing **

This beta has a custom DFSee engine that enables reliable RESIZING of
FAT32 and NTFS filesystems to allow shrinking an existing Windows
installation to make room for eComStation on the same system.
To use this feature in this beta, you need to select it from the
Maintenance Console (when booted from CD) and select "Resize Disk"
under the "Disk" menu.

The GUI interface of this feature will be updated before the final
release of eComStation 2.0.

** Genmac **

This package provides generic driver support for several network
interface cards under OS/2 and eComStation.  Moreover, Genmac is enabled
to support WPA encryption with the Wireless LAN Monitor 3.x or better.

Genmac and the Wireless LAN monitor will be installed when the
appropriate hardware is detected by the installer.  If it is not
detected, you can manually select the driver in the network installation
dialog.

Note:  only the selected driver will be copied onto your system, in
order to prevent problems with the MPTS installer later on.  This may
seem confusing, when you run MPTS in a later stage, it will not show all
Genmac supported NICs.

A full list of supported NIC chipsets can be found in 'WHATSNEW.TXT'

** ACPI & APM **

Support for ACPI is available in this beta.  The current version is
2.15.  ACPI will be automatically enabled if appropriate hardware is
detected.  You can manually enable or disable ACPI support at page 2
(miscellaneous) of the eComStation installer preboot menu.  Even if not
installed, the corresponding documents are installed on your harddrive.
You can find detailed information and testdocuments in \ECS\DOC\ACPI and
\ECS\DOC\APM

Several tests can be performed, please refer to \ECS\DOC\ACPI\TESTER.DOC
and \ECS\DOC\APM\TESTER.DOC

** Core Duo CPU support (SMP) **

This beta supports the installation of eComStation on a Core Duo
computer.  To enable it, please select the appropriate feature in the
installer 'Select Components' page (only available in Advaned Install
mode).  This enables the use of Intel Dualcore, Hyperthreading and
multi-CPU systems.  Please note:  AMD Dual Core CPU's are currently
unsupported.  Also, many drivers are not SMP capable, which may cause
instability or unexpected behaviour on your system.

For more information please refer to \ECS\DOC\ACPI\ACPI_SMP.DOC

** eComStation Virtual File System (Samba client support) **

Serenity Systems International has reached an agreement with Blueprint
Software Works for the inclusion of the 'eComStation Virtual File
System' driver which provides support for Samba Client.  Currently a GUI
to configure it is lacking, but an example of how to mount a Samba
resource can be found in \ECS\DOC\EVFS\REXX

** eSchemes **

eSchemes (in this beta we include version 1.37) provides a new way to
configure the look and feel of the desktop.  This is considered highly
experimental and as such can only be installed with Advanced
Installation, under "Experimental Features" the option to select is
"Interface customization".  Traditional "eStyler" functionality is
lacking, for example the titlebar customization.  Feedback on eSchemes
is highly appreciated.  You can find documentation on eSchemes in
\ECS\DOC\ESCHEMES\.

Depending feedback of this beta we will decide if eSchemes will be
available in the GA release eComStation 2.0.

== REPORTING ==

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

http://www.ecomstation.com/support/beta3report/

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.

The file to download is:  ecs20beta3_cd1_en.zip

== REGISTRATION KEY REQUIRED FOR INSTALLING ==

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


Please read the full README document in the root of the CD, or online at:
http://ewiki.ecomstation.nl/ecomstation20beta3

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!Warning the ISO file is slightly larger than 700 MB so could run into 
trouble on certain CDR media!


Enjoy!



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