We are proud to announce ELKS v0.8.1 released on October 15, 2024.
Thank you to all that have contributed and are using ELKS, and enjoy!
ELKS v0.8.1 Downloads
Prebuilt disk images for floppy and hard disks are downloadable below from Github Assets for this release.
These images can be used to boot from PC/XT/AT or PC-98 hardware, or emulators, such as QEMU or dosbox-x.
The images are built with network support by default, supporting NE2K, WD and 3Com NICs.
See the Wiki HowTo for more information.
ELKS v0.8.1 Enhancements
Thank you to all who contributed to ELKS enhancements, bug identification, testing and fixes.
The system continues to be very stable, with no known crashes and long uptimes.
ELKS v0.8.1 is primarily released as a bug fix release for v0.8.0.
What's Changed
- [build] Fix cross build after version change by @ghaerr in #2038
- [cmds] Fix passwd losing /etc/passwd entries by @ghaerr in #2044
- [cmds] Fix mknod when used with minor == 0 by @ghaerr in #2045
- [cmds] Remove yacc requirement for building bc by @ghaerr in #2046
- [nx] Add CONFIG_ARCH_PC98 to ntetris.h to use same HEIGHT as VGA by @tyama501 in #2048
- Added WSL as supported build platform. by @toncho11 in #2047
- [kernel] Fix BIOS track read retry errors under QEMU by @ghaerr in #2063
- [cmds] Optionally show system startup time in getty by @ghaerr in #2064
- [cmds] Fix sys and makeboot to copy /bootopts and updated required files by @ghaerr in #2066
- [cmds] Fix mkfs to clear reserved sector corresponding to old MINIX superblock by @ghaerr in #2067
- [cmds] Have fdisk check for MBR-capable block device for safety by @ghaerr in #2069
- [build] Add various options (all default OFF) to optimize boot startup times by @ghaerr in #2071
- [cmds] Add env vars to /etc/sashrc, use HOSTNAME env var in getty not /etc/hostname by @ghaerr in #2072
- [tools] Add mtools-4.0.23 to ELKS tools build by @ghaerr in #2074
- [docs,build] Update build.sh to stop on error, update docs on mtools, flex, bison by @ghaerr in #2075
- [directfd] Add IODELAY floppy delay emulation to DF driver by @ghaerr in #2076
- [directfd] Minor code cleanup by @ghaerr in #2077
- [boot] Turn off mfs optimization by @ghaerr in #2078
Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.8.1
Thank you and enjoy!
