Hello, This will most probably be the final release, please test it so we can write any errata before releasing the first official Debian version that includes software speech synthesis :)
Samuel Cyril Brulebois, le Sat 27 Apr 2013 20:57:54 +0200, a écrit : > The Debian Installer team[1] is pleased to announce the second release > candidate of the installer for Debian 7.0 "Wheezy". > > > Improvements in this release of the installer > ============================================= > > * accessibility/gdm3: Introduce basic Orca support (#689559). > * brltty: Fix getting stuck in text mode installer (#705196). > * localechooser: Update to latest translations of ISO-3166. > * netcfg: > - Use dpkg-query -s instead of dpkg -l to check for package > installation (#700939). > - Fix netcfg/disable_dhcp vs. netcfg/use_autoconfig logic. The > latter was ineffective (#703747, #688273). > - Install iw along with wireless-tools on the target system, it's > the current de facto standard wireless tool (#697890). > * rootskel-gtk: Make sure theme=dark works despite some changes > in last brltty versions (#696968). > * ttf-cjk-compact: Update for wheezy (#690523). > > > Hardware support changes > ======================== > > * New netboot image on armhf: vexpress. > * initramfs-tools: Include more HID drivers into base, so that > input drivers available in the installer also work in the > installed system (#697619). > * linux: > - Replace DRM_PSB with DRM_GMA500 (and DRM_GMA600, DRM_GMA3600, > DRM_MEDFIELD). > - Reenable MS Virtual PC guests in the ata_piix module. > - Add hid-topseed to input-modules for use in the installer > (#702611). > - efi: Ensure efivars is loaded on EFI systems (#703363). > - efivars: Work around serious firmware bugs. > - Backport drm and agp subsystems from 3.4.37 for better graphics > support (intel, nouveau, radeon). > - Bluetooth: ath3k: Add support for VAIO VPCEH [0489:e027] > (#700550). > - media/rc: Add iguanair driver from Linux 3.7 (#696925). > - rt2800: add chipset revision RT5390R support (#696592). > - armhf/mx5: Fix missing storage drivers and fix network driver > selection for the installer. > - Add specialised USB keyboard/mouse drivers to input-modules for > use in the installer: hid-a4tech, hid-cypress, hid-ezkey > (#697035), hid-kensington, hid-keytouch, hid-kye, hid-multitouch, > hid-ortek, hid-primax, hid-quanta, hid-samsung, hid-speedlink. > - radeon: Relax firmware checks for DRM/KMS before R600 chips > (#697229). > - [armel/versatile,armhf/vexpress] i2c: Enable I2C, I2C_VERSATILE > as modules (#696182). > - net: Add alx driver for Atheros AR8161 and AR8162 (#699129). > - [x86] i915: Invert backlight brightness control for various models > including Packard Bell NCL20 (#627372) and eMachines G725 > (#680737). Can also be enabled with the invert_brightness=1 module > parameter. > - Backport the virtio-scsi module (#686636). > - Enable the line6 module (#700211). > > > Localization status > =================== > > * 73 languages are supported in this release. > * Full translation for 57 of them. > > > Known issues in this release > ============================ > > * Installation of GRUB bootloader may fail if more than one disk > device is available. The errata page[2] mentions two workarounds. > * Desktop installations on i386 do not work using CD#1 alone. This > isn't a problem on amd64 since the latter contains fewer linux > kernel flavours. > * Potential issues with UEFI booting on amd64. > * Installation process might fail to detect Windows 8, on UEFI > systems (#698914). > > See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues. > > > Feedback for this release > ========================= > > We need your help to find bugs and further improve the installer, so please > try it. Installer CDs, other media and everything else you will need are > available at our web site[3]. > > > Thanks > ====== > > The Debian Installer team thanks everybody who has contributed to this > release. > > > 1. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Team > 2. http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata > 3. http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer > > -- > Cyril Brulebois > on behalf of the Debian Installer Team -- Samuel > [Linux] c'est une philosophie un art de vivre, un état intérieur, > une sorte de fluide qui nous entoure et nous pénètre. Fais tourner stp ! -+- Guillaume in Guide du linuxien pervers - "Tous drogués j'vous dis !" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
