02-02-2007 MCNLive-VirtualCity Final, 357,5 MB
md5sum:
88db05a4415e37802e74127d07cdd0ee  MCNLive-VirtualCity.iso

Preparing and creating this VirtualCity edition was fun! Never thought that playing with virtualization could be so entertaining. Thank you korrel (Marco) for packaging the VirtualBox OSE version for Mandriva 2007. And thanks to all testers for the feedback.
Following the highlights of MCNLive "VirtualCity":
* Presenting the Open Source Edition of VirtualBox. It seems that Mandriva 2007 and VirtualBox are a dream team. Create 'Virtual Machines', run existing VM's from your hard disks. Use this Live CD (or Live USB) in combination with a USB hard drive (packed with your favorite operating systems). The perfect mobile solution. Or just use it to discover what this virtualization is all about.
* All security and bugfixes updates from MDV 2007 have been applied. Handling of the JMicron controller should be improved. 
* And of course all the stunning features of Cherbourg are included. Create a bootable USB pen drive with a few clicks, run the system with the copy2ram cheatcode, make your own personalized live version on-the-fly, mount NTFS partitions read-write.
* Applications: KDE desktop environment, konqueror, Opera, Amarok, JuK, kaudiocreator, kmplayer, digikam, KOffice suite, KDE games, Kontact suite, smb4k, kasablanca, kopete, k3b, Ark, kget, kate, Yakuake - and of course MCC, the Mandriva Control Center.
I hope you will enjoy this special edition of MCNLive.

Changelog:
* added bridge-utils
* final look
* re-written HowTo pages

--chris


27-01-2007 Release notes: MCNLive-VirtualCity-RC2, 357,6 MB
md5sum:
b0000839472ae0835dfd349a07bef3a9  MCNLive-VirtualCity-RC2.iso

* Fixed booting from USB Flash Drive
* Added madwifi modules
* Added tunctl
* some cleanup


25-01-2007 Release notes: MCNLive-VirtualCity-RC, 362,2 MB
md5sum:
e91e6978339bd3f6d3c77c404b923b1c  MCNLive-VirtualCity-RC.iso

The first release candidate for the upcoming MCNLive-VirtualCity edition.
What's new?
* VirtualBox OSE (Open Source Edition) pre-installed. Create new Virtual Disk Images on a hard disk, run existing images stored on your hard disk. Requirements: enough RAM. Please give us some feedback, test and report bugs, either on http://www.mandrivaclub.nl/site/index.php?showforum=30 or via email (mcnlive at googlemail.com). It's the first OSE version for Mandriva 2007 Official. korrel: you rock :-)
More info about this virtualization software: http://www.virtualbox.org
* A bunch of packages have been updated from the official MDV 2007 update mirrors, incl. the kernel (jmicron controller now detected?). Opera updated to version 9.10.
* Small changes to the mklivecd scripts and the 'Create Live USB' script. Added a special script for folks who have Flash Drives with non-valid MBR's.
* VirtualCity is an English only edition. The updates and VirtualBox made it necessary to remove the NL and FR localizations, in order to keep the size small and to not break the copy2ram feature on boxes with 512 MB RAM.
* All features from Cherbourg are included.
* Known issue: the madwifi kernel module (for atheros based wifi chipsets) are not yet included.

--chris

17-11-2006: Release notes: MCNLive-Cherbourg, 357,7 MB

md5sum:
0fc78d3b06ce8871b8d255ba8a321cab  MCNLive-Cherbourg.iso

I am glad to announce a new edition of MCNLive, code name Cherbourg, a portable Live Linux system based on and 100% compatible with Mandriva Linux 2007.

Some highlights: 2.6.17 kernel. 3D desktop (AIGLX) with the free xorg drivers for Intel and ATI video cards. Desktop environment: KDE 3.5.4. Office Suite: KOffice, Open Document Format. KDE games. Opera 9.02. Music, Video and Image applications with most common codecs. Internet and networking applications for all your needs. NTFS read-write support. All this on less than 360 MB. An -almost- complete home desktop system.
* Install additional packages while running live. Software sources preconfigured.
* Three languages: English, Dutch, French. Default language is English. You can switch to another language with a few clicks.
* A graphical wizard is included to put MCNLive on a USB Flash drive to run it in LiveUSB mode.
* A small wizard will help you to backup and restore your documents and personal settings.
* New feature: create your very own live system on-the-fly. Remaster MCNLive while running from CD or from USB stick. No need to install first to your hard disk.

Requirements for this version: 256 MB RAM. Note: 512 MB required for the copy2ram feature.

Thank you: Mandriva developers, Mandriva cooker volunteers and testers and packagers.
Thank you to the MCNL crew and testers.


Changelog
* I removed the Real codecs, they were pretty much broken with the default players. Wherever you get the choice go for Windows Media, they should work. Choose: play in separate player if this options exists. Real player streams do work with RealPlayer Gold software, but the licence prevents a (re)distribution.
Solution: download the RealPlayer RPM package here: http://www.real.com/linux?pcode=rn&am 
and install it on the running MCNLive. It works. You may want to create a remastered version for your personal use.

* Updated html HowTo pages.
* More cosmetic fixes


Feedback and bug reports welcome:

http://www.mandrivaclub.nl

mcnlive@googlemail.com

--chris