[ANNOUNCE] dracut 029

[ANNOUNCE] dracut 029

[Harald Hoyer]

Here comes a new dracut version. Thanks to all who have contributed to this release.

The tarball can be found here:
        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/
        ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/

Git:
        git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git
        http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git
        https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git

Git Web:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git

Git Web RSS Feed:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=rss

Project Page:
        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html

Project Wiki:
        http://dracut.wiki.kernel.org

The ChangeLog can be found here:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=blob_plain;f=NEWS


dracut-030
==========
- support new persistent network interface names
- fix findmnt calls, prevents hang on stale NFS mounts
- add systemd.slice and slice.target units
- major shell cleanup
- support root=PARTLABEL= and root=PARTUUID=
- terminfo: only install l/linux v/vt100 and v/vt220
- unset all LC_* and LANG, 10% faster
- fixed dependency loop for dracut-cmdline.service
- do not wait_for_dev for the root devices
- do not wait_for_dev for devices, if dracut-initqueue is not needed
- support early microcode loading with --early-microcode
- dmraid, let dmraid setup its own partitions
- sosreport renamed to rdsosreport

Contributions from:
Harald Hoyer
Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
WANG Chao

[ANNOUNCE] dracut 030

[Harald Hoyer]

Of course, the subject should say dracut 030 :-)

Here comes a new dracut version. Thanks to all who have contributed to this release.

The tarball can be found here:
        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/
        ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/

Git:
        git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git
        http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git
        https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git

Git Web:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git

Git Web RSS Feed:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=rss

Project Page:
        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html

Project Wiki:
        http://dracut.wiki.kernel.org

The ChangeLog can be found here:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=blob_plain;f=NEWS


dracut-030
==========
- support new persistent network interface names
- fix findmnt calls, prevents hang on stale NFS mounts
- add systemd.slice and slice.target units
- major shell cleanup
- support root=PARTLABEL= and root=PARTUUID=
- terminfo: only install l/linux v/vt100 and v/vt220
- unset all LC_* and LANG, 10% faster
- fixed dependency loop for dracut-cmdline.service
- do not wait_for_dev for the root devices
- do not wait_for_dev for devices, if dracut-initqueue is not needed
- support early microcode loading with --early-microcode
- dmraid, let dmraid setup its own partitions
- sosreport renamed to rdsosreport

Contributions from:
Harald Hoyer
Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
WANG Chao

[ANNOUNCE] dracut 029

[Harald Hoyer]

Release early, release often... Before you run into those problems found after
releasing 028, here comes a new dracut version. Thanks to all who have
contributed to this release.

The tarball can be found here:
        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/
        ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/

Git:
        git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git
        http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git
        https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git

Git Web:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git

Git Web RSS Feed:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=rss

Project Page:
        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html

Project Wiki:
        http://dracut.wiki.kernel.org

The ChangeLog can be found here:
        http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=blob_plain;f=NEWS


dracut-029
==========
- wait for IPv6 autoconfiguration
- i18n: make the default font configurable
  To set the default font for your distribution, add
  i18n_default_font="latarcyrheb-sun16"
  to your /lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/01-dist.conf distribution config.
- proper handle "rd.break" in systemd mode before switch-root
- systemd: make unit files symlinks
- build without dash requirement
- add dracut-shutdown.service.8 manpage
- handle MACs for "ip="
  "ip=77-77-6f-6f-64-73:dhcp"
- don't explode when mixing BOOTIF and ip=
- 90lvm/module-setup.sh: redirect error message of lvs to /dev/null

Contributions from:
Harald Hoyer
Will Woods
Baoquan He