v1.6.1 released
Posted at 2008-11-22, 00:27 UTC
v1.6.1 released, the main changes are shell autocompletion and bugfixes, see ChangeLog for a full list.
I've also uploaded a precompiled initramfs for v1.6.1 which will make it easier to compile custom kernels and updated the nightly build script to copy the initramfs to the nightly download directory.
v1.6 released, nightly builds up
Posted at 2008-11-13, 21:00 UTC
kexec-loader v1.6 has been released, this release includes a rewritten shell and several important bugfixes. I've also updated the nightly build script to produce images using modular kernels instead of the old static ones.
Version 1.5 is here!
Posted at 2008-08-07, 20:36 UTC
Version 1.5 released, main feature is the ability to load kernel modules.
You may need to download the module pack as well as the floppy image because the kernel only has support for USB drives and FAT compiled in.
I'm an idiot
Posted at 2008-07-28, 20:15 UTC
Released version 1.4.3, this fixes the bug of kexec-loader freezing when you don't set grub_root.
Why the hell don't I test anything?!
v1.4.2 released
Posted at 2008-07-27, 19:06 UTC
Version 1.4.2 released
The only feature added in this release is the ability to load multiboot modules in menu.lst, the rest of the changes are code cleanup.
As anyone who reads the TODO will notice, the next version will have support for loading Linux kernel modules! This will allow the stock image to be far smaller, then you can add any modules you need later.
The shell should also be getting an upgrade sometime too.
v1.4.1 released
Posted at 2008-06-29, 16:52 UTC
kexec-loader v1.4.1 has been released, this new version includes some improvements to the "shell" and support for loading multiboot modules. I also added firewire support to the disk image.
The shell sucks....
Posted at 2008-06-12, 12:58 UTC
As anyone who's used the interactive shell will have noticed, it's crap. The line editing barely exists and I doubt I can implement autocompletion properly.
If you have experience writing shells or similar things and would like to improve it, PLEASE email me, email the mailing list or join #Exclaim on irc.freenode.net
Thanks
Version 1.4 released
Posted at 2008-06-07, 19:08 UTC
kexec-loader v1.4 released!
New features in this release include a basic shell and some bugfixes.
mkkernel prototype
Posted at 2008-05-31, 21:09 UTC
The first version of mkkernel is finished and can be found here: http://www.solemnwarning.net/kexec-loader/mkkernel/, this tool can be used to create custom Linux kernels containing kexec-loader.
Nightly disk images
Posted at 2008-05-31, 00:00 UTC
Nightly builds of kexec-loader can be found here, for those who want to try some of the more experimental features without building a disk image.
v1.3.1 released
Posted at 2008-05-10, 00:00 UTC
Released kexec-loader v1.3.1, this is pretty much just v1.3 with a couple of important bugfixes.
v1.3 released
Posted at 2008-05-05, 00:00 UTC
kexec-loader v1.3 is now released, the biggest change in this release is support for reading GRUB menu.lst and device.map files to allow directly using this in place of GRUB on systems which have autogenerated GRUB configurations.
mkimage nearly done
Posted at 2008-04-29, 00:00 UTC
The tool for generating custom disk images online is almost complete, all that remains is adding some more devices (SCSI disks, etc) and some UI tweaks.
v1.2 released
Posted at 2008-04-26, 00:00 UTC
kexec-loader v1.2 has been released, it has many changes, including a new build system allowing for smaller and easier to create initramfs's, it also has a full README written by Philip Kent (lsproc).
I am considering making an online tool for generating disk images similar to http://www.rom-o-matic.net/. Any comments, thoughts or ideas on this would be greatly appreciated.
