Features
-based on Mandrake
9.1 distribution
-kernel 2.4.21 generic kernel with ntfs v2.1.4a patch and at the same
time ntfs v1.1.21
-20Mb ramdisk
-numerous binaries (TRK 1.1 is almost 50mb, 80% of the stuff is linked
to the CDrom, it will eject on shutdown)
-network support: about every ethernet network card is supported as
a module. Kudzu should detect most of them.
-laptop network card support: a bootscript can automatically try any
PCMCIA NIC driver for you.
-disk support: all common IDE controllers are baked into the kernel,
including some very common Adaptec SCSI chipsets. All else is modular.
I don 't think I skipped a lot of SCSI controllers, most of them are
in there. They are loaded immediately after detection.
-DHCP client support, TRK will test Internet connectivity as soon
as an IP-address was obtained.
-automatic virus scanning with F-prot (which can get you the latest
updates if you have an internet connection over your lan) (virusccan.sh)
-tools to change NT and Win2k passwords and repair NTFS partitions
(selfmade winpass that uses chntpw and ntfsfix)
-ftp client support (ftp and lftp)
-samba client support
-secure shell ssh and scp
-keyboard support for all languages (defaults to US qwerty now)
-filesystem support: ext2, ext3, iso9660, joliet, jfs, Reiserfs, fat16,
fat32, NTFS read write, but still dangerous under ntfs 5.
-six virtual consoles in 80x50 screen
-several lilo startup options, see usage howto
for a complete list
-testdisk: recover lost partitions or data
New features since version 1.0
-better scripts like winpass, a script that
automatically searches for Windows NT based installations and resets
local passwords. Also mountallfs has improved a lot
-virusscan takes argument -upd or -noupd, update virus defintions
or not.
-mouse support (mouseps2 or mouseser for resp. generic ps2 or serial
mice support)
-all provided tools like Midnight Commander, Partition Imaged, etc.
work as they should.
-more rescue utlities like ntfsundelete or fatback
-more failsafes in scripts
-debug, debug, debug
-cdrom with TRK gets ejected on shutdown or reboot.
-nice new LILO logo and nice new website.
-development kit available in one tarball.
-smaller .iso image because of extensive cleaning and removal of unused
kernel modules (3mb smaller), so it still fits on a business card
CD.
New features
since version 0.5
-way more network card and disk controller support than in v 0.5
-pcmcia cardmanager
-usb support
-lilo: multiple boot possibilities (skip kudzu, belgian keyboard,
custom defined startup, run scripts from floppy, single user etc.)
in a fancy boot bitmap
-6 virtual consoles. Root is automatically logged in.
-devfs support. I had a hard time implementing it in 1.0 but it finally
works completely
-ssh (secure shell) and scp (secure copy) support
-kudzu (RedHat 8.0 version with RedHat hardware database), set to
configure everything that doesn 't require user input (-q). Afterwards,
all detected devices are actually loaded from modules.conf
-fancy linux_logo-like Trinity login logo (see screenshots)
-testdisk, a tool that scans for partition errors and even recovers
completely gone partitions (provided the filesystems still exist),
again regards to Christophe Grenier http://www.cgsecurity.org/
-partition image: a tool to make image copies of a system. More
info, see http://www.partimage.org/
-midnight commander
-ntfsprogs
-smb client support
-color ls (dircolors)
-full path in prompt. Nice to know where you are when rescueing files
lying deep in some dead system.
-wget, file, strings, chroot
-80x50 screen, giving you more characters in one view
-better startup scripts
Trinity Rescue Kit