What's new in Tiny Core Linux piCore 7.0
Jan 13, 2016
- Most interesting changes in this release:
- single SD-card image with SSH preinstalled for all boards, no separate armv6/armv7 image anymore
- *MicroPython added to base, it offers faster and more efficient scripting than traditional shells
- Core components:
- Kernel 4.1.13
- glibc 2.22
- gcc 5.3.0
- e2fsprogs 1.42.13
- util-linux 2.27.1
- BusyBox 1.24.1
- MicroPython 1.5.2-35
New in Tiny Core Linux piCore 6.3 (Aug 16, 2015)
- Core v6.3 includes several more improvements to speed up the tce-* scripts and correct nfsv4 support.
New in Tiny Core Linux piCore 6.0 (Jan 21, 2015)
- Core base synced to common 6.0 base
- Raspberry Pi firmware updated to January 19, 2015 version
- e2fsprogs updated to 1.42.12
- util-linux updated to 2.25.2
- BusyBox v1.20.2
- eglibc replaced with glibc, version 2.20
- kernel modules in base rearranged
- cmdline.txt simplified, dropped waitusb switch
- serial terminal started by default
- GCC updated to 4.9.2
- tcz repository updated
New in Tiny Core Linux piCore 5.3 (May 20, 2014)
- Linux kernel updated to 3.14.4
- Raspberry Pi firmware updated to May 12, 2014 version
- e2fsprogs updated to 1.42.10
- util-linux updated to 2.24
- official BusyBox patches applied
- curaga's wget3 BusyBox patch applied, setting default timeout to 10s
- tce-load: Don't show an error when extension contains multiple modules
- tce-load: Use sudo when unmounting meta-extensions
- patched to enable HDMI sound at 192 kbit/s rate (thanks sbp)
- patched rtl8192cu driver to disable powersaving
- enabled CMA and FIQ-FSM by default
- filetool.sh "Done" message cosmetics
New in Tiny Core Linux piCore 5.2.1 (Mar 17, 2014)
- kernel updated to 3.13.6
- updated RPi firmware
- added more protection of TC scripts against bad extensions
- added kernel modules required by USB 3G adapters
- added kernel modules required to connect WiFi AP with SHA encryption
- added ntpserver= boot option to define ntp server (default pool.ntp.org)
- added /etc/sysconfig/ntpserver config file to define ntp server address
- fixed issues that modules were not found in /usr/local/lib
- USB CLASS modules are not built into the kernel but real modules part of base
New in Tiny Core Linux piCore 5.2 (Feb 26, 2014)
- kernel updated to 3.13.3
- updated RPi firmware
- useBusybox in tc-functions changed to eliminate interference with certain installed GNU apps
- rebuildfstab: do not replace fstab entries for a device that does not have "Added by TC" on the line
- init: increase the default inode count
- ondemand: don't list extensions under subdirs in onboot maintenance
- Busybox split suid/nosuid for better security
- ldd: Added quotes for binaries with spaces in their names
- /etc/services: modified to suit rpcbind rather than portmap
- tc-functions: Removed the getpasswd stars to allow backspace to work
- added accelerated arm-mem library to spead-up memcmp, memcpy, memmove & memset
- added ntpd BusyBox applet
- getTime.sh now using ntpd to get time
- preinstalled packages updated
- frame buffer driver replaced with accelerated fbturbo