Change History ArcaOS 5.0

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ArcaOS(TM) 5.0 Change History

This document contains up-to-date issue resolution in the current ISO release of ArcaOS 5.0.

RELEASE HISTORY

2023-05-31 – 5.0.8.
2021-12-07 – 5.0.7.
2020-08-31 – 5.0.6.
2020-06-06 – 5.0.5.
2019-07-25 – 5.0.4.
2018-07-30 – 5.0.3.
2018-02-10 – 5.0.2.
2017-07-08 – 5.0.1.
2017-05-15 – Initial release.

Summary of changes 5.0.8

  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.17.
  • Updated retail SMP kernel to 14.204
  • Updated MuiltiMac drivers
  • Updated NVME to 1.02
  • Updated Panorama to 1.18
  • Updated USB to 12.14
  • Updated testlog.exe to 3.51
  • Updated install.exe to 1.44
  • Update testcfg.sys to 5.03
  • Update print01.sys to 10.200
  • Tweak DSSAVER.WIR to enable updating of earler DSS 2.4 build to 2020-09-17
    build (DPMS-aware for Panorama 1.17+).
  • Update DSS WPI to 2020-09-17 build.
  • Update ANPM to 1.1.0.2.
  • Updated pcidevs.txt to 2023.05.16.
  • Fix Archive Tool WPI and AMouse WPI to always append ‘;’ to PATH and LIBPATH.
  • (installer) Enable RPM bootstrap selection.
  • (installer) Add pentium4 bootstrap
  • (installer) Add NVMe support to preboot and installer.
  • (installer) Updated timezone list (from tzdata 2023c).
  • Updated muiltimedia installer and STPM.EXE
  • Update exceptq to 7.11.6
  • Update Uniaud16 to 1.9.8
  • Updated autoreboot.exe
  • Changed default resolution to 1024×768
  • Update MiniLVM
  • Update various utilities with font scaling support

Summary of changes 5.0.7

  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.16.
  • Updated kernel files 14.203 SMP, 14.201 W4, 14.104c SMP debug.
  • Updated AHCI to 2.08.
  • Updated JFS to 1.9.9.
  • Updsted FAT32 to 5.0.4.
  • Updated pcidevs.txt to 2021.07.20.
  • Updated ANPM to 1.0.7, eCoRT to 2020-10-16, Archive Tool to 1.04.0, DVD Tools to 1.08.
  • Updated MultiMac.
  • Updated Uniaud to 3.01.03.
  • Added NVME 1.01.
  • Added MMJME 1.1.1.
  • Updated Panorama to 1.17.
  • Updated ANXWP to 1.0.14.
  • Updated OS2LDR/OS2LDR.BIN/HD4DISK.ADD to v1.24.
  • Updated OS2DUMP to v2.24.
  • Updated USB to 12.10.
  • Updated testlog.exe to 3.46.
  • Updated Samba client to 4.11.6 LTS.
  • Updated YUM/RPM bootstrap to 2021-10-23 and on-disc repo content.
  • Updated ASwitch to 1.0.
  • Updated TIMESET timezone info to 2021-H1.
  • (Installer) Update timezone info to 2021-H1.
  • (Installer) Updated MemDisk to 2021.08.12.
  • (Installer) Updated preboot verbose boot option for Alt-F2 functionality.
  • (Updater) Added USBMOS drivers to updater.
  • (Updater) Various fixes to improve experience and reduce after-update tasks.
  • (Updater) Prevent WPI packages from being backleveled.

Summary of changes 5.0.6

  • Updated JFS to 1.9.8.
  • Updated brlaser CUPS print driver.
  • Updated NetDrive Samba plugin to 3.7.1.
  • Updated VirtualBox Additions to 6.1.12; improved packaging.
  • Updated FAT32 to 5.0.3.
  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.14.
  • Updated eCo Runtime Base & Win to 20200525.
  • Updated NAPS help (minor).
  • Updated Panorama to 1.16.
  • Updated TestLog to 3.32.
  • Updated PRINTMAN to 0.8.6 (proper filtering of non-current-codepage PPD strings).
  • Updated CUPSWIZ to 1.20 (proper filtering of non-current-codepage PPD strings).
  • Fixed repeating “EPSON” string in generated printer driver list.
  • (Installer) Various minor layout fixes.
  • (Installer) Moved Media Folder creation to phase 2 to avoid potential hang in phase 3.

Summary of changes 5.0.5

  • Updated ArcaMapper GUI to build 20200603
  • Updated USB stack v12.06
  • Updated MINILVM.HLP
  • Updated FAT32 5.0.2
  • Updated SLPR help
  • Updated ArcaMapper help
  • Updated ANRDC to v2.0.2
  • Added SETRESET
  • Updated bootstrap to 2020-05-18 and on-disc repo to 2020-02-09 plus newer updates in netlabs-rel
  • Updated Uniaud32 to 2.02.06
  • Updated MOZ_INFO.HTML for 5.0.5 release
  • Updated kernel symbol/debug files –
  • Updated reseller URL objects in Web Sites folder
  • Updated Disk Utility to v1.39
  • Added ANTurbo utility
  • Updated Mozilla apps to latest pentium4 builds; no Run! objects
  • Updated DSSaver to 2.4 (20200421 build) –
  • Updated FreeType/2 IFI to v1.3.6
  • Updated Samba and Heimdal to 4.11.5-0 and 7.7.0-3; update plugin to 3.7
  • Updated HiDisk, IFX, Dynamic Icons, ANDT
  • Updated ISOFS to 1.12.2
  • Updated testlog.exe
  • Updated keytables to fix a few minor layout errors
  • Updated %ETC%\services to 2020-02-24
  • Updated pcidevs.txt to 2020-02-16
  • Removed all snoopers from SNOOP.LST
  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.13 –
  • Updated OS2LDR to v1.15
  • Added OS2LDR and OS2DUMP documentation
  • Updated ANXWP to 20200223
  • Updated NAPS to 1.17
  • Updated ASPIROUT to 1.1.10-6
  • Updated LVM wrapper to version 1.5
  • Updated STPM.EXE to allow switching between alternate audio devices without the AmpMix page visible
  • Updated timezone lists for TIMESET
  • Updated Sigma to 3.02; updated maintenance page menu references
  • Updated Thunderbird zip to include repackaged multi-language Lightning calendar
  • Updated DBCSMAP to v1.61 (better NLS); updated icon
  • NewView: widen product information dialog for better NLS support
  • Updated SNAP
  • Updated ArcaBar help
  • Updated PNGIO to 1.09.2 (same BLDLEVEL, later date)
  • Updated Panorama to 1.15 release build
  • Updated AHCI to v2.07 release build
  • Updated Archive Tool to 1.03.03
  • Updated DVDTools to 1.07.01
  • Updated CUPSWIZ to v1.1.9
  • Removed extraneous PR1UTIL and rxunlock DLLs from DOC directory
  • Updated gradd.sys to v2.02
  • Updated VCOM.SYS to v5.01
  • (Installer) Create ASWITCHSETUP desktop object
  • (Installer) Added ASWITCH.EXE and ASWITCHSETUP.CMD to MMBASE
  • (Installer) Updated installer to v1.36 –
  • (Installer) Added USBMOS to preboot NIC list
  • (Installer) Fixed GENMAC driver wrapper file locations
  • (Installer) Improved logging and diagnostic output during install
  • (Installer) Updated preboot hardware type text for vintage hardware
  • (Installer) Updated GUI hardware type selections
  • (Installer) Ensure user is created in master.passwd
  • (Installer) Ensure all ArcaOS documentation is installed
  • (Installer) Added USBAUD2 and add USB Audio as installation selection
  • (Installer) Added new OS2DUMP for all install types
  • (Installer) AOSLDR now selected for all install types
  • (Installer) Updated installer help
  • (Installer) Updated some desktop text
  • (Installer) Only put changed settings into inetcfg.ini
  • (Installer) Added hardware type options to install GUI hardware selections
  • (Installer) Make SMP kernel selectable in GUI
  • (Installer) Add rxu and DrCtl RPMs to on-disc repo; remove SMBRXLIB.ZIP
  • (Installer) Fixed ArcaMapper WPI to not install old Samba client
  • (Installer) Removed RXU.DLL from ArcaMapper; install rxu RPM as prerequisite
  • (Installer) Added VirtualBox additions and integrated into install
  • (Installer) Added Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG device ID to detection database
  • (Installer) Set Uniaud for ThinkPad T42 AC’97 Audio (detector r36)
  • (Installer) Updated detector to extend UniAud fallback to class 04:01 device.
  • (Installer) Updated timezone list to latest
  • (Installer) Fixed Panorama SVGADATA copy
  • (Installer) Fixed inclusion of panopmi.dll in AltBoot zip
  • (Installer) Fixed broken updating of PRDESC.LST during install
  • (Installer) Revamped preboot hardware type: now only two options (Modern/ACPI and Older/APM)
  • (Installer) Updated MemDisk and OS2CSM to address memory corruption issue
  • (Installer) Enable USB XHCI driver installation (hardware tree updated)
  • (Installer) Make sure all variable instances are updated in AUTOEXEC.BAT
  • (Installer) Enabled preboot support (menu, help, env var) for USB xHCI
  • (Updater) Don’t recreate Installed Features shadow
  • (Updater) Updated updater supplement
  • (Updater) Implemented workaround for nonstandard COMSPEC/OS2_SHELL
  • (Updater) Handle lack of trailing semicolon on PATH/LIBPATH/DPATH/HELP/BOOKSHELF
  • (Updater) Ensure shell is sane, that SHELLHANDLESINC=40, and that log/response file cleanup is logged
  • (Updater) Fixed error copying SNAP text file
  • (Updater) Re-run update checker if installer is restarted; improved logging
  • (Updater) Disable Update radiobutton instead of hiding when operation is not available

Summary of changes 5.0.4

  • New feature: Updater
  • New feature: 2GBFIX for DOS & Win-OS/2 sessions
  • Updated NewView to 2.19.7
  • Updated ANXWP to 1.0.12.1
  • updated ITHEME to v2.22
  • Updated samba-client to 4.9.5-2
  • Updated heimdal and heimdal-libs to 7.6.0-0
  • Updated Samba and Heimdal in maintenance/install environment to 4.9.5 and 7.5.0
  • Updated Samba plugin to 3.5
  • Updated TestLog
  • Updated autoreboot
  • Updated Styler to 1.1.201
  • Updated SMBPDR package to include readme and changelog
  • Improved FAT32.IFS placement in CONFIG.SYS
  • Set default SHELLHANDLESINC to 40
  • Updated CfgApps icon and documentation
  • Updated YUM/RPM bootstrap to 2019-05-22 and on-disc repo content
  • Added bootstrap and on-disc repo content for pentium4 arch
  • Added BRLaser CUPS RPM to on-disc repo
  • Updated ANPM to 1.0.4
  • Updated 4OS2 to 3.09
  • Updated Lucide to 1.5.0 GA
  • Added missing shutdown.exe to Styler package
  • Added RWINI 1.20
  • Added support for new Japanese era name in install-time generated user locale
  • Fixed Japanese era-based date display (year now renders correctly when %EY used)
  • Removed nonexistent background bitmaps in URL folders
  • Updated resellers in Web Sites folder
  • Updated MOZ_INFO.HTML
  • Fixed AltBoot to allow VGA booting without hang
  • Updated Installation Volume Manager to v2.43
  • Updated DFSee OEM engine to 16.0
  • Install PDF manuals to hard disk
  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.11
  • Updated Dynamic Icons to 2.5.1
  • Updated CUBE to v3.0
  • Updated eCo runtime to 20190214
  • Updated ConfigApps to v1.2.0 with NLS support
  • Updated PRINTMAN to 0.85
  • Updated CUPSWIZ to 1.18 (now supports EPSONINK)
  • Added “Don’t reboot automatically” checkbox to installer copying page
  • Updated Panorama to v1.13
  • Updated Installer help
  • Updated Disk Utility help
  • Updated RXULS.DLL to 0.06.1
  • Don’t install APM if no power management is selected
  • Updated NAPS to v1.15
  • Updated AN PNG Icons to 2019-01-31
  • Updated Installer to 1.33 r531
  • (Installer) Response file install: phase 2 countdown now works as expected
  • (Installer) Keyboard selection dropdown now works
  • (Installer) Keyboard selection from preboot properly matched
  • (Installer) Pass font size to utilities on System Management pages
  • (Installer) Make font selection combobox on first page taller
  • (Installer) Updated locale page timezone lists
  • (Installer) Preserve installer font size selection in phase 2+
  • (Installer) Select None for IDE driver if no driver is detected or set
  • (Installer) Set default keyboard and codepage passthrough from preboot
  • (Installer) Reverted NewView to View on install media
  • (Installer) Locales corrected for Canary Islands
  • (Installer) Added Send TestLog item to System Management menu
  • Updated HiDisk to 1.10
  • Updated IFX to 1.23
  • Updated MEMLIMIT to 1.10
  • Updated ISOFS to 1.1.1
  • Various dialog enhancement updates
  • Installer applets now respect font setting, and other minor UI tweaks
  • Updated WarpIN to 1.0.23
  • Updated Droid Fonts package (new version of Droid Sans Combined with kerning fixes).
  • Updated LMSYNC to 1.21
  • Updated to MEM.EXE to 1.1
  • Corrected preboot menu list misspellings on keyboard dropdown
  • Updated preboot help
  • Updated Archive Tool to 1.03
  • Make sure XCenter (if installed) is set to auto-open after final reboot
  • Corrected BWW folder ID
  • Updated VROBJEX.DLL to v1.33
  • Corrected TZ standard vs dst zone names
  • Improved master volume setting logic
  • Added suite.xqs to SeaMonkey package
  • Updated GRADD.SYS to 2.1
  • Added USBAUDIO.WPI
  • Added missing UNIAUD support files
  • Updated MultiMac drivers to latest release builds
  • Updated AMouse to 3.01.03
  • Resynced EN timezone database
  • Updated PNGIO to 1.09.2
  • Updated MINILVM (Logical Volume Manager – Simple) to 2.42
  • Fixed timezone variable Export syntax
  • Disk Utility language resource fixes
  • Updated Archive Viewer to 2.24
  • Fixed EURO locale names
  • Rename Macedonia-FYR to North Macedonia in preboot menu
  • Improved time synchronization startup object parameters
  • Updated PSPRINT to 30.907
  • Replaced TESTCFG[2].SYS with new unified version 5.2
  • Set correct text file associations on Text Editor
  • Updated PREGUI.EXE
  • Fixed (by preventing) spurious logged error from attrib on non-DBCS systems
  • Fixed incorrect DBCS Win-OS/2 entries, fixes bad video driver configuration when C: drive not used.
  • Updated TIMESET to 1.13
  • Turn on Digital Transfer in CD-Audio devices by default
  • Updated CALL_EXE.SYS messages
  • Updated Resizer message files
  • Updated ISOFS WPI to 1.1.1
  • Automatically filter memory drive from PMFORMAT and PMCHKSEL when run from install media
  • Fixed abend in PMCHKSEL when run in non-install mode
  • Updated AOSLDR to 1.08
  • Updated USB to 12.01

Summary of changes 5.0.3

  • Updated IFX to 1.21
  • Updated 4OS2 to 3.08.4
  • Updated autoreboot
  • Added MOZ_INFO.HTML document and WPS objects
  • Fix autostart disabling logic
  • Fixed MMPM Compact Disc device creation for phase 2
  • Removed GBM.DLL from \OS2\DLL; MMPM installs GBMDLL from RPM
  • Updated TestLog
  • Added UniAud association for 10DE:0059 device
  • Update DFSee OEM engine to 15.2 (addresses DiskUtil edge case where partition could appear to extend beyond boundary but no notice given)
  • Moved TOP.TXT to bin directory
  • Implemented special maintenance page for Phase 2
  • Updated HiDisk to 1.0.2
  • Fixed bad characters in MPEG player object titles
  • Updated ANPM to 1.0.3
  • Updated Samba libraries to 4.7.7
  • Updated Heimdal packages in local repo to latest i686 release
  • Updated Samba plugin to 3.3
  • Added readme.smb and ndrexx.txt docs for NetDrive
  • Added Mozilla prerequisites (FF 45.9) to on-disc repo (hunspell; libvpx)
  • Rebuilt and refreshed SNAP to pickup any recent changes
  • Updated installer help
  • Updated YUM/RPM bootstrap to 2018-05-29
  • Updated on-disc repo to latest available packages, obsoleting wpi4rpm and removing already-updated poppler packages; perl packages added to satisfy dependencies
  • Added host.exe to ISO files
  • Updated TIMSET to 1.13
  • Assigned UniAud to 8086:266e
  • Updated AHCI driver to v2.05
  • Unified GRADD driver install wrapper
  • Updated Panorama to v1.11
  • Updated NAPS
  • Updated XMAKEINI with DBCS string fix
  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.09
  • Added MEM.EXE
  • Make sure mpts_update.cmd exists before running it
  • Added nVidia MCP51 Ethernet Controller to database
  • Updated Disk Utility
  • Updated preboot menu help for first HAB and NIC
  • Updated Testlog
  • Updated CARDBUS drivers to 10.148
  • Rename ‘safe mode’ boot option
  • Add new boot mode for automatic testlog upload
  • Video driver install script updates
  • Update included versions of VROBJEX and DBCSMAP
  • New installer status messages
  • Various installer page updates (mnemonics, text, buttons)
  • Update MultiMac drivers
  • Added NELITE to SYSTOOLS package (required by RESMGR)
  • Updated ITHEME and DBCSMAP
  • Updated RXUTILEX.DLL
  • Various dialog resource updates
  • Updated installer tree bitmaps
  • Updated FreeType/2 configuration GUI
  • Updated MINILVM
  • Make sure kernel files are set +s +h +r even on non-SMP systems
  • Rebuild FreeType.DLL as non-debug version
  • Updated FreeType IFI to 1.3.5 (works around problems with certain broken Hangul fonts)
  • Updated mksupzip.cmd
  • Locale page layout improvements
  • Enable detection for VBox Intel AC97
  • Added soundcard detection (PnP models only)

Summary of changes 5.0.2

  • (Installer) remove DST from Western Australian timezone –
  • Updated USBMMON (SHL changes to logging)
  • Updated Warp 4 icon theme files
  • Fixed net names in IBMLS.RSP when interface numbers are non-contiguous
  • Updated ArcaMapper
  • Updated Uniaud32 to v2.02.04
  • Updated TOP to 2.14 (adds support for force kill via CADH.SYS)
  • Updated DFSee to 15.0 (scripting enhancements necessary for USB imaging)
  • Updated testlog.exe
  • Updated Panorama to 1.10
  • Updated DiskUtil v1.34
  • Added MMMSK IDs to device database
  • Added resources for INFRARED.PDR
  • Moved USBWARN to memory disk
  • Removed (temporarily) ISOMNT.CMD and UNISOMNT.CMD files
  • Updated ENDPHASE.CMD to avoid ISOFSDMN.EXE conflict with ISOFS.WPI
  • Updated MINILVM (fixed cosmetic issue in API error reporting)
  • Deleted unused CALC.HLP (app is not shipped)
  • Fixed disk number for unsupported partitioning error
  • Changed LVM wrapper return code for unsupported partitioning scheme (was 70, now 0x01xx) to include the disk number and to accept Large Floppy devices <= 2GB; updated MINILVM and DISKUTIL accordingly
  • Enabled ISOFS WPI installation by default
  • Updated certificate bundles
  • Updated AHCI
  • Added MKSUPZIP.CMD
  • Updated ANXWP to build 2017-11-28
  • Try to avoid text clipping at medium font on single-vol LAN options page
  • Updated bootstrap and on-disc repo (fixes #1230)
  • Updated spelling of ‘removable’
  • Updated ANPM, FAT32, ftconfig
  • Fixed LAN books install
  • Better validation of Moz apps install path
  • Updated AiR-Boot to v1.1.4; added manual
  • Updated dump formatter to latest versions
  • Updated LVM wrapper to detect non-MBR format disks
  • Corrected UPM objects to point to boot drive @@fixes 1532
  • Fixed File and Print Client install image (requester and server versions of some files were mixed up) @@fixes 1358
  • Removed unused klibccfg.dll
  • Updated Source Serif Pro (now includes Cyrillic) and Source Code Pro
  • Updated PMDCALCP to latest (now has proper folder icon)
  • Updated MPTS syslevel to WR_8709
  • Added MNTISO files to systools package
  • Added AOSBoot (AltBoot) to build
  • Tweaked logon dialog resources
  • Selective install cleanup (removes some additional junk files)
  • Updated MPTN protocol files to PJ30659 plus socketsk from ACPI package
  • Updated NAPS, LMSYNC and CUPSWIZ builds
  • Updated MultiMac drivers to 20171019
  • Updated DVD Tools, Archive Tool, eCoRT
  • New USB 11.17
  • Set dialog border on product information box, @@fixes 1016
  • Added known third-party SCSI drivers to installer GUI and backend
  • Updated Samba (Heimdal packages) to 4.4.13; updated repodata
  • Updated REXXLIB and ENDPHASE from AltBoot package (necessary for USB stick boot)
  • Adjusted name & location of LVM desktop objects
  • Added mtools to tools directory
  • Changed boot menu version string to show ArcaOS version
  • Improved Wifi NIC detection for some T61 models (possibly others)
  • Don’t add AMouse directory to PATH
  • Updated ACPI 3.23.07
  • Updated missing acpistat command
  • Added find.exe to DVD boot environment
  • Updated SMP retail kernel to 14.201
  • Updated SMP debug kernel to 14.104b
  • Update PrintMan to 0.70
  • Updated testlog to V3.03
  • Removed 10ec:8139 wildcard detection entry

Summary of changes 5.0.1

  • Updated FAT32 to r288
  • Updated testlog.exe
  • Don’t add /EAS to CACHEF32.EXE by default
  • Install OS2AHCI files from WPI
  • Add OS2LOGO to SMPFILES & ensure it gets copied to hard disk even in verbose boot mode
  • Added AHCI.WPI package
  • Add GPLv3 license file to ArcaMapper package
  • Updated ArcaMapper help file (English)
  • Move WPDrive2 class replacement to end of phase 2 (to avoid breaking XWPDrives subclassing)
  • Disable NetDrive volume persistence by default
  • Add MOZ_PLUG to FF and SM packages, with README
  • Updated Uniaud
  • Updated Samba plugin
  • Fixed DVD boot Samba plugin location
  • Disabled IcedTea plugin
  • Updated readme files for multimac
  • Fix for ticket 1208 (crash when prdesc.lst contains unexpected data)
  • Add AICU320.ADD SCSI driver
  • Set SMOUSE by default when VirtualPC detected.
  • Add MMBGE driver & device IDs to detection database, minor additions
  • (MiniLVM) Add check for LVM ‘corrupt’ flag on disk 1 when deciding whether to en abling/disabling the AirBoot install menuitem (ticket 1215).
  • Updated MultiMac drivers
  • Updated Lucide 1.4.0 (cosmetic issue)
  • Updated USB
  • (Install-backend) Fix problem installing non-UniAUD sound drivers on certain systems
  • (Install-backend) Fix error installing more than two of the same NIC driver
  • (Install-backend) Make sure USBCOM.SYS comes after PSCOM.SYS (1138)
  • (Drivers) Updates to IBM-shipped NIC drivers (1163)
  • (NAPS) Fix bogus output when adding protocol in NAPS
  • Updated AHCI driver 2.02
  • Fixed install where there is a delay after dfsee command such as large HPFS disks
  • Remove browser history and cookies from conf; do not overwrite browser conf if it already exists (ticket #’s 1073, 1074)

This entry last updated: by David A