Topic: Any way to get 4.x?

[Steve Grillo]

I'm getting familiar with 3.1 in order to install as our main server in 3-4 weeks, and I'm not sure if I should be even trying to use 3.1, since apparently 4.x is coming out soon.

I noticed messages from 4.x beta testers (I assume).  Since I'll likely be using 4.x instead of 3.1, is there any way to get the latest beta version?  I couldn't see any place to download it on the site.

Thanks in advance.

[Joseph Morrison]

Hello Steve,

> I noticed messages from 4.x beta testers (I assume).  Since
> I'll likely be using 4.x instead of 3.1, is there any way to
> get the latest beta version?  I couldn't see any place to
> download it on the site.

The beta version can be downloaded from:

ftp://ftp.e-smith.net/pub/e-smith/e-smith-4.0b5/

If you find any bugs, please report them to us!! So far there are no known bugs in this beta (but it's only been out for a few days).

Best regards,
- Joe Morrison

[Steve Grillo]

Thanks very much - I'll start downloading it now!

[Steve Grillo]

Unfortunately, I couldn't get into the FTP site anonymously - sigh.

So In order to get SOMETHING, I used one of the HTTP sites from the download area.  But I only have a 56K modem, and I expect to be kicked off during the 15-20 hour download.  Because of this, I'm downloading 4.0b3 from one of the HTTP sites which allow me to use GetRight (which restarts if I drop the connection - IT SAVES ME!!!).

In any case, is there any MAJOR gotcha for 4.0b3?  I'm not really going to be doing any thing REAL with it - I'm only trying to get familiar with it.

Once 4.0 is released, I'll re-download.


So - any MAJOR problems with 4.0b3 that should prevent me from just checking it out?

[Joseph Morrison]

Hi Steve,

> Unfortunately, I couldn't get into the FTP site anonymously -
> sigh.

I'm curious as to what the problem is. Is there a limit on the number of anonymous users, or is performance just slow? We're temporarily hosting our FTP site at a local ISP until we complete our move into office space and I'm curious to know how they're doing.

> In any case, is there any MAJOR gotcha for 4.0b3?  I'm not
> really going to be doing any thing REAL with it - I'm only
> trying to get familiar with it.

No major gotchas. Here is the list of recent fixes:

- updated ec59x, epic100, rtl8139, and tulip ethernet drivers to match the versions used in e-smith 3.1
 
- fixed i-bays to reset owner/permissions properly when modified
 
- fixed owner/permissions on print spool directories for LPRng
 
- fixed config files to correctly handle netmask of 255.255.255.255 for additional local networks
 
- for anonymous ftp allow login as "ftp" as well as "anonymous"
 
- fixed Apache config file to allow CGI scripts to work correctly in i-bays
 
- modified e-smith console to allow user to select whether DHCP client sends its system name or ethernet address as the client identifier
                                                                               
> Once 4.0 is released, I'll re-download.

Makes sense. Please let us know if you find any new bugs!

Best regards,
- Joe

[Charlie Brady]

Steve Grillo wrote:

> In any case, is there any MAJOR gotcha for 4.0b3?  I'm not
> really going to be doing any thing REAL with it - I'm only
> trying to get familiar with it.

Modem dialup control doesn't work properly in 4.0b3. Nor does printing.

What I suggest that you do is to install 4.0b3, then
install some upgrade RPMs from  ftp://www.e-smith.net/pub/e-smith/dev/e-smith-4.0b5/RPMS/ -
grab the e-smith RPMs, and diald, and LPRng if 4.0b3 doesn't have it (I forget), and you will be close enough to 4.0b5 for it
not to matter.

Charlie