| 1 | | = [Draft] Haiku R1/beta2 Release Notes |
| 2 | | |
| 3 | | This page is intended as a draft for the release notes. Eventually these should be formatted for and published on the main website. |
| 4 | | |
| 5 | | == Sources |
| 6 | | Use [https://dev.haiku-os.org/query?status=closed&type=%5Eenhancement&resolution=fixed&milestone=%5ER1%2Fbeta2&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=type&col=status&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&order=priority this query] to get all closed enhancement tickets with resolution type fixed between September 28 2018 and April 13 2020, to find a list of enhancements. |
| 7 | | |
| 8 | | Haiku Activity Reports: |
| 9 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2020-04-28-haiku_activity_report_april_2020 Apr 2020] |
| 10 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2020-03-22-haiku_activity_report_feb_mar_2020/ Feb/Mar 2020] |
| 11 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2020-02-15-haiku_field_trip_report_jan_2020/ Jan 2020] |
| 12 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/reds/2020-01-14_haiku_monthly_activity_report_-_012019/ Dec 2019] |
| 13 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2019-12-05_haiku_monthly_activity_report_-_november_2019/ Oct/Nov 2019] |
| 14 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2019-10-03_haiku_monthly_activity_report_-_september_2019/ Sep 2019] |
| 15 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2019-09-07_haiku_monthly_activity_report_august_2019/ Aug 2019] |
| 16 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2019-07-11_haiku_monthly_activity_report_june_2019/ Jun 2019] |
| 17 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2019-05-01_haiku_monthly_activity_report_april_2019/ Mar/Apr 2019] |
| 18 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2019-03-02_haiku_monthly_activity_report_february_2019/ Feb 2019] |
| 19 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2019-01-03_haiku_monthly_activity_report_december_2018/ Dec 2018] |
| 20 | | * [https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2018-12-02_haiku_monthly_activity_report_november_2018/ Nov 2018] |
| 21 | | |
| 22 | | == System requirements |
| 23 | | |
| 24 | | Minimum: |
| 25 | | * Pentium II or AMD Athlon processor (the MMX instruction set is required) |
| 26 | | * 256MB of memory (TODO confirm the minimal amount needed) |
| 27 | | * 800x600 display |
| 28 | | * 2GB of disk space (TODO confirm install size with all optional packages disabled) |
| 29 | | |
| 30 | | SSE2 support is required to use the WebPositive web browser. On machines where this is not available, it is recommended to install the NetSurf browser instead. |
| 31 | | |
| 32 | | Haiku takes advantage of modern hardware and will run faster on newer machines. |
| 33 | | |
| 34 | | == Upgrade instructions |
| 35 | | It is possible to update your Haiku install from Beta 1 to Beta 2. You need at least XXX megabytes of free space on your system partition and a reliable internet access for downloading the packages. Alternatively you may download the beta 2 disk image and extract the updated packages from there if your Haiku system does not have sufficiently reliable internet access (XXX explain how to do this). |
| 36 | | The folowing procedure should be followed: |
| 37 | | |
| 38 | | === Updating to the latest version of beta1 |
| 39 | | |
| 40 | | {{{ |
| 41 | | pkgman update |
| 42 | | }}} |
| 43 | | |
| 44 | | === Updating the EFI bootloader |
| 45 | | |
| 46 | | The EFI bootloader must be updated manually. Download the new bootloader from XXX and replace the old one in your EFI system partition. |
| 47 | | |
| 48 | | (XXX should this be done before or after updating the system?) |
| 49 | | |
| 50 | | If you boot your computer using BIOS and MBR, no manual bootloader update is needed. XXX explain how to check which bootloader is used. |
| 51 | | |
| 52 | | === Switching to the new repositories |
| 53 | | |
| 54 | | {{{ |
| 55 | | pkgman add-repo https://eu.hpkg.haiku-os.org/haiku/r1beta2/$(getarch)/current |
| 56 | | pkgman add-repo https://eu.hpkg.haiku-os.org/haikuports/r1beta2/$(getarch)/current |
| 57 | | }}} |
| 58 | | |
| 59 | | === Updating to beta2 |
| 60 | | |
| 61 | | {{{ |
| 62 | | pkgman full-sync |
| 63 | | shutdown -r |
| 64 | | }}} |
| 65 | | |
| 66 | | == Some highlights |
| 67 | | - New Input preferences, support for more than 3 mouse buttons as well as horizontal scroll wheel |
| 68 | | - Driver fixes: xHCI (much better USB3 compatibility), hda, intel_extreme, NVMe (experimental and broken, we may disable it by default), network?, i2c touchpads/touchscreens if that gets merged in time |
| 69 | | - Installation smoothening: better EFI integration (still incomplete), optional packages in Installer, improved DriveSetup (shows partition used space, shows encrypted volumes, etc) |
| 70 | | - Probably something about haikuports and stats about new and updated packages too? |
| 71 | | - DeskBar improvements (new mini mode, better scaling, ...) |
| 72 | | - HiDPI displays compatibility (did we make some progress on that since beta1?) |
| 73 | | - Lowered memory requirements (to be checked - how low can we go now?) |
| 74 | | - Security fixes (syscall audit, smap/smep violations fixing, ...) |
| 75 | | - #15294 Meta key in Terminal - has a great description of what it does. |
| 76 | | - #5126 Improvements to the Tracker API |
| 77 | | |
| 78 | | |
| 79 | | == Applications |
| 80 | | |
| 81 | | === Deskbar |
| 82 | | - #4971 Resize Deskbar from the Deskbar settings, our by using the CTRL-ALT-right click drag |
| 83 | | - #8537 In menus, the size of the icon will now always be the same size as your chosen font size |
| 84 | | - #8691 The icons of replicants are running in the Deskbar, will scale according to the settings |
| 85 | | - #13304 Auto-raised deskbar will now also auto-unraise |
| 86 | | |
| 87 | | === DriveSetup |
| 88 | | - #10098 Encrypted disks will actually display that they are encrypted instead of empty |
| 89 | | |
| 90 | | === HaikuDepot |
| 91 | | - #10358 When a package is queued for download and installation, it will now have the status 'queued' in the interface. |
| 92 | | - #11652 When showing all packages, the installed packages are part of the list by default. Before they were hidden by default. |
| 93 | | - #12198 HaikuDepot can now display multiple screenshots, when the package has multiple to show. |
| 94 | | - #12428 It is possible to switch between a view with all tabs, and a view with featured packages, by using the tabs at the top of the window. |
| 95 | | - #13806 The application will now clearly show when it is downloading screenshots for the packages you are looking at. |
| 96 | | - #13808 Overall, it is more clear when HaikuDepot is contacting the web to retrieve information or updates. |
| 97 | | |
| 98 | | |
| 99 | | === Installer |
| 100 | | - #14310 The installer now supports the user showing and selecting optional packages, when they are available on the installation medium |
| 101 | | |
| 102 | | === Launchbox |
| 103 | | - #11237 Launchbox will now start automatically at boot, when that has been configured in its settings. |
| 104 | | - #13835 Icons of 96x96 and 128x128 pixels are now supported. |
| 105 | | |
| 106 | | === MediaPlayer |
| 107 | | - #6628 When MediaPlayer is opened by opening a media file from Tracker, there will be a mark at the timestamp at the point where the user last stopped listening/viewing that file. |
| 108 | | |
| 109 | | === People |
| 110 | | - #9397 It is possible to quickly create a new Person file from Tracker, with the 'Create new...' feature |
| 111 | | |
| 112 | | === SoftwareUpdate |
| 113 | | - #14002 When updating the system packages itself, SoftwareUpdater will now display a 'Restart' button to inform the user that a restart is necessary. |
| 114 | | |
| 115 | | === Terminal |
| 116 | | - #15294 Support for an emulated Meta key |
| 117 | | |
| 118 | | === Tracker |
| 119 | | - #1264 multi-range selection in Tracker and list views |
| 120 | | - #3011 Directories with a large number of files are now loaded quicker |
| 121 | | - #5126 Improvements to the Tracker API |
| 122 | | - #10529 For files that are part of a package, show information about that package in the info window. |
| 123 | | |
| 124 | | === WebPositive |
| 125 | | - #14845 Allow selecting any font size (was previously limited to 18pt). |
| 126 | | |
| 127 | | === Command Line Utilities |
| 128 | | - #10288 `uname` now shows which specific Haiku nightly revision is built |
| 129 | | - #12665 the built in `ftp` is now replaced with [https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/net/tnftp/README.html tnftp] |
| 130 | | |
| 131 | | == Drivers |
| 132 | | |
| 133 | | === Audio |
| 134 | | The `hda` driver has had some improvements, that will allow it to work properly on more devices. If you had problem in R1/beta1, then it is worth a shot to try it again. |
| 135 | | |
| 136 | | === Other notes |
| 137 | | |
| 138 | | - #9910 NVMe device support |
| 139 | | - #5056 Intel Extreme: support X4500HD |
| 140 | | - #12723 Intel Extreme: support hardware panel scaling for chipsets that support it |
| 141 | | - #13987 FreeBSD Network Drivers: upgrade network drivers to FreeBSD 11.1 |
| 142 | | |
| 143 | | == Preferences |
| 144 | | |
| 145 | | - #10171 Support configuration of advanced mice and trackballs |
| 146 | | |
| 147 | | == System |
| 148 | | |
| 149 | | - #10139 Add UEFI Loader (the Beta 1 DVD image shipped with an EFI loader, but it was added manually to the release image) |
| 150 | | |
| 151 | | |
| 152 | | == Translator Improvements |
| 153 | | - #10354 WebP images now support images with an alpha channel. |
| 154 | | |
| 155 | | = Localization |
| 156 | | |
| 157 | | Haiku is available in 26 languages, and the User Guide is available in 20 languages. |
| 158 | | |
| 159 | | - Friulian translation added. |
| 160 | | - Turkish translation added. |
| 161 | | - (to complete with the list of added and removed translation) |
| 162 | | |
| 163 | | |
| 164 | | = For Developers and Porters |
| 165 | | |
| 166 | | == POSIX |
| 167 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit?id=38ce902686b9b6d4d19bfde134b18f997192ba01 fcntl.h] A non-functioning version of `posix_fadvice()` has been added, to make it easier to port software. |
| 168 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/headers/posix/net/if_tun.h?id=b110fce124c8603201228da1b67119b56e41cf7e net/if_tun.h] A public API for the tun/tap device compatible with the Linux API has been added. |
| 169 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev53087 net/if_types.h] Add some constants for `IFT_LOCALTALK`, `IFT_TUN`, `IFT_L2VLAN` and `IFT_BRIDGE` |
| 170 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev52972&id=901c3d44b047f83b914f7a3cd1f532964255771a pthread.h] Implement `pthread_attr_[get|set]stack()` |
| 171 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev52840&id=af615399189deeec8d412ec165ab638326471ab1 spawn.h] Add `POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID` |
| 172 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev53281&id=e1a822a95f318ca23e41a93d1416322dce439421 stdlib.h] Make `putenv()` conform to POSIX standard (no source/binary change) |
| 173 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?id=8ae2e95643ee7ba3f46b0e8a73df1466f23aa7be sys/resource.h] Add `[gs]etpriority()` from the POSIX-1.2013 standard. |
| 174 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev53464&id=af0281a8c20afe53d805b5f3f14935a59b214bdb unistd.h] Add the `_SC_HOST_NAME_MAX`, `_SC_REGEXP`, `_SC_SYMLOOP_MAX`, and `_SC_SHELL` for `sysconf()` |
| 175 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev52776&id=b9c25b0d0ec7bb16d72dca4b6f529af604e66df6 unistd.h] Add `nice()` from the POSIX.1-2008 standard. |
| 176 | | |
| 177 | | == Game Kit |
| 178 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev53625&id=69f814cded60c5f977a61a2ab747e4456323e6f2 FileGameSound.h] Allow initialisation of the `BFileGameSound` from a `DataIO` object, to allow for opening game sound files from sources other than files. |
| 179 | | |
| 180 | | == Interface Kit |
| 181 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?h=hrev52499&id=efafab643ce980e3f3c916795ed302599f6b4f66 Deskbar.h] Add MaxItemWidth() and MaxItemHeight() as part of the work to support variable size icons for Deskbar replicants. |
| 182 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/headers/os/interface/View.h?id=5bbf7f1be073d376e37da34681c8e6c7acfcf198 View.h] New `B_MOUSE_BUTTON` macro that helps you identify which mouse button was clicked on a mouse with more than three buttons. |
| 183 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/headers/os/interface/View.h?id=47102c074278637c3b33935b451d53f7ad176658 View.h] Add a the new `B_TRANSPARENT_BACKGROUND`, to identify views that have a transparant background (i.e. the background will not be drawn for those views). |
| 184 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/headers/os/interface/View.h?id=c67dde0f2ccb45d550af410cf6d73fee39d10504 View.h] Add Tiled Background methods to `BView` objects to asynchronously draw bitmaps as background tiles for the view, using the overloaded `DrawTiledBitmapAsync()` method. |
| 185 | | |
| 186 | | == Locale Kit |
| 187 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/headers/os/locale/Country.h?id=70cdd7d4f5fc62e8b3e220646f84235ec3d444d5 Country.h] Add a `SetTo()` and an `InitCheck()` method to the `BCountry` class. |
| 188 | | |
| 189 | | == Package Kit |
| 190 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/headers/os/package/PackageRoster.h?id=e2c7bb900cf83fe0a3834ad2189577687ffaa03f PackageRoster.h] Add a `IsRebootNeeded()` method to the `BPackageRoster` class. |
| 191 | | - [https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/headers/os/package/PackageRoster.h?id=b711002d345e2e9e0075be46a37492624f73ccdd PackageRoster.h] Add a `IsPackageActive()` method to the `BPackageRoster` class. |
| | 1 | The release notes now live on the main website. Please visit https://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/release-notes/ (or, if R1beta2 is no longer the current release, https://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/r1beta2/release-notes/.) |
